A secretly-impressive collection of 100+ bands is coming to Orlando this weekend. $30 gets you in all 4 days; $10 is good for a day pass. Here’s a little background info on the event and why we think it’s the start of something great.
So there are a lot of music festivals lately – have you noticed? And they’re getting bigger; much bigger. Ten bands in one day used to qualify as a “festival”. Now SXSW has 1000 bands and lasts 6 months (I think). With all these festivals popping up, surely there’s one out there with allure past a few interesting headliners AND doesn’t cost $300. Maybe? No? Bummer.
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The mashup is a dubious thing in music. When they’re good, they’re really good–consider Danger Mouse’s acclaimed blend of Jay-Z’s black album with the Beatles’ white album, “The Grey Album“–get it?
Remember when mashups were cute?
But really,
do you get it? Do you see how the album got cooler (more internetworthy) by having a name that’s fun/clever?
It’s understandably irresistible to work in some wordplay when merging things, but this hallmark of the modern mashup has had an undesirable side effect: the birth of mashup ideas based on wordplay (or other conceptual novelties–like photoshops–that become available when song A is juxtaposed with song B). The problem is that song A and song B just might not be mashuppable. In fact (FACT), they usually aren’t unless at least one of them is skillfully disassembled first (a fact overlooked by armies of cut-and-paste DJs equipped with an arsenal of illustratively potent YouTube tutorials). The internet’s been getting landfilled with bungled mashups and we could stop it if awareness could be raised on some essential ingredients to a mashup engineering.
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I want to tell you how exhilarating it is to proudly tote your newest vinyl find home and spend the better part of two hours pouring over the liner notes. I want to tell you with certainty that your favorite band will sound better on vinyl.
But, this could be a lie. I sacrificed my record player and modest record collection back in “The Great Break Up of 2009″ to an ex-boyfriend who supposedly enjoyed all of those things much more than I did. And I must (somewhat bitterly) admit that most of my music(ing) takes place in a vehicle or at the gym, so vinyl doesn’t really fit into my life. But none of this makes me any less excited about Record Store Day.
While I won’t be first in line for the Wilco box set, you’ll find me in St. Pete this Saturday soaking up sun, songs, and copious amounts of beer. The 600 Block does it so beautifully right for Record Store Day. Doors to Daddy Kool open at 8 AM (line starts at 6ish, so beware) with a DJ set to get things going. Live music starts at the Local 662 at noon, and I sincerely hope you stick around until later that night to see Meteoreyes at 10:45. Live music starts at Fubar at 1:00 PM. There will be fun, food, a chance to fight a kid for that Ugly Custard LP you wanted, and in case I haven’t mentioned it, beer.
If you’re on the other side of the bridge, I will try not to judge you too harshly and also point you in the direction of Mojo Books and Music by the USF Tampa campus. They open at 9 AM and DJ Sam Esser will play your RSD purchase on the spot, should you let him hold your precious Kimbra EP. Even if you don’t want to share, we’ll understand. Over in the Seminole Heights area, Microgroove will open at 7 AM and have live music from 1 PM – 4 PM. They will also have complimentary PBR throughout the day, which may be enough to make them my pregame spot. (So I pregame RSD, don’t judge me. I’m not the one waiting for the Switchfoot CD.)
Daddy Kool, the Local 662 and Fubar will have the best block party, hands down. At about 11:30 PM I will be drunk and teary and mumbling how beautiful the day was. Yes, I will make myself available for sloppy photo-ops. The 600 block will also have the biggest selection of live shows. Daddy Kool will be have storewide discounts throughout the day.
Mojo Books and Music also boasts an array of sales and free goodies (and beer!) along with a decent line up of shows. I’m not sure what to expect from Microgroove since this is their first RSD, but they offer free beer and a few shows along with storewide sales. However, Microgroove has an ace up their sleeve; if you spend $40, you get into the Blackbird Blackbird show at New World Brewery that night for $5. If you spend $80, you get in free. I can’t stress enough how much you should go see Blackbird Blackbird, I wouldn’t lie to you about this. I know I kind of lied to your earlier, but we have to get past these trust issues.
And last but certainly not least, if you’re feeling frisky and want a road trip for RSD, you absolutely must go to Sweat Records in Miami. RSD ambassador and badass himself Iggy Pop will be there.
You don’t have to be a vinyl elitist to have a blast on RSD. You can meet cool people and set up carpools to future shows, gorge yourself on vegan baked goods, enjoy hours of free live music, score that CSC Funk Band 7″, drink yourself silly and best of all, support your community and the local record stores we hope never ever disappear. And for those of you wetting yourself over The Pharcyde Singles Collection, well, you already know what’s up.
Here’s is the complete list of Record Store Day Releases and yes, the moment you’ve been waiting for, your beloved Brasky picks.
Derek Clark:
Beach House – “Lazuli” 12″
Shabazz Palaces – Live at KEXP 12″
Saturday Looks Good To Me – All Your Summer Songs LP
Oberhofer – “Away From U” 7″
Neon Indian – Hex Girlfriend (translucent 10″ blue vinyl)
Nikki Elizabeth:
Beach House – “Lazuli” 12″
Leonard Cohen – Live in Fredericton EP
Janis Joplin – Highlights from The Pearl Sessions
Death Grips – The Money Store
Odd Future – The OF Tape Vol. 2
Aaron Rogge:
Blitzen Trapper – Hey Joe b/w Skirts on Fire
Mastodon/Feist (??? I heard about this craziness)
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes – One Love to Another 7″
Captain Beefheart – Diddy Wah Diddy (this is a reissue of an almost 50 year old song that may have been the first sparks of psychedelic rock/zappa insanity/avant garde)
The Flaming Lips – The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwiends (real Neon Indian blood in the packaging, allegedly)
Anna Serena:
M83 – Mirror 7″
Neon Indian – Hex Girlfriend 10″
NoBunny – EP
Emanuel Moshouris:
Animal Collective – Transverse Temporal Gyrus 12″
David Bowie – Starman 7″
Neon Trees – Everybody Talks/Lessons in Love 7″
Regina Spektor – The Prayer of Francois Villon (Moltiva) 7″
Nicolas Jaar and 78 Edits – MIKE JAMES KIRKLAND: LUV N’ HAIGHT EDIT SERIES VOL. 1 12″
Keri Ramos:
Janis Joplin – Highlights from The Pearl Sessions 2x 10″
Fun. – The Ghost That You Are to Me 10″
Cursive – Burst and Bloom LP
Sigur Ros – Hvarf-Heim 2x LP
M83 – Mirror 7″
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On March 24, Brasky is proud to present SBTRKT, live at the Orpheum. SBTRKT (hint, “Subtract”) is the alias of London producer/musician Aaron Jerome, who is making his first US tour following a tremendously successful self-titled album in 2011. Don’t just take it from us–the album found its way onto many top 10 lists in 2011, including the #1 spot for two of The Guardian‘s music critics.
Purchase Tickets via Daddy Kool Records.
Saturday March 24, 2012
The Orpheum
Doors Time: 8pm / Show Time: 9pm
$16 Advance / $20 Day of Show
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With nearly 100 events taking place for Tampa Bay Beer Week, it’s difficult to choose which ones to attend. Brasky has compiled a list of events that we recommend for the week. Visit the official web site for a complete list.
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02
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From 6 – 9pm the Brewery Reps from Green Flash will be in the building to mingle with all the guests and spread the word about their delicious new beer that just hit the Florida market.
World of Beer Carrollwood
12904 N. Dale Mabry Hwy
Tampa, FL 33618
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Register for a 4-day / 3-Night trip for 2 to Denver, Colorado to visit some of the best craft breweries and taverns in the world. Registration opens March 3rd and the drawing is on May 1st. Includes airfare, hotel, rental car voucher, and VIP brewery tours. Must be a craft beer fan. Register at these Rally gas stations only:
Rally
2131 4th St. N. (at 22nd Ave. N.) St. Petersburg, 33704
3400 Ulmerton Rd. (at 34th St.) Clearwater, 33762
1080 Pasadena Ave. S. (at Gulfport Blvd.) Pasadena 33707
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March
03
Saturday
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Florida Brewers Guild presents Beerfest 2012. Come sample over 100 Florida-made craft brews at this wildly popular event held rain or shine in Centro Ybor! This event sells out every year, so get your tickets early. Advance tickets $30, day of (good luck) $40.
Centro Ybor
1600 East 8th Avenue Tampa, FL 33605
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March
04
Sunday
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Join us at the Cigar City tasting room as we welcome the crew from Ballast Point Brewing in San Diego for a brunch like no other! Tasting Tampa will be sending a food truck or two with brunch foods and we will feature Ballast Point’s special releases along side your favorites from Cigar City Brewing!
Cigar City Brewing
3924 West Spruce Street, Ste. A, Tampa, FL
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March
05
Monday
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Enjoy something from the featured family of beers each day and enter to win a gift basket.
World of Beer
5226 4th Street North St. Petersburg, FL 33703
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March
05
Monday
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This is the only keg of Lagunitas Maximus Double IPA coming to Florida! Come over to the Mellow Mushroom in Brandon and have a taste! They are tapping it at 4:20, won’t last long!
Mellow Mushroom
10959 Causeway Blvd, Brandon, Fl 33511
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March
06
Tuesday
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Cigar City Brewing beer paired menu, a la carte style. Special Cigar City Brewing and Chef Greg Baker’s beer collaboration.
The Refinery
5137 N Florida Ave, Tampa, FL 33603
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March
06
Tuesday
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The Dunedin Brewery takes over the taps at The Ale and The Witch. Located in downtown St. Petersburg, come try Dunedin’s Pale Ale, Dropkick Murphys Red Ale, HopNOM, Nelson Sauvin IPA, Black Cherry IPA, and Hop Cauldron on cask!
The Ale & The Witch
111 2nd Avenue Northeast St. Petersburg, FL 33701
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March
07
Wednesday
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The Shindy breaks out the big bottles! Come taste the less widely available brews created by Tampa’s legendary Cigar City Brewing Company. Relax on the patio or play darts inside!
Cigar City
3924 West Spruce Street, Ste. A, Tampa, FL
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March
07
Wednesday
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Saint Somewhere Brewing Company Brewery and Mr Dunderbak’s Beer and Food Pairing. Come join Mr. Dunderbak’s and Saint Somewhere Brewing Company in a Belgium night, pairingtraditional Belgium flavors with hand crafted-beers. Come experience why beer pairs so well with great food. Tickets are $35, well worth it.
Mr. Dunderbak’s
14929 Bruce B Downs Boulevard Tampa, FL 33613
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March
08
Thursday
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Meet Briar Bush, general manager of Lost Coast Brewery, for a beer at various locations in St. Petersburg. Each stop will feature a different Lost Coast beer.
The Ale & The Witch
111 2nd Avenue Northeast St. Petersburg, FL 33701
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March
09
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Meet the crew and snag some raffles! Cigar City Beers showcased at this unique St. Petersburg venue. Come out to spend the night in the courtyard under the stars with live music and multiple taps (including some special release goodies) from Cigar City Brewing, meet the crew and grab your tickets to get a chance to win one of the items we will be raffling off.
The Ale & The Witch
111 2nd Avenue Northeast St. Petersburg, FL 33701
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March
09
Thursday
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The Tampa Mellow Mushroom is bringing in the Highland brews! Do not miss this event if you like Highland Brewing Company. The only way to try more styles from this amazing North Carolina brewery is if you go to Asheville! Look for rare and one-off beers.
Mellow Mushroom
11955 Sheldon Road Tampa, FL 33626
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March
11
Saturday
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Celebrate the release of Cigar City Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout. On Saturday, March 10th, Cigar City Brewing will be releasing Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout. Just like the previous two times we’ve released it, we’re going to devote the day to its release. We plan to have several guest beers and other exciting stuff on tap, as well as, of course, our own offerings.
Cigar City
3924 West Spruce Street, Ste. A, Tampa, FL
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March
12
Sunday
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Long Tampa Bay Beer Week? Sour Beer is the cure! Join us for some Rodenbach Flanders Red Ales and other delicious sours- don’t be afraid to get your Gueuze on!
Seminole Heights Independent
5016 N Florida Ave, Tampa, Florida 33603
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Cigar City Brewing is excited to release a very special beer we have been working on, Nielsbohrium, which is part of the collaboration we brewed with
Mikkeller back in December. This Imperial Sweet Stout brewed with raisins has been resting in rum barrels for months and has just been bottled and will be ready to go just in time to be part of our celebration. More details on the release to follow, but the bottles will be available and it will make a very special, limited appearance on tap.
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Saturday March 10th 8pm-12am
Mad Hatter’s Masquerade Ball ART pARTy
Mask or hat required to enter.
Costume contest with prizes for best hat & best mask!
Fashion show at 10pm.
A night of art/fashion/music/video art in our gallery, event space, and garden courtyard.
Get your tickets in advance for $15 at our gallery or on our website, tickets at the door are $20.
All tickets include a complimentary beverage, hors d’ oeuvres, art & entertainment with lots of special surprises from 8pm-12am. All ages welcome.
RSVP on Facebook.
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Set and Setting describes the context for psychoactive and particularly psychedelic drug experiences: one’s mindset and the setting in which the user has the experience.
Set and Setting is the psychedelic post-rock music project of Saint Petersburg, Florida natives Shane Handal, Mark Etherington, Stephen Handal, and John Kreft. They’re kicking off their first U.S. tour in March and working on their debut album, scheduled to be released at the end of summer. Despite only having shared a 15-minute track on Bandcamp, they’ve captured our attention with their canorous, ambling instrumentals. If you’re a fan of Explosions in the Sky or Mogwai, be sure to check out their music and catch them on tour.
Listen to set and setting on Bandcamp.
Tonight (February 29) at 8:00 P.M. on
WMNF, Set and Setting will be joining the
Grand National Championships Crew to premier a new track previously recorded with Alastair. Don’t miss it!
U.S. Tour Dates
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| 3.8 St. Petersburg, FL at Fubar |
3.16 Austin, TX at SXSW |
3.24 Chicago, IL |
| 3.9 Tallahassee, FL |
3.17 Austin, TX at SXSW * |
3.25 Columbus, OH at Carabar |
| 3.10 Mobile, AB |
3.18 Austin, TX at SXSW * |
3.26 N/A |
| 3.11 New Orleans, LA |
3.19 Denton, TX |
3.27 Kutztown, PA |
| 3.12 Houston, TX |
3.20 Little Rock, AR |
3.28 Danbury, CT |
| 3.13 Austin, TX at SXSW * |
3.21 Memphis, TN |
3.29 Boston (Allston), MA |
| 3.14 Austin, TX at SXSW * |
3.22 Nashville, TN |
3.30 Springfield, MA |
| 3.15 Austin, TX at SXSW * |
3.23 Bloomington, IN |
3.31 Philadelphia, PA |
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| 4.01 Brooklyn, NY |
4.06 Harrisonburg, VA |
4.11 Atlanta, GA |
| 4.02 Manhattan, NY |
4.07 Harrisonburg/Richmond, VA |
4.12 Savannah, GA |
| 4.03 Manhattan, NY |
4.08 Wilmington, NC |
4.13 Tampa, FL |
| 4.04 Baltimore, MD |
4.09 N/A |
| 4.05 Washington DC |
4.10 Athens, GA |
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Friday, February 10th & Saturday, February 11th – Join us for huge sales and promotions from many of the shops on The 600 Block, from 10AM – 6PM. Also, don’t miss Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon on Sunday!
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“Orange You Glad Music Festival returns in spring 2012 with a four-day festival in Orlando, FL from MARCH 8-11. Each day will transport concertgoers to a different area of the city, meaning you’re not only sampling the sounds of more than 60 national, and local acts, but you’re also enjoying a taste of each of Orlando’s finest venues, rotating between concert halls, pubs, coffee shops, record stores and more. Featuring music headliner CULTS, performing their critically-acclaimed, self-titled debut, comedy headliner EVERYTHING IS TERRIBLE!, touring with a new show and full-length film, and notable local and regional acts Hundred Waters, Saskatchewan, and Great Deceivers, Orange You Glad, in its quirky, reverent way, concocts a perfect mash-up of what’s relevant to Orlando show-goers at an affordable price. In addition, vendors, artists and food trucks will populate the parking lots for between-show action and enticements.”
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Pre-Party Downtown
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March
07
Wednesday
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Mills / 50 District
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March
08
Thursday
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The Milk District
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March
09
Friday
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Mills / 50 District
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March
10
Saturday
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Individual Pass: $10
Lineup: Caveman, Mr. Gnome, Hundred Waters, Levek, The Big Sleep, Grandchildren, Great Deceivers, Saskatchewan, Bassments of Florida, Moodrings, Quilt, The Tenant, Wet Nurse, Roadkill Ghost Choir, Khann, Praything, Tam Tam the Sandwich Man, The Wooly Bushmen, Mr. Pussy, Loud Valley, Dark Sea of Awareness, Telethon, Hear Hums, Attachedhands, Maximino, Alias Punch, The Broken Inn, Larf, Rex or Regina, Quiet Clouds, TOPS
Brasky Endorses: Dark Sea of Awareness
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Audubon Park
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March
11
Sunday
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Individual Pass: $10
Lineup: Tennis, Fake Problems, How Dare You, Hospitality, Deleted Scenes, The Attack, Doldrums, Surfin Sef, Out Go the Lights, Zambri, Trails, XXYYXX, Fortune Howl, Grant
Brasky Endorses: Tennis, XXYYXX
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Want to learn about “Keep Saint Petersburg Local” and how shopping locally impacts our community? Want to have a marvelous night of eating yummies from our treasured local restaurants and listening to local music?
Of course you do! Join us on Jan. 31th at one of the most swanky venues in town, Nova 535.
“Keep Saint Petersburg Local” will present on the organization’s mission and our role in the local community.
CONFIRMED ATTENDEES INCLUDE:
Mayor Bill Foster
Council Members
President of the St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce
Representatives from several City of St. Petersburg departments
Representatives from business associations and civic/non-profit organizations
Local media (including Creative Loafing)
Local business owners and members of the community
Please bring your promotional literature to share with attendees.
If you are a local restaurant and would like to bring a platter or two of your signature dishes or appetizers to share as part of this community potluck, please e-mail keepsaintpetersburglocal@gmail.com.
RSVP on Facebook.
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