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Sweatstock 2013's Full Lineup and Set Times

Go wild in the streets! Score swag! Mosh! In exactly 49 hours, everyone's favorite Little Haiti music shop, Sweat Records, will be celebrating Sweatstock 2013, its third annual one-day music fest, anniversary party, and Record Store Day bonanza. There will be limited-edition RSD releases, indie m ... More >>

"You'll Have to Leave Miami to Make It" and More Wisdom From Florida Music Get Together

​It's not easy being a musician in Vice City. The geographical challenge alone is enough to make any band go crazy. Miami may never be called a musical epicenter. But when Radioboxer's Jota Dazza put out the call for fellow musicians to take part in the Florida Music Get Together, the local music ... More >>

Our Idiot Brother: Paul Rudd's long-haired dreamer imparts life lessons

Best of Miami 2011: Ten Best Bands of the Last Decade

2 Live Crew: Best local band of all time!​Start the motherfucking countdown! The Rising is upon us! Indeed, we're just days away from unleashing our big, fat Best of Miami 2011 issue upon the world. And to honor the occasion, we've decided to surf against the tide of time by rifling through our ... More >>

Home Is Where ANR Is

Washed Out's Ernest Greene Rides the Chill Wave at Eve This Friday

Washed Out's Ernest Greene.​Washed Out's Ernest Greene has a success story that most one-man bands dream about late at night in their lonely studios. He was unemployed, looking for work, living with his parents, and making music in his bedroom before he was suddenly discovered by all the right mus ... More >>

10K Islands presents Holidazed at Churchill's December 16

John Hancock on ANR's New Album, Recording With Justin Bieber, and the End of the World

​In addition to orchestrating alternative pop epics, Awesome New Republic also makes jokes, constantly reminding us that "we're humans, not furniture." And so, when we call ANR's John Hancock, he immediately starts riffing. "You're calling from Miami New Times? Miami's home for informati ... More >>

Ten For $10 or Less For the Weekend of June 11 - 13: Jazid's B-Day, 2 Live Crew's Mr. Mixx, and More

via myspace.com/mongolianjermainemusicJohn Hancock 11 other guys Lolo's b-day = This Friday at the Vagabond​Friday, June 11*Jazid beings its weekend-long 14th anniversary celebration tonight with the debut of its new reggae party, Freeup Fridays, featuring live music tonight by Jahfe and Mixed ... More >>

Awesome New Republic Passports, MacBook Pro Stolen in Montreal

Photo from tenthousandislands.blogspot.com​It seems another Miami band has gotten its gear stolen. New Times reported yesterday that Torche, currently on tour with Circa Survive and Coheed and Cambria, had a slew of equipment jacked in Chicago on Friday, including a guitar, bass, pedals, iP ... More >>

MP3 of the Day: Panic Bomber Discipline EP Remixes

​Last week, we raved about Panic Bomber's latest effort, Discipline, calling it his best work to date. If you haven't heard it, do it so now. After that, thank Richard Haig and YYZ Records who have made the Discipline EP Remixes a free download.None of the reworkings match the catchy quirkiness of ... More >>

Mr. Low Brow, AKA Dustin Orlando, Back in Miami for Saturday's Art Walk

Trailers for art shows! It's sort of a brilliant idea. The above previews one of the highlights of this Saturday's Art Walk -- the opening of "Believe the Hype" at Eazy Street Gallery. The group show, which features pop surrealist and mixed media street artists like Nick Gazin, Eric Althin, and Matt ... More >>

More Info on Sweatstock 2010, Sweat Records' Record Store Day

​Earlier, we let you know that Sub Pop's No Age was scheduled to perform at this year's Record Store Day at Sweat Records, also known as Sweatstock, but more details have finally been released. The all-ages events, taking place Saturday, April 17, will feature performances by Awesome New Republic, ... More >>

SunFest's New Music Night: These United States, Crash Kings, Constellations, Gringo Star, and We Are Scientists

Photo by Sarah LawAbout to become SunFest professionals: These United States​Whoa, we were sure excited the day SunFest announced their initial slate of performers the 28th installment of the music festival, which takes place April 28 - May 2 in downtown West Palm Beach. Nas, Damian Marley, the F ... More >>

Video: Miami All-Star Band, City of Progress, Rocks For Haiti

Look, we've never liked having to say this, but basically the Red Cross fucking sucks. They do a lot of shit, but certainly not as much as people believe, definitely not as much as they portray, and beyond a shadow of a doubt with the heavy burden of "administrative costs" lessening their ability t ... More >>

Sweat Records In-Stores This Week: Animal Tropical and John Hancock Tonight, Roofless Records Tomorrow

via myspace.com/animaltropicalmusic​For a while there, especially around the summer of 2008, you couldn't go to PS14 -- or any of those usual Miami local-oriented events -- without running into the Down Home Southernaires.Their name never made sense, but what did click was their sort of Talking He ... More >>

Top Ten of the Decade: Defining Moments in Miami Culture

Yesterday's list on pop culture showcased how the mass media and the world see Miami, but today's list of cultural moments of the decade focuses on the artistic forces that help Miami see the world. Few cities on any map saw such a dramatic growth spurt in culture in this decade, so let's take a loo ... More >>

Deep Breath: Multi-Day Miami Music Festival Launches This Thursday

via miamimusicfestival.org​In an either extremely clever or just brave bit of scheduling, the inaugural edition of the Miami Music Festival launches this Thursday, less than a week after the onslaught of Art Basel Miami Beach. Despite the lack of a long recuperation lag, though, if you truly want ... More >>

Moving Units: Top Five Albums at Local Independent Music Stores

Moving Units is a weekly column on Crossfade tracking the best-selling albums at South Florida independent record stores. Top Five Albums for the Week of November 16 - 22 Sweat Records, MiamiThe first release from rock supergroup Them Crooked Vultures, made up of members of Queens of the Stone Age ... More >>

Celebrate ANR's Homecoming with an Art Show and Dance Party on Saturday in North Miami

Photo by Ian WitlenANR just did CMJ, and celebrates its homecoming on Saturday at Studio 1419.​Word is that Studio 1415 is an impressive new art/music space in North Miami. And it's been a while since Awesome New Republic have been home -- they recently did the whole CMJ thing in New York as part ... More >>

News Roundup

The teen charged with the stabbing at Coral Gables high has confessed, but he didn't even know his victim's name, and the fight was provoked by a 'bad face.' [CBS4]A bicyclist in South West Dade was killed in a hit and run. [Herald]Tonight, MTV's 'The City' comes to Miami. We've never seen an episod ... More >>

Moving Units: Top Five Albums at Local Independent Music Stores

Moving Units is a weekly column on Crossfade tracking the best-selling albums at South Florida independent record stores. Top 5 Albums for the week of October 25 - 31Seattle-based indie artist Brandi Carlile topped Uncle Sam's charts this week with her newest release, "Give Up The Ghost".​Uncle ... More >>

The Truth, At Last: Jorge Mas Canosa Sponsored Terrorism

Without any fear of being sued or hit with a massive boycott, we're going to say it right up front, in plain English: Jorge Mas Canosa sponsored terrorism. via wallyg's flickrA monument to Jorge Mas Canosa. ​Boom. Feels good, right?For years, the press quaked in fear of criticizing the most powerf ... More >>

Moving Units: Top Five Albums at Local Independent Music Stores

Moving Units is a weekly column on Crossfade tracking the best-selling albums at South Florida independent record stores. Click here to view past top-sellers. Top Five Albums for the Week of September 28-October 3 Sweat Records, Miami Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs led the charts at Sweat Reco ... More >>

Over the Weekend: Future Classic Festival, Churchill's Pub and Bruce Springsteen

The weekend was definitely a busy one. And while the skies poured over South Florida Saturday and Sunday, things didn't seem to slow down. But in case the deluge kept you away from the action, here is what you missed over the weekend:Glass Candy at the VagabondPhoto by Michael Maryanoff​It seems l ... More >>

Future Classic Festival Preview: Jorge Moreno

​Yo, WTF's up with Jorge Moreno? It seems that, aside from a seemingly isolated performance on last December's Victoria Secret Fashion Show, we haven't heard from the talented Cuban-American singer-songwriter in some time. The release of his Grammy and Latin Grammy nominated debut record Moreno sh ... More >>

Wish You Were There: Sweat X Iggy Party at the Awarehouse on Flickr

via J A I M E's Flickr photostream​Tons of people turned out for the Iggy X Sweat fundraiser for Sweat Records at the Awarehouse in Wynwood, Miami this past Saturday. As much as most people were probably hoping, Iggy didn't perform, but he did hang out the whole time, grinning most of the time and ... More >>

Iggy Pop Helps Sweat Cool Down

The godfather of punk will appear at a benefit for the Miami record shop.

MP3 of the Day: "Pain" by Iggy Pop, Getting His Face on Sweat-y Tees This Saturday at the Awarehouse

​The final, frenzied countdown to party time has begun. In exactly three days, the Magic City's most discerning club rats -- and fanatical apparel collectors -- will swarm the Awarehouse for Saturday's Sweat X Iggy Pop T-Shirt Release. (If you haven't yet RSVP-ed, get on the list right now. Note: ... More >>

Iggy Pop Helping Sweat Records Cool Down

via Sweat Records​What's a helpless independent record store to do when it needs to raise money for a new AC unit? Get some star power, of course.For months, it seems Sweat Records has lived up to its name, forcing owners Lauren "Lolo" Reskin and Jason Jimenez to amend store hours and cancel event ... More >>

Last Call For South Florida Bands Applying to CMJ - Hit Up Sonicbids

Bands, you probably already know about and use Sonicbids. So you'll know that the site is also a gateway for local bands to score slots at big-deal events and festivals. Recently, local act the Mission Veo submitted a demo through Sonicbids and scored a gig at the local stop of the Warped Tour. So, ... More >>

Video: Awesome New Republic "Digital World"

Awesome New Republic's popularity seems to just keep growing and growing. With Gossip Girl's Leighton Meester covering their track and the release of their EP Rational Geographic Vol. 1, the Miami duo seem to be on the cusp of making it as a national act.Speaking of Rational Geographic Vol. 1, Pitc ... More >>

Five Miami Bands Play the Florida Grammy Showcase at FMF on Wednesday

photo by Karla Garcia, via grammy.comThe annual Florida Music Festival kicks off its eighth year tonight, and while it's up in Orlando, more and more South Florida bands are turning towards the multi-day music crawl as a sort of SXSW lite. Billed as featuring 250 performances across 15 stages and th ... More >>

PG-13 Talks Panther God and the Future of Circuitree Records

Today, PG-13, aka Paul Gaeta, releases his second record into the wild: Panther God (click here for a preview). Really it should be his fourth , but between his 2007 debut, the humbly titled Seven Songs for my Friends and the beginning of God's creation some thieves broke into his apartment and sto ... More >>

Matt and Kim Return to South Florida, at the Upper Eastside Garden Mar. 28

Sung to the tune of "Jack and Diane": "A little ditty about Matt and Kim/Two American kids making music in Brooklyn/Matt plays keys, sings snotty and cute/Kim bashes out drumbeats and sings a bit, too/Oh yeah, life goes on/Long after the hype of their debut is gone/Oh, yeah, life goes on/Matt and Ki ... More >>

News Roundup

Maybe we're just heading for disappointment if we get caught up in the fact that the Dolphins could win their division, but it feels so good. [USA Today]Unscientific Odds of survival for The Miami Herald: "2-1. If you do not consider a two-page weekly digest of Dave Barry and Carl Hiaasen columns to ... More >>

Rachel Goodrich Featured in the New York Times

It's always a good feeling as a publication when artists that you've been covering on the ground for years finally gain the national exposure that you know they deserve. Such was the feeling yesterday as I read through a great story on Miami's growing indie music scene by written by former Herald r ... More >>

Over the Weekend - MLK Jr., Prescription Pot, Artopia and More

Basel-tastic Bashes and Blowouts

Where you need to be to party for cheap.

Spy Vs. Spy

Billy Ray takes on another liar: FBI traitor Robert Hanssen

John Hancock ANR

ANR, So Long

The Long Kiss Goodnight

Cold Sweat

An indie Miami institution takes five

Awesome New Republic

The End

Muck, Raked

A dirty journo gets busted in Shattered Glass

The Old Gringos

With local interest on the wane, a graying biker gang resolves to head south of the border. Como se dice "raisin' hell"?

A Split Verdict

Swelter