MOE’S BOOKS
Read moreAn iconic bookstore of the beatnik movement in Berkeley, Moe's Books opened in 1959. A supporter of the student protest movement in the 1960s, its founder Moe Moskowitz helped finance albums by Country Joe and the Fish, the Berkeley-based psychedelic band known for its anti-Vietnam War song "I Feel Like I'm Fixin to Die Rag." Today, new and used books can be found at Moe's on three floors. A sidewalk store is sometimes improvised on Sundays in the summer, along with waffle vendors.
AMOEBA MUSIC
Read moreIn addition to these stores in San Francisco and Los Angeles, the Amoeba music empire has a store in Berkeley. It's a must for old vinyl lovers, new or used, who won't be disappointed! You'll find the best of underground rock and hip-hop, soul, electronic, new and classic jazz, world music, roots music and experimental music. And beyond a store, it's a meeting place and a showroom. A must-see in the California music scene.