Vegtastic – Sweat Records

This Just In: Hurraw! Lip Balm

March 6, 2010March 1, 2010 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 …

Vegan Potluck + Music Tomorrow

November 6, 2009November 6, 2009 by Lolo

By popular demand, tomorrow at Sweat we’re hosting a VEGAN POTLUCK! At Sweat #1 we had a couple vegan fests that were full of great food and great people, so we’re super excited to do it again.

Next Week’s In-Store Events

November 2, 2009October 29, 2009 by Lolo

Another great week of in-stores coming up, try to come out to a couple of these! They are all free or cheap because we love you. Monday, November 2nd: Movie Mondays presents a screening of Hedwig and the Angry Inch! Hedwig is one of the best music movies of our generation, and last week’s in-store …

OMG MARSHMALLOWS

October 20, 2009October 8, 2009 by Lolo

Boy oh boy, we’ve got a huge new shipment of Sweet & Sara‘s award winning vegan marshmallow stuffs from NYC! Come in for Original or Peanut-Butter Smores, Classic Vanilla Marshmallows, Toasted Coconut Marshmallows and their newest flavors – Cinnamon Pecan and Strawberry. We’ve tasted them all and they are indeed mind-blowingly good. Come in and …

Cupcake Sale!

September 2, 2009 by Lolo

This week only: our Earthcakes vegan cupcakes are on sale for only $2 a pop! We’ve got Cookies ‘n’ Cream, Double Chocolate, Vanilla Almond and Banana Walnut with Chocolate Icing in stock. They’re usually $2.75 so come find out while these little bundles of joy have a cult following of their own… Sale runs through …

Stuff and Things

August 11, 2009 by Lolo

Little Beard rocked the garden Friday night while guest DJPJ tore up the dance floor! Death Print was truly awesome on Saturday! Read the New Times recap here. Lots of new records added to our Discogs store Plus lots of new used hip hop on the shelves – score 12″s and LPs by Jay-Z, Alkaholiks, …

“Earthlings” Screening Tonight

July 24, 2009June 1, 2009 by Lolo

On a related note, tonight at the shop we’re showing the award-winning, controversial “life-changing” documentary EARTHLINGS as part of our Movie Mondays series. It’s full of real, sometimes undercover footage of what goes on in the industries that rely on animals, that the industries themselves are desperate for you NOT to see. Honestly, I could …

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Veggie Love

July 24, 2009May 30, 2009 by Lolo

Some of you may know that in addition to running Sweat and promoting music-y things, I’m also a proud advocate for not eating meat. This month marks a personal milestone for me in that it’s been 15 years since I decided to give up the farm (animals) and instead choose the path of compassion and …

In Stock: Sweet & Sara Vegan Mallows!

July 24, 2009May 6, 2009 by Lolo

Omg omg omg. This weekend we got another super fresh shipment from the amazing Sweet & Sara Bakery in NYC! Their signature vegan marshmallows have received worldwide acclaim by everyone from Martha Stewart on down and were even voted “Product of The Year” in VegNews Magazine. Now some of you maybe be asking “WTF, why …