RadioGNV launched its first hour on The Wombat in January 2023 after a chance encounter between one of the people who runs the station and 37-year-old Brandon Telg, who directs MusicGNV, a nonprofit supporting local independent artists. Telg had gone to The Bull, a downtown Gainesville bar and venue, to enjoy a night out and mingle.
Fakhoury, the 28-year-old co-founder of How Bazar and Dion Dia Records, also didn’t expect the Big: Culture & Arts Festival to go viral as organically as it did this year, having garnered attention from music news outlets like The Fader. But notoriety was never top of mind for her.
Out of the over 130 artists on the bill this year, many hail from Florida — and say they’re proud to be represented at one of their state’s biggest festivals.
Across from every stage, a row of food vendors set up in booths, further supplemented by food trucks and stands throughout the sprawling festival grounds.
It was flipturn’s Destination Okeechobee set that made the difference, and the competition’s new wave of winners are already feeling its impact.
“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.
Fans 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.
Less Than Jake's annual Wake & Bake weekend and the Gainesville Guitar Festival are among this week's music events.
The genre-defying festival takes place March 19 to 22 at Sunshine Grove, about three hours southeast of Gainesville.
The 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.
The alternative indie pop artist’s newest song, released Feb. 27, marks the first time Garcia has collaborated with her band to record a track.
Initially 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.
February wraps up with the New Horizons festival, Gainesville Indie Night and more. See what's happening throughout the week, starting Feb. 23.
The 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.
Kish, 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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