Support local, indie record stores on April 18 as part of a worldwide celebration of the little guy. Get more information on international events at www.recordstoreday.com. Especially when we look back on recent
self-congratulating over keeping chains out of the Mission, it's important to back up those words with action and $$$. So get out there, get digging and enjoy free in-store sets!
Amoeba Records on Haight has a pretty epic line-up of DJs for the afternoon, so get over there, get digging through records and support local business.
From
amoebarecords.com:
Amoeba will join in the international festivities of the 2nd annual Record Store Day! Join us for the following special DJ sets:
* The Whooligan (Sole Vibe / Rightlane) 1-2pm
* Kylee of Loquat (Talking House): 2-3pm
* Kelley Stoltz (Sub Pop) 3-4pm
* John Vanderslice (Dead Oceans) 4-5pm
* Aesop Rock (Definitive Jux) 5-6pm
PLUS: Giveaways every hour from 12pm - 5pm!!
Stay tuned to amoeba.com for updates on guest DJ’s, exclusive Record Store Day releases, music giveaways, contests, and more! Save the date and join us for the party!
Also, The Silversun Pickups with be at
Rasputin Music in Berkeley at 4pm.
Friday:
I caught Wavves' free show at Aquarius Records today on my way home from work, squeezing between racks of records and stood shoulder to shoulder with my neighbors to catch a glimpse of Wavves and his gnarly, assymetrical bangs. His myspace says he sounds like Mary Kate & Ashley Olsen, but I think he sounds more like my teen years in FL, sunburnt and so bored. They opened the set with To the Dregs, a stand out on the Wavves EP, and closed with California Goth. While this San Diego bro may be too stoned to come up with song titles that don't include the words weed, beach, demon, goth, he was just stoned enough to create noisy, no-fi rock music that perfectly toes the line of pop and weirdness and brought me back to tortured beach teen demon days. West coast friends, he continues his tour down the coast this week.
