2010 January

January
30

Ana Mendez’ TRIBUTE To Joe Meek Wed. 2/3
posted by Lolo

Don’t be fooled by Ana Mendez‘ tiny stature, she is a huge force of energy. She’s been performing and choreographing cutting-edge dance pieces around Miami for years and has a new show coming up on Wednesday that’s an homage to the life and death of legendary music producer Joe Meek!

Meek pioneered tons of studio techniques still used today and had a tumultuous life to say the least (you can read more about all that here). He inspired everyone from Frank Black to Matmos, and Wednesday a TRIBUTE will be paid to him. His spirit will be evoked in a 30 minute performance of “absurd gesture and spatial exploration” by Ana and her all-male cast (including Psychic Youth, Inc. members artist Federico Nessi, Alex Puentes and Ricardo Guerrero from Animals Of The Arctic, Rick Diaz of hahahelp! and more), soundtracked by a custom reworking of Meek’s groundbreaking “I Hear A New World” by sound installation artist Richard Vergez, and featuring video-based scenic elements by Carlos Ascurra of Viking Funeral.

After the performance stay for live sets by Harry Merry (Netherlands), The Electric Bunnies, and Dino Felipe. To sum it up, this is going to be insanely cool and you’d be a fool to pass it up, so go! Full fliers and info after the jump.

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January
29

Astari Nites + Green Skies
posted by Lolo

This weekend two celestial groups will cross our paths… Tonight at The Vagabond, Miami’s ASTARI NITE will take the stage in the Main Room. They’re celebrating the release of their new EP “True Romance” – the New Times wrote a great preview piece for the show, read it here and come out!

Then Saturday night at Sweat, bust out the earplugs (or pick up a nice pair at the shop) for a four-band in-store! GREEN SKY headline the night with opening sets by Shroud Eater, Furious Dudes and Lil Daggers. No cover, starts at 8pm. See you this weekend!

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January
26

Ketchy Shuby Expands Your Downtown Soul
posted by Jsin

Naming your group after a Peter Tosh song sets the bar pretty high for yourself. KETCHY SHUBY did just that, and they’ve been constantly raising that bar by rocking venues throughout the city. The 6 piece Miami collective play their own genre of music entitled “Downtown Soul” consisting of Psychedelic, Soul, Afrobeat, Blues, Jazz & Reggae. This Thursday, January 28th they make their debut appearance at The Vagabond’s (((SHAKE))) party.

Resident DJs DOORMOUSE, A-TRAIN, ALEX CASO + DS keep the party shaking the rest of the night. $1 Colt 45’s from 10-11, and $5 Cuba Libre (rum + coke) all night long! Do your job, and get in free til 11 by sending your RSVP to shake305@gmail.com. We leave you with the brand-new music video for KETCHY SHUBY’s track “Expand Your Soul.”

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January
25

Tonight: Wet Hot + Thursday: Nowhere
posted by Lolo

This week at Sweat we’ve got two ridiculously great, FREE movie screenings for your viewing pleasure…

This Movie Monday, we’ll be playing 2001 cult comedy classic WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER! Directed by The State alum David Wain, it featuring several of the cast members, along with hilarious performances by Janeane Garofalo, Chris Meloni and more. It’s the store of the last day of summer camp in the ’80s and anything can and does happen as the campers and counselors look to hook up and make it to the big talent show. Wear your tube socks and come to Sweat at 8pm.

Then on Thursday evening, we’re excited to bring you a screening of super hard-to-find 1997 cult flick NOWHERE by director Gregg Araki! It’s the third part of his “Teenage Apocalypse Trilogy” (after Doom Generation) and features tons of Hollywood notables before they were famous. Also like all Araki films, the soundtrack is amazing. Read more in the New Times and come out! No cover, starts at 8pm.

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January
21

Fresh Newness/Store Updates
posted by Lolo

So, we’ve been a little quiet on the blog and Twitter lately (for us at least) but you know it’s not because we’re slacking…We’ve been working on ALL sorts of great new things for the store, including our brand new website and Event-O-Matic 2.0 that launches very, very soon!

Other recent developments at the shop include our fancy new price tags (that will tie in with our future webstore), a revamping of our clothing section (full post on that soon), an updated cafe menu now featuring Mexican Spiced Hot Chocolate and our new list of “Sweat Signature Drinks” that have developed over the years, AND (drum roll please) we’re taking credit cards again!

Not only that but we have been stocking the store hardcore with tons of new vinyl and the best new CDs.

Huge list of just some of the new titles and restocks after the jump (and yes, we’re trying to post these more often too!), but stop in and see us. You’ll be pleasantly surprised.

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January
19

For The Love of Haiti Tomorrow Night!
posted by Jsin

When we first wrote that we were part of a huge benefit for Haiti earthquake relief, we had a big response and many requests to help. Well, here’s your chance to help us help Haiti! Start by spreading the word by posting the flyer wherever you can, or sharing the Facebook Event with your friends. Then come out tomorrow night and have a good time for a good cause! Full event info and flyer below.

Tomorrow, Wednesday January 20th The Vagabond along with support from Miami New Times, Russian Standard Vodka, Supermarket, Sweat Records, Creative Mafia, (((SHAKE))), Stone Groove, Diaspora Gallery, and Vivian Valdes, will be hosting an event to benefit Doctors Without Borders’ ongoing relief effort in Haiti. Afrobeta, Black Bobby, The Hongs, BFGF, The State Of, and Nadia Harris with DJs Alain Maximilien aka the Haitian Hillbilly, Ray Milian, Carmel Ophir, Ryan Evans, Run Sevim Run, Heather Holiday, SnM, Laura of Miami (WVUM), Mister Drake will be performing throughout the night.

It’s an early 8pm show and there’s a $5 donation for admission. Since last Thursday, The Vagabond has been collecting essential goods such as diapers, blankets, clothing, water, food, or any other much needed supplies to benefit the people of Haiti. Anything you can bring tomorrow would be greatly appreciated.

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January
19

CONTEST: Make A Rachel Goodrich Music Video + Win $500!
posted by Lolo

Hey filmmakers – we’re excited to announce a new nationwide contest! Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to create a new video for “Light Bulb” by local all-star Rachel Goodrich. She’s been touring all over, had the song used in a national Crayola commercial and is making waves with her shake-a-billy sound but she needs more videos!

Listen to the track and hopefully little light bulbs of inspiration will be hovering over your heads… Then animate it, act it, or otherwise create some visual accompaniment for the song. When you’re all done, just upload it to YouTube, tag it Rachel Goodrich, Light Bulb, Miami, and Sweat Records, and then send the link to info@sweatrecordsmiami.com.

Deadline for all entries is February 17th. The winning video will be announced on the blog Friday, February 19th. The winner will receive $500 and a premiere of the video at Sweat Records when Rachel plays an acoustic in-store on February 20th! Not to mention getting your work viewed and enjoyed by thousands of people on the ‘net.

Now, download the song below and make Rachel a masterpiece (or just download it and enjoy a free track!)

DOWNLOAD: Rachel Goodrich – Light Bulb MP3

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January
19

2010 Coachella Lineup!
posted by Jsin

Earlier this morning Coachella announced the lineup for this year’s big festival, and it looks amazing! So good we won’t even bother listing names, just look…

(via Pitchfork)

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