Music - Stores & Shows

Decimal
Wed, 09 May 2007 18:54:13 +0000

I did a forum search for the music scene around Berkeley but it’d be nice to hear a little bit more about it.
So does Telegraph Avenue live up to its boasts about how Amoeba Records is the “Best Music Store in the World” in this one pamphlet?
And if not, are there other music stores that are personal favorites of yours?

I don’t want to drop names of genres because they can be subjective but I like an array of bands from Pavement, Arcade Fire, Radiohead, and The Dismemberment Plan to less-established acts like Brandtson, Anberlin, The Format, Quietdrive, and Waking Ashland to list a few. I’m hoping that the music stores have such bands in their inventory.

And UCSD and UCLA seem to serve as venues for several bands/festivals, is Cal also a hot spot for stuff like that?