REVIEW: Hey Greasy! Presents: Satisfaction Guaranteed Record Nite/Friendsgiving & Mid Century Potluck with DJ Tex & DJ K. Fink at No Fun
*This review originally appeared in our December 2024 issue*
Photos by Dana Brady and Kiersten Fink
If you’re aching for an escape from present-day drudgery and gloom, Satisfaction Guaranteed’s all vinyl DJ nights are a candy-colored retro oasis of 1960s nostalgia.
This month, DJ Tex and DJ K. Fink took their usual monthly record nights and added a holiday party spin (no pun-intended).
Guests were encouraged to bring a dish for a mid-century themed potluck, and what followed can only be described as a Looney Tunes-style cartoon buffet feast: think Jell-o molds, pineapple ring and cherry-topped cakes and pies with heaps of whipped cream, casseroles, lots and lots of aspic, a hotdog crown roast, and Corningware bowls filled with baked beans.
The creations were all arranged along a large table to the left of No Fun’s stage and there was even a whiskey “beef” fizz on the drink menu pre-batched by local cook Amy Trimarchi (although, this was mercifully made with vegetable broth). The display of food was further enhanced by a selection of vintage wares from Transistor Sisters Vintage. Between the food, glassware, coffee table books, and crocheted blankets, the venue felt like being transported to your grandmother’s house in the coziest and best way possible.
This month’s event took place for the first time at No Fun in Troy where the duo set up shop in front of one of the venue’s large picture windows to spin records under multicolored string lights. Reflecting off the rainy pavement just outside, the event brightened an otherwise dreary fall Wednesday night.
Regarding the music selection, Tex says: “Halloween and Christmas have lots of novelty songs and tracks that fit the theme, but there’s nothing out there for Thanksgiving-related songs, so we started getting a food and drink themed setlist together. There are so many songs called ‘The Chicken’ or ‘Mashed Potato’ or ‘Popcorn.’”
The duo most often feature genres such as soul, psych/garage rock, and R&B, while also mixing in a variety of rarities from the mid-to-late 1960s most people would otherwise likely never come across on a casual night out. Tex and Fink settled on the name Satisfaction Guaranteed from the leftover window lettering of an old nail salon on 4th and Fulton in Troy.
“Passing by always made us think about the song by The Mourning Reign, which we usually try to sneak into the set,” Tex says. The event has been a regular vinyl night for over a year, usually taking place the third Wednesday of each month, and popping up at places like the Larkin Hi-fi in Albany and Whiskey Pickle in Troy.
You can follow Satisfaction Guaranteed on Instagram at @satisfaction_guaranteed_ny and be sure to keep an eye out for where they show up next.
