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Saturday, June 6, 2020

Amoeba Music: America’s Biggest Independent Record Store Faces the Future

May 6, 2020May 6, 2020 j. poet 0 Comments Amoeba Gig, Amoeba Music, Berkeley, Black Flag, Bobby Womack, California, Los Angeles, Marc Weinstein, Patti Smith, Paul McCartney, record stores, Records, San Francisco, Solomon Burke, Thelma Houston, Todd Rundgren

As the embattled California chain loses its Hollywood hub, its important to remember how important this mecca is to music fans

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“You can practically smell the urine cakes wafting from the bathrooms.”

January 3, 2020January 3, 2020 Eric Davidson 1 Comment 1977, Crime, Hal Robbins, Henry Rosenthal, Johnny Strike, San Francisco, San Francisco's Doomed, San Quentin, Superior Viaduct

An incredible 1978 live film of original San Francisco punk legends, Crime, is unearthed, and released with a double-7”

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Hiss Golden Messenger: The Diary of a Road Warrior and Family Man

November 1, 2019November 1, 2019 j. poet 0 Comments Durham, Hiss Golden Messenger, M.C. Taylor, Merge Records, North Carolina, San Francisco, The Court and Spark, Waylon Jennings

M.C. Taylor discusses his longtime band’s 11th LP, Terms of Surrender

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Video Premiere: Travis Hayes

March 22, 2019March 22, 2019 Jason Scott 0 Comments San Francisco, Travis Hayes, Video Premiere

Grief is a nightmarish blood-sucker that creeps upon you when you least expect it. Such was the case for indie-rock god Travis Hayes two years ago, and through making his new album, Sleepless, he comes closer to soothing that pain.

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