Record Store Day: DJ Big Tim Slade at Peaks & Pints

There’s no feeling quite like dropping the needle of a turntable on the smooth vinyl of a record and embarking on a sonic journey with your favorite album. Wait! There’s a better feeling! How about a DJ dropping the needle on a turntable while you enjoy delicious sandwiches and Steeplejack beer on Record Store Day? Thought so. It’s going down Saturday, April 20, at Peaks & Pints in Tacoma’s Proctor District.

DJ Big Tim Slade, aka Tim Ensign, will be spinning and repping Steeplejack Beer this Saturday. For more than 25 years, Ensign has grown various successful beer projects from the ground up and continues to choose “just the right time, at just the right place” — including Oregon breweries Fort George Brewery and now with the incredible up-and-coming Steeplejack Beer. Peaks & Pints will have several Steeplejack beers on tap while DJ Big Tim Slade spins.

Record Store Day, which falls on April 20 this year, is an annual celebration of independent record stores observed by hordes of vinyl collectors in search of RSD-exclusive editions by artists from Charlie Parker to Sabrina Carpenter. Participating stores select from a list of about 400 RSD-specific editions to sell for the holiday, some pairing highly sought-after records with giveaways and live performances.

Read your Record Store Day purchases’ liner notes while enjoy Steeplejack sips and songs at Peaks & Pints Saturday. Cheers!

RECORD STORE DAY: DJ BIG TIM SLADE AT PEAKS & PINTS, 5-8 p.m. Saturday, April 20, 3816 N. 26th St., Basecamp Proctor, Tacoma, no cover

LINK: Peaks & Pints beer and cider cooler inventory