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Oktoberfest in Florida 2011

Oktoberfest is an annual event to celebrate Bill Brasky’s perpetual drunkenness. If you live in Florida, here’s where you should go to partake in the festivities.

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Universus II features Luke Vibert + Jimmy Edgar Collaboration

Circuitree Records (Miami) is back with another compilation, this being the second volume in their 4-part Universus Series.

Universus Vol. II serves up some Florida talent alongside international producers Ak Kids, and yes, a collaboration between Warp alumni Luke Vibert and Jimmy Edgar. The compilation comes out on September 24th, but you can get some early sample action:

Stream Luke Vibert / Jimmy Edgar collab, “Disco”:

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Beat Stew Vol. 3 features Panther God & Wake (TFFP)

Friend-of-the-blog and future mixtape contributor Panther God joins (recently featured) Wake on the 3rd edition of Proximal Records’ “Beat Stew” series. The compilation, which includes West Coast heavy-hitters Matthewdavid (Brainfeeder) and Devonwho (All City), is being offered up for free download.
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Video: Sumsun – Windstone

Sumsun is West Palm Beach’s Judson Rogers, who will be included with 17 other Florida musicians in Brasky’s upcoming compilation, Florida Indoors, Vol 1: Bedroom Beats, coming soon (booyeah!).

Here’s a peek at his new video for “Windstone”, a swirling sea of ambiance and rhythm (and a fine example of the Florida summertime vibe we set out to capture with Bedroom Beats)

Sumsun | Windstone from Leaving Records on Vimeo.

Video by Jesselisa Moretti and Miko Revereza

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BRASKYCon 2011 – In Review (Video + Slides)

As many of you know, Brasky hosted our first annual BRASKYCon meetup this past weekend. We chose the Postcard Inn on St. Pete Beach and reserved a handful of rooms for 2 nights. We had a total of 22 attendees if you don’t count the millions tuning in from around the world. Most were present when we held our award ceremony, featuring a bunch of semi-absurd awards and superlatives. The video below shows the impromptu “ceremony” in our cozy master suite on night #1:

The frames from the main slideshow aren’t visible in most cases, so we suggest you download the official powerpoint doc and follow along:

Download: BRASKYCon 2011 Award Ceremony Slideshow

Again, this was just night #1. The remainder of our weekend was filled with summer sun gayness, spontaneous displays of braskiness, and late night excursions into the Gulf. We’ll definitely be doing this again next year, so start thinking about your excuses now.

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Chill Crosby II: Rave to the Grave by TFPP

Introducing TFPP, immediate front-runners for 2011′s Album Name of the Year.

Their new EP, Chill Crosby II: Rave to the Grave (released on Circuitree), is a 6-track collage of vocal-centric electronic grooves and dance hall miscellany. In their R&B moments they call to mind another famous electronic duo, the Junior Boys. Other tracks roll out semi-melodic rap verses in the avant garde style of Why? and Beck.

The influences of TFPP would appear to be vast and eclectic, creating a refreshingly unique EP that still demonstrates awareness of style trends in the world of lo-fi synth music. Support Florida music and give them a spin, starting with this hip-hop flavored heater, “I Love 80 BPM”:

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Glitch Mob Headlines Big Lineup

You know that one show from last year that you hear your friends constantly recalling? The one you missed because you were trying to finish season 2 of (whatever)? Or maybe you missed it because Brasky.org wasn’t around to shout at you (“DUDE, GO. CHICKS.”). Well, as you probably guessed, I’m purporting next Wednesday’s lineup as one of those shows.
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Magnificent Desolation – the End of America’s Reign of Space

In light of America’s last shuttle flight, Aaron weighs in on the legacy of the most familiar of space-faring vessels and a true Florida Icon, the Space Shuttle.
In 2011, mankind witnessed the conclusion of America’s grandest technological odyssey: the final launch of the Space Shuttle. STS-135, a four member mission of the space shuttle Atlantis, is the ultimate mission within a thirty year old campaign of scientific exploration and intrepid posturing by the most powerful, free nation in the world. For me, a young man that can recall standing outside in shorts and long socks, waving a tiny American flag and watching the shuttle arc into the sky while the glass doors on our patio shook with the unbelievable thrust of booster engines, this completion foreshadows too many ceilings to adequately name. There is the dearth of jobs to be snagged after NASA’s jettisoned workers enter the job market, the festering of the county that bore my youth, and only a lingering dream of being awakened by the twin thumps of orbiter re-entry. This is the series finale, the funeral of some beloved celebrity, of a distant acquired part of my identity.
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Junip, Crowbar, Tuesday, Tuesday, Tuesday.

JUNIP (ft Elias Araya, José González, Tobias Winterkorn) @ Crowbar, Tue. 8PM

When Jack Spatafora’s latest monthly music compilation, 2critpicks was half Junip, we knew something was up. Either the world was ending, or they were playing here this week. I’ve been patiently waiting for this zombie apocalypse thing to happen, yet nada. Nothing. Not even a mild Rabies outbreak. Maybe some of us can dress up like zombies for the show and have the best of both worlds. I don’t know. I’m just trying to make the best out of the situation here. I mean, we at Brasky are partial to Junip, but now that I think about it, I really wouldn’t mind the zombie thing either. Anyways, I’m digressing.
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Tampa Beer Lovers: Hark!

Brasky.org received this urgent message from local beer heroes Southern Brewing and Winemaking this evening:

The Tampa City Council will be voting on our zoning requests for the new store location, (4500 N. Nebraska Ave.), this Thursday, June 9 at 6:00 in the City Council Chambers, located on the 3rd floor of City Hall, 306 E. Jackson St. Aside from a parking waiver, we have requested zoning allowing us to sell beer, wine and liquor on premise and to go. Our vision behind this is to open a small brewery and winery to compliment our homebrewing and winemaking shop, which will use half of the building. Wine and beer making hobbyists can experience the whole range of the craft by observing a professional brewing and winemaking operation, tasting artisanal beers and wine, interacting with the brewer and winemaker and shopping for equipment and supplies, all under one roof.

Our hopes are also to contribute to the revitalization of Seminole Heights by giving our newly purchased building a face lift and further establishing the neighborhood as a destination point for craft beer and wine enthusiasts.

So please show your support by attending the meeting or by sending an email to the Council members below. And if you are able to support us by attending the meeting, please join us at Tampa Bay Brewing Company afterwards for some great beer and wine.

BRSKY wants to see your magnanimous emails to the elected officials below:

Mike Suarez
mike.suarez@tampagov.net

Charlie Miranda
charlie.miranda@tampagov.net

Mary Mulhern
mary.mulhern@tampagov.net

Harry Cohen
harry.cohen@tampagov.net

Yvonne Yolie Capin
yvonne.capin@tampagov.net

Frank Reddick
frank.reddick@tampagov.net

Lisa Montelione
lisa.montelione@tampagov.net

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