1. April
    15

    A Word About RSD Merch

    posted by Lolo

    So, we adore our customers and want to give y’all a heads up: the Record Store Day people have told us that they drastically underestimated the demand for this year’s RSD exclusives.  We’re already finding out that some things we ordered 15+ copies of, we were only allotted TWO copies out of what was available.  Some announced releases aren’t even coming out, some are UK-only, some bigger-market stores likely get better allotments… It’s been frustrating and in the words of one of our distributors, “a hot mess.”

    Anyway, we got what we could, which is a nice chunk of stuff.  Doors open at 10am on Saturday so be there early or you will definitely be left out.  Our BFFs at Radio-Active Records are getting a ton of exclusives as well so we implore you to cross county lines and hit them up too!

    On the up side, we ARE one of the 10 stores in North America chosen to carry the uber-exclusive new Surfer Blood/Holiday Shores split 7″, limited to 250 copies worldwide! The A side features Marnie Stern and the B side sees Holiday Shores covering Arthur Russell!

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  2. March
    23

    Sweat’s WMC Week Plans

    posted by Lolo

    WMC week is upon us, and while we promised ourselves we wouldn’t take on too much as we’re busy preparing for SWEATSTOCK, we’re still involved in or excited to be attending some pretty awesome stuff this week!

    Wednesday night you’ll find us at Purdy for the Off The Radar/(786) WMC Showcase with Boy Crisis and/or the Nite Jewel/Tanlines/MillionYoung more show at Grand Central.  Win tickets to Nite Jewel right here on the Sweat blog!

    Thursday during the day are two fine options… 1) We’ll be chillin’ The Standard from 3-8pm with a few crates of records at the Vinyl Collective event!  Come out for free Red Stripe Light and to buy or swap some wax.

    2) Thursday at Sweat, the WATCHMEN WMC Showcase will be in the house, with their crew presiding over the turntables from 4-10pm.  Full info on the flier below or you can have their 3D/DJ tell you about it…

    Thursday night the Get Low crew will be at the massive Smog Vs Basshead dubstep event over at the White Room.

    For those who don’t give a damn about WMC, Thursday night there’s a sweet show at Churchill’s with The Fresh & Onlys (San Fran), The Jacuzzi Boys, Woven Bones (Austin) and BEINGS.  Starts at 9pm and cover is $7.  Anything can happen, but we’re pretty sure you won’t see any glow sticks here.

    Our main event!  Friday night we are extremely happy to be co-presenting FIXED LOVES DURRR at The Vagabond!!!!  The UK’s EROL ALKAN returns as Disco 3000, along with Aeroplane (Belgium – who made our favorite remix last year), Rory Phillips, live sets by Pink Skull + Jessica 6 (formerly of Hercules and Love Affair), Dave P, JDH, and LA’s CLASSIXX, who were hands-down one of the best guest DJs we’ve ever brought to The Vagabond.

    This is going to be an insanely awesome night – great music with no velvet rope hassle.  The New Times already named it one of their Editor’s Picks for best WMC parties.  Advance tickets are only $15 and available right here.

    Btw, you can peep The Vagabond’s full line-up of WMC events including their annual parties with Louie Vega + John Digweed and buy tickets here.

    Also Friday and Saturday of course, is the mother-of-all-WMC-events: ULTRA.  Orbital, Passion Pit, Faithless, Major Lazer, tons of dubstep, Green Velvet, Afrobeta… You know we’ll be there.

    Sunday, if we’re still alive, we’ll be back at The Vagabond for a night with the godfather of electrofunk - AFRIKA BAMBAATAA!  Tickets are only $10 in advance.

    Have a great week everyone and BE SAFE!  When in doubt, have an extra bottle of water and call a cab.  Love!

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  3. March
    22

    Event-O-Matic 2.0!!!!

    posted by Lolo

    Dear friends, it’s here!

    The Sweat Records Event-O-Matic 2.0 is alive and well and ready to be the ultimate event engine for South Floridians to use or peruse for concert news!  Well, not just concerts…screenings, club nights, community events, art openings, and beyond.


    New features in version 2.0 include:

    -easier interface to list your events
    -integration with Google Maps
    -better date + location management to find events in your ‘hood
    -AND we’ll be rolling out a few more features over the next week or two including user management, on-site flier hosting/uploading and more!

    And what better time than WMC week to launch… Click here and bookmark it!  Start adding your events and reach one of the most tuned-in, awesome, music-savvy audiences in South Florida – Sweat fans!

    If you’ve added events with us before, simply type in your email and the EOM will recognize you.  The venue manager will be added soon but if you need a venue added to the list before that just let us know and we’ll put it in asap.  As before, this service is free to the public and if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, by all means shoot us an email.

    Thanks for your patience,
    Lolo + Jsin

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  4. March
    8

    Sweat’s 5-Year + Record Store Day 2010 = SWEATSTOCK!

    posted by Lolo

    Dear friends, it’s hard to believe but Sweat Records is about to turn FIVE FREAKIN’ YEARS OLD!  On Saturday, March 12th, 2005 Sweat opened its doors for the first time to the cheers of music-loving Miamians and has kept the spirit alive ever since.

    So mark your calendars for ***SWEATSTOCK*** ON SATURDAY, APRIL 17th!* We’re celebrating and giving back by throwing a FREE, ALL-AGES BLOCK PARTY with live music, food, friends and more, and we are excited as all get-out to finally announce that the headliner of this lil’ festival will be

    NO AGE (Sub Pop Records)!!!!!!

    They rock live and we know you’ll love them (and we’re sure they’ll love our vegan cupcakes).  If you haven’t heard them, take a listen on myspace, read some reviews, or check our their blog.

    Joining them on the main stage will be some of Miami’s best live acts including ANR, The Jacuzzi Boys, Otto Von Schirach and more TBA, with more Sweat elements in the mix with the Casa De Ha-Ha comedians, a Pure Imagination reading, aquatic projections by Morphologic Studios and beyond!  We’ll be announcing more details as the event gets closer.


    This third Saturday in April is also the 3rd annual international RECORD STORE DAY so we’ll have all the amazing releases available exclusively to independent record stores.  We’ll be opening early at 10am that day for the RSD crowd.  Learn more about the holiday and the insane limited edition releases coming out on their website.

    I know we’ll say it again but thank you all so much for five incredible years.  If you want to get involved or volunteer for Sweatstock, please send us an email!

    *Fun fact: a few years ago we started celebrating in April to factor in the time we were closed post-hurricane and to avoid WMC and then-Langerado madness. Now you know.

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  5. March
    4

    We Got Your Ultra Tickets Right Here!

    posted by Jsin

    Looking for tickets to the biggest event of Winter Music Conference? Look no further than Sweat Records.  The Ultra Music Festival goes down Friday March 26th and Saturday the 27th at Bayfront Park with a huge lineup of some of the best acts in the world, and you can snag your tickets at the store while supplies last.

    Please note: we’re only selling single day tickets, and it’s cash only.

    Tickets for Friday night (taxes and service charges included) are $118 with highlights like Passion Pit, Groove Armada, Little Boots, Dan Black, Pretty Lights, Green Velvet, Laidback Luke, Fake Blood, Felix Da Housecat and more.

    Tickets for Saturday night (again, all-inclusive) are $130 with highlights like Orbital, Faithless, Damian Marley + Nas, Diplo, Calvin Harris, Major Lazer, Miami’s own showstoppers Afrobeta, Crookers, Bloody Beetroots, Ghostland Observatory, A-Track, Bassnectar, dubsteppers Rusko + Skream, and many more.

    Two day passes can be bought only on the Ultra website.  Check out the full massive lineup by clicking here.

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  6. March
    4

    This Just In: MAD RECORDS

    posted by Lolo

    Okay well, not just records, there are some CDs, some new headphone colors and some DVDs in the mix!

    Pretty…Only $50 a pop at Sweat (they’re $60 at most stores online)

    After the jump, check out an alphabetical list of just some of the new stuff and restocks we got in this week. Remember, we do special orders at no extra charge so email us if there’s something you want!  (Record nerd note – the formats below aren’t exact, many of the records below are double or even triple LPs.)

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  7. March
    1

    This Just In: Hurraw! Lip Balm

    posted by Lolo

    After being extremely pleased with the samples we tested, we are now carrying HURRAW! lip balms at Sweat!  Hurraw’s balms are vegan, raw, organic AND fair-trade – in other words, they take major pride in their product.  From their site:

    “Super smooth, not draggy, not sticky, not sweet, not too glossy, not too smelly, never grainy, long lasting; plus, it had to hold up to being in a back jeans pocket all day without melting! It took us several obsessed years to formulate Hurraw! Balm and put it through all the rigors. We love it, use it, and hope you do too!”

    The tubes are $3.50 a pop at Sweat, a total bargain!  We’ve got Vanilla Bean, Orange, Coconut, Mint and Chocolate in stock right now, try one today.

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  8. February
    21

    Rachel Goodrich Video Contest WINNER(S)

    posted by Lolo

    First off, sorry for the delay.  The event itself Saturday night was a bit overwhelming as it was the single most packed event we’ve ever had at the store.  It was also ridiculously hard to choose a winner so thank you all for giving us and Rachel a break.

    Second, we’d like to thank each and every filmmaker who participated in this contest.  We received 37 entries from all over the world and even better than getting all these great videos was that nearly every email we received told of how much fun was had making them.  On to what you’ve been waiting for…

    CONGRATS to polyethyleneguy, Lucas Leyva and frorojas1 for 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize, respectively! We (Rachel + Sweat) will be awarding cash to all three entries and are even pitching in extra because they were all great in their own ways and we think all were worthy of praise, YouTube hits, cash money and love.

    Watch all three videos below, and thanks again.  Stay tuned for more giveaways (FriendsWithYou art + Henry Rollins tickets this week!), contests and more from Sweat.

    polyethyleneguy’s piñata:

    LucasLeyva’s thugged-out version…. In much the same way that Rachel’s sound isn’t the kind of music you’d expect to come out of Miami, Lucas’ video was definitely NOT what you’d expect to see go along with her music, but it works to hilarious effect.

    Fro Rojas’ adorable kid-filled romp with cameos from FriendsWithYou toys and Crayola crayons (nice):

    Thanks again everyone!

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