"What's in My Bag?" is Great for Discovering New Music

Amoeba Music explores what your favorite artists are listening to

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Even if you’re not from California, you’ve likely heard of Amoeba Music.

Billed as the world’s largest independent record store, Amoeba’s flagship location sits square in the center of Hollywood on Hollywood Boulevard. There are bustling satellite locations on Haight Street in San Francisco and Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley.

Music lovers and the musicians they love shop there.

Since the 2006 shuttering of Tower Records on Sunset, Amoeba has done far more than simply fill the gap left by the once-prominent music retail giant — they’ve well established themselves as a musical epicenter in the center of Hollywood, offering an insanely expansive retail experience, and hosting hundreds of live performances over the years as well, both public and as a part of their Amoeba Green Room Sessions which are available to watch on Amoeba’s YouTube channel.

One particularly interesting Amoeba production is their Webby Award-winning “What’s In My Bag?” series, which features a wide …