It’s the end of an era Tonight (January 29) as The Firefly hosts its final show. Serving as a residence, community center and, most notably, a venue for all-ages matinee shows, The Firefly has been a cornerstone of Miami’s DIY punk scene for the past 4 years. Festivities kick off around 3PM with a BBQ of the highest order, followed by an all-star cast of Firefly favorites: Sloane Peterson, Gorilla Pussy, Eztorbo, Section 802 (reunion show), and more. Facebook RSVP
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Saturday night at Sweat we’ve got an awesome in-store! CAN’T STOP is uber-talented musician, filmmaker and Miami Creative Jorge Rubiera‘s new solo project and they’re having the release party for the new self-titled CD. Click here to listen, it’s really a great/catchy/weird/unique album. It’s coming out on his new label, Rottweiler Farm which we expect great things from in the future.
Can’t Stop will be playing live along with ICE CREAM and DEVORCÉE (aka Jose Castello from Animal Tropical). The in-store is freee.
Then on Sunday morning, roll out of bed and head to Sweat for another great WAFFLE PARTY! From noon to 3pm we’ll be serving up fresh, hot, made-to-order vegan Belgian waffles. Order up and then dive right in to our famous topping bar with goodness like pure maple syrup, lots of fresh fruits, organic peanut butter, dark chocolate chips, vegan powdered sugar and mucho more. Flavorpill, MSN AND the Sun Sentinel are all singing its praises so come brunch with us!
Tonight at Fridays at The Vagabond, Miami musical maestro OTTO VON SCHIRACH and his friends Mr. Feathers and Alligator Jesus take the stage in the main room!
We’re sure you’ve heard his name but in case you’ve missed the boat, for the last decade Otto’s been releasing music on some amazing labels (Schematic, Mike Patton’s Ipecac and soon Planet Mu!), touring the world with huge artists (Atari Teenage Riot, Skinny Puppy), he killed it at Sweatstock, remixed Miss Kittin and others and has generally just ruled all over the place.
Our resident DJs are in the house and we’re also celebrating Feathers’ birthday so come out tonight! No cover before 11pm.
(Image by the awesome Brian Butler of theupperhandart.com)
Sweat is proud to announce that we are the inaugural pick-up/drop-off site for Jai-Alai Magazine, a new Miami-based, hyper-collaborative literary publication. Featuring poetry, fiction, essays and black&white photography, Jai-Alai is produced by University of Wynwood Press. Each issue will be sold in artist-designed drop-boxes that double as the magazine’s submission system. These drop-boxes are the only way to pick up a copy of the magazine or submit a piece for consideration. Sweat’s drop-box is designed by Autumn Casey.
Jai-Alai Magazine #10
The magazine will be published biannually beginning with the Spring 2011 Issue (#10) and ending with the Fall 2015 issue (#1). Each issue is a hand-numbered edition of 300, with a series of interlinking covers designed by designed by kaleidoscope. Read more about Jai-Alai Magazine here.
This Wednesday evening the University of Wynwood and Miami Poetry Collective are bringing MIAMI SQUARES back to Sweat! This unconventional, interactive poetry event is the antithesis of those snooze-fests where a dude stands up and reads some stuff he wrote. This one will actually be FUN! Read more at Cultist and come on out.
Last time Slow Roast Records boss DJ CRAZE was in town, he joined John Digweed in helping us raise $5000 for Miami’s Community Partnership for Homeless. This Thursday, January 29th our Hometown Hero brings his unmatched turntablism and impeccable multi-genre (Hip Hop, Dubstep, Electro, Dutch House, Drumstep) selection to The Vagabond‘s Main Room Stage. Opening the room is Quad Recordings‘ ASH-ROCK (Hydroz / Hydraulix / GhettoStyle), getting the Funktion-One Soundsystem warmed up and worked out!
In the Bar Room we have our Residents DZA and SENSITIVE SIDE dropping (((SHAKE))) classics. Arrive early to take advantage of our $1 Colt 45 Tallboy drink special from 10-11pm. As always, Cuba Libres are only $5 all night. If you’re out of the loop, The Vagabond is located at 30 NE 14th St in beautiful downtown Miami. Do your job and get here.
Calling all noise addicts! Just announced: on Wednesday, February 9th at Sweat we’ll be holding our second Circuit Bending Workshop!
Veteran circuit-bender AUDIOID will teach you how to take apart your battery-operated sound toy (or guitar pedal, keyboard, radio, etc.), go mad scientist on it, and put it back together with a slanted new sonic personality. You bring the item and some batteries, we’ll provide the rest.
Space is limited to 12 peeps so if you want in, reserve your space by sending $10 via Paypal to info@sweatrecordsmiami.com, or come by the shop, throw down your tenner and be added to the list.
The Sweat bookshelf is in full-bloom with restocks of classics (Vice Magazine Guides, Scam Anthologies, American Hardcore, Thurston Moore’s No Wave book, and way more) as well as some really great new titles:
Joy Division (Kevin Cummins)
ATTN: Fans of eye candy & ephemera (and, of course, Joy Division). Last Gasp: “The definitive look at one of the most iconic rock bands of all time. Joy Division pioneered a genre of music and defined the look and sound of the post- punk era, and thirty years after the suicide of their lead singer Ian Curtis, they remain one of the most influential rock bands to have come out of England. This book is the most definitive and heavily illustrated celebration of the band ever produced.”
Husker Du: The Story Of The Noise-Pop Pioneers Who Launched Modern Rock (Andrew Earles)
As a critic for publications across the mainstream/independent spectrum (everything from Spin to Still Single), Andrew Earles is slowly emerging as a major voice in contemporary rock journalism (check out his excellent commemoration of Jay Reatard). LG: “Taking their name from a popular Danish children’s board game, Bob Mould, Grant Hart, and Greg Norton formed Husker Du in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1979 as a wildly cathartic outfit fueled by a cocktail of volume and velocity. Author Andrew Earles examines how Husker Du became the first hardcore band to marry pop melodies with psychedelic influences and ear- shattering volume, and in the process become one of the most influential rock bands of the 1980s indie underground.”
Cheetah Chrome: A Dead Boy’s Tale
Like an o.g punk Behind The Music (sub the Dead Boys for Motley Crüe). LG: “Rising from the projects of Cleveland, Ohio, the Dead Boys took the New York punk scene by storm in the mid 1970s. Now, for the first time, Cheetah dishes on those notorious days: taking the stage at CBGB’s, recording at Electric Lady Studios, fist- fighting with Iggy Pop, roller skating with the Rolling Stones, partying with John Belushi, playing with Nico, and tearing it up with Stiv Bators and the Dead Boys as they traveled to clubs and dives everywhere, spreading the gospel of punk rock.”
Life (Keith Richards)
This thing looks like a president’s autobiography. LG: “The long-awaited autobiography of the guitarist, songwriter, singer, and founding member of the Rolling Stones. Ladies and gentlemen: Keith Richards. With The Rolling Stones, Keith Richards created the songs that roused the world, and he lived the original rock and roll life. Now, at last, the man himself tells his story of life in the crossfire hurricane.”
McSweeney’s #36: Box of Booklets
Inside this 275-cubic-inch full-color head-crate: a 100-page annotated fragment of Michael Chabon’s lost novel, new stories from John Brandon and Colm Tóibín, Jack Pendarvis’s “Jungle Geronimo in Gay Paree”—eight booklets in all.
Hi-Fructose Collected Edition 2 Box Set
300+ page hardcover book expands a “best of” selection of material from issues 5-8 of the magazine. Packed with interviews and exposés on leading pop surrealists, street artists and new contemporary artists, edited by Annie Owens and Attaboy. Includes a special introduction by Long Gone John.
Burlesque And The Art Of The Teese / Fetish And The Art Of The Teese
LG: “On one side of this book, renowned pinup/fetish model Dita Von Teese shares the beauty of the burlesque world, with bubblegum dreams and show tunes to strip to. Flip over the book to the other side, for fantasies in fetish with dramatic costumes and the allure of submission. Burlesque Dita sez, “Let me show you my world of gorgeous pin-ups, tantalizing stripteases, and femmes fatales. I’ll give you a glimpse into my life, but a lady never reveals all.” And Fetish Dita sez: “An opera-length kid leather glove, a strict wasp waist, an impossibly high patent leather heel, a severely painted red lip… Come with me into my world of decadent fetishism.” This big, hardbound book is loaded with color photos of Dita and some of her sexy pals. Many erotic images, but no real nudity (except for some butts).”
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