Comedian Bo Burnham will also be forming at the third annual Big Orange Festival tomorrow night at the Reitz Union.
DJ Khaled has become an Internet sensation through his Snapchat and other social media pages, so you may have forgotten he’s actually a DJ. Khaled has been in the game for over a decade and has become one of the best of in the rap game without actually rapping. DJ Khaled is an extremely successful DJ who got his start on Miami’s WEDR radio station and eventually released eight studio albums and appears on a number of hit singles. DJ Khaled will be performing in the Reitz Union tomorrow night at the Big Orange Fest, so here’s a quick roundup to get you ready.
The High Dive will host a sold-out St. Paddy’s Day show Thursday at 8:30 p.m., which will be packed with fans decked out in green to see Frank Turner.
On paper, there was no reason to expect Okeechobee Music Festival would be the resounding success it turned out to be: Although Florida has long played host to music festivals catering to niche markets, such as the electronic hedonists of Miami’s Ultra Music Festival or the crusty punks of Gainesville’s very own The Fest, Florida had yet to host an outdoor festival of the size, scale and broad appeal of Okeechobee. Would Floridians who were accustomed to the pulsating synths, lights and overpriced hotels of Ultra warm up to more esoteric musical ventures like the psychedelic jazz offered by Kamasi Washington, or even sleeping in a sticky, sweaty tent for four nights? Was there a possibility that acts not named RL Grime or Bassnectar would actually draw large, substantial crowds? The answer to all of the aforementioned questions was a firm yes.
The past couple of weeks have been pretty great for music. I rounded up the newest albums in case you were too busy partying over Spring Break to pay attention to the latest releases, which include a debut album, a collaborative album and even a surprise release from one of the biggest names in rap. Let’s get to it.
Glowing paint and a Wii controller.
Spring Break is about to transform from sand and sun to an open forest and a collection of ethereal funk fusion.
Playing to thousands of people seemed improbable to Sam Coplin when his original audience was a set of gardening tools and unused furniture layered with dust.
Patrick Stickles has never been at a loss for words: In both interviews and his work with beloved punk outfit Titus Andronicus, Stickles comes across as a man with almost too much to say on any given subject.
Kanye West finally released his highly anticipated album “The Life of Pablo” on Sunday. TLOP is Kanye’s seventh solo studio album in his impeccable discography. The album has been talked about a lot due to numerous album title changes, tracklisting changes and many rumors circulating with little credibility to them. Kanye first debuted several songs during his “Yeezy Season 3” fashion show, which took place in the sold out Madison Square Garden last Thursday. After his show, many news outlets got to speculating about which songs were which and tried to put together an official tracklist, with the guest features included. The album was supposed to be released last Thursday, but last minute changes delayed the project’s debut for another two days. Yeezy had been tweeting information about his album up until its release, and he even described it as a “gospel” album. We soon learned he wasn’t kidding.
John, Paul, George and Ringo will shake it up this weekend in Gainesville.
Gainesville is paying tribute to the ‘90s music scene this weekend.
Wiz Khalifa, with the help of K Camp, is bringing the rap game to Gainesville in honor of Black History Month.
The Gainesville music scene is getting a taste of Nashville.
Alternative band Bully is bringing their grunge-punk sound to Gainesville this weekend.
This weekend in Gainesville, the ‘90s are making a comeback.
It took only 15 days for the first great album of 2016 to be released.
Before they were touring all over the world, they were recording music in their Florida apartment.
News of David Bowie’s death Monday sent shock waves all over the world, including right here in the Gainesville community.
Each year for the past 10 years, High Dive has booked Sublime tribute band Badfish. On Tuesday, the band will be returning to Gainesville.
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