2011 Year In Review

Welcome to JamBase’s look back at 2011. For all the unique challenges faced in the world during the year, the music kept flowing, giving us new soundtracks, memories and reasons to believe. We understand that on a basic level, JamBase is a resource for concertgoers like no other – the Swiss Army knife of live music tools. What we also strive to create is a hub where folks who find meaning, comfort and countless positives in the live music setting can gather to be informed and come together with a community of shared ideals and passions that overlap in beautiful ways. No matter what your favorite band or particular taste may be, we can all embrace the moment when the lights go down and the amplifiers shake and we are awakened and renewed.

What follows are the key stats from JamBase’s past year, signs and signals of where our collective interests have taken us in 2011, along with our own Staffs’ choices for the year’s best albums and live performances. We’ve dug deep into our database and pulled out some interesting factoids for you to chew on as you pop the New Year’s bubbly. Our “Top Trending Bands” section, for instance, goes beyond a typical “Top Searched Artists” list and looks into who moved up the most throughout the year from week to week.

However, we’re more interested in what YOU have to say. What floated YOUR boat in 2011? What show left YOU shaken ‘n’ stirred in the finest ways? What album barely left YOUR earbuds? What flipped YOUR wig this year? The comments section is open so dive in and give us all a hearty splash!