Meet the preteens keeping Gainesville punk rock alive
By Isabel Kraby | May 22The historic Gainesville punk scene that saw its peak in the ‘90s is as dominating as ever — and preteens are helping keep it alive.
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Purple Kloud’s new EP ‘Risk Arena’ sees the rapper bet it all on himself
By Isabel Kraby | Mar. 14“Risk Arena” released Thursday and marked the rapper’s sixth EP, joining his lengthy existing discography of seven albums and over two dozen singles. The record’s two singles, “Slowburn (Air it Out)” and “Love4Sale,” were released in February.
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Aly & AJ bring early 2000s nostalgia to Heartwood Soundstage
By Aaliyah Evertz | Mar. 12Fans of early 2000s pop gathered Wednesday night at Heartwood Soundstage as sister duo Aly & AJ brought their tour to Gainesville, drawing an audience fueled by nostalgia and longtime fandom.
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Fill your calendar with this week’s Gainesville music events
By Isabel Kraby | Mar. 9Less Than Jake's annual Wake & Bake weekend and the Gainesville Guitar Festival are among this week's music events.
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The Alligator heads to Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival
By Corey Fiske | Mar. 7The genre-defying festival takes place March 19 to 22 at Sunshine Grove, about three hours southeast of Gainesville.
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Fill your calendar with this week’s Gainesville music events
By Isabel Kraby | Mar. 2The first week of March holds an anti-ICE festival, a battle of the bands and everything in between. Here's what music events are going on in Gainesville the week of March 2.
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Vané Light learns to ask for help on new single ‘Ultraviolet’
By Isabel Kraby | Mar. 1The alternative indie pop artist’s newest song, released Feb. 27, marks the first time Garcia has collaborated with her band to record a track.
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The AM/FM Festival is ‘by Gainesville, for Gainesville’ — and proud of it
By Isabel Kraby and Christopher Rodriguez | Feb. 23Initially formed in 2010, the free event featured 28 local artists, over double the number it hosted in its first year. About 700 people attended the festival, an increase from last year’s estimated 600.
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Fill your calendar with this week’s Gainesville music events
By Isabel Kraby | Feb. 23February wraps up with the New Horizons festival, Gainesville Indie Night and more. See what's happening throughout the week, starting Feb. 23.
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New Horizons jazz festival to ‘paint new narrative’ for Gainesville music scene
By Isabel Kraby | Feb. 21The first annual New Horizons festival, dedicated to jazz and adventurous music, will take place Feb. 23 through March 1 at various locations in downtown Gainesville.
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Gainesville’s ‘little rock and roll guitar shop’ has a new home
By Isabel Kraby | Feb. 15Kish, the 42-year-old manager and guitar repairer at Funky Music, has always dreamed of working at a mom-and-pop music store, much like the one where he worked to raise money for guitar lessons when he was young. He shared that dream with Funky Music’s owner, Mike Hetrick, a longtime member of the local music scene.
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Barbergators surprise Gainesville with Singing Valentines
By Saugat Shrestha | Feb. 15For more than five decades, the Barbergators Chorus has been bringing a cappella music to Gainesville. Founded in 1973, the group is one of over 700 chapters of the Barbershop Harmony Society.
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Fill your calendar with this week’s Gainesville music events Concerts and music events the week of Feb. 16
By Isabel Kraby | Feb. 15A free downtown festival returns, a local punk band plays its last show and The Wooly celebrates a pop star's birthday — just a few of the many upcoming music happenings in Gainesville. Check out what concerts are going on this week.
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Soundtrack your Valentine’s Day with these love songs from Gainesville artists
By Isabel Kraby | Feb. 11Whether you’re curating a Spotify playlist for your significant other or drowning your single sorrows via music, you can support local artists in doing so. Here are some songs by Gainesville musicians — from Tom Petty to Trustfall — to listen to this Valentine’s Day.
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‘That’s my flag!’: UF students react to Bad Bunny’s joyful halftime show
By Christopher Rodriguez | Feb. 9Not every non-Spanish speaking listener felt the language barrier posed an issue.
