Slumberland Records marks 35th anniversary with a weekend of celebrations
Originally, Slumberland Records owner Michael Schulman didn't make plans to celebrate his label's 35th anniversary. 'But the folks at Ocelot wanted to do a beer for us,' he says. 'We were just trying to think of an interesting hook, an occasion.'
They hit on the idea of a two-night Slumberland 35 event and scheduled it for this weekend. Friday at ChurchKey is the debut of the beer, billed as a collaboration among the label and two local breweries, Ocelot and Bluejacket. It will be poured as Schulman and other early label stalwarts rule the DJ booth. 'We're going to play all Slumberland stuff, until people can't tolerate it any longer,' he says.
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