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What to watch: ‘The Room’ by Tommy Wiseau
By Janeice Sebris | July 19, 2017“I did not hit her. I did naht! Oh, hi Mark.”
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The Savants of Soul to perform Friday night at The Atlantic
By Isabelle Resnick | July 19, 2017Local lovers of soul have waited three months to welcome back a homegrown band to the stage — a band that arrived to the Gainesville music scene in late 2010, but whose aura, sound and je ne sais quoi is nostalgically reminiscent of 1963, even for those who consider themselves ‘90s kids.
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Music mavens: bringing girl power to your playlist
By Mackenzie Duffy | July 12, 2017In my last music review, I listed several great options for anyone’s summer playlist — from DJ Khaled to Calvin Harris to LANY. However, I left out a key part of what’s currently dominating the charts — female talent. So, in this follow up, here are some female artists releasing amazing music for your soundtrack.
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Producer duo Eazybaked to perform at Realm nightclub
By Natalie Rao | July 12, 2017Eazybaked, an experimental, bass-heavy producer duo from Clermont, Florida, is set to perform yet another show in Gainesville this week.
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10 OUT OF 12
By Isabelle Resnick | July 12, 2017In celebration of the Constans Theatre’s 50th year of operation, director Russell Schultz has returned to his alma mater to direct a play written by Anne Washburn about the demanding 10 out of 12 non-consecutive hours per seven days that precede a stage show’s opening night.
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‘The Beguiled’ enchants viewers with feminist fairytale
By Janiece Sebris | July 12, 2017Rarely do book-to-film adaptations do their job. Even more often, they fail to truly adapt the book to the audience who will see it. “The Beguiled,” however, is an adaptation that aims higher than most.
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June is filled with new releases for any playlist
By Mackenzie Duffy | July 5, 2017June has been another month of epic releases from all across the music scene, giving every type of listener a new track to jam along to. Whether you’ve been listening to SZA’s “The Weekend” or St. Vincent’s “New York,” new music has been very easy to find this month. Here are some noteworthy albums that have been released in June that you should add to your playlist.
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Kitten yoga, adoption event helps humane society
By Janiece Sebris | July 5, 2017When a cat showed up at Flow Space yoga studio, the owners named it Melty.
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Local record label to release new album from Paris-born duo
By Victoria Pavlock | July 5, 2017A Gainesville record label will be releasing an album by a newly-signed pop duo from Paris this summer.
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High Dive to hold ‘90s tribute night
By Emma Witmer | July 5, 2017On Saturday, High Dive will be celebrating the ‘90s with two tribute bands ready to bring the house down.
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Realm, formerly known as Gallery, will bring new flavor to the familiar at Friday’s soft opening
By Isabelle Resnick | June 30, 2017On Friday, the space above the Florida Theater will be almost unrecognizable to fans of electronic music who frequented the former Gallery Ultralounge since opening in January 2016. The club, which received a significant face-lift since classes ended in Spring, is now called Realm.
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First Magnitude Brewing Company hosts fundraiser to benefit Harn Museum of Art
By Mackenzie Duffy | June 28, 2017Spend your Thursday evening drinking beer, listening to music and eating pizza in support of art.
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Tribute, charity concert to be held for Chris Cornell of Soundgarden
By Janiece Sebris | June 28, 2017High Dive will host a concert to honor Grammy-nominated musician Chris Cornell, who took his life in May.
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Producer/DJ Nitti Gritti to perform at Simons Nightclub
By Natalie Rao | June 28, 2017Flash back to January and you’d find Nitti Gritti playing an opening set for DJ duo Bonnie X Clyde at Simons Nightclub. The Miami-based electronic dance music producer had only been creating music for about six months at that point but had already begun turning heads with his fresh take on bass music.
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Lucid Nightlife to hold first up-and-coming talent artist showcase at Simons
By Isabelle Resnick | June 14, 2017Home to two universities, a vibrant downtown area, the Florida High School Athletic Association and several ethnic hubs, Gainesville is often overlooked on a national scale as an epicenter for music. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Bernie Leadon of the Eagles are among the city’s most famous progeny, but in 2017, thanks in part to companies like Lucid Nightlife, electronic dance music is putting Gainesville on the map.
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A review of DC’s ‘Wonder Woman’
By Emma Witmer | June 14, 2017The highly anticipated blockbuster “Wonder Woman” premiered June 2 starring 32-year-old Israeli actress, martial artist and model Gal Gadot.
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Perry’s album gets overshadowed by Swift’s return to streaming
By Mackenzie Duffy | June 14, 2017With almost 100 million Twitter followers and millions of records sold, Katy Perry’s new album “Witness” was definitely shaping up to be a hit. Her single, “Chained to the Rhythm,” was being blasted on radio stations throughout the country as an anthem for individuality and independence.
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Marketplace co-op opens in Alachua for small business owners
By Janiece Sebris | June 14, 2017When Virginia Lynn-Brinson lost her medical transcription business in 2012, she felt helpless.
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Netflix cancels ‘The Get Down,’ ‘Sense8’
By Isabelle Resnick | June 7, 2017In 2016, Fox News and Variety reported that Netflix would almost double the number of original series it would produce the following year, many of which would be unscripted. The company’s goal, according to Netflix Chief Financial Officer David Wells, is to create original content that will make up 50 percent of all the shows, movies and comedy specials Netflix offers.
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A dose of reality in Hulu’s new series ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’
By Janiece Sebris | June 7, 2017Books are like messages in bottles. They traverse choppy terrains to reach us, bouncing along time and space, but eventually, through almost no action of our own, they end up right in front of us, in one form or another. It is up to us to take the crumpled message, smooth it out and listen.
