By Taylor Miles/Somerville
Instead of mining for toys, romance novels and dusty floral dresses from neighbors’ lawns, folks enjoyed the Rock & Roll Yard Sale Union Square-style Saturday: with a vinyl music party, as hundreds dug through troves of records in search of their next vintage must-have.
The Do-It-Yourself-themed yard sale, part of the Somerville Art Council’s ArtsUnion Marketplace Series, brought people of all ages and musical interests to search for classic or obscure albums, homemade jewelry, patches, T-shirts and other independent business items from about 50 vendors. Rock & Roll Yard Sale co-founder Chris Daltry said since he and his wife brought the yard sale to Somerville three years ago, it has been their most successful show, but Saturday’s was the biggest yet.
“I couldn’t move a while ago,” Chris, co-owner of What Cheer Antiques and Vintage, a vintage and vinyl store in Providence, said about the large crowd in Union Square.
What Cheer co-owner Jennifer Daltry said they started the Rock & Roll Yard Sale six years ago after WFMU, a large record show in New York, cut its shows down to once a year. They began organizing their own record show in Providence, and it has since progressed from solely records to including other handmade and vintage items.
“There’s just more of a fun, festival atmosphere about doing it in the Square there,” Jennifer Daltry said about the Somerville show. “[There’s] a mixed bag of people. Not just hipsters, but all kinds of people.”
The yard sale’s popularity coincides with what Chris said has been a recent “resurgence” in album interest, which he attributes to a reaction against newer digital forms. He said people have a renewed desire for a cheaper and more tangible form of music.
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