I’m a huge Ghostbusters fan. Like, so huge I’m in the midst of having a GB uniform tee-shirt tailored into a dress – it’s Spengler, of course. On par with my other childhood love, Gremlins, GB has been a constant in my life. And now, as this summer is the 30th anniversary of the original …
Hey friends and Sweat fans: Sweat has a fancy new Spotify account and we’d love to be your friend! We’ve put together a bunch of cool playlists for you to check out, including an In Rotation one that we are updating constantly with a huge variety of great new albums. Additionally, each staff member …
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Last year, one of my favorite contemporary composers, Max Richter, released the soundtrack to Ari Folman’s film The Congress. At the time it was only available as CD/digital, but this week a limited vinyl version was released by the soundtrack masters at Milan Records. The Congress isn’t the first time Richter’s done film work and …
Your week inside of Sweat Records started off great with a magnificent DJ performance by Nightmares On Wax! Huge thanks to them and everyone who came out last night! Today we host the Emerge Miami meeting, and everyone is welcome to join them from 7-8pm for the good of Miami. Saturday night is the release …
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People: make sure you can scoot out of work on time today because at 6:30pm legendary producer/DJ/music-maker extraordinaire George Evelyn aka NIGHTMARES ON WAX is going to be doing a free DJ set at Sweat! Here’s his Boiler Room set from last year to get you extra excited: He’ll be playing with a full band …
The initial plan for today’s post was to feature the two Cocteau Twins reissues from 4AD. However, Heaven Or Las Vegas is delayed until August 12th, and the post wouldn’t be complete without it. Blue Bell Knoll is in though, so pick up a copy ASAP (it hasn’t been available on vinyl since 1988). But …
Here’s a couple great events we highly recommend this week outside of the store. Of course you should visit us for coffee and records beforehand, and you should check our site tomorrow for Emile’s big list of records fresh in the store. Thursday we’ll be at Moonchine for A-Train‘s monthly dinner/dance party, Shimmy! Rob Riggs …
Read moreSweat It Out: Shimmy at Moonchine, Analog Art 2 at Yo Space
Just announced: INTERPOL will be playing live at the Fillmore Miami Beach on Saturday, November 8th! They’ll be touring in support of their highly-anticipated new album El Pintor, which comes out September 9th on Matador Records. Tickets go on sale this Friday at 10am but you could win a pair right here. You know the …
Our Ty Segall show at The Stage is just two months away and we’re super stoked to share the official concert poster! The artwork is by Nathaniel Deas and you can see more of his work here: Bourbon Sunday. The limited edition, 18″ x 24″ posters will be hand silk-screened by Iron Forge Press and …
A new Tim Hecker reissue – woooooooooo! This one had a small, poor-quality pressing on an import label in 2006. Now, 8 years later, this is considered the definitive vinyl release. Mastered at 45 RPM and spanning 4 sides, the intended full dynamic range of the album is present, boasting maximum sound quality. It’s wonderful …