Enticements are hardly necessary to lure fans to the West Coast's most eclectic collection of new and used music and video, but Amoeba Music (amoeba.com) offers listening stations, free zines with uncannily accurate staff reviews and runs a foundation that's saved one million acres of rainforest. This cavernous former bowling alley holds upwards of 100,000 vinyl records, CDs and cassettes covering obscure jazz to mainstream hip-hop. It also hosts Live at Amoeba free concerts.
Amoeba Music
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