Amoeba Music, largest independent record store in the US, appeals for funds to survive the pandemic

Amoeba Music, the largest independent record store in the country, is turning to its legion of fans and loyal customers to help raise funds as it struggles to make it through the coronavirus pandemic

The largest independent record store in the country -- a claim supported by Rolling Stone -- is struggling to make it through the pandemic and has turned to its legion of fans and loyal customers for help.Founders Dave Prinz and Marc Weinstein launched a fundraiser with a target of nearly half a million dollars -- money they say they need to pay their bills while also trying to take care of their staff.

"Prinz and Weinstein opened up the first Amoeba Music record store in Berkeley, California, 30 years ago. They expanded to San Francisco in 1997 and then Hollywood in 2001. Their stores have hosted big names such as Elvis Costello, Patti Smith, Brian Wilson, and even Sir Paul McCartney. Many now big-name artists such as the White Stripes and the Black Keys caught big breaks playing at their stores as well.

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