Cora Perkins, Assistant Spectrum Editor
Vintage clothing, old school records and collections from local Richmond hardcore bands will be for sale this upcoming Sunday, March 29, at Salad Days Market. A collaboration between Cut and Run Vintage — a pre-loved clothing store featuring items from the 90s and early 2000s, and Vinyl Conflict — a record store on Grace Street.
The market will be held at Studio Two Three, a nonprofit community arts space in Manchester. The hosting vendors will be joined by Alchemy Coffee and 1115 Mobile Kitchen.
“With United Blood coming back, it felt like the right time to finally make it happen,” said Cody Denzler, one of the owners of Cut and Run Vintage. “One day I was at Vinyl Conflict talking with [Bobby Egger, owner of Vinyl Conflict] about other markets I’d been hosting, and it just clicked that we could team up and do this together.”
The name pays an homage to Minor Threat and their 1985 EP titled “Salad Days,” and to the idea of early days in the scene, according to Denzler.
The vendor lineup for the market was intentional, with many selling pieces from their personal collections. There will be a range of punk, metal and hardcore related merchandise such as band tees, records, pins, patches, zines and more.
A market like Salad Days helps to pass things down to younger fans getting into older bands, according to Denzler. It creates a space for interaction.
“You’re not just buying something online, you’re talking to someone who was there, who has a connection to it,” Denzler said. “And honestly, while I don’t mind people appreciating band tees for the graphics alone, there’s something special about keeping this kind of stuff within the community.”
The market allows vendors to sell their own items at their price, according to Egger.
“Most of our titles in shop are sourced from distributors or sold to us by customers and we are reselling,” Egger said. “Letting individuals dictate their own prices and selection is going to give the room a very one time experience to items that potentially do not hit the market very often, and potential deals to be had since the owners do not have the same overhead as a retail space.”
Egger hopes for old friends to reconnect and for new friendships to bond.
“I hope that many special items that have previously been appreciated and maybe boxed up for years can be revisited both by the owners and potential new owners,” Egger said. “I’m excited of the movement of these collections entering new appreciative hands as this scene is very passionate.”
Scott Kenney, guitarist for Naysayer, under Edgewood Records, said Egger reached out and asked if Edgewood Records wanted to have a table at the market. It made total sense, according to Kenney.
“Edgewood Records will be selling our in-stock catalog of various releases of 12-inch, 10-inch and 7-inch vinyl records and cassettes, as well as some clothing items such as t-shirts and hoodies,” Kenney said.
Naysayer will be selling shirts, hoodies, hats and records left over from previous shows, according to Kenney. From both new and old shows, there might be some gems in there.
Hardcore creates a community of difference, according to Kenney.
“It’s for anyone but not for everyone,” Kenney said. “As far as the market goes it gives people a chance to grab that record, t-shirt or hat they have always coveted as well a chance to hang out and have a conversation at a place other than a deafening show.”
Salad Days will be held 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Saturday. More information can be found on instagram @cutandrunvintage, @vinylconflict and @studiotwothree.