Amoeba Music

The Used celebrate the release of their new album, The Canyon (Hopeless Records) with a live stripped-down performance and signing at Amoeba Berkeley.

To attend: Purchase The Canyon at Amoeba Berkeley on 10/26 to guarantee admission to performance and to meet and get your copy signed by the band after. Space is limited, in-store purchases only.

THE CON 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION!

Tegan & Sara are performing an acoustic set at Amoeba Hollywood in celebration of their new CD, The Con X: Covers. To attend this event, purchase The Con X: Covers CD in-store only at Amoeba Hollywood on Thursday, October 19^th. Fans will also receive a limited edition autographed poster commemorating the show with purchase of the album. 1 ticket + poster per CD purchased, max 2 per person. Space is limited!

(No signing/meet and greet at this event. Posters will be pre-signed.)

Join Amoeba Hollywood and fans of The Smiths as we gather to celebrate the FIRST EVER remastered and expanded version of The Queen Is Dead with Sweet And Tender Hooligans (Smiths tribute) performance, giveaways and more! Sweet And Tender Hooligans will be playing The Queen Is Dead from start to finish for this special live event.

Widely considered to be both The Smiths’ finest work and one of the greatest albums ever made, The Queen Is Dead has cast a significant influence over subsequent generations since it was first released in the summer of 1986. Available October 20th as a 5 LP box set, Double CD and 3 CD + DVD set from Rhino/Warner Bros. Records

Ian Raikow is a co-founder of the first and longest running online DJ showcase, the Beta Lounge, which is now entering its third decade of regularly scheduled live programming from hundreds of DJs across the world. Currently Ian co-hosts Hot Biscuit, an open format, afternoon-to-morning party in Downtown LA.

Antibalas will bring the Afrobeat party to Amoeba Hollywood in support of their recent album, Where The Gods Are In Peace (out now on Daptone Records). Pick up the new album at the in-store and get a free in-store poster with purchase - while they last!  (Due to time constraints the band will not be doing a signing after the show).

"Antibalas is musical democracy in action, and an inspiring example of a band practicing what they preach." - BBC Music

Playing live at The Growlers 6 in San Pedro, October 29th.

Amoeba is honored to welcome William Friedkin for a signing event celebrating the release of The Exorcist Deluxe Original Motion Picture Soundtrack from Waxwork Records. The 180-gram colored vinyl version will be available to purchase at Amoeba Hollywood on 10/26. 

To attend the signing and meet William Friedkin:  Purchase  The Exorcist Deluxe Original Motion Picture Soundtrack in-store only at Amoeba Hollywood on October 26th. You'll receive a ticket to attend the signing. Limit 1 LP/Signing Ticket per person.

- William Friedkin will be available for photos at the signing and can autograph ONE additional personal item per person besides The Exorcist Deluxe Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.

George Jensen has been a DJ on KCHUNG Radio since 2011 and currently produces a show called Los Angeles (field recordings of L.A.). George also hosts a radio program called Quietüde on Dublab.

Celebrate Halloween at Amoeba Hollywood Tuesday, October 31st! Join us for spooky fun including our annual "Howl-o-ween" Dog Costume Contest, DJ Creature From The Black LaTUNA spinning Halloween music, and candy for the kids and treats from our friends at Weruva for your four legged fiends.

3:30PM  DJ Creature From The Black LaTUNA will spin a musical web of fright...

5pm: DOG COSTUME CONTEST hosted by Billy "Spooky-Pants" Calhoun

Show off your dog's Halloween finest on our stage for chances to win gift certificates, great prizes, and fun treats for lucky winners!

And remember ghouls, Amoeba Hollywood closes early at 7pm on Halloween.

Weezer celebrates the release of their new album, Pacific Daydream, with a special stripped-down live show at Amoeba Hollywood.

To attend: Purchase Pacific Daydream (CD or LP) in-store at Amoeba Hollywood beginning Friday, October 27th to receive GUARANTEED ADMISSION to this special in-store performance AND a limited-edition "Weezer - Live at Amoeba" poster made for this event.

- 1 ticket + poster per CD/LP purchased, max 2 per person. 

- In-store purchases only (no online/phone orders).

- Posters will be given out with album purchase.

- Limited to store capacity/space is limited.

The amazing Lalah Hathaway celebrates her new album, Honestly (Hathaway Entertainment) with a live performance and signing at Amoeba Music, Hollywood.

Show is free/all ages, signing is limited to fans purchasing the album in-store only at Amoeba Hollywood starting 11/3 (space limited).

Official release performance/party for new limited-edition NKRIOT cassette!

Live performance and signing after the show.

-Cassettes will be available for purchase at Amoeba on 11/9.
-Holo-displays will be given with each cassette tape purchase (while supplies last)

 

"... electronic extraterrestrial projecting eccentric sounds of music foreign to the human ear. It is the concept of vocals, a keyboard, and a guitar combined with all electronic elements..." - Al Borde

Join us in welcoming Ron Gallo to the Amoeba SF stage for a live set and signing of his latest album Heavy Meta (available on LP & CD) on Friday, October 20th at 6pm! Also catch Ron Gallo later that night as he opens for The Black Angels at The Fillmore.

Author Curt Weiss will be reading passages from and signing his latest book Stranded in the Jungle: Jerry Nolan’s Wild Ride—A Tale of Drugs, Fashion, the New York Dolls, and Punk Rock at Amoeba SF on Wednesday, October 25th at 6pm. Purchase the book at Amoeba SF to get it signed.

Oakland's Everyone Is Dirty celebrate the release of their new LP, My Neon's Dead, with a live set and signing at Amoeba San Francisco.

Featuring the combination of front woman Sivan Lioncub’s electric-violin sorcery, ultra freaky stage antics and charged lyrics that when paired with her vocals could be at times ethereal and at others mightily ferocious; Chris Daddio’s pawn shop guitar crunch; the driving post-punk bass lines of Tyler English; and Tony Sales’ expressive and explosive drumming, together they coalesce into a force to be reckoned with.

Cults visit Amoeba San Francisco for a live set and signing of their new album, Offering (out now on Omnian Music Group).

Purchase Offering on CD or vinyl in-store only  at Amoeba San Francisco to get it signed after the in-store performance.

Playing Live November 3rd at The Chapel in SF.

Offering lives up to its name -- Cults give more of themselves on these songs than ever before, and opening themselves to more possibilities pays off with some of their most exciting music." - All Music