:: rock the tropics ::

The Remedy Session
with Future Ex and The Stop Motion
Sunday, October 14
Gables Pub

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• New and noteworthy local show:

Faller | Swivel Stick | Plutonium Pie
Sunday, October 21
Gables Pub
Doors open at 8:00 p.m., bands start at 9:00 p.m.
A very reasonable $7 cover.
21+ technically, but Faller tells me the doorpeople are pretty laid-back. So if you're 21-, leave your I.D. at home, but don't tell them we told you to.

• The following show dates won't get posted on the Gray Area, as they're not taking place in South Florida. Still, they're happening close enough to us that I figured, for those of you getting the itch for an indie rock road trip extravaganza, they warranted a post.

Cursive
with Sorry About Dresden, Gasganno, and Suspend
Saturday, October 13
The Orpheum
8th & 14th
Tampa

Cursive
with Sorry About Dresden
Sunday, October 14
Sapphire Supper Club
Orlando

P.S. Matt Tomich from Sorry About Dresden runs a very cool Replacements mailing list, which you can check out and join by clicking here. Just tell him Rock the Tropics sent you.

Volta Do Mar
with Audio Explorations
Wednesday, November 7
New World Brewery
Tampa

• In website maintenance news, I just found myself a nice free server for Rock the Tropics, which means we should be moving very soon. It also means free image storage, which spells out s-n-a-z-z-y w-e-b-s-i-t-e. Which naturally doesn't mean I don't need contributors still. 'Cos I do.

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I probably should be reading up on breaking news about U.S. attacks on Afghanistan instead of updating this, but you know how the media's been yammering about the importance of entertainment in times of crisis. And it's been a pretty silent week. So here you are, the latest on the South Florida indie-ish calendar. Or so I hope.

• Upcoming Shows:

Benefit Concert for Children and Families of World Trade Center Attacks
Friday, October 12
Sponsored by Students for Environmental Action
7:00 p.m.
$5 minimum donation
Featuring Machete, Recluse DNA, Swivel Stick, Middle Passage, Southern Oracle, F.I.U. DJs, and more.
For additional information, or to volunteer your time and help to the event, check out the S.E.A. webpage or send them an e-mail.

A New Series in Song
Saturday, October 13
Pesented by Books & Books and Firefly Music
Bill Cruz : 10:00 p.m.
Alex Diaz : 9:00 p.m.
Books & Books, Coral Gables
Just as I like it: these performances are absolutely free!

[ Note: check out Bill Cruz also as he opens for Cat Power on Friday, November 2. ]

Jega
Friday, October 19
with Lexaunculpt, HALO Vessel, R. H. Rippe, and guest DJs Misa and Sindri.
Also featuring listening party for Aphex Twin's Druqks.
PopLife
11:00 p.m.
18+
$10 before midnight, $12 after

A New Series in Song
Saturday, October 27
Pesented by Books & Books and Firefly Music
Scott Nixon (of Ed Matus' Struggle, Disconnect) : 10:00 p.m.
Aramis Lorie (of PopLife fame) : 9:00 p.m.
Books & Books, Coral Gables
Free

Spy-Fi Records Showcase #5
Saturday, November 17
PopLife
The Remedy Session : 1:00 a.m.
Bling Bling : 12:00 a.m.
Doors at 11:00 p.m.
18+

Medeski, Martin & Wood
Friday, November 30
Carefree Theatre
8:00 p.m.
$25

And the pièce de resistance:

Dashboard Confessional
Sunday, December 16
Freeze
909 East Cypress Creek Road
Fort Lauderdale

• Website news:

Hate to sound like a broken record, but I figured I'd just throw in a little reminder. Rock the Tropics is currently looking for the following:
          • local show reviews
          • local / pertinent album reviews
          • a selfless, generous image host
          • help sprucing up the website
          • archives
          • a logo
          • love, feedback, + moral support by way of letters, guestbook entries, word of mouth, etc. Mind over matter, content over presentation, sure -- but we're visual beings after all. Bottom line: I would love some help.

• General:

So the United States offensive has begun. If you're sick of the usual talking heads and rapid-fire reporting on the teevee, turn to the 'Net for the latest. This page has a fairly comprehensive links list of the usual suspects. Don't forget IndyMedia, a (frequently questionable, but interesting) grassroots media organization which comes highly recommended by Jello Biafra (I'm dead serious).

And when it all starts getting to be too much, you know it's time for the bottle of merlot, the My Bloody Valentine, the smoke, and the deep breaths. And of course, of course, the local shows. So stay tuned.

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