Any band would be thrilled to count the crowd that assembled for the D.C. Record Fair at the Black Cat on Sunday as an audience. Not just the crowd’s numbers — the upstairs was certainly packed — but its character. Among the throngs of vinyl nerds were band members, DJs, and scene stalwarts all in search of the same thing: records, and good company. What draws many to the Record Fairs thrown by Som Records,…

From the twitterwires comes the exciting news that the Black Cat will host the next Record Fair. That ought to alleviate the crowding, which has been as much a feature of the event as nostalgia during its previous incarnations at the Warehouse and Civilian Art Projects (which is now in the Warehouse). Som Records, DC Soul Recordings, and The Vinyl District are reuniting for a very special Valentine’s Day edition of the Record Fair,…

The Vinyl District, Som Records, DC Soul Recordings, and Civilian Art Projects sponsored an incredibly successful record fair last year. Anyone who went will tell you that it was standing room only: It was almost impossible to bend down to go digging for that first Boards of Canada LP. This year, the hosts moved the record fair to the Warehouse, invited twice as many vendors from along the East Coast, booked about a dozen DJs,…