Vinyl and craft beer go together like, well, hipsters and beards.
Steel & Oak Brewing Co. and the Arts Council of New Westminster are once again joining forces for the Analog Vinyl Fair. The fourth edition of the event is set for Friday, Nov. 2 from 7 to 11 p.m. in the food hall at River Market.
The event brings together record labels, collectors and vinyl lovers in an evening of music, food, beer and vinyl.
鈥淰inyl has always been something tangible and real to enjoy,鈥� said Jorden Foss, co-owner of Steel & Oak, in a press release. 鈥淲ith these events, we鈥檙e always trying to bring people together over that shared passion and love for music and community. At the end of a work week, I think people are going to enjoy a cathartic evening of flipping through records surrounded by amazing music, good food and quality beer.鈥�
Scrape and Highlife Records will be returning for the event, along with a handful of collectors and new recruits Apato Rekodo, who specialize in hard-to-find Japanese pressings as well as new and used jazz and hip-hop.
Longtail Kitchen will be open for the evening, featuring a special menu, and Steel & Oak will be releasing a new beer for the event 鈥� a coffee stout called First Press.
鈥淲e鈥檝e teamed up with Timbertrain to brew a dark chocolatey stout with roasted coffee notes and enough caffeine to make sure you can keep digging till the end of Analog,鈥� Foss said.
Plus, the Arts Council of New Westminster will feature the Patrick Kao trio, with a DJ spinning a few eclectic vinyl-only mixes between their sets.
鈥淭he arts council has been more and more involved in community programming over the past few years, and this event is such a fun one to pull together,鈥� said Stephen O鈥橲hea, executive director of the arts council, in the release. 鈥淚t鈥檚 great to see people connect over the shared love for vinyl and how finding a unique gem or taking the chance on a $1 find can get people going.鈥�
River Market is at 810 Quayside Dr.
It鈥檚 free to attend, but organizers are asking folks to RSVP at to help with planning (and beer quantities).
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