Jazz Kat Posted April 17, 2005 Report Posted April 17, 2005 I'm so happy, I'm going to California on June 25! It will be the furthest I ever been. Up until now, the furthest I've been is to Washington. I hope to knock all the record shops. Quote
Jazzmoose Posted April 17, 2005 Report Posted April 17, 2005 If you want to go the furthest possible, head to Berkeley... Quote
BFrank Posted April 17, 2005 Report Posted April 17, 2005 If you want to go the furthest possible, head to Berkeley... ... or Haight-Ashbury. Quote
Jazz Kat Posted April 17, 2005 Author Report Posted April 17, 2005 If you want to go the furthest possible, head to Berkeley... Nah, I'm not ready for college yet. Quote
BbM7 Posted April 17, 2005 Report Posted April 17, 2005 Go West, young man. Bb - proud survivor of Telegraph Ave, 1968-74 Quote
Jazz Kat Posted April 17, 2005 Author Report Posted April 17, 2005 Amoeba I think my dad might have been to one of those stores. a long long time ago, he went to LA, and got a whole bunch of records that he still has, (I can tell them just by the circle price tag) it was on Sunset BVD, maybe that's it. Quote
Adam Posted April 17, 2005 Report Posted April 17, 2005 Amoeba has been arond for only a couple of years. Maybe three. Chances are that he went to Tower Sunset, whcih is still there. Also perhaps Aron's, which is not on Sunset, but close, and also worth a visit from you. Although while you are here please take more time to enjoy our perfect weather. Better than the record stores. Quote
Guy Berger Posted April 17, 2005 Report Posted April 17, 2005 Whatever you do, don't go to San Diego. You might not be able to leave. Guy Quote
7/4 Posted April 17, 2005 Report Posted April 17, 2005 Amoeba has been arond for only a couple of years. Maybe three. Chances are that he went to Tower Sunset, whcih is still there. Also perhaps Aron's, which is not on Sunset, but close, and also worth a visit from you. Although while you are here please take more time to enjoy our perfect weather. Better than the record stores. I visited the Berkley store in 2000 and the LA store in 2003. It's gotta be older than a few years. A left coast friend snagged a Mingus/Partch CD for me about '95-'96 from a bay area store. Quote
7/4 Posted April 17, 2005 Report Posted April 17, 2005 Whatever you do, don't go to San Diego. You might not be able to leave. Guy I've heard that about New Jersey too. Quote
Jazz Kat Posted April 17, 2005 Author Report Posted April 17, 2005 Amoeba has been arond for only a couple of years. Maybe three. Chances are that he went to Tower Sunset, whcih is still there. Also perhaps Aron's, which is not on Sunset, but close, and also worth a visit from you. Although while you are here please take more time to enjoy our perfect weather. Better than the record stores. He told me the name, it was the Record Connection. Is that there? Quote
Adam Posted April 17, 2005 Report Posted April 17, 2005 Sorry. Amoeba in the Bay Area (Berkeley and San Francisco locations) has been around for many years. Amoeba in Hollywood opened in 2002 or 2003. Maybe 2001, but I think it was later than that. Not sure if Record Connection is still around. But there is still the Record Trader and a couple of other places on Pico by Barrington in West Los Angeles. Also Rhino Records. That's if you want to do the West LA circuit. Quote
Jazz Kat Posted April 17, 2005 Author Report Posted April 17, 2005 Are you familiar with it though? Quote
Big Wheel Posted April 17, 2005 Report Posted April 17, 2005 Whatever you do, don't go to San Diego. You might not be able to leave. Guy Or Santa Cruz. Quote
RainyDay Posted April 17, 2005 Report Posted April 17, 2005 (edited) Amoeba and Rasputin's in Berkeley on Telegraph, about a block apart, just south of campus a few blocks. Rasputin's on Powell and Eddy in SF. Amoeba on Haight in SF. Yoshi's Jazz House in Oakland is a must. Best jazz club anywhere (anywhere I've been anyway) and great Japanese food too. Wonderful staff. Virgin Megastore in SF at Stockton and Market is worth going in just to check it out, it's huge. You might find some deals and the jazz selection is respectable. Don't know a thing about jazz in LA. If I go anywhere, it's to the Comedy Store. But the Jazz Bakery is supposed to get some good talent but no one I want to see is ever there when I visit. Not related to jazz, but you must go to Venice and walk from one end of the boardwalk to the other. It's both strange and amusing. Sort of like Berkeley but in a Hollywood way. Nate and Al's deli in Beverly Hills. Great food, good for people watching. If you are going to drive through the state, don't miss the Monterey Peninsula and Carmel in particular. On San Carlos and 6th is a little shop, the The Jazz and Blues Company, that has a nice little jazz CD selection. And they have a venue over at the Crossroads at Rio Road and Highway 1 where they bring in quality talent for weekend shows. Monterey has jazz around town at night. There are jazz festivals in the spring and summer all over the Bay Area, Russian River, Healdsburg, San Jose (free! multiple stages!), North Beach in SF, Fillmore Jazz and Art in SF, etc. Some of the wineries (Paul Masson in Napa, and Wente Brothers in Livermore) have jazz festivals, although the music tends to be more smooth. Have fun. Edited April 17, 2005 by RainyDay Quote
Jazz Kat Posted April 17, 2005 Author Report Posted April 17, 2005 I'll be around Santa Barabara. Everyone wants to see Disney Land, I could care less. I want to hit up these jazz shops. The Virgin Megastore sounds awesome, like the one I go to in Union Square. Quote
Guy Berger Posted April 17, 2005 Report Posted April 17, 2005 Whatever you do, don't go to San Diego. You might not be able to leave. Guy Or Santa Cruz. SC is a beautiful place, and a great one to visit, but it's a little too isolated for my tastes. I think I'd be itching to go somewhere else pretty quickly. Guy Quote
BFrank Posted April 17, 2005 Report Posted April 17, 2005 I'll be around Santa Barabara. Everyone wants to see Disney Land, I could care less. I want to hit up these jazz shops. The Virgin Megastore sounds awesome, like the one I go to in Union Square. I grew up in Santa Barbara. Get some Mexican food at La Super Rica. The Santa Barbara Independant is a pretty good reference for stuff to do there. Quote
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