Inspiration is the name of the game when it comes to Camryn Wessner's music.
It all started in 2002 with just 60 bands and six venues in a small town in Florida. And after ten years of ruling Gainesville, The Fest is back for its 10th anniversary weekend.
One Gainesville man has planted the radio seed and is watching it grow.
At just 20 years old, Ross Campbell is a one-man bandstand who is making a name for himself in the musical genre he describes as "psychedelic-folk."
Swedish-based disc jockey Avicii, also known by the names Tim Berg or Tom Hangs, will be hitting up Gainesville for "Avicii: Dance of the Dead 2011." Best known for his lyricized version of the song "Seek Bromance" and popular tunes "Levels" and "Fade Into Darkness," he infuses electronic synthetic tracks with vocals. At the ripe age of 22, he does not stray far in age from most of us college students but has seen the world and established a solid following. Fans are expected to come in full costume and be ready to dance and get rowdy. The Avenue spoke to the international sensation and got personal with the man behind the many masks.
Bassnectar stepped on the dubstep scene more than a decade ago, but only recently did the disc jockey begin wavering melodies and incessant bass that became the beats to college parties around the nation. Bassnectar (real name Lorin Ashton) is mostly known for his collaborations with other DJs and infusing his style with top-40 hits. Most recently, he performed to sold-out, large, hungry crowds at: Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, Coachella and Electric Daisy Carnival Vegas.
In 1559, Spanish conquistador Tristán De Luna y Arellano and his shipmates landed on what is now know as Pensacola, and they celebrated their arrival with an enormous beach party. This tradition lives on with the perfect beach party: DeLuna Fest.
"From humble beginnings come great things." This clichéd saying rings especially true for the band Ra Ra Riot.
Weezer will take its talents to sea as the headlining act of The Weezer Cruise, presented by Sixthman. The Weezer Cruise will be setting sail from Miami, Fla., to Cozumel, Mexico, on Jan. 19 and returning to the port Jan. 23.
Have you ever wondered what would happen if you were to take the vocals from one song and combine them with the instrumentals of another? Well, Chicago-based production duo The Hood Internet has become a master in the art of creating "mashups" and will be showcasing its talent in Gainesville next week.
He was voted No. 1 disc jockey in the world, and on Monday, Tiësto will hit up Gainesville in a performance at the Alachua County Fairgrounds from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Power-pop outfit The Paul Collins' Beat will be kicking off its four-day Florida tour tonight in Tallahassee.
Rock the Universe, one of Florida's most popular music festivals, is mixing elements both new and old to provide fans with another fun, spiritual experience.
After spitting continuous, freestyle rap for a record-shattering nine hours, 18 minutes and 22 seconds in April, it became clear that Chiddy Bang was a force not to be reckoned with.
In 1974, Rolling Stone magazine's Jon Landau reviewed an up-and-coming musician's gig for Boston's the Real Paper. The emerging songster was Bruce Springsteen of who Landau penned, "I saw rock 'n' roll's future, and its name is Bruce Springsteen."
While it's common for most record labels to launch an onslaught of highly anticipated releases during the fall, this is being taken to a new extent in 2011. From my perspective, this year has been laden with excellent new releases, and given the schedule for upcoming records in the fall, 2011 is shaping up to be a stronger year than 2010.
Andrew Schaer isn't comfortable with how young people are going about compiling their music libraries.
Since the invention of peer-to-peer file sharing, independent artists have had to find new ways to get their music out to the masses.
When tracing the history of hip-hop, one will find an overarching consensus among non-supporters that generally vilifies the genre. Between mass marketing of overindulgence and the media's hype of criminal behavior, mainstream's tunnel vision of hip-hop culture has unfairly perpetuated a bad rap for this genre.
Common Grounds may have closed its doors for good, but the former music venue's premises at 210 SW Second Ave. won't be closed for long.
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