Looks like the summer will end on a nice note over at Amoeba Hollywood. Check out their in-store appearances:
Tuesday - August 2nd - 7 pm
VIOLENT FEMMES
Yep - you read it right - the VIOLENT FEMMES will be playing live at Amoeba in support of their new greatest hits collection – “Permanent Record” on CD and DVD - out now!
And playing live Wednesday, August 3rd at the Anaheim House of Blues.
www.vfemmes.com
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Wednesday - August 3rd - 7 pm
MICHAEL PENN
On his new CD Penn weaves historical, political and social events into 12 meticulously crafted songs - telling inter-connected stories of relationships and romance set against the backdrop of post-WW II America. “Mr. Hollywood Jr. 1947” comes out 8/2 on Mimeograph.
www.michaelpenn.com
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Tuesday - August 9th - 8 pm
NICKEL CREEK
Playing tunes from the trio’s latest Genre-expanding blend of bluegrass and folk, with darker, more mature songwriting. “Why Should the Fire Die?” – out 8/9 on Sugarhill.
www.nickelcreek.com
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Wednesday - August 10th - 7 pm
LIZZ WRIGHT
Playing songs from "Dreaming Wide Awake" - the follow-up to her critically acclaimed debut "Salt" - both out now on Verve Forecast.
"Captivating... she enchants almost as much as a songwriter as she does as a singer."
- Vibe
Ms. Wright delivers spun gold."
- NY Times
Playing live at the Roxy on August 11th.
www.lizzwright.com
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Saturday - August 13th - 2 pm
ANUBIAN LIGHTS
The LA trio's cd "Phantascope" is out now!
"Anubian Lights dish out an exotic trip… with groovie pop toe-tappers and sample-laden tuneage that will deliver you unto faraway lands and galaxies, teenbeat terrains, Neu horizons and dynamic desert shores via their non-sulky milky ways…"
– The L.A. Weekly
www.anubianlights.com
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Wednesday - August 17th - 7 pm
THE GREENHORNES
Their new EP "East Grand Blues" (recorded with their friend Brendan Benson) comes out August 2nd on V2 Records.
"The Greenhornes are impressively faithful to the sonic hallmarks of the harder-edge British Invasion bands and their counterparts in the original wave of American garage rock... they've mastered the classic pummeling blues-inspired three minute pop song."
- Dusted Magazine
www.greenhornes.com
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Thursday - August 25th - 7 pm
THE WILLOWZ
Their new ablum "Talking in Circles" is out now on Sympathy for the Record Industry.
"Hailing from Anaheim, this just-out-of-their- teens trio debut in the UK with a snappy offering that sounds like it was recorded in a basement in one take, but has the pedal full to the floor on this breathtaking, scream-driven blend of soulful, punk garage. It’s raw and rough, but the energy and melody sail through with ease."
- The Information, UK
www.thewillowz.com
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Tuesday - August 30th - 7 pm
JOHN VANDERSLICE
All you lovers not fighters, do not miss this exclusive solo electric performance from San Francisco's John Vanderslice - celebrating the release of his new album "Pixel Revolt" - out August 23rd on Barsuk Records.
Vanderslice writes sonically gorgeous songs with intricate lyrics that are more like short stories. Come out and hear this local popster and owner of bay area holy grail recording studio, Tiny Telephone.
www.johnvanderslice.com