Horst Christian Simco, better known by his stage name Riff Raff, will be performing at the High Dive tonight, with doors opening at 8 p.m. for the 8:30 p.m. show.
This Friday, Portland-based experimental metal duo The Body will be coming to the Atlantic right before they embark on a two-month long American tour. The show at the Atlantic will be the group’s only planned stop in Florida for their current touring cycle.
Before they each made their television debuts on the drama “One Tree Hill,” Tyler Hilton and Kate Voegele were musicians.
The Delta Troubadours, a rock ‘n’ roll band signed to Swamp Records, will be performing in the 2017 Okeechobee Music and Arts Festival, which runs from March 2 to March 5. The band landed this spot through the “Destination Okeechobee” competition, put on by ReverbNation.
Bonnie X Clyde is set to help students bring in the new semester with a performance tonight at Simons Nightclub, presented by Lucid Nightlife.
Pretty much everyone agrees that 2016 was a terrible year in general, but in a year with a lot of downs, we had some amazing music to carry us through those tough 365 days. There were dozens of perfect albums that came out last year, but here are my personal top 10 releases of 2016.
Lance Howell might write the songs, play guitar, sing and handle the business ventures of his band, but he considers his bass player, Jacob Riley, the “secret weapon.”
Gainesville, sometimes thought of as just a college town, is known nationally for its music scene. Legendary punk acts like Against Me!, Hot Water Music and Less Than Jake made names for themselves in this small town during the ‘90s and early-2000s.
Music has the power to lift us up and carry us out of situations, whether those situations are just crossing the street or crossing the border.
This Sunday, UF’s College of the Arts and the School of Music will be holding the 67th annual “Sounds of the Season” concert with the theme “¡el Festival!” This concert will be held at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
The Weeknd has become one of the biggest artists over the past several years. Since making his debut in 2011, Abel Tesfaye has transcended into a hit-making superstar.
On Saturday, The Atlantic will host a book release party for “Gainesville Punk: A History of Bands & Music,” a book by Matt Walker, a Gainesville resident and communications specialist with UF Human Resource Services. The show will feature reunion sets by local punk legends Strikeforce Diablo, I Hate Myself and Army of Ponch. This event will also serve as an LP release show for Deadaires, a band based out of St. Augustine, Florida, with strong ties to Gainesville through its members, who have played in bands like Against Me! and Palatka.
Night Bass prodigy AC Slater is set to perform in Gainesville on Wednesday, giving underground electronic fans and mainstream listeners alike a chance to see the producer in an intimate setting.
The Lonely Biscuits will play at High Dive tonight as part of their Midwest & Beyond tour.
Indie-folk musician and UF graduate Nicholas Roberts will return to his roots this weekend with a show at The Bull, located at 18 SW First Ave., on Saturday.
For the past two years, Flat Land has participated in UF’s Homecoming Parade, performing atop a trailer its members constructed while being pulled down University Avenue by a friend on a bicycle.
Suwannee Hulaween will return to the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Florida, this weekend for its fourth annual festival.
While hardcore football fans will be out of town to watch the Gators play the University of Georgia Bulldogs in Jacksonville, Florida, this weekend, Gainesville will host a completely different type of entertainment.
D.R.A.M. - “Big Baby D.R.A.M.” - Oct. 21
Brooklyn electronic rock outfit Bear Hands will perform at High Dive on Monday as part of its national tour, which supports the band’s 2016 release, “You’ll Pay For This.”
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