:: rock the tropics ::

Your annotated guide to indie rock and its many sub-genres in and around South Florida. Album reviews, show dates, music links, local news, all infused with a good dose of SoFla sabor.

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[::..calendar..::]
05.17 :: spy-fi patio party
05.17 :: big sky, remember the ocean
05.17 :: sounds listening party
05.17 :: #3 pencils
05.18 :: grandaddy, pete yorn, year of the rabbit
05.25 :: david dondero + friends
05.30 :: radiohead listening party
06.13 :: grandaddy listening party

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[::..local bands..::]
:: bling bling [>]
:: bill cruz [>]
:: dashboard confessional [>]
:: dotfash [>]
:: faller [>]
:: legends of rodeo [>]
:: livid kittens [>]
:: machete [>]
:: maypop [>]
:: para [>]
:: piddie korn [>]
:: poulain [>]
:: pygmy [>]
:: remember the ocean [>]
:: remedy session [>]
:: rocking horse winner [>]
:: see venus [>]
:: spam allstars [>]
:: stardriver [>]
:: stop motion [>]
:: swivel stick [>]
:: whirlaway [>]
:: zira [>]

[::..local labels..::]
:: claire [>]
:: schematic [>]
:: spy-fi [>]
:: twenty seven [>]

[::..local venues..::]
:: alley [>]
:: billabong pub [>]
:: billboardlive [>]
:: churchill's [>]
:: culture room [>]
:: the factory [>]
:: freez [>]
:: gables pub [>]
:: manuel artime theater [>]
:: ovation [>]
:: poplife [>]
:: power studios [>]
:: respectable street [>]
:: revolver [>]

[::..local resources..::]
:: books & books [>]
:: the honeycomb [>]
:: levitcleos.com [>]
:: miami new times [>]
:: radiate 88 [>]
:: sleepyhead [>]
:: sonic smoke [>]
:: street [>]
:: wvum [>]

[::..general interest..::]
:: amnesiacs.org [>]
:: buddyhead [>]
:: diysearch [>]
:: flavorpill [>]
:: hey mercedes blog [>]
:: indymedia [>]
:: insound [>]
:: makeoutclub [>]
:: music newswire [>]
:: new york times [>]
:: notify list [>]
:: nude as the news [>]
:: pitchfork [>]
:: popscene [>]
:: salon [>]
:: skylab [>]
:: tape op [>]
:: washington post [>]
:: the wire [>]

[::..archive..::]

:: Friday, August 31, 2001 ::

A small schedule change for upcoming Spy-Fi Records Showcase nights at PopLife:

Machete
with The Stop Motion
Saturday, September 15
Doors at 11 p.m.
The Stop Motion takes the stage at midnight; Machete at 1 a.m.
18+

The Microphones
with Blowing Up Babylon
Saturday, October 20
Doors at 11 p.m., as per usual
18+

Your Satur-dates just keep getting better and better... Leave moping to the Goth kids, and don't forget your dancin' shoes.

:: Unknown 6:07 PM [+] ::
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Two items of business tonight before bed:

• Remember that the s o u n d w a v e local fest bookmarks Labor Day weekend this Sunday, September 2nd at the Gables Pub. Catch Justin Gracer and the rest of Machete above all: theirs are performances not to be missed. [Review of Machete show at the Fandango Mob Soirée last weekend is forthcoming, I promise. Bear with me while my life is consumed with the jobhunt.] Scroll down one entry for detailed information.

Yes! You have a date with PopLife every weekend for the next three weeks! As if you didn't know already. Tsk.

This Saturday, September 1, is the return of eM19, or the "experimental electronic focus night." DJs Miok and Sindri to perform. Also performing live will be Council of the Sun. Doors open at 10:30 pm for a special early-bird viewing of artwork by Dustin Orlando.

Next Saturday, September 8, get dolled up for the Fashionista CD release party -- again, the early bird catches the worm, and perhaps a copy of their début album, Neptune King of the Sea. Also listening parties for Jamiroquai and JJ72.

Ooh ooh ooh this is gonna be a HOT one! Your Satur-date gets moved up a day on Friday, September 14, just in time for The Hefty Records Immediate Action U.S. Tour: Miami. Performances by Slicker, Telefon Tel Aviv, Beneath Autumn Sky, Auction Aire, and Sindri. 11 pm. $8 cover. 18+. Do not miss this. I repeat: do not miss this.

Check out the PopLife website for further details. Have a happy weekend+1 of no labor!

:: Unknown 3:50 AM [+] ::
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:: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 ::

No plans yet for Labor Day weekend? Well, that stops right here... Mark your calendars, my friends.

s o u n d w a v e
15 bands on two stages!
Sunday, September 2 :: Labor Day weekend
Gables Pub
270 Catalonia Avenue (between Ponce de Leon & LeJeune)
Doors at 7:30 pm
$10
21+

Stage One, outside :: 8 pm to 11 pm

Swivel Stick | Pussyfoot | Clambake | Humbert | Wonton Soup

Stage Two, inside :: 8:15 pm to 1:45 am

Remedy Session | Machete | The Stop Motion | Recluse DNA | Dolly Rocker | Future Ex | Amanda Green | Broadview | Plutonium Pie | Car Bomb Theory

Sponsored by Bigfish-Productions. There will be drink specials, and probably lots of Miller Lite coasters, since the beer brand appears to be a s o u n d w a v e co-sponsor. For more info, call 305.725.0567.

:: Unknown 12:31 PM [+] ::
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