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I live in Miami, and I completely disagree with you about SWEAT Records. SWEAT's discs are competitively priced, the selection is very good, the staff and owners work hard to find items you want, and -- most importantly -- they are knowledgeable and passionate about music. As to price, discs at SWEAT are more expensive than, say, discs at Target or Best Buy, because those chains have deals with some labels allowing them to sell discs at a very low price. But SWEAT's prices are similar to -- if not lower than -- other local retail chains, e.g., Specs, and (the handful of) other local independent record stores, e.g., Yesterday & Today. (n.1)

As to selection, SWEAT seems to me to have a deep inventory of indie music and jazz. And what they don't have they try hard to find via order. Aside from a few items I've requested that they haven't been able to get through their distributors (mostly classical stuff, e.g., an old Anonymous 4 album, Hermann Baumann) SWEAT has always been able to locate the albums I request. In just the past year, I've ordered a bunch of diverse albums through them, e.g., Fela Kuti's "Expensive S--t/He Miss Road," Grant Hart's "Good News for Modern Man," Lavender Diamond's "The Cavalry of Light," Talk Talk's "Laughing Stock," and Henson Cargill's "A Very Well Travelled Man." They seem to work hard to locate items I order, they keep me abreast of the status of my order and they're responsive.

Most importantly, the owners seem passionate about music. They don't just locate items in the store for you, they're happy to discuss the music with you and suggest other items you might like.

Anyway, I've already said too much on the subject. I just was surprised to see the small, local indie-record store I patron be mentioned on an ILM thread, and I wanted to give you another perspective on it. I hope you enjoy Miami; it's a great city.

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(n.1) I'm not even sure, aside from SWEAT, Blue Note and one store on Lincoln Road, that there are any independent records stores left in Miami anymore.

― Daniel, Esq., Saturday, 23 September 2006 10:33 (6 years ago) Permalink

dude, teh lf's from miami, not a recent transplant.

and also, the fact that Sweat is the only place of its kind is ridiculous. sure, they have some good stuff, but it's kind of just a normal independent record store (and a small one at that) with a bit more of a dance music selection.

― trees (treesessplode), Saturday, 23 September 2006 16:39 (6 years ago) Permalink

My bad. I was confused by his "in not from" comment upthread.

Anyway, if there are other good independent record stores in Miami besides SWEAT Records, I'd also like to hear about them.

― Daniel, Esq., Saturday, 23 September 2006 16:56 (6 years ago) Permalink

perhaps my plan of opening a record store in a warm location could work out.

― trees (treesessplode), Saturday, 23 September 2006 17:03 (6 years ago) Permalink

though probably not.

― trees (treesessplode), Saturday, 23 September 2006 17:03 (6 years ago) Permalink

i think that music is overpriced everywhere is miami, actually. anyways, i'm glad you've had good experiences with them.

― a name means a lot just by itself (lfam), Saturday, 23 September 2006 18:46 (6 years ago) Permalink

Daniel is quite correct, alas. Aside form Blue Note and Sweat, Miami is mostly Best Buy and Borders.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Saturday, 23 September 2006 20:10 (6 years ago) Permalink

Sting Miami music fest delivers mediocrity
BY EVELYN McDONNELL
emcdonnell@MiamiHerald.com
The white screen hung by the side of the stage all Sunday night, a silent, empty reminder of the unrealized ambitions that brought the Sting Miami festival to Bicentennial Park. For instance, there was no image of Wyclef Jean to fill it, since the promised headliner was one of several unexplained no-show artists. Maybe, with a meager turnout, the promoters couldn't afford to pay a cameraman.
It didn't matter: The audience didn't need blown-up performers' images since it was easy enough to get near the stage -- if you could be bothered to get a close-up of the mostly B-list reggae hopefuls and has-beens.
With Jean missing in action, controversial dancehall star Beenie Man was the festival headliner. He almost didn't go on: While radio personality Papa Keith was announcing him from the stage, the singer was still hanging out in the VIP area several hundred feet away. It took a couple beefy men urgently whispering in his ear and tugging his elbows to apparently convince the Jamaican star to go on.
Once there, he complained that he had not been given as much money as he had been promised. Beenie Man delivered a decidedly less extravagant performance than he had given on that same platform a few months earlier, over Memorial Day weekend. He did manage to insult homosexuals and repeatedly proclaim his own sexual prowess. Beenie Man is still being banned in venues around the world for his relentless gay-bashing. If only he too had been MIA Sunday.
Before him Richie Spice culminated a series of ersatz sets by toasters and singers, all of whom performed in front of the same backing band (four musicians who deserve medals for stamina and adaptability). Most frontpeople were Jamaican artists who are not well-known off the island or outside of expat communities, and few managed to deliver standout performances.

Singer Cherine Anderson, a Jamaican film star, mixed neo-soul and reggae well. She was a highlight of a segment of the festival that segregated most of the female artists together. Miami rapper Trina capped the woman hour with a game performance that still failed to get the party started. It's admirable that the Diamond Princess repeatedly shouts out to ''her ladies.'' But like several of the show's raunchy dancehall artists, her show nonetheless seems geared for men.

the bold wasn't in the print version

― a name means a lot just by itself (lfam), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 14:09 (6 years ago) Permalink

anyways, the statement that it is just blue note and sweat is true on a large scale, but i know that there must be miniature specialist record stores tucked inside of other businesses, unadvertised. when i was high school there was a clothing store called M-80 on 36 street near NE 2 ave, maybe two blocks west of it. part of the first wave of artists and designers taking up shop in overtown / wynwood. anyways, they had a small selection of twelves, maybe 500 or so, and a record player to play them on. i didn't know any of the artists back then but they were mostly minimal techno and raunchy chicago house judging by what i heard. this was around 1999-2000. now they are closed. last i heard the person doing the records moved to objex art space, but i don't know where they moved to or if they are open.

there have to be more places like that and this thread is for sharing them.

― a name means a lot just by itself (lfam), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 14:20 (6 years ago) Permalink

i take back what i said about sweat never getting you your orders; i didn't understand how they order things. i thought they ordered every week but it's really once a month. also, it's pretty cool that they are attached to a bar.

― a name means a lot just by itself (lfam), Monday, 9 October 2006 15:55 (6 years ago) Permalink

Being attached to a bar does less for me. I feel awkward walking past the early afternoon drinkers to get to the record store. But SWEAT is a really good store, and I'm glad you had a better experience with them ordering items for you. I just received a shipment from them, and they went to pains to ensure that it was (a) delivered quickly and (b) carefully insulated so no disc broke. They're also really good about suggesting items I might like.

On a broader level, record store choices are really limited here. VIRGIN MegaStore just closed its Shops at Sunset Place store after its 7 year lease expired. Specs caters to more mainstream, urban and Latin genres (although they do have a dynamite classical and jazz section hidden in the back of their South Dixie Highway store). And the only other places I've seen are Barnes & Noble, Best Buy and Borders.

― Daniel, Esq., Monday, 9 October 2006 18:55 (6 years ago) Permalink

i used to feel weird about walking through the bar but i got there around lunch last monday and sweat was late opening so i smoked and drank sprite with the bartender chrissy and some of the regulars and it was fun.

one of those people told me about a 'house of music' between 125th and 135th on s dixie. not the easiest thing to google.

― a name means a lot just by itself (lfam), Monday, 9 October 2006 19:22 (6 years ago) Permalink

these sound interesting:

WE BE JOYS
3565 NW 9 AVE
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309

Yesterday & Today
http://www.vintagerecords.com/

― a name means a lot just by itself (lfam), Monday, 9 October 2006 19:27 (6 years ago) Permalink

YESTERDAY AND TODAY RECORDS
9274 S.W. 40th STREET
MIAMI, FLORIDA 33165

i'm going there tomorrow evening, will report back

― a name means a lot just by itself (lfam), Monday, 9 October 2006 19:28 (6 years ago) Permalink

Oh, yeah! I remember Y & T Records, from when I was in college. They used to have a store in the South Miami/Coral Gables-ish area, but I think it closed.

I'm really curious to hear what you think of it.

― Daniel, Esq., Monday, 9 October 2006 19:58 (6 years ago) Permalink

"It" being the remaining/new location.

― Daniel, Esq., Monday, 9 October 2006 19:58 (6 years ago) Permalink

a search of the WE BE JOY myspace reveals dancing bears and people with names like 'beautiful flower.' so unless yr looking for incense and phish bootlegs...

― trees (treesessplode), Monday, 9 October 2006 20:27 (6 years ago) Permalink

Lauren, Sweat Records' owner (she of the pink hair), is a real sweetheart too.

The original location of Y&T Records was in West Miami, just a half-mile from Coral Gables; the selection was truly wondrous.

As Daniel and name means a lot have discovered, Miami is not easily navigated without a car. Distance and traffic makes shopping for more than the essentials an experience of unconscionable brutality. The thought of driving to Sweat Records from West Miami makes my skin crawl these days, and so, alas, I buy most of my stuff online.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Monday, 9 October 2006 20:38 (6 years ago) Permalink

Yeah, Alfred's right on all counts.

I live in Coral Gables, and it's a pain to get to SWEAT Records. But SWEAT will order items and let you pay for them either via PAYPAL or telephone (with your C/C information), and they'll ship them to you. It makes the process painless, and -- as I said upthread -- it's nice to patron good local businesses when possible.

― Daniel, Esq., Monday, 9 October 2006 21:09 (6 years ago) Permalink

Incidentally, Specs on South Dixie Highway (on the Coral Gables/South Miami border) has a semi-decent used disc selection. I stopped by yesterday, and found TV On The Radio's Cookie Mountain, J. Holland's Springtime Will Kill You, Springsteen's The Seeger Sessions, and Depeche Mode's 101, among others.

― Daniel, Esq., Monday, 9 October 2006 21:13 (6 years ago) Permalink

Daniel, drop me a line. I'd love to hear from you.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Monday, 9 October 2006 21:17 (6 years ago) Permalink

i live in the northwest gables (near red road and calle ocho) and i find that sweat is usually a pretty quick drive if you take 836 west to i-95 north and get off at the first exit, takes you right to the design district in 10-15 minutes.

― a name means a lot just by itself (lfam), Monday, 9 October 2006 21:24 (6 years ago) Permalink

Where have you hometown ILX'ers been all my life? :)

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Monday, 9 October 2006 21:27 (6 years ago) Permalink

Looks like there are at least three of us locally. I live in South Gables. It's a great area.

― Daniel, Esq., Monday, 9 October 2006 21:29 (6 years ago) Permalink

Wait, Name, the end of your email address is Oberlin.edu. That's the University in Ohio, right? That's what threw me.

― Daniel, Esq., Monday, 9 October 2006 21:32 (6 years ago) Permalink

perfect to get lifted
xxpost

i'm back home, taking some time off from school

― a name means a lot just by itself (lfam), Monday, 9 October 2006 21:34 (6 years ago) Permalink

also, you can call me lf or lfam or leo if you want, name is too nonspecific ;)

― a name means a lot just by itself (lfam), Monday, 9 October 2006 21:35 (6 years ago) Permalink

okay i went today instead of tuesday. the place is on the second floor of one of those ubiquitous double-decker strip malls that dot major streets in residential neighbourhoods, so i had to go around the block a few times. it's right across from bird bowl. it was pricier than sweat but the dude is maintaining a stock maybe four times as large (not counting what he described as the "warehouse" in the back, so maybe double that estimate?), plus he seemed a little old to do the starving grad student thing. mostly vinyl, vinyl on shelves, vinyl on the floors, vinyl on the walls, organized into genre and artist except on the floor where it's just scrambled by genre. there was a lot of cds but nowhere near the amount of vinyl for such a small space.

i went looking for disco, especially t.k. and its sublabels and i was not disappointed. i looked through almost every record in the disco / dance section and there were several dozen t.k. and marlin records. lots of salsoul. probably lots of other disco classics i'm not familiar with. a few post 1987 looking dance records but no techno or house i was familiar with, although there was a klf 12".

i didn't really look into the rest of the store but there were large sections for "rock/pop," jazz, various regional variations of latin music, blues, 40s and 50s vocalists, and "thousands" of 45s filed in cabinets that i passed on. the ska / reggae / & progeny section was disappointing but maybe the 45s make up for it?

not the place to go for new releases but great for a lot of other things.

― a name means a lot just by itself (lfam), Thursday, 12 October 2006 00:22 (6 years ago) Permalink

Thanks!

I live just two minutes from Y&T. Will check it out this weekend.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Thursday, 12 October 2006 00:29 (6 years ago) Permalink

Good to know. Thanks!

― Daniel, Esq., Thursday, 12 October 2006 01:03 (6 years ago) Permalink

so, is anyone going to see tim sweeney and juan maclean spin at the district tomorrow night?

― a name means a lot just by itself (lfam), Friday, 13 October 2006 23:38 (6 years ago) Permalink

Depends how sober I am after my prospective brother-in-law's bachelor party that afternoon.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Friday, 13 October 2006 23:40 (6 years ago) Permalink

if i am there i will be wearing white new balances, size 12

― a name means a lot just by itself (lfam), Friday, 13 October 2006 23:42 (6 years ago) Permalink

clean

― a name means a lot just by itself (lfam), Friday, 13 October 2006 23:43 (6 years ago) Permalink

On a related subject, why are there so few good concerts in Miami?

― Daniel, Esq., Saturday, 14 October 2006 03:48 (6 years ago) Permalink

what, gloria estefan at the carnival cruise lines center isn't good enough for you?

― a name means a lot just by itself (lfam), Saturday, 14 October 2006 05:03 (6 years ago) Permalink

Pet Shop Boys tomorrow night. I'll be there.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Monday, 16 October 2006 22:59 (6 years ago) Permalink

the party at the district was fun, especially juan maclean

― a name means a lot just by itself (lfam), Tuesday, 17 October 2006 01:35 (6 years ago) Permalink

their soundsystem kind of sucks, though, no?

― a name means a lot just by itself (lfam), Tuesday, 17 October 2006 01:35 (6 years ago) Permalink

the reason there are so few good shows (and record stores) here in miami is that this town won't support more.

The few promoters with a clue do what they can - but this town is a fickle bitch musically. most bands that do great elsewhere, do crap to mediocre here. and when they do have a good show -- the followup usually bombs.

and I say that as someone who booked shows here for a decade and now tours constantly.

FYI, record stores are dying everywhere - it's just the live music thing we're sucking harder at.

― Uncle Tom (Uncle Tom), Tuesday, 17 October 2006 04:28 (6 years ago) Permalink

2 weeks pass...

uncle sam's? is it all crap uk / prog house?

― a name means a lot just by itself (lfam), Monday, 6 November 2006 04:23 (6 years ago) Permalink

i want to check it out but that i don't like uk dance and i know how popular that shit is in miami. well, i'll probably go to the miami beach store regardless of your responses.

― a name means a lot just by itself (lfam), Monday, 6 November 2006 04:23 (6 years ago) Permalink

xxxpost: i lived in south fla. from '78 until '86; not been back in many years. bands have very rarely made it down to miami 'cause it's a loooong drive, and you have to double-back right afterwards, you know? yes, i think you know.

thankfully the sst-related bands had a solid work ethic, so i got to see black flag, meat puppets, husker du, minutemen, descendents... a lot of the time, my friends and i used to drive to atlanta to see shows.

used to be a lot of used vinyl places, and some awesome swap meet/ record fairs -- yesterday and today was def. aces back then but i'm sure it's not too bad now -- evan chern owns it right? he's a great guy.

best record store i've ever been to was YARDBIRD in coconut grove, run by michael dean. absolutely amazing, so grateful it was there and sad it's not been around for a long-ass time too.

― yetimike (McGonigal), Monday, 6 November 2006 09:17 (6 years ago) Permalink

so, i went to uncle sam's on the beach. i have always wondered why the clubs here all seem to exclusively play progressive and tribal house, and trance. this place may be to blame. either that or it's just catering to the local djs. probably a little bit of both turned to a horrible uk shit positive feedback loop.

so, they sells cds and vinyl, plus incense, bowls, candles, stickers, posters, sheets of shiny contact paper, things you hang on your porch that twirl around and look pretty, gimmicky t-shirts and hats, scarface posters, turntables, cigarettes, and candy. although you wouldn't know they actually wanted to sell anything judging by all the printed labels telling you DON'T OPEN THIS RECORD or DON'T TOUCH THE WINDOW or NO BAGS AT ALL or NO SMOKING (even though the place absolutely reeks of incense) or NO REFUNDS EVER every-fucking-where. you'd think they were doing you a favor letting you in their shop. that and you have to give them a driver's license to listen to records on their turntables. and the clerks themselves were pretty unfriendly.

the vinyl is organized into dance classics (just a bunch of records called, literally, DANCE CLASSICS with eg. a madonna track and a michael jackson track, no trax or transmat type stuff like you might expect), imports (aka uk house), domestic (american prog house and dnb, absolutely nothing i had ever heard of besides a moodyman record) and hip-hop/rnb. their "pick of the week" cds (which are usually a pretty good microcosm of the store's taste) were all tiesto-esque trance mixes and tribal/prog stuff DO NOT WANT

i eventually found a melchior 12" to make the trip out there worthwhile, but i didn't see a single other record i would even consider buying.

grade: D+ (being charitable because i love thomas melchior)

― a name means a lot just by itself (lfam), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 19:34 (6 years ago) Permalink

i suppose they did have a pretty big selection of cds but if i wanted a cd i would just, you know, "buy" it

― a name means a lot just by itself (lfam), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 19:36 (6 years ago) Permalink

website: http://www.unclesamsmusic.com/

― a name means a lot just by itself (lfam), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 19:37 (6 years ago) Permalink

and i almost forgot! they were pretty heavily promoting the 10th anniversary expanded deluxe remastered editions of... the SUBLIME catalog. great!

― a name means a lot just by itself (lfam), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 19:38 (6 years ago) Permalink

a comprehensive list of their gewgaws:

Incense
Shirts
DJ Bags
Bags
Hats
Sunglasses
Lunchboxes
Jewelry
Patches
Posters
Bobbleheads
Candles
Fairy Statues
Belts
Belt Buckles
Needles
Candleholders
Collectibles
Dunny dolls
Headphones
Body Cleansers
Wallets
Scarface Stuff
Slip Mats
Guitar Accessories
Bongos
Djimbes
Body Jewelry
Die-Case Toys
Lamps
Gum, Candy & Cigarettes
Energy Drinks
Hooka Accessories

― a name means a lot just by itself (lfam), Tuesday, 7 November 2006 19:40 (6 years ago) Permalink

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28th @ STUDIO A: LADY SOVEREIGN (Def Jam) live with MAYDAY and Young Love. Doors at 9pm, 60 NE 11th St. http://www.studioamiami.com

lady sov i couldn't care less about but is that mayday aka derrick may? anybody know?

― a name means a lot just by itself (lfam), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 18:26 (6 years ago) Permalink

THAT IS DERRICK MAY HE IS WICKED LIVE GO TO SEE

― trees (treesessplode), Tuesday, 14 November 2006 19:03 (6 years ago) Permalink

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anyways, daniel, the new sweat location is directly next door to churchill's. they share a wall. i also think that sweat is expanding their stock to go with the larger space. awesome!

― elan, Friday, 25 January 2008 05:48 (5 years ago) Permalink

6 months pass...

uncle sam's on 14th and washington has expanded their stock of used dance records and it is awesome! it's stuffed with classics.

― elan, Monday, 11 August 2008 23:57 (4 years ago) Permalink

An email I got says SWEAT Records is one of the top independent coffeehouses in Miami (as voted by such-and-so magazine, I guess). Who knew! Still haven't gone there or bought from them in over a year.

― Daniel, Esq., Tuesday, 12 August 2008 00:07 (4 years ago) Permalink

No fault of SWEAT Records, mind you, but eMusic and/or the used disc store (Spec's) are such cheapter alternatives.

― Daniel, Esq., Tuesday, 12 August 2008 00:08 (4 years ago) Permalink

I got great out of print King Sunny Ade vinyl at Uncle Sam's a month ago.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 00:08 (4 years ago) Permalink

we need another FAP!

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 00:09 (4 years ago) Permalink

Agreed! Are there more ILX'ors in South Florida, there days?

― Daniel, Esq., Tuesday, 12 August 2008 00:13 (4 years ago) Permalink

I think Jordan $ is around.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 00:17 (4 years ago) Permalink

i'm here

― elan, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 00:21 (4 years ago) Permalink

what part of town are y'all in? i'm in the northwest gables.

― elan, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 00:22 (4 years ago) Permalink

We're nearly neighbors, Elan. I'm South Gables.

― Daniel, Esq., Tuesday, 12 August 2008 00:22 (4 years ago) Permalink

im in pinecrest/palmetto bay

― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 12 August 2008 00:24 (4 years ago) Permalink

shall we plan something for this week then?

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 00:31 (4 years ago) Permalink

im free any night but tomorrow

― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 12 August 2008 00:40 (4 years ago) Permalink

This week might be tight for me, but by all means, if you guys are available, set it up (I'm an old/boring ILX'or, anyway, trust me).

― Daniel, Esq., Tuesday, 12 August 2008 00:42 (4 years ago) Permalink

(If I can make it, I will)

― Daniel, Esq., Tuesday, 12 August 2008 00:43 (4 years ago) Permalink

i literally have nothing on going until the 23rd, when i leave

also, dunno if it matters but im not 21

― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 12 August 2008 00:46 (4 years ago) Permalink

2 months pass...

Is Sunrise near Miami, Jamaican jerk chicken lovers?

The organizers of the seventh annual Jamaican Jerk Festival, presented by Air Jamaica and Publix, scheduled for this Sunday, November 9th, in Markham Park, Sunrise, Florida, have planned a special tribute to the legendary band leader Byron Lee, who passed away on Tuesday, November 4, in Jamaica. Lee's band, the Dragonaires, will make their first appearance since his passing, at the festival on Sunday.

Julianne Lee, daughter of the famed bandleader, assured listeners on WAVS radio on Thursday that the band will be appearing at the festival on Sunday. "The Jamaican Jerk Festival was very special for my dad and he asked that the show go on, as he had a close relationship with the organizers. This is going to be our first appearance without him and we are planning to celebrate his life in a special way at the Jerk Festival.

― curmudgeon, Sunday, 9 November 2008 08:16 (4 years ago) Permalink

Sunrise is, depending on your speed, about 40 minutes north-northeast, in Broward. Take I-75 if you're in western Miami-Dade, the Turnpike to 595 if you're east.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Sunday, 9 November 2008 12:51 (4 years ago) Permalink

hey, i'm headed to Miami today and was wondering if there was a great place to find calypso records?

― david b, Sunday, 9 November 2008 15:53 (4 years ago) Permalink

4 months pass...

Nice! Tinariwen to close Miami Heineken Transatlantic Festival on April 25.

― Daniel, Esq., Wednesday, 1 April 2009 22:13 (4 years ago) Permalink

2 years pass...

BACHANAL IN DE PARK
THE NEW ALL INCLUSIVE DAY FETE
MIAMI CARNIVAL 2011
3pm - 11pm
FEATURING
KES THE BAND
RIKKI JAI - NADIA BOSTAN
BENJAI AND MORE
HOSTED BY DJ LAZ
CLICK FLYER FOR COMPLETE INFO
Location:
ARTS PARK at YOUNG CIRCLE
1915 HOLLYWOOD BLVD
Contact Info:
http://www.thr3ehouseinc.com

― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 28 September 2011 03:35 (1 year ago) Permalink

That's on Saturday October 8th

― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 28 September 2011 03:36 (1 year ago) Permalink

5 months pass...

The list of entertainers lined up for Compas Festival 2012: CaRiMi, Djakout#1, Kreyol La, Harmonik, T-Micky, NuLook, Disip and Mizik Mizik, TPO, Alan Cave, Mikaben, Robert Charlot, Cubano, Belo, Tifane, BIC, Fefe, Jude Jean, Jean Bernard Thomas, Artizz, Larose and many others.

If only you Miami folks were into Haitian music. This May 19 event is at Bayfront Park. I have written about Haitian musicians in the W. DC area and am now getting emails about Miami Haitian shows.

― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 27 March 2012 15:09 (1 year ago) Permalink

Anything recommended for a Wednesday or Thursday night in Miami? Good soul, latin or funk weeklies? Absurdly broad question, but looking for a nice spot for after dinner late-midweek.

― Playoff Starts Here (san lazaro), Tuesday, 27 March 2012 16:29 (1 year ago) Permalink

ilxers Jordan S. or Soto might know.

Do not know if this link is accurate but maybe it is. I haven't been to Miami in years.

http://www.miami.com/pass-the-salsa-a-latin-nightclub-guide-article

― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 27 March 2012 20:26 (1 year ago) Permalink

http://www.miaminewtimes.com/

― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 27 March 2012 20:28 (1 year ago) Permalink

^^^ not a bad one.

That event sounds great!

― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 27 March 2012 20:28 (1 year ago) Permalink

3 weeks pass...

Thursday April 19

Arkadia I Fontainebleau Hotel I 4441 Collins Avenue Miami Beach
Miami Heat vs. Chicago Bulls Exclusive Afterparty
Hosted by R&B Legend
R.Kelly

Soto, you should go to this.

― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 18 April 2012 15:49 (1 year ago) Permalink

I'm spinning.

― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 18 April 2012 15:50 (1 year ago) Permalink

3 weeks pass...

From Dave Marsh's Rap and Roll Confidential comes this odd item (are many stations anywhere playing Beastie Boys in tribute?):

Dear Miami Radio Stations,

Why have you not played any Beastie Boys songs since MCA died May 4? Is it because Pitbull didn't work with them? It has been six days and I have not heard one song, mention or "4 and 3 and 2 and 1 word up" on the radio. Every important celebrity on the planet has sent their condolences via twitter including Madonna, Justin Timberlake, Cee Lo Green and the freaking Dalai Lama and you can't play one tribute song? When MJ died it was "Rock with You" and "Beat It" all day long. Yeah, he was the King of Pop, but they are Kings of Hip-Hop (or what we used to call rap before it got gentrified.)
Dear Miami Radio Stations, I love you with your tropical beats, creole news station and college kids playing jazz (jazz hands for effect). But when a Hall of Fame hip hop band member dies of cancer, it's time to turn off the bachata "so nasty" beats and pay your respects. A fitting tribute would be the "Paul Revere” lyrics: "It started way back in history, with Adrock, MCA and me, Mike D" or maybe even "Shake Your Rump" lyrics with "I got arrested at Mardi Gras for jumping on a float. My man MCA's got a beard like a billie goat. Squaw squaw is the disco call." But I would even settle…..Yes, I'll say it. I would even settle for "Fight for Your Right to Party." Yes, it was satire and illegally appropriated or nationalized (fraternized?) by Delts and Fijis across the country (a heinous crime, and in Miami we know heinous crimes) but I would take it.

Miami Radio Stations, do you only care about the 18-34 demo? A few advertisers still buy the nearly AARP-ers in the 18-49 demo, no? Is it that the Beastie Boys are Jewish? White? Good standardized test takers and would have crushed the FCATs? Is it because they participated in Langerado, that ill-fated Lollapalooza knock-off music fest in the Everglades?
Miami Radio Stations, did you know there are thousands of us who moved here from the Tri-state area (read Long Island and New Jersey) who have a Beastie Boys poster still hanging proudly in our old room at our parents' house? There are thousands of us who bought Gucci watches because of the Beastie Boys. Ok, maybe a handful. There are hundreds of us who know "White Castle fries only come in one size" because of them. There are even more of us with "trees in our mirror so our car don't smell" (and so our car don't smell). Miami Radio Stations, you play Eminem and Vanilla Ice. They went to the Beastie Boy School of "How to Make It as White Guy in Hip Hop". Eminem even graduated with a PhD from the school (Vanilla was a drop-out).

Or is it really all because Pitbull didn't mix them into "La Gente Esta Muy Loca"?

Dear Mr. Worldwide (Formerly known as Mr. 305), please sample the Beastie Boys. They invented sampling in the 80's when you were five. Thank you.

Joanna Popper
[Joanna Popper is Vice-President of Marketing at NBC Universal/Telemundo]

― curmudgeon, Friday, 11 May 2012 15:42 (1 year ago) Permalink

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