This week, we look back on how the Gainesville music scene has been helping Haiti. Then, we look forward to the week ahead, which is jam-packed with must-see shows, from Rehasher to Murder FM to The Silent League. And we wouldn't forget to mention the special events going on, like 1982's "Mustachaganza!" and Grow Radio's "Action Research #47." Finally, we bring you an exclusive interview with the organizers of last Sunday's AM/FM Gainesville Music Showcase.
Alligator MusiCast #3 by TheAlligator
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Tuesday, February 2nd
- “Grooveshark Presents...”: Thomas Function (Huntsville, Alabama), Savages (Gainesville), Douglas Shields & The X-Factor (Gainesville) @ Atlantic
- Time: 10:00p
- Price: $5
- “Grooveshark Presents...”: Thomas Function (Huntsville, Alabama), Savages (Gainesville), Douglas Shields & The X-Factor (Gainesville) @ Atlantic
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Wednesday, February 3rd
- Rehasher (Gainesville) [Side project of Less Than Jake's Roger Manganelli], No More (Gainesville), Go Rydell! (Orlando), Nerd Alert (Gainesville) @ 1982
- Time: 8:00p
- Price: $6/$8
- All ages
- Plastic Fantastic Lovers (San Francisco), Building Rockets (Gainesville) @ Backstage Lounge
- Time: 9:00p
- Price: $5
- “Chief Blesn CD Release Party”: Chief Blesn (Gainesville) [CD: “Skill 'Em All”], D.P. (Gainesville), Prophet of What (Gainesville), Big Uly (Gainesville), and more Gainesville emcees @ Civic Media Center
- Time: 9:00p
- Price: $5 suggested donation
- All ages
- Jonathan Richman (Boston) [of the legendary 70's proto-punk band The Modern Lovers]
- Time: 8:00p
- Price: $10/$12
- 18 and up
- Tickets: Common Grounds
- Rehasher (Gainesville) [Side project of Less Than Jake's Roger Manganelli], No More (Gainesville), Go Rydell! (Orlando), Nerd Alert (Gainesville) @ 1982
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Thursday, February 4th
- “Glory Days Presents”: Electric Dialectic (Gainesville), The Haps (Gainesville), Birdfeeder (Gainesville) @ 1982
- Time: 9:00p
- Price: $6
- All ages
- Murder FM, Flexplate (Gainesville), Dirty Hammock (Ocala) @ Backstage Lounge
- Time: 9:00p
- Price: $5
- “Haiti Benefit Show”: Duppies (Gainesville) and more TBA @ Common Grounds
- Time: 9:00p
- Price: TBA
- “Glory Days Presents”: Electric Dialectic (Gainesville), The Haps (Gainesville), Birdfeeder (Gainesville) @ 1982
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Friday, February 5th
- “Glory Days Presents”: Death Becomes Her (Gainesville), A Hero's Fate (Orlando), Mayday Cried the Captain (Ocala), Every You (Fort Lauderdale) @ 1982
- Time: 8:00p
- Price: $6
- All ages
- “House Party Fridays”: The Silent League (Brooklyn, NY) [Members of Mercury Rev, Interpol, Arcade Fire, and Beirut], Paper Hats (Nashville, TN), The Supergroup [Travis Atria of Morningbell] @ Atlantic
- Time: 8:30p
- Price: $6/$8
- Azmyth (Gainesville), The Shoreline (Orlando), A Show of Hands (Ocala), Stria (Orlando)
- Time: 9:00p
- Price: $6
- 18 and up
- The Shitty Beatles (Gainesville), Brewster Baker (Gaineville) @ Common Grounds
- Time: 9:00p
- Price: $6/$8
- 18 and up
- “Jon Glover's 30th Birthday Show”: Ars Phoenix (Gainesville), The Ex-Boogeymen (Gainesville), Wild Yaks (Brooklyn, NY) @ The Laboratory
- Time: 10:00p
- Price: $5
- All ages
- “Glory Days Presents”: Death Becomes Her (Gainesville), A Hero's Fate (Orlando), Mayday Cried the Captain (Ocala), Every You (Fort Lauderdale) @ 1982
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Saturday, February 6th
- “Mustachaganza!”: Three Legged Dawg (Gainesville), Kathy Sohar (Gainesville), ...soihadto... (Baltimore, Maryland) [Featuring Duff Goldman from “Ace of Cakes”], and more TBA @ 1982
- Time: 8:00p
- Price: $6/$8
- All ages
- [Best mustache wins a prize]
- Oh Fortuna (Gainesville), Atomic Square (Philadelphia), Scum of the Earth (Gainesville), Tough Junkie (Jacksonville) @ Atlantic
- Time: 9:30p
- Prices: $6/$8
- phoenix/Nebuln (Miami), Cultellarii (Ocala), Sister Kill Cycle (Tampa), DEADO (Gainesville) @ Backstage Lounge
- Time: 10:00p
- Price: $6
- 18 and up
- Trunks & Tales (Harrisburg/Philadelphia, PA), Anniversary Club (Johnstown, PA), Coffee Project (Gainesville) @ Civic Media Center
- Time: 7:00p
- Price: $3 suggested donation
- All ages
- The Captives (Gainesville), The Babylonians (Gainesville) @ Common Grounds
- Time: 9:00p
- Price: $6/$8
- 18 and up
- Tickets: Common Grounds
- Laserhead (Gainesville), Mumpsy (Orlando), tin heart (Gainesville), The Ones to Blame (Gainesville) @ Durty Nelly's
- Time: 9:00p
- Price: $4
- 21 and up
- Gettendeep (Ocala), Marion Crane (Jacksonville), Shilo (Gainesville) @ Market Street Pub
- Time: 9:00p
- Price: $6
- “Mustachaganza!”: Three Legged Dawg (Gainesville), Kathy Sohar (Gainesville), ...soihadto... (Baltimore, Maryland) [Featuring Duff Goldman from “Ace of Cakes”], and more TBA @ 1982
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Sunday, February 7
- Land Animals (Gainesville), And Then There Was You (South FL), Seven Story Fall (Atlanta) @ 1982
- Time: 7:00p
- Price: $6/$8
- All ages
- Imperial Can (Cairo, IL), No More (Gainesville), Premadonnasaurus (St. Augustine), Baby Teeth (Gainesville) @ Wayward Council
- Time: 9:00p
- Price: $3/$5
- All ages
- “There will be snacks”
- Land Animals (Gainesville), And Then There Was You (South FL), Seven Story Fall (Atlanta) @ 1982
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Monday, February 8th
- The Takers (Gainesville), The Fox Hunt (Harpers Ferry, WV), The Weight (Brooklyn, NY), Goddam Rattlesnake (Brooklyn, NY) @ Atlantic
- Time: 9:30p
- Price: $6/$8
- 18 and up
- “Grow Radio's Action Research #47”: Frog (Gainesville), Ironing (Gainesville), Newton (IL), tinnitustimulus (Glenside, PA) @ Warehouse Show
- Time: 8:30p
- Price: Donations
- All ages
- Tickets: Online
- Broadcast live @ growradio.org
- The Takers (Gainesville), The Fox Hunt (Harpers Ferry, WV), The Weight (Brooklyn, NY), Goddam Rattlesnake (Brooklyn, NY) @ Atlantic
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