diff --git a/app/api/Lastfm.js b/app/api/Lastfm.js
index 76fe92afde..6537c558f2 100644
--- a/app/api/Lastfm.js
+++ b/app/api/Lastfm.js
@@ -86,13 +86,19 @@ function getTrackInfo(artist, track, callback) {
   });
 }
 
-function artistSearch(artist, callback) {
-  Axios.get(addApiKey(
+function artistSearch(artist, callback, limit) {
+  var url = addApiKey(
     scrobblingApiUrl +
     '?method=artist.search&artist=' +
     encodeURIComponent(artist) +
     '&format=json'
-  ))
+  );
+
+  if (limit !== undefined) {
+    url += '&limit=' + limit;
+  }
+
+  Axios.get(url)
   .then((response) => {
     callback(response);
   });
@@ -134,13 +140,19 @@ function getArtistTopAlbums(artist, callback) {
   });
 }
 
-function albumSearch(album, callback) {
-  Axios.get(addApiKey(
+function albumSearch(album, callback, limit) {
+  var url = addApiKey(
     scrobblingApiUrl +
     '?method=album.search&album=' +
     encodeURIComponent(album) +
     '&format=json'
-  ))
+  );
+
+  if (limit !== undefined) {
+    url += '&limit=' + limit;
+  }
+
+  Axios.get(url)
   .then((response) => {
     callback(response);
   });
@@ -169,6 +181,24 @@ function getTopTracks(callback) {
   });
 }
 
+function trackSearch(track, callback, limit) {
+  var url = addApiKey(
+    scrobblingApiUrl +
+    '?method=track.search&track=' +
+    encodeURIComponent(track) +
+    '&format=json'
+  );
+
+  if (limit !== undefined) {
+    url += '&limit=' + limit;
+  }
+
+  Axios.get(url)
+  .then((response) => {
+    callback(response);
+  });
+}
+
 module.exports = {
   lastfmLoginConnect: lastfmLoginConnect,
   lastfmLogin: lastfmLogin,
@@ -177,6 +207,7 @@ module.exports = {
   getAlbumInfo: getAlbumInfo,
   albumSearch: albumSearch,
   artistSearch: artistSearch,
+  trackSearch: trackSearch,
   getArtistInfo: getArtistInfo,
   getArtistTopTracks: getArtistTopTracks,
   getArtistTopAlbums: getArtistTopAlbums,
diff --git a/app/components/SearchSidebar.css b/app/components/SearchSidebar.css
index 2d1c9e8b2b..67d7450d2f 100644
--- a/app/components/SearchSidebar.css
+++ b/app/components/SearchSidebar.css
@@ -18,9 +18,82 @@
 }
 
 .search_sidebar {
-  position: relative;
+  position: absolute;
   width: 300px;
   height: 100%;
+  background-color: #1e1e26;
+  overflow-y: scroll;
+}
+
+.search_sidebar>h3 {
+  margin: 20px 0px 10px 20px;
+  font-size: 20px;
+}
+
+.search_sidebar_artist_container {
+  font-size: 14px;
+  font-weight: normal;
   background-color: #2a2a35;
-  overflow: scroll;
+  padding: 4px;
+  margin: 12px;
+}
+
+.search_sidebar_artist_name {
+  margin: 16px;
+}
+
+.search_sidebar_track_container {
+  font-size: 14px;
+  font-weight: normal;
+  background-color: #2a2a35;
+  padding: 4px;
+  margin: 12px;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-flow: row;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+.search_sidebar_track_info {
+  margin: auto 16px auto 16px;
+  width: 0px;
+  flex: 1 1 auto;
+}
+
+.search_sidebar_track_name {
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+}
+
+.search_sidebar_track_artist {
+  color: #95a5a6;
+}
+
+.search_sidebar_album_container {
+  font-size: 14px;
+  font-weight: normal;
+  background-color: #2a2a35;
+  padding: 4px;
+  margin: 12px;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-flow: row;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+.search_sidebar_album_info {
+  margin: auto 16px auto 16px;
+  width: 0px;
+  flex: 1 1 auto;
+}
+
+.search_sidebar_album_name {
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+}
+
+.search_sidebar_album_artist {
+  color: #95a5a6;
 }
diff --git a/app/components/SearchSidebar.js b/app/components/SearchSidebar.js
index b538ec3da5..32602986ad 100644
--- a/app/components/SearchSidebar.js
+++ b/app/components/SearchSidebar.js
@@ -8,12 +8,57 @@ export default class SearchSidebar extends Component {
   }
 
   render() {
-    return (
-      <div className={styles.search_sidebar_container}>
-        <div className={styles.search_sidebar}>
 
+    if (this.props.searchResults === null) {
+      return null;
+    } else {
+      console.log(this.props.searchResults);
+
+      return (
+        <div className={styles.search_sidebar_container}>
+          <div className={styles.search_sidebar}>
+            <h3>Artists</h3>
+              {
+                this.props.searchResults.artists.artist.map((el, i) => {
+                  return (
+                    <div className={styles.search_sidebar_artist_container}>
+                      <img src={el.image[1]['#text']} />
+                      <span className={styles.search_sidebar_artist_name}>{el.name}</span>
+                    </div>
+                  );
+                })
+              }
+            <h3>Songs</h3>
+              {
+                this.props.searchResults.tracks.track.map((el, i) => {
+                  return (
+                    <div className={styles.search_sidebar_track_container}>
+                      <img src={el.image[1]['#text']} />
+                      <div className={styles.search_sidebar_track_info}>
+                        <div className={styles.search_sidebar_track_name}>{el.name}</div>
+                        <div className={styles.search_sidebar_track_artist}>by {el.artist}</div>
+                      </div>
+                    </div>
+                  );
+                })
+              }
+            <h3>Albums</h3>
+              {
+                this.props.searchResults.albums.album.map((el, i) => {
+                  return (
+                    <div className={styles.search_sidebar_album_container}>
+                      <img src={el.image[1]['#text']} />
+                      <div className={styles.search_sidebar_album_info}>
+                        <div className={styles.search_sidebar_album_name}>{el.name}</div>
+                        <div className={styles.search_sidebar_album_artist}>by {el.artist}</div>
+                      </div>
+                    </div>
+                  );
+                })
+              }
+          </div>
         </div>
-      </div>
-    );
+      );
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/app/components/SidebarMenu.css b/app/components/SidebarMenu.css
index a21b7ad068..38e62fa5ea 100644
--- a/app/components/SidebarMenu.css
+++ b/app/components/SidebarMenu.css
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 .sidebar {
-  z-index: 10;
+  position: absolute;
+  z-index: 50;
   font-family: Questrial;
   font-size: 20px;
   font-weight: bold;
@@ -57,6 +58,26 @@
   font-weight: normal;
 }
 
+.sidebar_search_spinner {
+  position: absolute;
+  display: inline-block;
+  top: 84px;
+  left: 245px;
+  text-align: center;
+}
+
+.sidebar_search_clear {
+  position: absolute;
+  display: inline-block;
+  top: 80px;
+  left: 250px;
+  text-align: center;
+}
+
+.sidebar_visible {
+  display: inline-block;
+}
+
 .sidebar_search_field:focus {
   border: 0px;
 }
diff --git a/app/components/SidebarMenu.js b/app/components/SidebarMenu.js
index 4a8ca76628..238b5f4d45 100644
--- a/app/components/SidebarMenu.js
+++ b/app/components/SidebarMenu.js
@@ -9,17 +9,69 @@ import styles from './SidebarMenu.css';
 const path = require('path');
 const enums = require('../api/Enum');
 
+const lastfm = require('../api/Lastfm');
+
 export default class SidebarMenu extends Component {
   constructor(props) {
     super(props);
 
     this.state = {
-      searching: false
+      searching: false,
+      searchValue: '',
+      searchSidebarOpen: false,
+      searchResults: null
     };
   }
 
   handleSearch(event, value) {
-    console.log(event.target.value);
+    this.setState({
+      searching: true,
+      searchValue: event.target.value
+    });
+
+    var albumPromise = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+
+      lastfm.albumSearch(this.state.searchValue, (response) => {
+        resolve({albums: response.data.results.albummatches});
+      }, 3);
+
+    });
+
+    var artistPromise = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+
+      lastfm.artistSearch(this.state.searchValue, (response) => {
+        resolve({artists: response.data.results.artistmatches});
+      }, 3);
+
+    });
+
+    var trackPromise = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+
+      lastfm.trackSearch(this.state.searchValue, (response) => {
+        resolve({tracks: response.data.results.trackmatches});
+      }, 3);
+
+    })
+
+    Promise.all([albumPromise, artistPromise, trackPromise])
+    .then(values => {
+      this.setState({
+        searching: false,
+        searchSidebarOpen: true,
+        searchResults: Object.assign(values[0], values[1], values[2])
+      });
+    });
+
+  }
+
+  handleClear(event, value) {
+    this.debounceInput.value = '';
+    this.setState({
+      searching: false,
+      searchValue: '',
+      searchSidebarOpen: true,
+      searchResults: null
+    });
   }
 
   renderGoBack() {
@@ -31,10 +83,21 @@ export default class SidebarMenu extends Component {
   }
 
   renderDefault() {
+
+    var spinnerStyle = {};
+    var clearStyle = {};
+
+    if (!this.state.searching) {
+      spinnerStyle.display = 'none';
+    }
+
+    if (this.state.searchValue.length == 0 || this.state.searching) {
+      clearStyle.display = 'none';
+    }
+
     var contents = [];
 
     contents.push(
-
       <div style={{flex: '0 0 auto'}}>
         <div className={styles.sidebar_brand_cell}>
           <img src={path.join(__dirname, "../media/nuclear/logo_full_light.png")} height="36"/>
@@ -46,12 +109,20 @@ export default class SidebarMenu extends Component {
             placeholder="Search..."
             minLength={2}
             debounceTimeout={500}
-            onChange={this.handleSearch}
+            onChange={this.handleSearch.bind(this)}
+            ref={(input) => { this.debounceInput = input; }}
+            value={this.state.searchValue}
             autoFocus
           />
+          <i style={spinnerStyle} className={`${styles.sidebar_search_spinner} ` + 'fa fa-spinner fa-pulse fa-fw'} />
+          <a style={clearStyle} href="#" onClick={this.handleClear.bind(this)} className={styles.sidebar_search_clear}>
+            <i className='fa fa-times' />
+          </a>
         </div>
 
-        {/* <SearchSidebarContainer /> */}
+        <SearchSidebarContainer
+          searchResults={this.state.searchResults}
+        />
       </div>
     );
 
diff --git a/app/containers/SearchSidebarContainer.js b/app/containers/SearchSidebarContainer.js
index cd22a8fe42..33524c9786 100644
--- a/app/containers/SearchSidebarContainer.js
+++ b/app/containers/SearchSidebarContainer.js
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ export default class SearchSidebarContainer extends Component {
   }
 
   render() {
-    return <SearchSidebar />;
+    return(
+        <SearchSidebar
+          searchResults={this.props.searchResults}
+        />
+      );
   }
 }