Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard visited Amoeba Hollywood recently and shared some music picks and talked about his band Calpurnia, whose first single "City Boy" was just released last week. "Most of this music is very influential to us," Wolfhard said of his selections, which included his current favorite band, The Lemon Twigs. "They're only a couple years older than I am, which is crazy," the 15-year old actor and musician told us. "They put on an incredible live show," he said before plugging their live video shot during their in-store performance at Amoeba. "Check that out."

Canadian actor Finn Wolfhard is best-known for playing Mike Wheeler on Stranger Things. Born in Vancouver, Wolfhard made his first TV appearance on The CW sci-fi drama The 100. This was followed by an episode of Supernatural, in which he played Jordie Pinsky, a kidnapped boy threatened by a soulless babysitter. He auditioned for Stranger Things after seeing an open casting call. He and the rest of the cast won the award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series at the 2017 SAG Awards.

On February 25th, the staff of Amoeba SF kept things very local and crossed Haight Street after closing in a group migration to Milk Bar for Amoebapalooza SF 2018! Part company party, part talent show featuring acts composed of Amoeba SF employees and friends, Amoebapalooza is a yearly tradition that is always a hoot. This year, the talent ranged from dramatic readings, to novelty rock, to electro-performance art, with lots of musical diversions and slices of pizza in between.

Thank you to our friends at SIR Studios for providing our musical back line and to Milk Bar for being the perfect venue and neighbor.

Jon Longhi

Alan's Cousin

MAGA: Make Amoebapalooza Great Again

Gaktuse

Jesus Dude Mom

Plunk 67

Toyota

Nicki Jizz

 

Amoeba Hollywood's monthly sidewalk sale returns this Saturday, March 17th. We'll have crazy good deals on DVDs, Blu-rays, CDs, vinyl, books, T-shirts, toys & more 12pm-4pm. Everything is priced to move fast and conveniently located just outside the store.

Check out some of the great bargains you'll find at our sidewalk sale:

DVDs: 3 for $5 or $2 each DVD box sets: 2 for $7 Blu-ray: 3 for $10 or $4 each CDs: buy 1, get 1 free (of equal or lesser value) 45s: 2 for $1 Classical vinyl: 3 for $1 Cassettes: 2 for $1 $1 LPs

Posters: $2 each or 3 for $5 T-shirts: $5 and under Stickers: $0.75 each or 4 for $2 Patches: 2 for $1 (or priced as marked) Buttons: $0.50 each or 4 for $1 Books, magazines & comics: 2 for $1 Great deals on toys & other merch

All sidewalk sale items are aggressively sale priced. Therefore, we do not accept store credits, gift certificates, coupons or other offered store sales for any sidewalk sale items. Additionally, we cannot offer customer holds or mail order. All sales are final.

#5 in the round-up of recent new 2018 hip-hop at Amoeba Music (including new on vinyl) is the brand new full-length Nobody Has To Know  (also on vinyl 2LP) from French producer Onra on his longtime Irish record label home All City Records. Nobody Has To Know follows last year's album Chinoiseries 3 (also on vinyl/2LP) and in comparison this new release is more on the jazzy tip as witnessed on the new album track "The Jam" (audio clip below, before the next four new releases in the countdown (each with accompanying audio or video tracks).

All aboard the Record Store Crawl bus! The third annual Record Store Crawl is making its way across the country, returning to sunny Los Angeles on July 21st. Sponsored by D’Angelico Guitars & Deep Eddy Vodka, this year's event promises new friendships, thrilling musical adventures, and a healthy dose of sonic magic. 

Attendees can expect music performances along the route (artists TBA), complimentary Deep Eddy Vodka, tasty lunch specials, a gift bag full of swag featuring a mystery LP, a limited edition Domino Records tote bag, and cool giveaways including test pressings, signed vinyl and more. The itinerary includes stops at Amoeba Hollywood, Permanent Records, Cosmic Vinyl, High Fidelity, and The Record Parlour. Everyone on the bus will receive some pretty sweet discounts, including a coupon for $5 off a $30 purchase at Amoeba.

Please note: this is a 21+ event. You must bring a valid ID to get on the bus. Anyone without an ID or underage will be turned away and will not receive a refund.

Tickets for this magnificent, memorable event can be purchased here.