Peggy and Kip from the Pains of Being Pure at Heart will DJ this weekend at the Insound pop-up store on Mulberry St. (photo by twi-ny/mdr)
201 Mulberry St.
October 8-10, 10:00 am – 10:00 pm
DJs & Drinks: 7pm to 10pm nightly
Admission: free
www.insound.com
Super-cool insound.com has been twi-ny’s go-to place for indie CDs for years, and we’ve sported more than a few of their cooler than thou T-shirts to McCarren Park as well. We almost bought a turntable there, to twirl Insound’s amazing vinyl offerings, many of them specially designed limited pressings. But they’ve primarily existed online only, save for a brief pop-up shop on Grand St. last December. So we were far too excited to see Insound again manifesting as the Insound Design Store, actually open on Mulberry Street, if only for a few days. Aficionados of fine sound and design can use all five senses in the physical realm to eyeball the bright and subtle colors on a selection of silk-screened concert posters, feel the “hand” on the T-shirts, strap on a pair of headphones, and fondle the vinyl and CDs. DJs Nick Zinner (from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs!) spins live on October 8, Kip Berman and Peggy Wang (from the Pains of Being Pure at Heart!) on October 9, and Fred Armisen (from Saturday Night Live!) on October 10. Beer will be there too, from 7:00 to 10:00 each night.