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Philadelphia's largest independent record store is located at 27 N. 2nd Street. You can reach us at 215-922-3855 seven days a week.STORE HOURS: Monday-Thursday 11-8, Friday-Saturday 11-9, Sunday 11-6. We offer an incredible selection of new and used cd's, vinyl and dvd's, spectacular customer service, special orders, mail orders, gift certificates and more.

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Henry H. Owings to read from his new book: THE ROCK BIBLE! Nov. 9 @ AKA!

AKA MUSIC is super excited about our next free instore... THIS SUNDAY NOV. 9 @ 3 PM we'll be welcoming author Henry H. Owings who'll be reading from his new book "THE ROCK BIBLE". It's a hilarious gu...
Posted by on Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:35:00 GMT

SPINTO BAND! Live instore performance at AKA! Oct. 14

Hello folks!AKA Music is proud to announce our next instore, coming up this week on Oct. 14 with the Spinto Band! They'll be playing a bunch of cuts from their new album "Moonwink" out on Park the Va...
Posted by on Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:39:00 GMT

June 4 LIVE @ AKA - Mike Edison & The Rocket Train Allstars!

AKA Music is super pleased to present our next instore!On Wednesday June 4 at 6:30 PM, AKA will host a reading and live performance with Mike Edison, author of "I Have Fun Everywhere I Go" - a new boo...
Posted by on Tue, 27 May 2008 11:03:00 GMT

May 22-free instore w/ Slingshot Dakota & Algernon Cadwallader & the WE CREATE CLOTHING line

AKA MUSIC is proud to announce our next special instore event!AKA Music is partnering with WE CREATE CLOTHING (http://www.myspace.com/wecreateclothing) to help them celebrate the kick off of their new...
Posted by on Mon, 19 May 2008 11:46:00 GMT

Free Instore w/ Dave from TOKYO POLICE CLUB - APRIL 28

Hey folks -AKA MUSIC is proud to announce our next instore performance - this time by DAVE MONKS of TOKYO POLICE CLUB on Monday April 28 @ 6pm!He'll be performing live upstairs, doing an acoustic set ...
Posted by on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:48:00 GMT

Record Store Day - Sat. April 19th! Free Instore Performances! UPDATES!

Hey Folks !AKA Music is a proud participant of RECORD STORE DAY (recordstoreday.com) happening Saturday April 19th! Record Store Day is being celebrated nationally by all types of indie record stores...
Posted by on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:15:00 GMT

The Swimmers - LIVE at AKA Sat. March 1st! 5pm!

AKA is pleased to announce that our next live instore will feature Philadelphia's own THE SWIMMERS, performing songs from their newest release "Fighting Trees" (Released on the Philly Label - Mad Drag...
Posted by on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:14:00 GMT

SALES! What are you waiting for?!

Our ongoing USED CD & LP SALE is coming to a close shortly! Stop by AKA to check out a couple great deals we have going right now!ALL $.99 LPs are now 4 for $.99 !!!ALL $.99 CDs are now 4 for $.99 !!...
Posted by on Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:05:00 GMT

Free Instore - KIMYA DAWSON! JAN. 19th!

AKA is excited to announce our next instore on Saturday January 19th featuring K Records & Rough Trade Recording artist KIMYA DAWSON. You may be familiar with her work with the Moldy Peaches, or her ...
Posted by on Wed, 09 Jan 2008 08:41:00 GMT

AKA Staff Picks for 2007

2007 was a great year for music, for both new releases and re-issues! Here's a small sampling of what the staff of AKA thought was the best for 2007!Stop in to check out these releases and much more!...
Posted by on Wed, 09 Jan 2008 08:18:00 GMT