The Avenue: Music
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Luke Bryan Farm Tour sells rural escapism, goofy charm
By Chloe Finch | Oct. 8, 2014The turnout for Luke Bryan’s Farm Tour 2014 stop in Gainesville Saturday night was like something, well, straight from a Luke Bryan song.
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Hispanic Heritage Month brings merengue artist
By Isabella Alsina | Oct. 8, 2014Merengue musician Toño Rosario will be “kulikitakaing” his way to UF for Hispanic Heritage Month.
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Chillin’ with ‘The Weasel’: Our Q-and-A with Pauly Shore
By Chloe Finch | Oct. 1, 2014Pauly Shore, clad in jeans and an open flannel shirt, ambles onto Rockeys Dueling Piano Bar’s small stage.
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FEST 13: Q-and-A with Moonbeard
By Matt Pearson | Sep. 24, 2014I had the pleasure of sitting down with Moonbeard for a drink at Loosey’s this week.
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Local duo drops new album via local business partnership event
By Cody Smith | Sep. 17, 2014Hundreds of fans and curious walk-ins alike packed into The Motor Room downtown Friday night. For a venue known for its Deep End and Neon Liger parties, The Motor Room hosted a bit of a different party.
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‘I’m not that innocent’: a look at 90s pop songs
By Debora Lima | Sep. 17, 2014Double entendres, sexual innuendos and clever marketing.
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Maroon 5: ‘V’ treads between soul, synth
By Alyssa Holcomb | Sep. 3, 2014Since the release of their debut jazz-pop hybrid album "Songs About Jane," Maroon 5 has been in a consistently fluctuating identity crisis. Are they a soul-pop band with funk infusions? Are they a synth-pop formula machine generating replicated sound after sound?
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Talking with Islands: reunions, venues, history
By Chloe Finch | Sep. 3, 2014Canadian indie-pop outfit Islands will appear at High Dive on Wednesday. Doors open at 8 p.m., and the show begins at 9 p.m. Tickets are $12 in advance on either ticketweb.com or from Hear Again Music and Movies and the High Dive. They’re $14 at the door.
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CHAPPO talks inspiration, plans for future in our interview
By Cody Smith | Aug. 27, 2014Gainesville may not attract too many popular musicians, but the city’s music scene thrives on up-and-comers and experimental outfits.
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Magic Man’s ‘Before The Waves’ derivative, but fun
By Cody Smith | Aug. 6, 2014Magic Man has grown a bit since its inception in 2010. Originally consisting only of vocalist Alex Caplow and guitarist/keyboardist Sam Vanderhoop Lee, Magic Man expanded to a quintet for the 2013 EP, "You Are Here." Their new studio album "Before The Waves" caters to the indie pop and synth pop crowd but fails to stand out among their contemporaries.
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Reggae-pop band MAGIC! debuts album 'Don't Kill the Magic'
By Cody Smith | July 30, 2014You may not have heard of new reggae pop outfit MAGIC! until this summer, but you’ve known lead singer Nasri Atweh’s catchy lyrics for years.
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‘Weird Al’ still working, releases 14th album 31 years after first
By Patrick Glynn | July 30, 2014It was 6 a.m. in the Butler Plaza Publix bakery when a co-worker said something I never thought I’d hear: “I’m glad ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic is doing well again.”
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High Dive season passes for sale
By Riana Melendez | July 23, 2014High Dive Bar & Venue is giving people a chance to take advantage of its concerts while still saving some extra cash.
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Fun. guitarist’s project puts out first LP, exceeds expectations
By Cody Smith | July 23, 2014The indie-pop band Fun. set the charts ablaze with its hit singles “We Are Young” and “Some Nights.”
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Beaches, Jeff Tweedy and Myspace: A Q&A with Twin Forks
By Chloe Finch | July 16, 2014Former (for now) Dashboard Confessional frontman Chris Carrabba is appearing at 1982 Bar on July 24 with his latest project, a seven-person folk-rock outfit called Twin Forks. Just like Dashboard Confessional, you’ll want to belt their songs as you drive with the windows down — but for different reasons. Where Dashboard songs spoke of vulnerability edged with mid-2000s emo self-consciousness, Twin Forks sheds those feelings in favor of folksy, uptempo good times. And yes, there’s even some whistling.
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Dreamy indie pop band Woman’s Hour releases debut LP
By Cody Smith | July 16, 2014You may not know the band Woman’s Hour, but you will soon. Its debut LP, “Conversations,” teases the early makings of a beloved indie-pop band.
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High Dive celebrates three years of live music, comedy & food trucks
By Chloe Finch | July 16, 2014When indie-rock giant Built to Spill decided to perform in Gainesville last October, it wanted an intimate, scaled-back show. So Pat Lavery, owner of local booking company Glory Days Presents, booked them at High Dive.
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UF grad debuts bedroom-born album
By Cody Smith | July 9, 2014Bedroom producing has become all the rage these days. The rapid advancement of music production technology allows musicians access to less expensive programs and tools, sparking a Renaissance of sorts.
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New Florida music festival Coral Skies forms
By Cody Smith | July 9, 2014After successes of festivals like Big Guava Festival and Sunset Music Festival, Central Florida has rapidly become a formidable market. Luckily for live music lovers, Live Nation Florida announced the lineup to a new festival called Coral Skies Music Festival on Tuesday.
