Football season is officially in full swing, which takes the Gainesville bar scene to a completely different level. For seven weekends every year, Gainesville is transformed from a typical college town into a 48-hour party including everybody from alumni to toddlers.
Minus one organ and plus one new baby, the husband-and-wife musical team Mates of State return to Gainesville for the first time since March 2006. Known for their organ and drum arrangement and catchy, complex pop harmonies, the indie-rock duo shed their signature organ sound on the new album, "Re-Arrange Us." Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel will be toting the new keyboards and their daughters, Magnolia and new addition June, on the road with them Sept. 13 and 14 to the Real Big Deal Festival at the Alachua County Fairgrounds. Calling from a houseboat in the middle of a lake, Hammel discusses the band's rearrangements, what it's like touring with two young daughters and why America is ready for change.
Why is it that guys no longer act like gentlemen, and girls no longer act like ladies?
The memories of last year's Auburn loss continue to stick with him.
First, I want to say I agree with Mr. Sabbagh's Wednesday column because the United States is on hard times.
Our prayers have been answered.
Crocs, Inc. and 360 Productions are collaborating for the Crocs Next Step Campus Tour, which will be rolling into Gainesville on Sept. 14.
Southeastern Conference coaches picked UF's women's cross country team to finish second in the league and the men's team to finish fourth, according to the 2008 SEC Cross Country Coaches' Poll released on Wednesday.
After the merger of their record company Capitol Records and the subsequent release of their new album "Singularity," the members of modern rock group Mae realized something: This isn't working. Despite experiencing severe debt, lack of management and a minor existential crisis, the band set out to find out a new way that did work. Drummer Jacob Marshall talked about the group's upcoming show in Gainesville, its trials with finding management and where it wants to go from here.
On Friday, my token spontaneous friend approached me with a proposition for a would-be adventure. The scheme was simple: a night spent waiting in line for ESPN's "College GameDay," the Holy Grail for many university men. It sounded boring, but he promised there would be TWIZZLERS. I said I would go.
"Bangkok Dangerous," a new thriller starring Nicolas Cage, manages to deliver some action along with a heavy dose of tired plot devices and distracting camera-work. Taking a cue from Michael Haneke, the Pang brothers decided to direct a remake of their own film in English. In the remake, Cage plays a hit man named Joe who only lives by four rules. The most important of these rules is to know when to get out. This theme plays at the heart of "Bangkok Dangerous."
In the first two weeks of the season, freshman Kristy Jaeckel has received two Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week awards and a couple of tournament MVPs.
Caution: Objects in your rearview mirror are older than they appear.
Earlier this week, we published an opinion column about Libertarian candidate Bob Barr's chances of being elected - rather, the lack thereof.
Students at UF and nationwide have shown that drastic times call for at least one drastic measure - to quit smoking.
Five UF experts answered questions Wednesday night at a panel discussion concerning Russia's recent conflict with Georgia and its potential U.S. implications.
Gainesville Police have released pictures of a woman who could be connected with a recent string of muggings.
Local stores tell Gainesville what not to wear
A lone, white refugee tent sat Wednesday on the Plaza of the Americas, adorned with red hearts and displaying the word "peace" in languages from all over the world.
Pop-punk band Motion City Soundtrack has been funkifying festival scenes since its formation in 1997 and rocking around the world with the likes of Blink 182, Fall Out Boy and Incubus. The band, which is now working on its fourth album following the success of "Commit This to Memory," will perform in Gainesville at the Real Big Deal Festival on Sept. 13. Bassist and back-up vocalist Matthew Taylor talks with the Alligator about the band's future, travel habits and what they love about the festival scene.
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