(2455 Telegraph Ave.) - Map it > Tuesday August 17th 6pm
In 2009, Spin Magazine voted Geographer one of “Three Undiscovered Bands You Need to Hear Now." With the successful release of the 7" Kites and the new Animal Shapes EP, the band is already beginning to make an indelible mark on the ears of music fans worldwide. Animal Shapes builds on the synth-driven aesthetic of Kites. Flirting with darker, more esoteric underpinnings, this recording merges Geographer's aptitude for crafting beautiful, haunting melodies with their textural sounds and polyrhythmic energy. It marks an evolution of their distinct sound. Buy the Animal Shapes EP at Amoeba and receive a free download card for new remixes by Limousines and Wallpaper, while supplies last!
(1855 Haight St.) - Map it! > Friday August 13th 6pm
With special musical performance by Blind Boy Paxton and Frank Fairfield!Purchase the new Criterion Collection version of Crumb (on DVD or Blu-Ray) or Louie Bluie (DVD) on the day of the event to get it autographed by Director Terry Zwigoff!
Saturday August 14th 2pm
HORACE-SCOPE is San Francisco's premier hard-bop sextet primarily inspired by the innovative musical works of the great Horace Silver. Reminiscent of those hard swingin' 1950-60's Blue Note albums, HORACE-SCOPE is instrumental in continuing to lead the legacy of jazz with their every performance.Wednesday August 18th 6pm
Wavves new album, King of the Beach (out August 3rd on Fat Possum Records), is adventurous and ambitious. It cuts deeper into the bleeding throat catharsis and ’60's sunshine soul that Wavves is known for. It also unexpectedly flips out with elements of primitive electronics and psychedelic studio experimentation. Also catch Waaves later that night at Rickshaw Stop. Free download of "King of the Beach" by Wavves!
Saturday August 28th 2pm
A veteran of many musical campaigns (Tom Waits, B-52’s, Black Francis, Jonathan Richman, Stan Ridgway), Ralph Carney is at it again and this time he's doubling as bandleader and horn-blower to his own line-up, Ralph Carney’s Serious Jass Project. For the band’s first release, Carney picked some of his favorite music from Duke Ellington’s small band recordings from the late 1930s, a couple of honkers and screamers by Big Jay McNeely and Lee Allen, and a rather cool rendering of Bix and Tram’s “Futuristic Rhythm.”
(6400 Sunset Blvd.) - Map it! > Wednesday August 4th 7pm
The band has had to cancel their Amoeba in-store performance due to scheduling conflicts. Sorry for the inconvenience.You can get Autolux's new album, Transit Transit (out August 3rd on TBD Records).
Free download of "Supertoys" by Autolux!
Saturday August 7th 4pm
Join us as we auction a cornucopia of items you never knew you HAD to have. Bid on rare and collectible memorabilia, wacky off-beat promotional items, movie tickets & much more! All proceeds will benefit Environmental organizations as well as our ongoing Gulf Relief efforts. As always, Amoeba will match your individual donation up to $1000.
Tuesday August 10th 7pm
Their new album All Alone In An Empty House comes out August 10th from Anti Record and they celebrate with a live show at Amoeba! The Chapel Hill musical collective's sound merges the dramatic symphonic elements of classical music with the accessibility of American folk and modern pop, creating a sound that is simultaneously intimate and sonically ambitious.Also playing August 9th at Spaceland and August 12th at Hotel Cafe.
Saturday August 14th 3pm
With special music performance by Blind Boy Paxton and Frank Fairfield!Purchase the new Criterion Collection version of Crumb (on DVD or Blu-Ray) or Louie Bluie (DVD) on the day of the event to get it autographed by Director Terry Zwigoff!
Tuesday August 24th 7pm
Fitz & The Tantrums deliver an unrestrained blast of soul-clapping, get-down-on-the-floor, moneymaker shakers. They celebrate release date of their new album, Pickin’ Up The Pieces (Dangerbird Records) with a live set at Amoeba.Playing August 22nd at Sunset Junction.
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