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Dealers at the October 13th, 2024 Counter Weight Brewing Co. Record Fair

Here are some of the dealers that will be at our Record Fair at Counter Weight Brewing on October 13th.

Flyer for 2024 Record Fair at Counter Weight Brewing Co.
Flyer for 2024 Record Fair at Counter Weight Brewing Co.

The Archive

“The Archive is Vinegar Syndrome’s experimental retail store located at our film preservation facility in Bridgeport, CT (right off I-95!). We carry all of our releases (of course) and a wide variety of other like-minded genre home video companies, in addition to super rare VHS, Laserdiscs and movie posters. We also have a growing selection of vinyl LPs and one of the largest collections of soundtrack LPs you will ever encounter.”
https://browsethearchive.com/bridgeport/

George Audette

George is among many returning vendors. Good source for rock priced to move. We’ve pulled some real cool stuff out of his bins. You might have seen this nice dealer at various record fairs. (no website!)

John Bastone

John runs the Record Riots around the East Coast (there are many!). Former store owner and general music fanatic. Check out the podcast we did with him here. He does a regular radio show Tuesdays 7-10PM on WBXO.

Bad Kitty


“Bad Kitty Music is the outward manifestation of one goofball longhair’s obsession with records… Genres available include: Rock, Pop/Vocal, Country Rock, Folk, Jazz, Blues, Soundtracks, Electronic, Country, R&B/Funk/Soul, Reggae/Ska, etc. Generally speaking, LPs from the 1950s – 1990s, mostly used. Prices start at two bucks (practically free!!) and go from there. Credit/Debit cards, Paypal, and Venmo are all accepted, and impulse purchases are encouraged.”
https://www.facebook.com/BadKittyMusic

Domcasual

Our friend Dino you might recognize from various record fairs on the east coast. He loves a good 12″ single and carries a lot of them.  Talk to my man about disco and movies. Solid selection beyond as well – check out his Discogs shop here.

Feeding Tube Records

Byron Coley will be coming down with what we can only imagine from the Western Mass. shop! Psych, drone, experimental, folk, … so much to choose from! https://feedingtuberecords.com/

Get Awesome Records

“I sell the albums your favorite musician likes. Killer and/or rare metal, punk, hardcore, electronic, noise, industrial, and more. Some other weird stuff too. This will be one of my first fairs in months and I’ve been hoarding a bunch of choice slabs. Oh yeah, I just bought a big collection of limited edition dungeon synth tapes, if that’s your thing.  Get Awesome or get bent!”
https://www.discogs.com/seller/GetAwesomeRecords/profile

Noize in the Attic

Greg is also host of the Noize In The Attic radio show and is here representing the Danbury Record show.  Greg and Malcolm Tent co-promote the Danbury show. Rock and metal and more.
http://noizeintheattic.com/
https://www.facebook.com/CTRecordExpo/

Northern Void Records

Local online obscure metal boutique. Grim and trve and kvlt metal and some more! #kvlt
https://northernvoidrecords.com/

John Palmieri

First time dealing at our show! Our only dealer who works in the beer industry! He does very few shows so catch the deals on great records while you can! (no website)

Records The Good Kind

They’ve got a shop up in Vernon and you might have heard Ian on our podcast here.  Great selection and if you want to talk about indie pop there’s none better. Check out their store online here.
http://recordsthegoodkind.com/

Redscroll Records

The Redscroll Podcast
The Redscroll Podcast

That’s us! You probably know us and we hope you have some love for us. We’ll have multiple tables! 3 tables of records that have not been out in the shop! ALL FRESH!

Shoestring Records

Chaim O’Brien-Blumenthal (Shoestring Records) has been collecting unusual and interesting records for as far back as he can remember (and perhaps even farther back than that). With an ear towards unique sounds and a table full of vinyl delights, he’s vended at record fairs from New York to DC. When not busy running around looking for new record discoveries, he can be occasionally spotted at his table talking music with customers while assisted by his ever patient father Mike.
Outside of record fairs, Chaim is an author and professional writer for such music magazines as Shindig and Ugly Things, an archival producer for record labels, as well as the host of weekly radio show Anything Goes on WESU 88.1 FM.  https://www.wesufm.org/schedule/

Slipped Disc

Slipped Disc Records is back with a new collection of punk, new wave, 60’s & 70’s rock, glam and metal titles with many new arrivals including first presses and promos. They will also have over 1,500 sealed reissues and new releases!
http://www.slippeddiscrecords.com/SDRmainPage.htm

Studebaker Hawk

Your friendly neighborhood DJ selling all genres of LPs, 12″s, and 7″s. Studebaker Hawk is a record dealer, DJ. Studebaker Hawk is also one third the label Peace & Rhythm, with more than 30 records out.
https://linktr.ee/Studebakerhawk

Undergrounds Record Cafe

Long time friend of the shop Dean opened this shop with his son just over a year ago in Oakville. His son is quite the chef so if you’re in that area sometime grab a bite to eat and browse some music! They were on the podcast October last year so check that out! Find their site& menu here: https://undergroundsrecordcafe.com/ 

Vinyl_13

 Alex is a long time friendly face frequenter of the shop and we’re excited to see what she brings! Tons of Maiden according to her Instagram! Check out the wares via Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/vinyl_13/

Vinyl Destination

Dave is a great guy who up until recently ran a shop in Lowell, MA . He’s handed reins off up there, but is still dealing on the road from time to time! We’re glad he can bring a bit of his old shop down to us!  Check Vinyl Destination online here.

Vinyl Rescue

First time dealing at our show! Michael searches garage sales, flea markets, thrift stores and friends’ homes in the NY/NJ area for records and brings them to shows like ours! Vinyl Rescue is a traveling record store based 30 minutes north of NYC offering many different genres of used LPs including rock, psych, 60’s, 80’s, punk, jazz, soul, electronic. Customers can usually always find essentials (Beatles, Bowie, Zeppelin, etc.) along with a large selection of punk, post-punk and other collectible albums.
https://vinyl-rescue.com/

Willimantic Records

Bringing used rock & jazz LPs from the 60s, 70s & 80s. Willimantic Records is a used record shop currently located in the Bliss Marketplace at 34 North Street in Willimantic, Connecticut.
http://blog.willimanticrecords.com/

Record Fair October 13th, 2024 at Counter Weight Brewing Co.

Announcing our annual record fair at Counter Weight Brewing Co. for 2024!

Flyer for 2024 Record Fair at Counter Weight Brewing Co.
Flyer for 2024 Record Fair at Counter Weight Brewing Co.
1000s of records from our favorite music dealers that we’ve hand picked from the North East!

Happening at one of our favorite places in CT, Counter Weight Brewing Co. in Cheshire, CT.

FREE ADMISSION

FOOD TRUCKS, BEER & DJs

DJs up and downstairs.
Food Trucks.

Facebook event:
https://www.facebook.com/events/866757845350746

Instagram Post:
https://www.instagram.com/p/C-S1L_LsfE3/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

DJs for October 8th Record Fair at Counter Weight Brewing & FOOD TRUCKS

The Record Fair at Counter Weight Brewing is this Sunday! We previously posted about the list of vendors here.

Flyer for Record Fair at Counter Weight Brewing
Record Fair at Counter Weight Brewing

We’ve got a list of DJs as well! A crew downstairs and a crew upstairs for maximum listening enjoyment!

Downstairs returning crew!

DJ Lord Lewis, The Velvet Knight will be playing contemporary underground funk, soul, reggae/dub, and balearic grooves. DJ Lord Lewis the Velvet Knight is a self-made mythology and a secret wizard of the underground. You could say for the sake of explanation he might be an avid record collector, psychedelic librarian, vinyl Disc Jockey, and host of the legendary Rumpus Room Radio Show on WESU 88.1 FM, which has been on the air since 2002.  Check out some of his mixes / radio shows here: https://www.mixcloud.com/lordlewis/

Sir RoundSound is our ambassador from New London – a dancefloor DJ specializing in soul, funk, ska/rocksteady/reggae, post-punk. https://www.facebook.com/DJSirRoundSound

DJ Ratkiller will be spinning eclectic subculture rocker jams: new wave, punk /post punk, power pop, junk-shop glam, 60s reggae/rocksteady ska, northern soul & maybe some gangster funk.
https://www.instagram.com/ratkiller3000

Upstairs new crew!

Chef Mark – Whether in the kitchen, or behind the decks, Chef Mark serves up delicious platters that get you hooked. Some of his favorite ingredients are soul, blues, and reggae, as well as other flavors sourced from Africa and Latin America. You can also expect a dash of 70s punk sprinkled throughout. https://www.instagram.com/markscialabba/

Dayansiiita has been reigning over hi-fi’s across Brooklyn and NY for years now, but the high priestess has agreed to cast her spells for us here at Counter Weight. Expect to be enchanted by the sounds of the Caribbean. A potent brew of kompa, reggae, guaguanco, son, and cumbia.  https://linktr.ee/dayansilva

Jahoctopus AKA Christian Dimenna always shines and the autumn months are when he truly radiates. The legendary Lovecraft artist will treat us to a mix of psych, soul, soundtracks, and more. Heavy on the 70s vibes.  https://www.instagram.com/jahoctopus/

Shaki has your itinerary planned. Expect a trip around the world, but you can leave your passport at home. No baggage fees, no fees for more leg room… You’ll be traveling first class.  https://www.instagram.com/shakipresents

FOOD TRUCKS

Chef O’Streatery https://www.chefostreatery.com/
Bori-Mex – a Puerto Rican styled Mexican Cuisine.

The Blind Rhino https://www.theblindrhino.com/food-truck/
Sports bar / pub food.

Vendors at the 2023 Record Fair at Counter Weight Brewing

You might be wondering which vendors to expect at the Record Fair this year?! Well, wonder no more!

Flyer for Record Fair at Counter Weight Brewing
Record Fair at Counter Weight Brewing

The Archive – “The Archive is Vinegar Syndrome’s experimental retail store located at our film preservation facility in Bridgeport, CT (right off I-95!). We carry all of our releases (of course) and a wide variety of other like-minded genre home video companies, in addition to super rare VHS, Laserdiscs and movie posters. We also have a growing selection of vinyl LPs and one of the largest collections of soundtrack LPs you will ever encounter.”
https://browsethearchive.com/bridgeport/

George Audette – George is among many returning vendors. Good source for rock priced to move. We’ve pulled some real cool stuff out of his bins. You might have seen this nice dealer at various record fairs. (no website!)

Bad Kitty – “Bad Kitty Music is the outward manifestation of one goofball longhair’s obsession with records… Genres available include: Rock, Pop/Vocal, Country Rock, Folk, Jazz, Blues, Soundtracks, Electronic, Country, R&B/Funk/Soul, Reggae/Ska, etc. Generally speaking, LPs from the 1950s – 1990s, mostly used. Prices start at two bucks (practically free!!) and go from there. Credit/Debit cards, Paypal, and Venmo are all accepted, and impulse purchases are encouraged.”
https://www.facebook.com/BadKittyMusic

John Bastone – John runs the Record Riots around the East Coast (there are many!). Former store owner and general music fanatic. Check out the podcast we did with him here. He does a regular radio show Tuesdays 7-10PM on WBXO.

DomCasual – Our friend Dino you might recognize from various record fairs on the east coast including WFMU and working at The Archive in Bridgeport. He loves a good 12″ single and carries a lot of them.  Solid selection – check out his Discogs shop here.

Feeding Tube RecordsByron Coley will be coming down with what we can only imagine from the Western Mass. shop! Psych, drone, experimental, folk, … so much to choose from! https://feedingtuberecords.com/

Get Awesome Records – What’s your idea of awesome? If it’s metal, hardcore punk, noise and other unhinged forms of music then yes, Logan will set you up.  You can check the Discogs shop for him here.  Happy to have him heading up from NY for this!

Noize in the Attic – Greg is also host of the Noize In The Attic radio show and is here representing the Danbury Record show.  Greg and Malcolm Tent co-promote the Danbury show. Rock and metal and more.
http://noizeintheattic.com/
https://www.facebook.com/CTRecordExpo/

Northern Void – Grim and trve and kvlt metal and some more! Check out the wares: https://northernvoidrecords.com/

Records The Good Kind – They’ve got a shop up in Vernon and you might have heard Ian on our podcast here.  Great selection and if you want to talk about indie pop there’s none better. Check out their store online here.

Redscroll Records – That’s us! You probably know us and we hope you have some love for us. We’ll have multiple tables!

Slipped Disc Records – Slipped Disc Records of NY will be at the show with a brand new collection of punk, new wave, 60’s/ 70’s rock and metal titles. There will be hundreds of new arrivals, over 1,000 sealed reissues including titles from new artists and old favorites.

Studebaker Hawk – Coming down from Massachusetts, Studebaker Hawk is a DJ, vinyl record dealer, organizer of the Northampton Record Fair, and co-runs the record label Peace & Rhythm. Come dig the crates for jams of all genres of LPs, 12″s, and 7″s. For a preview, check out the over 17,000 records for sale at www.discogs.com/seller/studebakerhawk and reach out if there’s anything from the Discogs store that you’d like brought down for you. IG Studebaker_hawk

Trash American Style – Malcolm Tent helms this enterprise. You might recognize the name because he is a legend. You might recognize it because T.A.S. was integral to the CT music community as a brick and mortar enterprise for multitudes of years. Having moved on from the shackles of a brick and mortar you might also recognize M.T. as a troubadour (current member of Antiseen and Profanatica). He’s breaking open the vault (his personal collection of fairly rare punk/underground rock) for this one! Exciting! Check him out here and his store out here online. Oh, and he was on the podcast too! Check that here.

Undergrounds Record Cafe – Long time friend of the shop Dean opened this shop with his son recently in Oakville. His son is quite the chef so if you’re in that area sometime grab a bite to eat and browse some music! They’ll also be on the podcast October 1st so check that out next week! Check out their site& menu here: https://undergroundsrecordcafe.com/ 

Vinyl_13 – New dealer! Alex is a long time friendly face frequenter of the shop and we’re excited to see what she brings! Check out the wares via Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/vinyl_13/

Vinyl Destination – Dave is a great guy with a great shop up in Lowell, MA . Mill No. 5 is where the shop resides and it’s, in general, quintessential New England and an ideal record shop locale. We’re glad he can bring a bit of his shop down to us! And especially glad to have him back after a few years absence ! Check Vinyl Destination online here.

Willimantic Records – Joe has created a shop that also hosts a full live schedule of adventurous sounds.  He’s got a website here. Very much a community oriented shop! Willimantic Records is a used record shop currently located in the Bliss Marketplace at 34 North Street in Willimantic, Connecticut.

October 8th, 2023: Record Fair at Counter Weight Brewing

Announcing the latest installment of our annual Record Fairs at Counter Weight Brewing Co!

Flyer for Record Fair at Counter Weight Brewing
Record Fair at Counter Weight Brewing

October 8th, 2023 11AM-5PM, FREE ADMISSION
Redscroll Records Presents:
Record Fair @ Counter Weight Brewing Co.
7 Diana Court, Cheshire, CT 06410
1000s of Records from our favorite music dealers in the North East.
Food Trucks. DJs creating a fun atmosphere.

Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/829397138791037

Instagram Post about Record Fair @ Counter Weight Brewing Co.