Socks and Soles

To raise money for Girls Rock Camp, there was a swap meet at the Garrison on Sunday afternoon. For every item, you get a ticket which can be used to get something else. I didn't have any merchandise, but I thought I'd drop by to support them and watch a few bands.

The inventory was laid out in the larger back room. Most of the items were women's merchandise: clothes, shoes, jewellery with a small men's section. Not surprisingly, there were also hipster gear including vinyls, cassette decks, turntables, etc. For whatever reason, the house lights were off. Under the dim bar lights, everyone had to scramble around with flashlight apps on their phone to see anything.

The bands were playing in the front room. I figure it would be either acoustic sets or at least with small amps. But it turned out to be quite loud from the house equipment as well as the gear brought by the bands. And the Garrison's reputation for terrible sound continues, though some of it are with musicians who relish cranking up the volume regardless of the space. So the breathy vocal of Twist got buried in the mix, when it was not ear-piercing high frequency spikes. The girl-punk/doo-wap harmonies of Patti Cake fared better, but were still overwhelmed by their instruments. Looking outside at the sunny day, I decided to spend the rest of it soaking up the rays.