Japandroids tours for first time in Florida, stops at High Dive
By Mike Llerena | Nov. 28, 2012Canadian indie-rock duo Japandroids will play at 9 p.m. tonight at High Dive. The band will be joined by support act Swearin’.
Canadian indie-rock duo Japandroids will play at 9 p.m. tonight at High Dive. The band will be joined by support act Swearin’.
Country music fans will gather Dec. 7 and 8 in Chumuckla for music, bull riding and calf roping at the annual BonfireJam.
By its name alone, the classic rock genre is seen as a musical era valued in retrospect — a finite period of time when musical innovators left their marks on rock ‘n’ roll history.
When her best friend’s father died in April, Ashley Yawn turned to Go Radio lyrics to express what she couldn’t say.
An hour north of Gainesville, tucked down a road off Interstate 10, there is a campground draped in Spanish moss, covered in horse hooves and home to one of Florida’s outdoor music festivals.
Mayday Parade plays Sunday at High Dive with opening acts The Postelles and The Maine. Doors open at 6 p.m., and tickets are available for $20 on www.ticketweb.com
Every year, all 70 college reps stationed across the country journey to New York City for our department’s annual meetings, which serendipitously land about the same time as CMJ Music Marathon.
A year after playing at the Swamp Restaurant as an unsigned artist, Miami native Cris Cab returns to Gainesville to play at High Dive tonight.
Before he takes the stage with his live band, The Copperpots, David Lareau will be adhering to his pre-show ritual — to drink a minimum of four alcoholic beverages.
Time is running out for local indie-rock band Teenage Chopshop. The group has until the clock strikes midnight Oct. 31 to raise funds for its musical fairytale.
Gainesville’s favorite punk-rock festival is back for it’s 11th year. The Fest will invade downtown Gainesville Friday through Sunday with more than 300 bands and over 3,200 attendees.
Country-rap entrepreneur Colt Ford visited Weimer Hall Thursday for a question and answer session with students interested in the telecommunications industry.
The California-based electronic music trio Beats Antique played its first show in Gainesville at the Florida Theater Last Thursday. About 250 tickets were sold.
Cory Murchy was a young teenager when he had the “aha!” moment in life. He heard Nirvana for the first time.
Reggae’s favorite wandering Jew is making his way back to Gainesville.
The first time I listened to The Wallflowers, I was nine years old. The significance of this is that for the first time music really affected me.
The sound of Ricky Nelson singing and playing guitar on “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet” in the ’60s turned on a light bulb in a 10-year-old boy’s head.
The memory of Fest 10 is firmly ingrained in the mind of Matt Hodge, who volunteered at the event last October.
October is here! We might as well call it ROCKtober, with all the tunes, grooves and shows to look forward to.
Donald Glover, who raps by the name Childish Gambino, will perform on Flavet Field Friday at 7 p.m. for free.