Post by Reyn on Aug 18, 2022 15:35:10 GMT
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Tucked away in an avenue in Pittsburgh is a small, yet lively record store and vinyl cafe named VULTURE (all caps); a regular haunt for art students, creatives, and especially music snobs. It has gained a bit of a reputation as a place only cool people go to, like it's a part of some semi-serious 'Pittsburgh Hipster Checklist'. The coffee is good, the music is better, and the staff will offer recommendations for both that are almost guaranteed to satisfy.
The cafe is located in the left side of the building, just off from the shop floor. Here, they serve a variety of ethically-sourced coffee (at not-so-ethical prices), as well as sandwiches and pastries from a local bakery. Once 7PM hits, they also serve a variety of craft beers and cocktails. Every drink comes with a song request; customers can choose from a range of songs to be played on the cafe's sound system which, when nothing is queued, cycles through whatever albums the working baristas wanted to listen to. The staff are also known for giving people with particularly good music taste (or, at least, taste similar to their own) free coffees. As such, it has become somewhat of a challenge for the more pretentious cafe-goer to try and get themselves a free coffee by wowing the staff with their incredible knowledge of obscure bands. Unfortunately, they tend to pick up on this fairly quickly.
The main draw of VULTURE is the record store itself. They stock almost every genre known to man, with new releases, deep cuts, and second-hand classics available for all, as well as decent-spec equipment to play them on. The second-hand section is located near the back, with the more recent records near the front- and, yes, they also sell CDs. At the front desk is a basket full of records wrapped in opaque black paper with a handwritten silver scrawl on the front; a mystery album, with only the cryptic description written on the cover to offer any clue as to what's inside. Whether or not this is a successful sales gimmick is up for debate, but the manager enjoys writing those descriptions too much to pull the plug.
Ah, the manager- a man going by the name Kosuke, who sits at the main desk, making friendly conversation with anyone who comes in. Some may recognise him as Vanity, the frontman of garage rock band PREMORTEM, but that seldom casts as much of a shadow as people might think. Though his staff are hardly aloof, he seems to be the most approachable by far- or, at least, he's certainly the least judgemental.
The most judgemental would be Carrion (Carrie, for short); a black cat who has made her home inside the record store. Often seen lounging on top of the stacks of records, she is known for her unpredictable temper, and very predictable cuteness. Kosuke claims she was a stray who wandered in one night when he was closing up and refused to leave, and her affinity for the place seems to back him up. She is considered VULTURE's unofficial mascot.
And, yes, they do sell t-shirts.
Tucked away in an avenue in Pittsburgh is a small, yet lively record store and vinyl cafe named VULTURE (all caps); a regular haunt for art students, creatives, and especially music snobs. It has gained a bit of a reputation as a place only cool people go to, like it's a part of some semi-serious 'Pittsburgh Hipster Checklist'. The coffee is good, the music is better, and the staff will offer recommendations for both that are almost guaranteed to satisfy.
The cafe is located in the left side of the building, just off from the shop floor. Here, they serve a variety of ethically-sourced coffee (at not-so-ethical prices), as well as sandwiches and pastries from a local bakery. Once 7PM hits, they also serve a variety of craft beers and cocktails. Every drink comes with a song request; customers can choose from a range of songs to be played on the cafe's sound system which, when nothing is queued, cycles through whatever albums the working baristas wanted to listen to. The staff are also known for giving people with particularly good music taste (or, at least, taste similar to their own) free coffees. As such, it has become somewhat of a challenge for the more pretentious cafe-goer to try and get themselves a free coffee by wowing the staff with their incredible knowledge of obscure bands. Unfortunately, they tend to pick up on this fairly quickly.
The main draw of VULTURE is the record store itself. They stock almost every genre known to man, with new releases, deep cuts, and second-hand classics available for all, as well as decent-spec equipment to play them on. The second-hand section is located near the back, with the more recent records near the front- and, yes, they also sell CDs. At the front desk is a basket full of records wrapped in opaque black paper with a handwritten silver scrawl on the front; a mystery album, with only the cryptic description written on the cover to offer any clue as to what's inside. Whether or not this is a successful sales gimmick is up for debate, but the manager enjoys writing those descriptions too much to pull the plug.
Ah, the manager- a man going by the name Kosuke, who sits at the main desk, making friendly conversation with anyone who comes in. Some may recognise him as Vanity, the frontman of garage rock band PREMORTEM, but that seldom casts as much of a shadow as people might think. Though his staff are hardly aloof, he seems to be the most approachable by far- or, at least, he's certainly the least judgemental.
The most judgemental would be Carrion (Carrie, for short); a black cat who has made her home inside the record store. Often seen lounging on top of the stacks of records, she is known for her unpredictable temper, and very predictable cuteness. Kosuke claims she was a stray who wandered in one night when he was closing up and refused to leave, and her affinity for the place seems to back him up. She is considered VULTURE's unofficial mascot.
And, yes, they do sell t-shirts.
{OOC (+)}Open location it's a cafe and a record store and it's very hip and cool
dont blow it up/ask me if you want to start shit here, otherwise its open to hang out and converse or what have you
dont blow it up/ask me if you want to start shit here, otherwise its open to hang out and converse or what have you
