February
25
posted by Lolo
Besides music and vinyl, another thing we love around here is delicious vegan food! We’ve got a couple of great events coming up where we’re all gonna chow down. Read on…
This Saturday, February 26th is the fifteenth Pure Imagination Live. If you still somehow haven’t heard the enchanting stores of PI, download some episodes for free or subscribe to the free podcast by looking up “Pure Imagination” on iTunes. The stories, with live improvised music accompaniment, start at 9 but come earlier at 7pm for a vegan potluck dinner! The last few have been sumptuous with people bringing in all sorts of great dishes.
This Sunday is another fantabulous WAFFLE PARTY! We’re slowly but surely building an army of waffle fanatics who are making Sunday waffle brunch at Sweat a new tradition. As always it goes from noon to 3pm and $6 will get you a huge made-to-order vegan Belgian waffle and whatever you like from our topping bar. Coffee and OJ and hot chocolate available too!
Looking ahead a little we’ve got a special event of interest to all local animal lovers. On Tuesday, March 8th vegan veterinarian Armaiti May, DVM (Los Angeles) is traveling the country giving talks about animal rights activism, veterinary medicine, and will also be able to answer common questions about caring for your pets. There’s a vegan potluck starting at 7pm and the talk is at 8:30pm. Thanks to Emerge, EarthSave and ARFF for helping out with this one!
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February
24
posted by Lolo
PUNCHES is the Brooklyn-based late night disco project of twin brothers Greg and Darin Bresnitz, aka DJ duo Finger on the Pulse, as well as the producers of awesome IFC music-meets-food show Dinner With The Band. They’re joined by nightlife pioneer Alan Astor, who got crowds up and dancing with his 2005 solo hit “Fantastic Fantasy.”
This Friday at The Vagabond, Punches take the stage in the main room at midnight! AND, we’re bringing back $1 Stella drafts from 10 to 11 so arrive early to take advantage. The Friday night residents will keep the party hopping into the wee hours. No dress code, no drama at the door, and great food from Mo’s grill in the back patio. Come as you are…
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February
24
posted by Jsin
With no clear winner after two years of battles, (((SHAKE))) continues it’s ROCKERS VS BROS series this Thursday. SENSITIVE SIDE reps the Rockers outside, while A-TRAIN reps the Bros inside. We also have a special early set by DJ PUMP + HEDSPIN of the THE EH! TEAM DJS. They’re bringing that fresh Canadian product across the border for your enjoyment!
RSVP to shake305@gmaill.com if you want to get in for FREE! The Vagabond doors open at 10 giving you a full hour of $1 Colt 45 Tallboys… get loose!
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February
23
posted by Lolo
The Bruise Cruise Festival sets sail on 25th from the Port of Miami, but in case you’re not ocean-bound, you can come to the Soul Clap & Dance-Off Wednesday night at The Vagabond or the Bruise Cruise Kick-Off Party the night before at Grand Central!
The Soul-Clap & Dance-Off is being commandeered by famed NYC DJ Jonathan Toubin! Click that link to hear one of his mixes of original 45s that runs the gamut of danceable soul. At midnight there’s a dance-off judged by Vivian Girls, Turbo Fruits and more where the winner gets a $100 cash prize. Only $5 cover so check it out tonight.
Then on Thursday come out for-real EARLY for live performances by THE BLACK LIPS, SURFER BLOOD, THE STRANGE BOYS, VIVIAN GIRLS, THEE OH SEES, QUINTRON AND MISS PUSSYCAT, TURBO FRUITS, TY SEGALL and Miami’s own JACUZZ BOYS!
The first THREE rounds of pre-sale tickets are sold out but you can still grab some here. This show will sell out so don’t sleep!
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February
23
posted by Lolo
Well hellooo there all you lounge lizards, mods, hipsters (the old school kind), tikiphiles, swanksters and jetsetters! The first ever MOD MIAMI weekend is happening right in our ‘hood from March 3rd through 6th!
It’s a full 4-day festival celebrating Mid-Century/Atomic/Space Age style, music and fashion. There are architecture tours, art shows, mod vendors and vintage trunk shows, sexy retro showgirls, and of course parties galore, with musical performances by URSULA 1000, The Superions (featuring Fred Schneider from the B-52′s) and a boatload of others.
The full schedule of events is available here and a variety of tickets and weekend passes are available for very reasonable prices. If you go for the “Jetsetter All-Access Pass” you can check out yours truly spinning a special set of J-pop, tiki tunes, bossa, and global fantasy pop (some personal favorites) at the Thursday Night Welcome Party at the New Yorker Boutique Hotel on Biscayne and 65th.
Either way, get your best Mad Men-esque attire ready and come get swanky!
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February
22
posted by Lolo
Calling all roller girls and boys! Tonight is ROLL OUT REDUX at Gold Coast Roller Rink. The Broward New Times gives you a few pointers for what to wear but either way come out and lace up!
Then for all the poets and wordsmiths, Wednesday night at the shop is Miami Squares (Cubed)! Join members of the Miami Poetry Collective and University of Wynwood for an interactive, unconventional reading of locally-written poetry. No cover and starts at 8pm.
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February
22
posted by Matt P (Roofless Rex)
TREMENDOUS batch of new releases and restocks in at Ye Olde Record Shoppe.
Broken Social Scene – Forgiveness Rock Record LP
“The endlessly creative and surprisingly fluid Forgiveness Rock Record dispels any notion of opportunism by sticking to what the group does best: crafting clever, ramshackle, occasionally soaring bedroom pop songs (listen close for sirens) in a big expensive studio. Bolstered by a handful of evenly spaced, arena-sized rockers like “World Sick,” “Forced to Love,” “Ungrateful Little Father,” and “Water in Hell,” the remaining ten tracks flip through genres like a picture book, pausing only to pencil in the occasional instrumental, one of which (“Meet Me in the Basement,” with its huge strings and “guitarmonies”) elicits bigger goose bumps than some of the singalongs.” – allmusic
Deerhoof – Deerhoof VS. Evil LP
“The musical equivalent of hormones raging out of control, it explodes out of the speakers with its gawky triumph and inflamed sentimentality. These are songs that practically demand that you dance and sing along (however elastic the rhythms, or abrupt the melodies). To document their musical “coming-of-age” the band members could only trust themselves. Besides their cover of an obscure Greek film soundtrack instrumental (“Let’s Dance the Jet”), and a song done for NY artist Adam Pendleton’s documentary film installation BAND (“I Did Crimes for You”), these songs were completely self-recorded, mixed and mastered in practice spaces and basements with no engineers or outside input.” – Polyvinyl
Way, way, WAY more music after the jump.
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February
18
posted by Lolo
Curious about the Knight Arts Challenge grant? Have a question? Well next Wednesday come out for the Knight Arts Town Hall Meeting where Knight vice president of the arts and all-around awesome human being Dennis Scholl will be on hand to answer any questions you might have about the application process.
The town hall meeting is Wednesday, February 23rd at 5:30, right up the street from Sweat at the Little Haiti Cultural Center (212 NE 59th Terr). Can’t make it to the meeting? There’s also a live web chat on the 23rd from 2:30-3:30, just log on to KnightArts.org, where they’ve also got a full FAQ about the grant.
The KAC deadline is March 2 so get writing!
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