Dawn McCarthy and Bonnie "Prince" Billy's newly-released love letter to The Everly Brothers, What the Brothers Sang, was recorded at a studio called The Butcher Shoppe in Nashville, which is owned and operated by Grammy award-winning engineer David Ferguson and singer-songwriter John Prine. Summoning up the magic of others who have recorded there before them (Johnny Cash!!), the duo was joined by musicians Emmett Kelley, Dave Roe, and Kenny Malone, with featured players Billy Contreras, John Mock, Dan Dugmore, Matt Sweeney, Pete Townsend, John Catchings, Bobby Wood, Joey Miskalin, Nils Frykdahl, Ian McAllister, Joey Baron, Dr. Chris Vivio, and Noah Tag.  

Filmmaker Lara Miranda bottled some of that behind-the-scenes magic with this atmospheric short. Enjoy.

On Saturday, February 9th, Amoeba San Francisco celebrated the canine with our first-ever Dog Day Afternoon! We are a retailer that always invites you and your dog to shop together, but on this special day we  offered special treats for both human and companion, AND set up a doggie photo booth to capture the cuteness. Here are some of our most adorable visiters. Can you handle this? (Photos by Kaitlin Layher.)
 

Our recently expanded headphone section is booming and we've all caught HEADPHONE MADNESS!  

Shop a great assortment of styles from Urban Ears, Sony, Eskuche, JVC, Panasonic, Grado, Skullcandy, and more (depending on the Amoeba location).

The quality of your headphones is just as important as the format you chose to listen on. Plus, headphones can really be a personal choice...a symbol of your individuality, to say the least. We understand that here at Amoeba and want to make sure that you get just the right pair!

What better way to get the right headphones than on sale?! Shop our three-store sale on Saturday, February 23rd and get 20% off all headphones, PLUS all turntables and t-shirts too! This sale is limited to stock on hand and is for one day only, so you won't want to miss it.

Just look at this assortment of headphones!

To sweeten the deal, Amoeba Hollywood is having a sidewalk sale on the same day -- Saturday, February 23rd. Score some awesome deals on CDs, vinyl, DVD box sets, books and more Saturday 2/23 in front of the store from 12PM - 5PM. (All sidewalk sales are final. Store credit cannot be used to purchase items from the sidewalk sale. Prices apply to sidewalk sale stock only and this offer is only while supplies last.)

In celebration of the best day of the week, all three Amoeba store locations are offering up some big savings next week!

On Saturday, February 23rd, get 20% off all turntables, headphones, and t-shirts at each Amoeba location! This sale is limited to stock on hand and is for one day only, so you won't want to miss it.

To sweeten the deal even more, Amoeba Hollywood is having a sidewalk sale on the same day. Score some awesome deals on CDs, vinyl, DVD box sets, books and more Saturday 2/23 in front of the store from 12PM - 5PM.

All sidewalk sales are final. Store credit cannot be used to purchase items from the sidewalk sale. Prices apply to sidewalk sale stock only and this offer is only while supplies last.

Other Minds, America’s only international festival of avant-garde music, returns for its 18th year with composers from the Faroe Islands, India, Spain, Canada, Sweden, and around the U.S. From bass recorder to bansuri, from Bang to Sachdev, Other Minds presents another incomparable aggregation of revelationary new music.

Amoeba Music is a proud sponsor of this festival, which includes three days of concerts, panel discussions, and symposia at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco (JCCSF) from February 28th through March 2nd. Check out this action-packed, global line-up!

Thursday, February 28, 2013
Gaman (Denmark)
G.S. Sachdev (India/US), Bansuri
Swapan Chaudhuri (India/US), Tabla

Friday, March 1, 2013
Dohee Lee (South Korea/US), Eye Cello & Voice
Anna Petrini (Sweden), Paetzold Contrabass Recorder
Craig Taborn (US), Piano

Saturday, March 2, 2013
Amy X Neuburg (US), Voice & Live Looping Electronics
William Winant Percussion Group (US)
Michala Petri (Denmark), Recorder
Mattias Petersson (Sweden), Laptop
Paula Matthusen (US), Live Electronics
Pamela Z (US), Voice and Electronics

For tickets and more info, please click HERE!