Welcome to another edition of Meet the Vendor! We want you to get to know our incredibly creative and funky community of vendors, so we've asked them to answer a few questions for us. This week: Record Booth 93.
How do you curate your selection?
There's some luck in timing at play. We're always looking for the records people recognize and want, but also for the things that might be a little more unusual. The records people maybe don't know that they want, until they see it in our bins. That might be newer artists like Lifeguard from Chicago, or Sylvie's Head from Gothenburg or genres less well known around here like Brazilian MPB or the hot London jazz scene in artists like Shabaka Hutchings.
How do you want people to feel when they walk into your booth?
Well, please walk In! Hopefully everyone feels welcome and brings their curiosity and finds something to feed their head.
What part of your work makes you giddy?
I love chasing good music! Discovering a new artist that really hits a spot, is a true delight. Making our jewelry is also really fun. And then there's the eyeballs! Love making those eyeball mannequins and seeing people react to them. And then there's the painted items, where "put an eyeball on it" is taking me pretty far, haha.
What’s the weirdest item you’ve deemed appropriate to sell?
I mean, what's weird really? The eyeball items would be weird to some people but are pretty well normalized at Record Booth 93.
Is there a vintage item that’s “the one that got away” for you?
Oh there's one I had and lost - my Black Label beer jacket, lost at a show ages ago. Plus a couple of records I sold in a moment of financial need, that I have really miss - Jimmy La Vaca and Orchestra, "La Vaca Swings" and La Monte Young's "The Well-Tuned Piano".
What’s your favorite spot in Saxapahaw?
It's hard to pick one. Shows I've caught at the Haw River Ballroom have been uplifting and really good. But I also just discovered I can eat at the Eddy Pub and that is very exciting. I have food allergies and it's easy to navigate the menu and the food is so freaking good.
Saxy a Go Go is a shop full of vintage, vinyl, and vibes in Saxapahaw, NC. Go Go contains everything from books to records to art to non-alcoholic beverages, and inventory in our vintage booths rotates regularly. Between us and our sister shop, Riverside Collective, you're sure to find a new treasure each time you visit! Saxapahaw is a short drive from Graham, Chapel Hill, Pittsboro, Burlington, Mebane, Hillsborough, the Triad, and the Triangle; we make a great day trip for the weekend warriors!