Bandcamp to open Oakland record store, performance space

By Emily DiAlbert, Copy Editor
[Photo courtesy of Bandcamp/Richard Morgenstein]

A dual record store and performance space will be opening in Oakland, California by “artist first” music sharing website Bandcamp, the site announced this morning.

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The shop will “feature a selection of records that showcase the diversity and design of the more than five million albums available on Bandcamp.” In the coming months, the store will also host free, all-ages concerts and collaborate with several local organizations to host “music-focused community events.”

Bandcamp’s record store will be located at 1901 Broadway in Oakland and opens Friday, February 1. To celebrate, the store will be hosting a concert at 7 p.m. that will feature performers Bells Atlas, Sol Development, Queens D. Light, Jazz on the Sidewalk and MJ’s Brass Boppers.

Check out the latest featured music on Bandcamp here.

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