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LIFESTYLE
Mediocre Advice: Seminoles and the Sahara Desert
Jan. 20, 2016Dear Mediocre,
The Avenue
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MUSIC
Rock band Surfer Blood to make waves in Gainesville
By Kayla Ziadie | Jan. 20, 2016Before they were touring all over the world, they were recording music in their Florida apartment.
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LIFESTYLE
GNV must-follow Twitter accounts
By Jack DaSilva | Jan. 13, 2016If you’re on Twitter, you know two things: It can be both helpful and a great source of laughs. As a self-proclaimed Twitter guru, I’ve been able to compile a list of UF- and Gainesville-related accounts you should be following if you aren’t already.
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LIFESTYLE
Mediocre Advice: NYE flings, bars
By Julia Nevins | Jan. 13, 2016We’re back with plenty of half-baked advice for everyone. From boyfriend probs to questions about how to plot revenge against your annoying, snack-stealing roommate, Mediocre Advice has got your back. Send your questions to mediocre.alligator.advice@gmail.com and together we’ll find solutions to your dilemmas and have some fun along the way.
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ART AND THEATER
UF gallery displays visual artist's work at latest exhibit
By Veronica Garcia | Jan. 13, 2016University Galleries at UF opened its most recent exhibit Monday, showcasing the work of artist Carl Knickerbocker.
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MUSIC
Bar celebrates life of David Bowie with costume party
By Erica Pope | Jan. 13, 2016News of David Bowie’s death Monday sent shock waves all over the world, including right here in the Gainesville community.
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MUSIC
Badfish: A Tribute to Sublime ready for High Dive performance
By Kayla Ziadie | Jan. 13, 2016Each year for the past 10 years, High Dive has booked Sublime tribute band Badfish. On Tuesday, the band will be returning to Gainesville.
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Cumbia rock band brings fresh latin music to GNV scene
By Laura Gomez | Jan. 6, 2016When Cristobal Gonzalez was 10, his father taught him how to play guitar in Chile. At age 23, the guitarist furthers his roots and shares a fresh blend of cumbia rock with Los Panas 352.
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MOVIES AND TV
Netflix Binge Drinking Game: Jessica Jones
By Katherine Dagand | Jan. 6, 2016Marvel fans rejoice: There’s a new heroine in town and she’s hardcore. Jessica Jones is the most recent character to enter the Marvel Cinematic Universe with a 13-episode series on Netflix, released Nov. 20. The series follows the same nitty-gritty, dark essence the first Netflix-Marvel collaboration “Daredevil” was filmed in, and just like the former, “Jessica Jones” does not disappoint.
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ART AND THEATER
City to showcase local art, parks
By Kirsten Chuba | Jan. 6, 2016On Friday, Gainesville will show off two things it is best known for: its local art scene and its nature.
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MUSIC
Off the Record: Top 10 Hip-Hop albums of 2015
By Jack DaSilva | Jan. 6, 20162015 will go down as one of the best years for not only hip-hop, but for music in general. We barely went two or three weeks without a new album being released. With all these great artists putting out tons of new music, it is time to release my top 10 albums of the year.
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Karl Denson's Tiny Universe to perform at High Dive
By Veronica Garcia | Jan. 6, 2016American funk and jazz saxophonist, flutist and vocalist Karl Denson will return to Gainesville Wednesday with his band, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe.
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ART AND THEATER
Florida Players to present play titled ‘Thank God for AIDS’
By Sean Anderson | Dec. 2, 2015What started as a faint vision for 20-year-old UF theatre junior Andrew Quimby during his freshman year has blossomed into a full-blown theater production that will take stage this Friday.
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MUSIC
Big Sam brings New Orleans funk to Gainesville
By Aly Gill | Dec. 2, 2015When Sam Williams was in middle school, he joined the school band. He said he didn’t have a preference for what instrument he would play when his teacher, Daryl Dickerson, suggested the trombone.
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Music Roundup: 12/3/2015
By Jack DaSilva | Dec. 2, 2015In the past week and a half there were numerous mixtapes released from some big-name artists. This mixtape roundup will give you that heat for that moment you’re passed the aux cord on the way to Atlanta this weekend for the Southeastern Conference Championship.
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LIFESTYLE
Mediocre Advice: Girlfriends, Gilfs and Goats
Dec. 2, 2015I’m pretty sure I have the herps, but is it true if I never get tested I’ll never really have it?
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MOVIES AND TV
Netflix Binge Drinking game: Gossip Girl
By Ansley Pentz | Dec. 2, 2015Here’s the best way to deal with finals: Procrastinate by watching (or re-watching) six seasons of "Gossip Girl," and drink away your stress.
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FOOD
High Dive food truck rally to raise money for local charity
By Elena Castello | Dec. 2, 2015Football, food trucks and felines: That’s the theme of this weekend’s Gainesville Food Truck Rally.
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ART AND THEATER
Sketch comedy group to perform at the Hippodrome, poke fun at theater
By Ashlyn Pinter | Dec. 2, 2015Two UF students have created Just Kidding, a sketch comedy group based on poking fun at what they know: the theater community.
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MUSIC
Reggae band The Supervillains to play, banter at High Dive
By Joshua Williamson | Nov. 18, 2015The band The Supervillains is returning to Gainesville and bringing along the wild live show it is best known for.
