This Valentine’s week, Gainesville is hosting many romantic music events alongside hardcore metal and garage punk shows. Check out what concerts are taking place this week starting Feb. 9.
| Monday Feb 9
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| Scott Lindroth Guest Composer Presentation |
UF School of Music, Room 142 |
3 p.m. |
Free |
Scott Lindroth has composed music for major orchestras across the country and teaches at Duke University. |
| Salvation the Punk Rock Show |
Civic Media Center |
5:30 p.m. |
Free |
Hosted by Leigh from WGOT 100.1 FM, the CMC hosts its weekly live show. |
| Ieva Jokubaviciute Guest Artist Recital |
UF School of Music, Room 101 |
7:20 p.m. |
Free |
Ieva Jokubaviciute is a critically acclaimed Lithuanian pianist who teaches at Duke University. |
| Open Mic Night |
The Bull |
7 p.m. |
Free |
Signups start at 6 p.m. for the event held every Monday. |
| Sex Mex, Penance, Future Forms and Homeboys |
The Backyard at Boca Fiesta & Palomino |
8 p.m. |
$10 |
Sex Mex, a Texas garage punk band, headlines the show at The Backyard. |
| Leg Biters, Daydreaming and The Joytraders |
The Atlantic |
8 p.m. |
$10 |
Respite Events presents the local punk bands. |
| Tuesday Feb 10
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| Scott Lindroth Guest Composer Master Class |
UF School of Music, Room 101 |
10:40 a.m. |
Free |
Composer from Duke University gives a master class at the UF School of Music. |
| Ieva Jokubaviciute Guest Artist Master Class |
UF School of Music, Room 101 |
12:50 p.m. |
Free |
Pianist and professor at Duke University gives a master class. |
| Jackson Cavalier |
Lightnin’ Salvage Enterprises |
6 p.m. |
Free |
Jackson Cavalier is a folk rock Americana one-man band from New York. |
| Standard Tuesdays |
Baby J’s Bar |
7 p.m. |
$7 |
Brazil Side B plays the weekly jazz event. |
| UF Symphonic Band Concert #4 |
University Auditorium |
7:20 p.m. |
Free |
The UF School of Music presents the UF Symphonic Band Concert #4. |
| Noogy, Makeup Remover, Dead Sea Lords and Persons Unknown |
The Atlantic |
8 p.m. |
$10 |
Noogy, a Texas-based hardcore and ska punk band, plays on its Florida tour, accompanied by local punk and hardcore bands. |
| Jazzology |
The Bull |
9 p.m. |
Free |
Gainesville’s longest standing weekly jazz night is free to the public. |
| Thursday Feb 12
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| June Star |
Lightnin’ Salvage Enterprises |
6 p.m. |
Free |
June Star is an alternative country Americana band from Baltimore. |
| UF Wind Symphony Concert #4 |
University Auditorium |
7:20 p.m. |
Free |
The UF School of Music presents UF Wind Symphony Concert #4. |
| The Florida Underground |
Civic Media Center |
7:30 p.m. |
Free |
Brianna from WGOT 100.1 FM hosts the weekly show. |
| Tommy Tangie |
superette wine + provisions |
8 p.m. |
Free |
DJ and trumpet player Tommy Tangie plays at the Mediterranean bistro. |
| Dirty Chai, Jordan Mobley Jam Band, The Corvids |
Loosey’s Downtown |
8 p.m. |
Free |
The weekly Indie Demolition Night hosts jazz fusion and rock bands. |
| DJ Zion Orpheus |
Baby J’s Bar |
9 p.m. |
Free |
The DJ spins hip-hop, jazz, neo-soul and more. |
| Friday Feb 13
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| Swing Theory |
Cypress & Grove Brewing Co. |
6 p.m. |
Free |
The swing jazz band plays Latin dance favorites, jazz standards and pop tunes. |
| Luv U 2 Death |
Serpentine Plants + Provisions |
6 p.m. |
Free |
DJs Adikt, Fake and Bada spin tunes at the intimate Valentine’s Day Eve event. |
| Boilin’ Oil |
Lightnin’ Salvage Enterprises |
6 p.m. |
Free |
The Gainesville bluegrass band plays at Lightnin’ Salvage Enterprises. |
| You’re Dead to Me |
First Magnitude Brewing Co. |
6 p.m. |
Donations |
Sooza Brass Band featuring Sammy Paradise perform to fundraise for the Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery. |
| Wild Blue Yonder |
One Love Cafe |
6 p.m. |
Free |
The band plays classic rock hits and original music. |
| UF Carillon Studio Valentine’s Day Concert |
Century Tower |
6:15 p.m. |
Free |
The UF School of Music presents the Century Tower bell players on Valentine’s Day Eve. |
| Valentine’s Swing Dance |
Jackson N. Sasser Fine Arts Hall Lobby |
6:30 p.m. |
$10 |
Santa Fe College hosts the swing jazz event with music by the SF Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo. |
| Camille Thurman with the Darrell Green Quartet |
UpStage at the Phillips Center |
7 p.m. and 9 p.m. |
$12-55 |
The UpStage event features Camille Thurman, an accomplished composer, saxophonist, vocalist and jazz artist. |
| Wim Tapley and The Cannons with Twin Suns |
Heartwood Soundstage |
8 p.m. |
$22 |
On its Winter tour, Wim Tapley — who blends American, pop and neo-soul — and The Cannons play at Heartwood accompanied by surf-adelic rock band Twin Suns. |
| Terror Management Band, Diamine and Hawgs |
Loosey’s Downtown |
8 p.m. |
Free |
To celebrate the grand opening of guitar store Funky Music’s new location, punk bands perform at Loosey’s. |
| Porch Swing |
Baby J’s Bar |
8 p.m. |
$10 |
The Gainesville vocal jazz quartet performs at the 21 and over event. |
| Luthier album release show |
The Atlantic |
8 p.m. |
$10 |
Electronic artist Luthier is joined by Drum and Bass Pro Shop, Lanham Head Mendez and Baby Arms. |
| Gimme Gimme Disco |
Signal |
8:30 p.m. |
$20 |
The DJ dance party features the music of ABBA and other disco greats from the ‘70s and ‘80s. |
| Saturday Feb 14
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| Don Austin |
Lightnin’ Salvage Enterprises |
6 p.m. |
Free |
The musician performs “songs for lovers” at the Valentine’s Day special event. |
| Raftus Brown |
One Love Cafe |
6 p.m. |
Free |
The frontman of Raftus Brown and the Melrose Horns will play solo. |
| Vincent Neil Emerson with William Prince |
Heartwood Soundstage |
7 p.m. |
$25 |
Texas native and country/folk musician Vincent Neil Emerson stops in Gainesville for his “Blue Stars” tour, with Canadian singer-songwriter William Prince. |
| Tatiana Eva-Marie |
UpStage at the Phillips Center |
7 p.m. and 9 p.m. |
$12-60 |
Tatiana Eva-Marie and her band weave together French swing, Roma Manouche rhythms and her original lyrics for the romantic evening. |
| Insomniac, Loris, Seeker and Colossus |
The Ox |
8 p.m. |
$10 |
Heavy psychedelic rock band Insomniac headlines the Respite Events show. |
| The Slow Death, Too Many Daves and Luke Lecheler |
Loosey’s Downtown |
8 p.m. |
$10 |
Minneapolis Americana punk band The Slow Death headline the Valentine’s Day show. |
| Be Mine |
Baby J’s Bar |
9 p.m. |
$15 |
The bar hosts a Valentine’s Day cabaret about love. |
| Ritmo Caribe |
The How Bazar |
9 p.m. |
$10 |
DJs Pepito Von Drácula, AGPA and Offki play at the Caribbean rhythm Latin night. |
