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Axios
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
Things to do: Memorial Day Weekend
It's the unofficial start of summer! Or at least this heat makes it feel that way. We're fine-tuning our summer playlists, overcommitting to a weekend full of activities and inevitably canceling at least a few of them at the last minute (don't be that person!). To help you plan, we've rounded up the best events happening this weekend. The Hyundai Air & Sea Show returns to the sands of South Beach — and the airspace high above — on Saturday and Sunday. Expect military flyovers and parachute demonstrations, military exhibits, a kids zone and food and drink offerings. Free. Public viewing is available from First Street to 10th Street and from 12th Street to 21st Street. Central Cee performs at LIV Nightclub Friday night. Doors open at 11:30pm. 21+. Tickets $122+. The Miami International Fitness Expo, at the Miami-Dade County Fair & Expo Center, will have bodybuilding competitions, Jiu Jitsu fights, weightlifting, boxing and more. Saturday, 9am-9pm. Tickets $47+. PAMM Art Storytime at the Perez Art Museum Miami is celebrating Haitian heritage and culture with an interactive, family-friendly event. Saturday, 11am-12:30pm. Free. Little River Flea Vintage Paradise at Mayfair House, which features 30 vendors selling vintage finds, is the last event of the season. 12pm-5pm, Free. Joe Jonas is doing a meet-and-greet at Sweat Records promoting his new album. Saturday, 1pm. Miamibloco annual showcase at the Miami Beach Bandshell combines traditional samba rhythms with Latin and South American sounds for an evening show attendees can participate in. Saturday, 7pm. Tickets $47+. Our Market 4th Anniversary event lets visitors browse vendors while listening to live music under the highway.
Axios
15-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
Celebrate Record Store Day at these Miami shops
Drumroll, please: Saturday is Record Store Day, one of the best days of the year for music lovers and collectors. Why it matters: The annual event celebrates independent record stores locally and around the world and puts a spotlight on the surge in popularity for analog music. The day features events and exclusive artist releases, while also highlighting the role each store — and the people that run it — plays in its community. Stunning stat: Last year, vinyl sales hit $1.4 billion — the highest amount since 1984 — and it outsold CDs, selling 44 million vinyls to CDs 33 million, Variety reported. What's happening: Some of Miami's most popular record stores are celebrating the tradition with giveaways, special single-day pricing, food vendors and free drinks. (Full list of participating stores found here.) Sweat Records, which recently celebrated its 20th anniversary, will have new merch, DJ sets, breakfast sandos and other goodies from Oori Bakeshop and free beer. Doors open at 10am, but the line starts at 9am. Technique Records opens at 8am with 1,000 new arrivals, coffee all day, tacos from the World of Tacos, and an outdoor lounge and sidewalk sale. Lucky Records is claiming this year's RSD "the best one yet," with exclusives, used records and "thousands of records for just $1." Be smart: Each store has different rules for the exclusive releases and whether titles can be reserved or held.
Axios
14-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
Sweat Records, Miami's beloved vinyl shop, celebrates 20 years
When Lolo Reskin opened Sweat Records in 2005, she had "no long-term plans" for the vinyl shop. She was 22 years old; her best friend and cofounder, 24. "We just wanted to build this cool thing together because we loved music and we loved our city," she said. Why it matters: Twenty years later, the Little Haiti shop is central to the community, having grown into a local hub and safe space for residents and tourists alike. Fittingly, ahead of its 20th anniversary Wednesday, Miami-Dade County declared March 12 to be "Sweat Records Day." Flashback: The independent shop's first location opened in Edgewater, less than a year before Hurricane Wilma hit Miami. The storm destroyed the building, forcing Reskin to relocate to a temporary space behind the Churchill's Pub — "a complete landmark" at the time, Reskin told Axios. They moved into the current location (next to the now-closed music space) in 2007 and have been in the shop ever since. Between the lines: The space has served as a gathering spot for local organizations, including Black Miami Dade, to hold community events, talks or monthly meetings. Zoom in: The shop is organized like most other record stores, categorized by genre or recent arrivals. Patrons and employees sift through rows of records while music plays in the background. One feature that sets Sweat apart: Its dedicated "Miami funk and soul" section — an area that highlights "the incredible music that was being made in our backyard" during the Motown era, Reskin said. Zoom out: The other unique feature is the sweeping world music section, organized by continent and featuring both popular and obscure international artists. In the nearly two decades Sweat has anchored the neighborhood, its surroundings drastically changed, as has Miami's music scene. From Reskin's point of view, the present-day 305 embodies the "biggest and [most] diverse" audience the city has seen, with more shows spanning more genres and more venues, too. It used to be harder to reach people here, she says. She credits spaces like Jolene Sound Room and ZeyZey, plus organizations such as Rhythm Foundation at the Miami Beach Bandshell and III Points, with the growth. Yes, but: Reskin would still like to see more small- and mid-size venues that could showcase local talent. The shop's event stage is one of the only all-ages stages in town, featuring shows most weekends. What's next: Reskin says she'd love to stick around for another 20 years, even as Miami and the communities around her continue to change. "Music lovers will always love music," she said. "We dream of a bigger space one day, but [we hope] to keep selling records and providing those valuable opportunities for in-person interaction." Celebrate Sweat Records: The shop is hosting an anniversary party at ZeyZey, with a musical lineup headlined by Adrian Quesada of the Black Pumas. Saturday, 8pm-2am. Tickets are $30.
