Editing Samiam (section)

==History==
[[File:Samiam1.jpg|thumb|left|Samiam performing in 1991]]
Samiam was formed in late 1988 after the breakup of the [[924 Gilman Street|Gilman club]] mainstay [[Isocracy (band)|Isocracy]]. Their first show was in January 1989 with [[Christ on Parade]]. They released records through [[New Red Archives]] and [[Hopeless Records]] in the US and [[Burning Heart Records]] in Europe.

In the mid-'90s, the band was signed to [[Atlantic Records]], releasing their major label debut [[Clumsy (Samiam album)|''Clumsy'']] in 1994. Their video for single "Capsized" gained considerable airplay on [[MTV]]. Samiam performed on ''[[The Jon Stewart Show]]'' in 1994.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bonazelli |first=Andrew |date=March 16, 2018 |title=Sergie Loobkoff on Samiam, Knapsack, Racquet Club, and Meeting Jon Stewart and Cindy Crawford |url=https://riotfest.org/2018/03/16/autodiscography-loobkoff/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224105801/https://riotfest.org/2018/03/16/autodiscography-loobkoff/ |archive-date=February 24, 2024 |access-date=May 30, 2024 |website=riotfest.org}}</ref>

Samiam recorded one more album during their time with Atlantic, though the label opted not to release it.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Wade |date=1998 |title=An Interview with Samiam's Jason Beebout |url=https://notinmybackyard.tripod.com/interviews/samiam/samiam.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130074210/https://notinmybackyard.tripod.com/interviews/samiam/samiam.htm |archive-date=January 30, 2020 |access-date=May 30, 2024 |website=notinmybackyard.tripod.com}}</ref> The album, ''[[You Are Freaking Me Out]]'', was eventually released in 1997 by [[Burning Heart Records]].<ref name=":0" /> Its single "She Found You" garnered considerable radio play in 1998.

Over the years, Samiam has toured extensively throughout Europe, North America and Japan, and performed with bands like [[Bad Religion]], [[Green Day]], [[The Offspring]], [[NOFX]], [[No Doubt]], [[Toadies]], [[Sense Field]], [[Blink-182]], [[Deftones]], [[311 (band)|311]], [[Millencolin]], and [[Fishbone]].

In early 2001, the band went on hiatus after supporting the ''[[Astray (album)|Astray]]'' album. Despite what was initially to be a breakup, they continued to tour abroad yearly (Europe and South America) with occasional shows in New York City, San Francisco and Los Angeles. This led to the recording of the band's seventh album ''[[Whatever's Got You Down]]'', which was released in 2006. Samiam toured Europe three more times in 2006 and 2007 and played various US dates in 2008. 

Samiam toured Australia in September 2009, together with the band [http://restassuredzine.com/news/493-a-death-in-the-family-announce-break-up A Death in the Family].<ref>{{cite web |url         = http://www.samiam.de/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1249372169&archive=&start_from=&ucat=& |title       = Australian Tour 2009 |website        = samiam.de |access-date  = August 10, 2010|url-status  = dead |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20160303175532/http://www.samiam.de/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1249372169&archive=&start_from=&ucat=& |archive-date = March 3, 2016}}</ref> This was followed by an appearance at The Fest in [[Gainesville, Florida]] in November 2009<ref>{{cite web |url= http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=56520991&blogId=512654808 |title=Florida, South America and another Sergie L.A. art show – Samiam's MySpace Blog |website=myspace.com |access-date=August 10, 2010}}</ref> and shows in [[Santiago]], Chile; [[San Miguel, Buenos Aires|San Miguel]], Argentina; and [[São Paulo]], Brazil in December 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=56520991&blogId=513472932 |title=south america, here we come! |website=Samiam's MySpace Blog|publisher=myspace.com |access-date=August 10, 2010}}</ref> October 2010 brought them together again with A Death in the Family for a European and East Coast tour.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.samiam.de/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1281419989&archive=&start_from=&ucat=& |title= European and East Coast Tour |website= samiam.de |access-date= August 10, 2010 |archive-date= March 3, 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160303195912/http://www.samiam.de/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1281419989&archive=&start_from=&ucat=& |url-status= dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://poisoncityrecords.com/2010/08/a-death-in-the-family-europe-tour-with-samiam/ |title       = A Death in the Family Europe Tour with Samiam |website = poisoncityrecords.com |access-date  = August 10, 2010|url-status     = dead |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20110715101524/http://poisoncityrecords.com/2010/08/a-death-in-the-family-europe-tour-with-samiam/ |archive-date = July 15, 2011}}</ref>

Samiam released ''[[Trips (Samiam album)|Trips]]'', their first album in five years, on September 6, 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.punknews.org/article/43438 |title=Samiam detail 'Trips'. |publisher=Punknews.org |access-date=July 12, 2011}}</ref> Semi annual tours have followed ever since in Europe, Australia and South America. In 2015, while in Chicago for an appearance at Riot Fest, a four-song demo was recorded but never finished.<ref>{{cite web|last1=longshot|last2=Paul|first2=Aubin|date=March 3, 2011|title=Samiam to recordlater this year.|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/41814/samiam-to-record-later-this-year|access-date=March 3, 2011|publisher=Punknews.org}}</ref>

In December 2019, Samiam announced on their [[Facebook]] page that they are working on their first studio album in {{frac|8|1|2}} years.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Frankel|first1=Ricky|last2=Gentile|first2=John|date=December 31, 2019|title=Samiam working on new album|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/71547/samiam-working-on-new-album|access-date=January 1, 2020|publisher=Punknews.org}}</ref>