
Self-described "flower-punk" rockers the Black Lips, whose live shows are a thing of legend, are doing an instore concert at the Berkeley Amoeba Music Friday Feb 8th, at 6:30PM.
And my strong advice is, if at all possible, get yer ass over to the Telegraph Ave. store for this great opportunity to see this amazing Atlanta, GA band up close and personal deliver (for free) their familiar yet totally unique sound - a raw supercharged blend of retro garage rcok, punk, blues, country, and more.
Their live shows have become a thing of legend because of their raw energy onstage and their crazy unpredictable rock'n'roll behavior which to date has included such things as band members kissing, getting naked, vomiting, and urinating - to name but a few of their bad boy antics - all of which have rightfully earned the Black Lips' live shows such a reputation that some fans just show up to witness whatever wildness might unfold.
But considering they will be performing in a store maybe they will tone it down. But then maybe not. They don't even know. But what is sure is that the music will be kick ass. So just be sure show up at Amoeba Berkeley at 6:30PM (earlier to get a good spot).
For more info and specific details of their Berkeley show click here. Meantime check the three live Black Lips concert clips below - all from the past year - including at a house party in Austin during the SXSW (poor audio but great energy), in Tijuana, Mexico, and at an instore at another record store (Criminal Records in ATL) this time last year.





Harley - a Black Labrador Retriever is almost four years old. She is best pals with Lori who works as manager at the Berkeley Amoeba Music store. The two start everyday by going up to Lake Chabot for an invigorating morning walk/run. "My other dog Cody passed away and someone who worked at Amoeba put me in touch with someone whose dog had just had a litter. All seven of the litter were girls" recalled Lori. "Organic dairy farmers out in Cloverdale - so we went out there and saw her at 4 weeks and then at again at 7 weeks old when we picked her up." Lori notes that Harley has a good "dog friend" in a fellow AmoebaDog. "I share an office with Naomi and Harley and Liebchen (scroll down to see her profile) get along really well together," she smiled. 
And according to Tuesday's retail sales figures from each of the three Amoeba Music outlets plus online sales figures released by iTunes and Amazon.com it is clear that West's new release greatly outsold Fitty's. "In terms of sales here yesterday it was pretty much two to one in Kayne's favor," said Amoeba Music Hollywood hip-hop department's John Liu, adding that, "There was definitely a buzz about the two new releases, no doubt generated by all the recent media attention." Meanwhile at Amoeba Music San Francisco, according to the Haight Street store's hip-hop buyer Luis, the ratio of sales yesterday was even greater in Kayne's favor. It was four to one, indicating that maybe Fitty should perhaps consider changing his name to 25 Cent or Quarta' for short.