Hey Sweaters, come by the shop tonight for our Tuesday night knitting/crafting/sketching/studying fun time session! Starting at 7pm, Sweat becomes the ultimate rec room.
There are board games too! We just brought in a semi-recent copy of Trivial Pursuit, and here’s a challenge: if anyone can beat me at Boggle tonight, they’ll get a cupcake on the house!
No cover of course, see you tonight!
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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
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!
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If you haven’t seen ANIMAL TROPICAL live yet, then rejoice and come out because they will be taking the stage this Friday at The Vagabond!
We unabashedly love this South Florida foursome who, while hard to describe, are making some of the best and most unique music in the current creative atmosphere. They also dress sharp, make cool videos and put on a great show (which you can see for yourself this week). You can read more about them from some press quotes we posted after the jump.
We’ve posted this before but their awesome EP “Doom Years” is still available for free from the link below. Get it and see you Friday!
Download: Animal Tropical “Doom Years” EP
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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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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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Here at Sweat we’re happy to be celebrating MLK Day with a special Movie Mondays screening of the acclaimed documentary The Night James Brown Saved Boston!
It tells the story about how James Brown took the stage at the Boston Garden one day after the tragic assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and helped prevent riots in the city. It features actual performance footage and interviews with James’ band, local politicians, concertgoers and more. Hear more about it in this NPR piece.
No cover as always, seating at 8, film at 8.30. See you tonight!
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This Saturday evening we are extremely excited to welcome you to the 10th installment of Pure Imagination Live at Sweat Records!
Writer and storyteller extraordinaire Matt Gajewski returns to bring you amusing, gently twisted, thought-provoking tales with live soundtracking by his merry band of misfit music-makers, aka the Mountain Dew Code Red Terror Alert.
No cover as always, starts at 9pm. Enjoy hot chocolate and quality entertainment before your Saturday night festivities commence!
Click the flier above to visit the Pure Imagination website where you can listen to or download all the previous episodes (including stories you’ll recognize from previous PI Live’s), or enjoy them as free podcasts via iTunes.
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We’ve got lots of great stuff coming up for Fridays at The Vagabond…We already enjoyed really (really!) great sets from Life Of Seals and Sweet Bronco, this week we’ve got guest DJ MGA back in the house to rock the decks in the main room!
Coming up…next week is tuneful Miami trio Ex-Norwegian, followed by Astari Nite celebrating the release of their new EP (and their song’s inclusion in RockBand 2), and then dreamy “chillwave” act Million Young on Friday, February 5th.
All that and three areas of great music, our guy Mo serving up impressive edibles in the Garden, and in case you hadn’t heard our current Fridays drink specials are $2 PBRs or $5 Russian Standard vodka cocktails from 10pm to midnight! That also happens to be the Sweat set time (with either myself or Just Dandy) so arrive early to beat the line, hear some fresh new music and imbibe on the cheap.
Remember: Fridays loves you. No dress code, no bs, just come as you are.
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