By has opened a new concept at its Fort Point location, adding to the growing scene of vinyl bars in Boston. took over the second floor of the brewery, turning the space into a swanky, mid-century modern listening lounge just up the stairs from its craft beer taproom. JC Tetreault, Trillium owner, said the curation of records for the lounge was not an “overnight thing,” like it might be when putting together a Spotify playlist.
The process started over e-mails between Tetreault and Will McNeil, Trillium’s food and beverage director, first picking apart their individual collections. Then they contacted record shops and online collectors and vendors. A press release said their collection includes “thousands of LPs,” but Tetreault said they’re still developing and growing the number of records they have.
They used the help of music database website to organize their records, which include multiple genres — jazz, progressive rock, and electronic, to name a few — as well as a mix of musicians’ key albums and their lesser-known LPs. But also, there will be a balance between older and the more current pop tracks, Tetreault added, to have music on hand that fits an audience at any given time. “Part of our responsibility is to understand and read a crowd,” Tetreault said.
“Experiment with things, and if that works great, keep going down that road.” originated in 1950s Japan, a space where people gathered to listen to albums, and they weren’t meant for livel.
