Country-rap entrepreneur Colt Ford visited Weimer Hall Thursday for a question and answer session with students interested in the telecommunications industry.
The California-based electronic music trio Beats Antique played its first show in Gainesville at the Florida Theater Last Thursday. About 250 tickets were sold.
Cory Murchy was a young teenager when he had the “aha!” moment in life. He heard Nirvana for the first time.
Reggae’s favorite wandering Jew is making his way back to Gainesville.
The first time I listened to The Wallflowers, I was nine years old. The significance of this is that for the first time music really affected me.
The sound of Ricky Nelson singing and playing guitar on “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet” in the ’60s turned on a light bulb in a 10-year-old boy’s head.
The memory of Fest 10 is firmly ingrained in the mind of Matt Hodge, who volunteered at the event last October.
October is here! We might as well call it ROCKtober, with all the tunes, grooves and shows to look forward to.
Donald Glover, who raps by the name Childish Gambino, will perform on Flavet Field Friday at 7 p.m. for free.
Spicing up the local music scene less than a year ago, Project Chili’s start consisted of a rather modest hangout between childhood friends vibing to funk icons.
In commemoration of a 50-year career, American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan reminds old and new fans of why he is the voice of his generation with his 35th album, “Tempest.”
On Friday, Hires will bring his singer/songwriter act to High Dive. The show starts at 9 p.m. with local opening acts Benny Cannon and Vane.
Xylitone, made up of two UF students and one UF graduate, has a show tonight at High Dive and was contacted by RUB Entertainment to open for of Montreal Sept. 25.
Among the chatter of those waiting in line at Simons Nightclub on its opening night, most seemed excited to see a new club in Gainesville.
Years ago, when I was a tone-deaf musician, what I hated more than anything was the question: Who do you sound like? Panicked, I would flip back and forth between bands in my head, and list who I borrowed from: guitars this, lyrics that, keyboards this. When people expressed further confusion, I said defensive and overblown things like, “Sound is a concept, man.”
You barely know the major news headlines in your city, let alone what music news you can look forward to enjoying.
I could very easily play devil’s advocate when it comes to Nickelback and all of the unequivocal hatred surrounding its members. However, after constantly hearing a particularly poignant list of “reasons” for the band’s supposed amount of suck, I find myself more leveled with defending what is, without a doubt, one of the decade’s most successful acts.
I liked Nickelback once.
Manchester Orchestra is set to perform its first show in Gainesville at High Dive (formerly Double Down Live) tonight at 8 p.m. Tickets are $19 with an additional $2 charge at the door for fans younger than 21 years old.
Yellowcard, a group of Jacksonville natives who made their rise to popularity during the crucial formative years of many of today’s college-aged listeners, avoided the dreaded weak comeback record last year.
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