Was The DC Record Fair Too Crowded?

Is not a headline you see too often...[from the Washington City Paper Artsdesk column]


Photo: Three Bucks for the Archie Record, by Matt Dunn











Some impressions:
- Lots of people in DC are into buying records
- Loved the diversity of the crowd - more than a few of which were kids under 21 (judging from the black X on the back of their right hands) - good on them and a welcome change from the standard digger (45+, balding, overweight, pale from spending too much time underground, has a weird cough from inhaling record box dust, mutters to himself as he flips through the vinyl) I came across in good ol' Europe
- Kid Congo Powers played some awesome funky records, but the music was good throughout - where else are you going to get a house party type vibe with a DJ lineup which includes him and members of Thievery Corporation, Fugazi and Animal Collective on a Sunday afternoon?
- Good to see the guys from the Plan 9 store in Richmond VA, this time I bought up their entire reggae section minus what I already own - look forward to playing these tunes out!