If you must! An invitation from What Cheer Antiques on this special Black Friday installment of Record Store Day. . . . we’ve ordered some limited and exclusive RSD releases on vinyl for this. Some different record labels have partnered with Record Store Day to release and distribute these special releases on Record Store Days. …
What if you threw a party and instead of hors d’oeuvres you started handing your guests crates of LP’s and 78’s and pointed to a steep flight of stairs? How long would that last? Well, apparently there are advantages to being . . . you know, nice . . . and last Wednesday that finally …
Well these will have to come down. Bad news for Wayland Square . . . after 12 years on South Angell, the beloved What Cheer? Antiques will move to new digs on Thayer Street on June 1st. In anticipation of what will be the mother of all moves they are having a humongous sale now …
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Saturday — Sidewalk sale today for the stores in Wayland Square, 10am to 5pm. (Our friends at What Cheer Antiques open at noon and have a bunch of cool stuff out on the hot sidewalk.) Hasbro is hosting the 8th annual Strawberry Shortcake Convention at its headquarters in Pawtucket from 9am to 6pm. Saturday night …
Check out the new seasonal shop (temporary? maybe, maybe not) popping up on Westminster Street. Fans of Calico’s New Bedford location are certainly willing to make the drive for her super collection of vintage and gently-used clothing, but for a month you won’t have to. Remember what I said about not shopping on Black Friday? …
[youtube]VjbpuK_H2VY[/youtube] Tonight, join Rebel L and twenty-five of his closest friends at the third annual Not About The Buildings Spelling Bee. I’ll be hosting, and the first thirty-six spellers to sign up will be competing for fame and fabulous prizes donated by Tiny Showcase, if’n books, and What Cheer Antiques. The lucky bee winner will …
Here’s what you should do on National Record Store Day. Go to a record store and buy a record by the The Records. (Offer good while supplies last.) What Cheer Antiques in Wayland Square is celebrating the day with big discounts and a sidewalk sale. The weather looks fine, and this event has in the …
Sunday September 7 The Somerville Rock ‘n’ Roll Yard Sale has been moved to Sunday, due to the heavy rain predicted for Saturday. Okay, so this is not technically a local event, but it features local talent and some local stuff. You just might find my greasy fingerprints on some of that vintage vinyl — …
Table space is still available for the Providence Rock & Roll Yard Sale at the IndieArts Festival on Saturday July 19th. This all takes place in Burnside Park and the Bank of America Skating Center from 1PM to 11PM, with live bands and DJ’s, and food and drink, and tons of people walking by with …
Big plans are afoot to generate more activity in and around Kennedy Plaza this summer, including poor little Burnside Park. There are some regular weekly events planned, like a Friday Farmers’ Market, as well as some big events such as the Heineken Latino Celebration July 6th (please tell me they’re planning a Dos Equis Oktoberfest) …
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Rock ‘n’ Roll Yard Sale ~ indieArts festival Saturday, July 19th, 2PM to midnight ~ Burnside Park on Kennedy Plaza Feeling Foo-less? You are not alone. But nature abhors a vacuum, and Chris and Jen Daltry love a party, so they are organizing this daylong event with bands and food and everything. For more info …
Here’s another use for your tax refund — go buy some vinyl. Face it, everything used to be better. But you too can enjoy the clicks and pops and this ‘warmth’ I hear so much about. And at no extra cost, you get the big album covers (how do people clean their pot nowadays)? New …
Don’t forget — AS220 from noon to 5PM — Pounds of Sounds! Stacks of Wax! Lots of vendors will be selling posters, T-shirts, vintage vinyl, jewelry, ephemera, things, and stuff. Jen and Chris Daltry of What Cheer Antiques will have several pounds of albums as well as the latest and totally awesome ‘mericans cd …