It's been a week and a half since Hurricane Sandy ravaged New York and New Jersey and the cities and beach communities there are still working to recover from the storm. To top it all off, they have just been hit with a snowfall and many homes that just had their power restored are back without electricity. A group of Los Angeles residents have formed a collaborative to help grassroots organizations in New York with their relief efforts.

LA Hearts NY is throwing an emergency benefit this Sunday, November 11 at Space 15Twenty in Hollywood (right across from Amoeba). The event runs 2-6pm and will feature DJs from KCRW (Chris Douridas), Cat Power (Gregg Foreman and Nico Turner) & others, along with a silent auction, bake sale, Intelligentsia coffee and more. They still need help too so if you want to donate anything (including auction items) please email them at laheartsny@gmail.com.

 

 

Monday, April 30, 2012 is the first annual International Jazz Day and to celebrate we're screening a documentary about Herbie Hancock, who, in addition to being a legendary, talented musician, is also the UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for International Jazz Day. Join us for a FREE screening of Herbie Hancock: Possibilities at Space15Twenty in Hollywood on 4/30 at 8pm. We'll have a video message from Herbie Hancock to kick it off! 

Watch part of our conversation with Herbie Hancock recently at Amoeba Hollywood. He spoke with us about the first International Jazz Day and the legacy of Jazz throughout the world.
 

Herbie Hancock: Possibilities 
Ordinary music soars to extraordinary heights as gifted keyboardist Herbie Hancock joins forces with a variety of well-known music superstars to offer a completely original listening experience. As Hancock collaborates with such artists as Paul Simon, Annie Lennox, Sting, and Brian Eno, the cameras are permitted into the studios and behind-the-scenes to show just what happens when some of the greatest music minds of a generation converge.

Monday, April 30 at 8pm
Space15Twenty courtyard
1520 N. Cahuenga Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90028

Part of our Monday Movies series - a neighborhood collaboration between Amoeba and Space15Twenty and a great way to celebrate Monday night in Hollywood…and it's FREE!

YOU ARE INVITED to our April screening series in Hollywood! We're bringing back our Monday Movie series at Space 15Twenty (up the street from Amoeba). Every Monday night in April you can see a different music-related film that we have selected and it's FREE! 

Sign up for the Amoeba newsletter at Space15Twenty on Monday Movie Nights and you could win our April Shopping Spree $100 gift certificate!!

What:  FREE Weekly Monday night films, curated by Amoeba Music

When:  Every Monday at 8pm – from April 2nd through April 30th

Where:  In the courtyard of Space15Twenty
1520 N. Cahuenga Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90028

Why: A neighborhood collaboration and a great way to spend a Monday night in Hollywood… and it's FREE!
 

April 2, 2012 – RE:GENERATION MUSIC PROJECT The Re:Generation Music Project follows five electronic DJs/producers - DJ Premier, Skrillex, Pretty Lights, Mark Ronson and The Crystal Method - as they remix, recreate and re-imagine five traditional styles of music (Rock, R&B, Country, Jazz, and Classical). These five distinctive DJs collaborate with some incredibly talented (and some unlikely) partners - The Doors, Martha Reeves, Erykah Badu,Trombone Shorty, Mos Def, Zigaboo Modeliste, Nas,Leann Rimes, Dr. Ralph Stanley - to discover how our musical past is influencing the future. The documentary was produced in association with the Grammys and presented by Hyundai Veloster.

UPDATE 9/13 AT 5:57PM:  We are sold out of passes to tonight's show.

St. Vincent is playing a show at Space15Twenty in Los Angeles on Tuesday September 13! Her new album, Strange Mercy, is out on CD and LP that same day.

Buy Strange Mercy in-store at Amoeba Hollywood starting at 10:30am on 9/13 and get tickets to her show that night at Space 15Twenty!

One ticket per item, limit 2 per person. While supplies last!

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The 11 new tracks on Strange Mercy showcase St. Vincent's (a.k.a. Annie Clark) gift for fusing the cerebral and the visceral, her melodically elegant arrangements packing hefty emotional punches. She redefines the idea of the guitar hero, utilizing the instrument as a pointillist artist might wield a brush. Countless judiciously placed riffs and instrumental flares, each distinct and unique, cohere into grand tableaus. On "Cruel," she elicits punchy bursts like an R&B horn section. "Cheerleader" froths and boils, with deep and fuzzy guitars bubbling up to the surface, while "Surgeon" twirls about endlessly, Clark's vocals dancing amid a blizzard of notes.

Clark reunited with producer John Congleton and recorded Strange Mercy in her hometown of Dallas, TX. Other musicians on the album include the Grammy Award winning Bobby Sparks on mini Moog, clavinet, Arp and Wurlitzer; Midlake’s MacKenzie Smith on drums; and Daniel Hart on violin. Also contributing were Beck keyboardist and musical director Brian LeBarton, Evan Smith on woodwinds and Phil Palazzolo.

Space15Twenty and B-Music/Finders Keepers present a neighborhood Record Fair on September 26th from 10am-2pm (½ block north of Amoeba in Hollywood). Come down and hang with Amoeba Hollywood, Poobah’s, Origami Vinyl, Burger Records, Drag City, Dublab, Now Again, Numero Group and many more of your favorite stores and record labels!

Expect a host of great guest DJ’s including Adam Bennati (Early Man), Jesspeleta, Jackie Hoodoo + Jason Pandora (Blackeyed Soul), Tony Presedo, Turquoise Wisdom and Joel Black (Sweaters LA) + more! Click here for all the details!