So the Uptown in Oakland is shutting down. That blows. Here's my feelings in stages of grief and stories of fun.
Playlist
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Death with Dignity by Sufjan Stevens on Carrie & Lowell (Asthmatic Kitty Records) -
King of Everything by Dominic Fike on Don't Forget About Me, Demos (Sandy Boy LLC) -
When You Die by MGMT on Little Dark Age (Columbia) -
Best Friends by Night School on Heart Beat (Graveface Records) -
Helpless by Summer Twins on Limbo (Burger) -
Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) by Arcade Fire on Funeral (Merge) -
If You Must by Del The Funky Homosapien on Both Sides of the Brain (Hiero Imperium) -
Sheena's in a Goth Gang by The Cramps on Big Beat From Badsville (Vengeance Records) -
Miss You by STFKR on starfucker (Badman Records) -
Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd on Wish You Were Here (Columbia) -
Ocean Breathes Salty by Modest Mouse on Good News For People Who Love Bad News (Epic) -
I'm a Pig by Angry Samoans on Inside My Brain (Bad Trip Records) -
Eulogy for a Rock band by Weezer on Everything Will Be Alright in the End (republic) -
Let's Lynch The Landlord by Dead Kennedys on Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetable (Decay) -
Electric Funeral by Black Sabbath on Paranoid (Warner Bros.) -
It Was A Good Day by Ice Cube on The Predator (Priority) -
What Do I Get by The Buzzcocks on Singles Going Steady (Parlophone) -
I Miss Your Bones by Hospitality on Trouble (Merge) -
Miss Me by Toro y Moi on Outer Peace (Carpark) -
Electric Funeral by Slothrust on Show Me How You Want It To Be (Dangerbird) -
Nothing That Has Happened So Far Has Been Anything We Could Control by Tame Impalla on Lonerism (Modular) -
Freeze Me by Death From Above on Outrage is Now! (Warner Bros.) -
The House that Heaven Built by Japandroids on Celebration Rock (Polyvinyl) -
Bodyline (ft. Nick Zinner) by Peaches on 2015 Adult Swim Singles Program (Adult Swim) -
People Who Died by Jim Carrol Band on Jim Carrol Band (Atco) -
Hey Porter by Johnny Cash on Hey Porter (Sun) -
Hold On by Alabama Shakes on Boys & Girls (Rough Trade) -
Let the Bells Ring by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds on Abbatoir Blues (Mute) -
Neighborhood #4 (7 Kettles) by Arcade Fire on Funeral (Sony) -
Everybody's Free (To Feel Good) [Featuring Rozalla] by Aquagen (Warner) -
I Luv I Jah by Bad Brains on Bad Brains (Roir) -
Telegraph Avenue by Childish Gambino on Because the Internet (Liberator Music) -
Lying with You by Charlotte Gainsbourg on Rest (Because Music) -
Featured I Miss You So by Salami Rose Joe Louis on Son of a Sauce! (Hot Record Société) Local