When this independent record store expanded in late 2007 from a storage room at Churchill's Pub to a larger space next door, owner Lauren ''Lolo'' Reskin added a full coffee shop with a bohemian, D.I.Y. vibe. Coffee is organic and Fair Trade-certified, served in cups made from recycled paper with a choice of soy, rice or organic cow's milk. Besides the usual combinations of espresso and steamed milk, there's the Devastator, a super-strong shot; made-to-order French-press coffee, and Numi brand flowering tea, served in a glass pot for sharing at the square tables and comfy couches. Forgot to bring a friend? The walls are lined with browsable CDs, records, books and magazines (PostSecret, Adbusters, Bust), and the coffee counter is a one-stop shop for posters and flyers about local concerts and art events. Sweat screens independent movies, weekly, hosts a book club and occasionally has local bands perform in-store.
When this independent record store expanded late last year from a storage room at Churchill's Pub to a larger space next door, owner Lauren "Lolo" Reskin added a full coffee shop with a bohemian, D.I.Y. vibe.
Coffee is organic and Fair Trade-certified, served in cups made from recycled paper with a choice of soy, rice or organic cow's milk. Besides the usual combinations of espresso and steamed milk, there's the Devastator, a super-strong $5 shot; made-to-order French-press coffee, and Numi brand flowering tea, served in a glass pot for sharing at the square tables and comfy couches.
Forgot to bring a friend? The walls are lined with browsable CDs, records, books and magazines (PostSecret, Adbusters, Bust), and the coffee counter is a one-stop shop for posters and flyers about local concerts and art events.
Sweat screens independent movies at 8:30 p.m. Mondays (next week it's Wholphin, a quarterly DVD magazine of short art films from McSweeney's), hosts a book club and occasionally has local bands perform in-store.