Every Wednesday at Botanica, Matt Weingarden, center, the host of “Downtown Soulville,” a radio show on WFMU, plays music from his personal collection of 45s.
"Matt Weingarden was running late. Clutching a box of records, he asked the couple in the window seat at the candlelit bar to relocate. He bussed a pint glass from their table, set up two turntables and a mixer, and set his records up on the windowsill. Switches were flipped. Knobs were turned. A green light blinked on. Finally, he put the needle down. 'I’m Drunk and Real High (In the Spirit of God),' a single by the little-known crooner Ada Richards, poured lo-fi, up-tempo beats into the room. About 15 people milled about. Some snapped fingers. Some clapped hands. A group started dancing. Every Wednesday for the last 23 years, at around 9:30 p.m., whether there’s a blizzard or a heat wave, Mr. Weingarden, a.k.a. D.J. Mr. Fine Wine, shows up at Botanica, an unassuming bar on East Houston Street with a music-rich past. Here he plays obscure vinyl, mostly soul, from the 1960s and ’70s. He plays seven-inch singles exclusively. ..."
NY Times (Video)
WFMU - Downtown Soulville with Mr. Fine Wine: Playlists and Archives (Video)
D.J. Mr. Fine Wine, a.k.a. Matt Weingarden, travels with a box and two bags of records on the subway to East Houston Street in Manhattan for his gig at Botanica.
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