To everyone who came out last night to join our little listening party we threw, thank you! Seriously, you all are amazing. To those who missed out... HOW DARE YOU?!
Kidding... not really, but also... you missed a really great time.
So last night I was FINALLY able to host '
The Spins' in my hometown, Philadelphia! The Spins is a World Wide Listening Party, thrown by '
Vinyl Me, Please', where vinyl lovers come together to share a couple of drinks, listen to music and celebrate the VMP Record of the Month. It's an event thrown one night, each month, in several different cities.
Now for the past two years, I've been fortunate enough to host this kick-ass event in Brooklyn. But all good things must come to an end. I got a big girl job and moved back home to Philly. Despite that slight detour, I've been dedicated to bringing this event back to the Philly region. Now I have tried for MONTHS (with zero luck) to have a Spins here. Seriously, no venues ever emailed back or they were not interested.
True Story: I even had a venue agree to host but then they burned down the next day.
I've never given up on trying. But then out of nowhere my prayers were answered and there was a light at the end of the tunnel,
Milkboy on South Street agreed to let us host. Milkboy on South Street is the brainchild of
Milkboy Studio owners Tommy Joyner and Jamie Lokoff. The location is part bar, restaurant and music venue, which made it the best fit for the monthly event. So last night, after two years The Spins was back in Philly!
I was able to meet tons of Philly VMP members and jam out to the record of the month we were giving away which was: Arctic Monkeys' 'Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not'.
After being a member for over 4 years now it was great to meet other members IRL. Here are some the of photos I took throughout the night.
The general conscious was that last night was incredible and the Philly crowd loved it. It was a packed house by the end of the night, and we had a lot of happy campers go home with records.
Now if you missed out on the event last night, no worries, the goal is to have The Spins back in Philly permanently on a monthly basis. Keep your eyes peeled, fingers crossed and I'll see you all at the next one.
