1. December
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    New Year, New(ish) Sweat

    posted by Lolo

    First off thanks everyone for such a great 2010!  FYI the last of our holiday hours are as follows:

    Friday, December 31st: Noon to 5pm
    Saturday, January 1st: 4pm to 10pm
    Sunday, January 2nd: Noon to 5pm

    We have SO MUCH already planned for 2011.  We’ll be (sooner than later) launching our local-centric webstore, we have a ton of great shows coming up (Miss Kittin, No Age, Bruise Cruise Kick-Off Party), we’re working on some sure-to-be-incredible collaborations with some major Miami arts organizations, lots of (((SHAKE)))s, lots of Fridays at The Vagabond, and we’re going to be generally re-vamping and expanding our store’s entire selection of vinyl and merchandise.  Expect good things.

    Loads more great in-stores are in the works too… Bands galore, January’s Casa de Ha-Ha is on the 11th and on the 13th we’re insanely excited because American Hardcore author STEVEN BLUSH will be speaking and doing a slide show presentation live at Sweat!

    Peeking ahead a bit, March will be interesting with WMC right up front, SXSW in the middle, and Ultra weekend at the end.  We already know that plenty of great performances will be announced for the month so definitely stay tuned to our blog, Facebook, Twitter, etc. to stay in the know and win tickets.

    Last but not certainly not least, save the date as Saturday, April 16th will be SWEATSTOCK 2011/Sweat’s 6-Year Anniversary/Record Store Day.

    Have a safe and happy new year everyone!

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  2. December
    31

    NYE at The Vagabond Tonight!

    posted by Lolo

    Dear friends, come say goodbye to 2010 and ring in 2011 with us tonight at The Vagabond! We’ll be giving away complimentary champagne so we can all toast together at midnight, followed by the über-talented duo of Steph and Nabedi aka THE STATE OF performing their always-entertaining brand of dark-yet-catchy indie pop/rock live in the main room.

    The rest of the night’s musical curation will be provided by dancefloor killer MIKE DEUCE, COSMO spinning classics on wax, the lovely ladies of ESS & EMM, Vagabond man-of-the-house CARMEL OPHIR, Nightdrive‘s PATRICK WALSH + CARLOS LLANOS, and yours truly warming up the evening starting at 10pm.

    There are still a limited number of pre-sale tickets available for just TEN BUCKS – a teeny fraction of the exorbitant covers some other places are charging for NYE, plus the usual good vibes and no hassle people have come to expect at The Vagabond.  Full info below, we hope to see you tonight!

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  3. December
    29

    Brian Butler Paints The Vagabond

    posted by Jsin

    Those lucky enough to be at last week’s opening of “Ice Cream People-A Collection of Evidence by Brian Butler” saw great art, maybe made some, and ate free ice cream. Those who missed out, can still go by KidRobot and see the show before January 26th. If you stop by The Vagabond Thursday, December 30th you can see Brian Butler painting a mural on the back gate live! The talented man behind Upper Hand Art follows the big footsteps of Junk Roxxx in our (((SHAKE))) Monthly Mural Series.

    Underground and/or obnoxious sounds provided by A-TRAIN, DZA + SENSITIVE SIDE. $1 Colt 45 Tallboys before 11pm, $5 Cuba Libre’s all night. Everyone who sends their names to shake305@gmail.com gets in free tomorrow! Do your job.

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  4. December
    28

    Get Tickets for Miss Kittin and No Age

    posted by Jsin

    We have some big shows coming up in 2011, and now you can purchase tickets in advance. Save some money at the door and click the photos to get your tickets.

    Thursday, January 13th: Virus Syndicate @ The Vagabond

    Friday, January 14th: Miss Kittin DJ Set @ The Vagabond

    Tuesday, January 18th: No Age @ Grand Central

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  5. December
    24

    A Holiday Greeting…

    posted by Lolo

    THANKS SO MUCH to every single one of you who stopped by, came to an in-store, bought records, ate cupcakes, re-tweeted us, helped spread the word or did something nice to further Sweat Records in 2010!  We love you the most.

    Here’s to 2011 being even more excellent.  Happy Holidays everyone!

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  6. December
    24

    No Cover All Night to Our Holiday Party

    posted by Jsin

    Tonight, Fridays at The Vagabond brings you a Nightmare Before Xmas, but it will seem more like a dream as we’re letting everyone in for free tonight! A bunch of friends are in town for the holidays, and we’ll all be ready to party after hanging out with the family all night. Spend the early morning hours with your Vagabond family, enjoying our Spiked Vegan Egg Nog while loving to the sounds of Ray Milian, Mike Deuce, Lolo, Cosmo, Carmel Ophir, UVS and our special guest in the Garden; Nicolette. $2 PBR and $5 Russian Standard Vodka before Midnight. Come as you are.

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  7. December
    21

    A (((SHAKE))) Festivus for the Rest of Us

    posted by Jsin

    It’s that time of year again where we gather around the Festivus pole for feats of strength and the airing of grievances. Your family doesn’t do that, you say? Well George Costanza’s family does, and that’s what matters on Thursday, Dec. 23rd when (((SHAKE))) celebrates Festivus! If you were never a Seinfeld fan, peep this video to get caught up on this magical holiday…


    Everyone gets in The Vagabond FREE this week with RSVP to shake305@gmail.com. As always, our $1 Colt 45′s get you loose before 11pm, and the $5 Cuba Libre’s take care of the rest of the night. With classic (((SHAKE))) sounds by DJs A-TRAIN + ROB RIGGS in the Bar, and DJ SENSITIVE SIDE out on the Patio it’s sure to be a Happy Festivus for all! The Vagabond is located at 30 NE 14th Street in beautiful downtown Miami.

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  8. December
    21

    Holiday Wrap-Up

    posted by Lolo

    Today is the last day for holiday special orders!  Email anything you want to info@sweatrecordsmiami.com before 4pm and if it’s available we’ll have it for you tomorrow afternoon.  We got in several hundred new LPs and CDs last week too so if you haven’t been by lately stop in, shop local and pick up some great gifts.

    On that note, our holiday hours are as follows:

    December 23rd: noon to 10pm
    December 24th: noon to 5pm
    December 25th – 27th: CLOSED
    …and we’ll resume our normal store hours on Tuesday, December 28th.

    Last Saturday night was another amazing Pure Imagination Live + Vegan Potluck at Sweat!  Read this great review of the whole event on the Knight Arts Blog.  The next PI Live will be around late January/early February and of course we’ll announce it right here.

    Photo by N. de la Flor

    This week we’ve got some great in-stores before the holiday break!  Tonight the “Eagles & Snowbirds” tour lands in Miami with GIO SAFARI (NYC), NOAH EAGLE and AMONG GIANTS (Orlando) playing acoustic sets at the shop.  It’s a free show and starts at 8pm.

    Then tomorrow we’re super excited for Iggy Scam aka Erick Lyle, author of SCAM ZINE reading live at Sweat!  Read more about it on the Sweat blog and there’s a great interview with him over at Cultist.

    Thursday night (((SHAKE))) at The Vagabond celebrates “Festivus” with DJs A-Train, Robb Riggs, and Sensitive Side.  RSVP to shake305@gmail.com for complimentary admission.

    Annnd, Friday night we’re giving you all the present of no cover ALL NIGHT at Fridays at The Vagabond!  Come check out our awesome DJs, decently-priced beverages, beautiful garden patio, and our special Xmas drink special of spiked vegan egg nog (vegan = way less likely to get you sick)!

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE!

    P.S. RIP Don Van Vliet aka Captain Beefheart.  He will be missed…

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