Thread by @MusicSF, Independent record stores survived the era of big box retailers, illegal downloads [...]

Independent record stores survived the era of big box retailers, illegal downloads and rise of streaming. Now they need your help to keep going.

Here& #39;s how you can support @AmoebaSF https://www.gofundme.com/f/amoeba-music-needs-help-to-survive">https://www.gofundme.com/f/amoeba-...

Amoeba Needs Help To Survive organized by Dave Prinz

A Brief History of Amoeba Music 30 years ago, Amoeba Music founders Dave Prinz and Marc Weinst… Dave Prinz needs your support for Amoeba Needs Help To Survive

https://www.gofundme.com/f/amoeba-music-needs-help-to-survive

Neighborhood stores like @1234gorecords could use a hand too. https://www.gofundme.com/f/1234goneedsyourhelp">https://www.gofundme.com/f/1234gon...

1-2-3-4 Go! needs help to survive & thrive. organized by Steve Stevenson

I started 1-2-3-4 Go! back in 2008 in a 160sq foot shop with my record col… Steve Stevenson needs your support for 1-2-3-4 Go! needs help to survive & thrive.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/1234goneedsyourhelp

Here& #39;s an archive feature about why independent record stores matter.

Many of these places are still around (but not all on Twitter), including @GrooveMerchantRec, Mod Lang Grooves, Rooky Ricardo& #39;s and @GreenAppleBooks. https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/THE-LAST-OF-THE-INDEPENDENTS-2568022.php">https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/a...

THE LAST OF THE INDEPENDENTS

https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/THE-LAST-OF-THE-INDEPENDENTS-2568022.php

. @AmoebaMusic isn& #39;t just a retailer. It& #39;s a place where music fans come together to connect with artists. It& #39;s where then up-and-coming singer @LanaDelRey made her Bay Area live debut. https://www.sfchronicle.com/music/article/Lana-Del-Rey-smolders-at-Amoeba-Records-in-S-F-3255910.php">https://www.sfchronicle.com/music/art...

Lana Del Rey smolders at Amoeba Records in S.F.

The pop starlet was at the San Francisco record store on Thursday to perform a few songs and sign copies of her new album, "Born to Die," which earlier in the week entered at No. 2 on the Billboard...

https://www.sfchronicle.com/music/article/Lana-Del-Rey-smolders-at-Amoeba-Records-in-S-F-3255910.php

I once sat alongside @ElvisCostello at @AmoebaSF as he signed autographs for hundreds of fans who got a chance to tell him how much his music meant to them -- and one who presented the singer with hot pink underwear. https://www.sfchronicle.com/music/article/Music-review-Costello-pays-a-visit-to-Amoeba-3228000.php">https://www.sfchronicle.com/music/art...

Music review: Costello pays a visit to Amoeba

Elvis Costello looked the part when he arrived at the San Francisco Amoeba store for a free concert on Monday to push his new country album, "Secret, Profane & Sugarcane." With mandolin player Mike...

https://www.sfchronicle.com/music/article/Music-review-Costello-pays-a-visit-to-Amoeba-3228000.php

Also, how many record stores start their own label just to issue never-before-heard live sets by the Flying Burrito Brothers from 1969? (Hint: @AmoebaMusic) https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/Amoeba-Records-releases-two-disc-Flying-Burrito-3301466.php">https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertain...

Amoeba Records releases two-disc Flying Burrito Brothers set

Amoeba Records releases two-disc Flying Burrito Brothers set Is that Gram Parsons?" asks the server at Cha Cha Cha, fixating on a rarely seen picture of the Flying Burrito Brothers front man, who...

https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/Amoeba-Records-releases-two-disc-Flying-Burrito-3301466.php

Groove Merchant is selling some real gems through its Instagram feed. Don& #39;t miss out.

https://www.instagram.com/groovemerchantsf/?hl=en">https://www.instagram.com/groovemer...

Pyramid Records& #39; DMs are also open on Instagram for inquiries about its finely curated stock of vinyl and cassettes.

https://instagram.com/pyramidrecords/?hl=en">https://instagram.com/pyramidre...

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