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The L.I.E.S. label head makes a rare appearance on his own imprint, clearing away the lo-fi cobwebs and digging into tough, percussive dancefloor cuts.

Local record stores are enjoying an increase in vinyl interest, despite the precarity of most other businesses during the pandemic.

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Indie Basement: Top 40 Albums of 2020 Its a given that 2020 has been a year unlike any that most of us have ever experienced. Time seemed to fold in on itself (for me at least), and March to December seemed to go by in an instant but also in slow motion. If felt this way for music, too. Albums I thought were last year were this year and vice versa. Looking through the months, though, it was a bit shocking how many records I really liked were released and how many of these groups I wish I had go...

>> meanwhile, back out on oaklands track, undercovers catch the interest of a middle-aged man in an suv. >> felicias still working it with this tan car. hes saying that he thinks shes a cop. but hes not 100% sure. >> come on, baby. what you want to do? we got all night. >> as cautious as he is curious, the man appears reluctant to make the next move. instead he drives around the block to find a space to eyeball the women from a safe distance. >> hes parking and then well see what he does from th...

>> red sweatshirt, black baseball cap, old beat-up blue pickup truck. >> yeah. >> copy, blue truck. >> all right. hes pulling over. its going to be a swoop on the blue truck. >> as soon as the old blue truck pulls into the motel parking lot, hes immediately greeted by oaklands finest. >> looks like a positive i.d. >> meanwhile, the cautious window shopper in the suv, his suspicions now confirmed, takes off. >> somebody come in and get this ford now thats making the u-turn going northbound. i.d. ...

>> red swit shirt, black cowboy hat, old beat up blue pickup truck. >> its going to be a swoop on a blue truck. >> as soon as the old blue truck pulls into the motel parking lot, hes immediately greeted by oaklands finest. >> meanwhile the cautious window shopper in the suv, his suspicions now confirmed, takes off. >> someone coin and get the ford going northbound. id him. >> you live around her. >> no, sir. >> this man is a long way from his home in the quiet east bay suburb of dublin, californ...