Record Store Day April 2012

We just wanted to share some of the captured moments during National Record Store Day April 21, 2012.  A major thank you to everyone who came out to support us on this special day!

Poetry ((PRO)) ((FANA)) Presents: EcoPoetics and The Ecology of Everyday Life!

Sunday February 12, 2012

5pm to 7pm

Free and Open to the Public

If the topsy turvy winter weather has you wondering about the environment and our place in it, by all means come out for this event!

It perhaps needn’t be said, but human activity has had an intensely powerful effect on the environment — from transforming entire landscapes, to creating the largest dump heap in the history of man, to modifying the genetic code of the life forms around us. This event reconsiders what “nature” might be in today’s world and how that impacts our relationship to the spaces we inhabit and the lifeforms we encounter. Come explore how poetry can help us think through these processes and lead us to a space of potential regeneration.

Join us for POETRY ((PRO) (FANA))’s debut as we hear author/editor Brenda Iijima and scholar Josua “Sha” LaBare each share from their work.

Brenda Iijima grew up in North Adams, Massachusetts, and studied visual arts at Skidmore College. Based in Brooklyn, New York, she teaches and edits for Portable Press at Yo-Yo Labs, a publisher of poetry. Iijima’s poetry collections include Around Sea (2004), Animate, Inanimate Aims (2007), Subsistence Equipment (2008), Revv. You’ll—ution (2009), and If Not Metamorphic (2010). In her work, Iijima addresses the subjects of science, gender, ecology, and history. She is also the editor of eco language reader (2010), a collection of essays by poets on matters of ecological concern.

Sha LaBare is a widgeteer, nexistentialist, and straight up univore who works on science fiction as a way of thinking about and being in the world. He is particularly interested in radical ecological ethics and making first contact with the aliens all around us right here on earth. Sha recently completed his PhD – Farfetchings: on and in the sf mode – in the History of Consciousness program at UC-Santa Cruz, where he worked under the direction of Donna Haraway. As a postdoctoral fellow at Carnegie Mellon’s Humanities Center, his current project is called “The Ecology of Everyday Life”. This project focuses on creating and expanding sense of wonder in our encounters with the memes, critters, and widgets that make up the texture and tenor of our everyday lives.

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POETRY ((PRO) (FANA)) is curated by Sueyeun Juliette Lee and Dawn Lundy Martin. Check the website atpoetryprofana.wordpress.com

Exposed: Sexy Loft Party!

Classic 1824 and Socialite Presents a Sexy Loft Party at 4405 Butler Street in Lawrenceville!  Special Performances by Gene Stovall, Artwork by D.S. Kinsel, Music by Madd Buddha and 720 Music, Clothing and Cafe will be open as well.  Come and hang out and enjoy yourself this Friday August, 26th, 2011 from 7pm to Midnight!  For More info check out...facebook.

Lively Up Yourself with a Cup of Marley Coffee

Marley Coffee is an international gourmet coffee company founded by Rohan Marley and his friend Shane Whittle, sourcing beans from around the world, including Ethiopia, Central America and Jamaica. The beans from Jamaica are from a 52-acre private estate sits atop the Blue Mountains in Chepstowe, Portland, Jamaica, long revered as the region with the world's most desirable coffee beans. From the Marley's Jamaica Blue Mountain® coffee farm, to partner farms in Africa, Central America and other top coffee-growing regions worldwide, Marley Coffee strives to support communities and the environment through organic, sustainable and ethical practices.


Marley Coffee is committed to respecting the environment  and ensuring that their farmers receive  a fair living wage.  The Jamaican Blue Mountain Beans are cultivated without the use of  chemical pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers or other additives.   Biodiversity and organic farming methods make for healthier soil, prevent water contamination, provide habitat for dozens of species of migratory birds, and form a critical component of Marley Coffee's exceptional flavor. 


We are overly giddy about the arrival of the Marley Coffee brand at our establishment! We currently offer 2 medium and 1 dark roast:  One Love (Medium Roast), Mystic Morning (Medium Roast) and Buffalo Soldier (Dark Roast).  All coffee is certified organic and fair trade.  


Source:  Marley Coffee

Instant Vintage Collection Now Available at 720!

Last Friday was our launch party and fashion show of our Instant Vintage Collection.  Photos of the event will follow soon.  However, we are very excited to reveal this collection to our customers.  The Instant Vintage Collection is an eclectic mix of Men and Women clothing items from the 1950's to 1980's style era.  In addition we also have barely worn, on trend classic clothes at all price points from an array of popular designer labels that will help enhance one's current wardrobe, Hence the title Instant Vintage.  As you peruse through our collection you may stumble across designer labels such as Marc Jacobs, Tibi, Tracey Reese, Rebecca Taylor, Jeffrey Campbell Shoes and more.  Please stop by and peruse our carefully hand picked (with love) collection!

720 on 7/20: A five Day Celebration of Music , Fashion, Coffee and Culture

We are so excited to present to you our Inaugural event 720 on 7/20 a five day celebration of music, fashion, food, coffee and Culture!  Itinerary of Events:


Wednesday July 20, 2011
Julie Dexter Performs Live (UK Soul)
Doors Open @ 7:30pm/Show starts @ 8:30pm
$10 Admission


Thursday July 21, 2011
Off The Record/ R&B and Neo-Soul Cover Night
Hosted by Bridgett Perdue
Doors Open @ 8:00pm/ Show starts @ 9:00pm


Friday July 22, 2011
Instant Vintage Launch Party and Fashion Show
Hosted By Jovon Higgins and Paul Dang
Join us as we expand our reach in retail clothing with the official launch of our vintage clothing and accessories section.
Fashion Show starts @8pm--FREE ADMISSION


Saturday July 23, 2011
Marley Coffee Cupping
Join us for the official tasting and arrival of Marley Brand Coffee.  Marley Coffee is an International gourmet coffee company founded by the son of the great Bob Marley, Rohan Marley.
Cupping Event Starts @ 2pm---FREE ADMISSION


Sunday July 24th, 2011
Sunday's Best Brunch
Join us for the Best in Asian, Latino and Traditional American cuisine while listening to the soulful sounds of DJ Selecta at our monthly Brunch.  
Brunch Hours are 10am-2pm. Cost--$13

WE HOPE TO SHARE THIS MONUMENTAL OCCASION WITH YOU!

Hotter Than July!

Charismatic Marketing presents:   The Standard Vol 3.  Hotter Than July, Stevie Wonder Tribute this Saturday at the Shadow Lounge!  Doors open at 10pm and admission is $10.  We hope to see you there!

Poetry Workshops: Unlock Your Creative Energy!

poetry @ 720 Music and Cafe by Jovon on Polyvore.com

Daily Routines and schedules can dull the senses and at times make it difficult to tap in to the creative self.  Come join us every other Wednesday beginning June 29th from 7pm-8pm for an opportunity to unlock your creative energy through poetry.  The poetry workshops will be led by Christina Frasher an artist and Jungian Life Coach and Emily Hanser, a local writer and poet.  The two started a local organization called Unmasked which seeks to contribute to sustainability of communities and social change through the medium of authentic self expression.  For more info regarding their organization please check out unmaskedpgh.org.

Smooth is Good

I love this kind of music! If you love it then you should be at 720 on this Saturday at 9pm to hear the Smooth Tutors.  If you have never heard of the Smooth Tutors or the music that they represent, I have included a link below so that you can listen.  Be sure to do your social duty and tell your friends about it as well.  See you Saturday, and as always, don't forget to check in via Facebook, Foursquare, Loopt, and/or Yelp!

http://soundcloud.com/smoothtutors

The Beat Down is Going Down!!!

                                (((( The Beat Down ))))

DJ Nate Da Phat Barber    vs/    Dj Selecta    vs/      DJ Madbuddha

Witness 3 of the region's best Djs battle it out for party rockin supremacy. Everything will be left on the dance floor. 

Will it be The Madbuddha, Dj Selecta, or will it be DJ Nate Da Phat Barber? Prepare yourself for a party!!! 

This ain't a fashion show... THIS IS A BEAT DOWN!!!!!!!!!!! 

Friday, April 15, 2011 

and every 3rd Friday following...

@ 720 Music, Clothing & Cafe

4405 Butler St. PGH, PA / Lawrenceville

Doors @ 10 pm

Admission - $7

Records for Education

WPPJ will be hosting a Record store day on this coming Wednesday April 13^th 2011. The event will be open to all students on Point Park campus and will benefit the Early Learning Institute of Allegheny County. We will be on hand to sell our products to the general public and to advertise national record store day which is April 16th. The day will include food, prizes, and live music taking place all day long. 

For more information please e-mail: wppj@pointpark.edu 
 Also visit our Facebook page @ http://www.facebook.com/pages/720-Music-Clothing-and-Cafe/150673978320970

Sundays Best

This and EVERY last Sunday of the month. Guest Dj's, comfort foods, great people. See you there.

National Record Store Day!

The Fourth Annual Celebration of National Record Store Day is April 16th. Record Store Day is a day to acknowledge and support your local independent record shops. Bands from all over the music spectrum release limited exclusive to only independently owned record stores. Come and spend some time with us on this Saturday April 16, 2011 as we celebrate National Record Day.



Come shop, eat, and relax as we spin exclusive releases all day! 


For more information about Record Store Day Visit:


recordstoreday.com


720records.com

Onra Performing Tonight At 720!

VIA presents Onra along with Golden Ages, Discuss, Harry Lurker and NiceRec and others tonight.  Doors open at 7:30pm.  For more Info check out via-pgh.com/presents.