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.
| Friday Mar 6
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| Al Olender, Jordan Burchel and Ab & Ahna |
The Bull |
7:00 PM |
$20 |
New York based songwriter Al Olender headlines The Listening Room event. |
| Hong Kong Fuck You, Ca$h Grab, Found Dead and Orca |
The Ox |
8:00 PM |
$15-$20 |
The hardcore bands play the Respite Events show and celebrate the release of Ca$h Grab's new EP. |
| Bli & the Miles, Lizard Queen and Glizzy Gillespie |
Loosey's |
8:00 PM |
$10 |
Bli & the Miles, a "Southern-fried alt-rock/indie rock" group, headlines the Loosey's show. |
| Normal Ham, Misty Moon, Left On Red and Dumpster |
The Sl8 Gallery |
8:30 PM |
Free |
Local indie and ska punk bands play the free show at the art gallery. |
| Pop Punk Emo Night |
Signal |
9:00 PM |
$15 |
The "March Sadness" event has hours of pop punk and emo DJ sets. |
| Saturday Mar 7
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| NEAT: No Ice Festival |
Loosey's, The How Bazar and The Bull |
1:00 PM |
$25 |
The Neighbors Empowered Against Tyranny festival benefits the local immigrant safety fund and hosts 20 bands, including Buboy, Gnomes of Neptune and Mouthfeel. |
| Orbiter, Crucial Fix, Dead Sea Lords and The Caution Children |
Geeks |
7:00 PM |
Free |
The toy store hosts a free night of heavy post-rock and shoegaze emo music. |
| ATLUS and Kaleb Sanders |
Signal |
7:00 PM |
$23 |
Denver-born singer and songwriter ATLUS is joined by hippie redneck artist Kaleb Sanders. |
| Kevin PM, Weaver and Lynna Corinne |
Ole Barn |
7:00 PM |
Free |
Folk artist Kevin PM headlines the Roadhouse event with his full band. |
| PeZ, Fixed Game, Soul on Fire and Step 2 This |
The Ox |
7:00 PM |
$10 |
Hardcore bands play at The Ox. |
| Bad Drivers, Stellus, Maisy and The Liszt |
Message @rowdymagazine or @swamprecords on Instagram for the address. |
8:00 PM |
$10-$12 |
Indie and alternative bands play at Rowdy Magazine and Swamp Records "Battle of the Bands" event. |
| Lyrics for Life |
Phillips Center |
8:00 PM |
$99-$125 |
Southern rock band Sister Hazel and John Rzeznik of the Goo Goo Dolls play at the charity event which aims to raise money for curing cancer. |
| Congress, Rohna and Tucker Wyatt |
Heartwood Soundstage |
8:00 PM |
$33 |
Congress, a Charleston-based indie rock band is joined by Tampa's alternative rock group Rohna and Virginian singer Tucker Wyatt. |
| Pondscum, TanamaTV, Crimson and Tapewerm |
Civic Media Center |
8:30 PM |
Donations |
The CMC hosts the Gainesville FoodNotBombs Benefit Show with experimental and folk bands, and also features a "anarchic puppet theater troupe." |
| Nik Parr & The Selfless Lovers |
The Wooly |
9:00 PM |
$25 |
Nik Parr & The Selfless Lovers is a high-energy and piano-driven roots rock band from Austin. |
| Cosmic Bass Rave |
Arcade Bar |
10:00 PM |
Free |
DJ Winelights spins tunes at the 21 and over event. |
| Sunday Mar 8
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| Girl Disease, The Florals and Toro |
Loosey's |
5:00 PM |
$10-$20 |
We Rock Gainesville hosts young local musicians at its benefit concert. |
| Antro Banks, Hannah Stokes and Thomas Allain |
The Bull |
6:00 PM |
$5-$20 |
Thomas Allain's project Songs of Tap present himself and other musicians at the "Songwriters in the Round" event. |
| Zac Clark and Collin Whitlock |
Gainesville Fine Arts Association |
7:00 PM |
$25 |
Zac Clark is a classic pop artist, formerly a member of Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness. |
| 12Eleven |
The Atlantic |
7:00 PM |
TBD |
12Eleven are an Atlanta-based pop and R&B band. |
