The Alligator heads to Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival
By Corey Fiske | 3:50pmThe genre-defying festival takes place March 19 to 22 at Sunshine Grove, about three hours southeast of Gainesville.
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Gainesville’s ‘little rock and roll guitar shop’ has a new home
By Isabel Kraby | Feb. 15Kish, the 42-year-old manager and guitar repairer at Funky Music, has always dreamed of working at a mom-and-pop music store, much like the one where he worked to raise money for guitar lessons when he was young. He shared that dream with Funky Music’s owner, Mike Hetrick, a longtime member of the local music scene.
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Barbergators surprise Gainesville with Singing Valentines
By Saugat Shrestha | Feb. 15For more than five decades, the Barbergators Chorus has been bringing a cappella music to Gainesville. Founded in 1973, the group is one of over 700 chapters of the Barbershop Harmony Society.
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Fill your calendar with this week’s Gainesville music events Concerts and music events the week of Feb. 16
By Isabel Kraby | Feb. 15A free downtown festival returns, a local punk band plays its last show and The Wooly celebrates a pop star's birthday — just a few of the many upcoming music happenings in Gainesville. Check out what concerts are going on this week.
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Soundtrack your Valentine’s Day with these love songs from Gainesville artists
By Isabel Kraby | Feb. 11Whether you’re curating a Spotify playlist for your significant other or drowning your single sorrows via music, you can support local artists in doing so. Here are some songs by Gainesville musicians — from Tom Petty to Trustfall — to listen to this Valentine’s Day.
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‘That’s my flag!’: UF students react to Bad Bunny’s joyful halftime show
By Christopher Rodriguez | Feb. 9Not every non-Spanish speaking listener felt the language barrier posed an issue.
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Fill your calendar with this week’s Gainesville music events
By Isabel Kraby | Feb. 8This 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.
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Gainesville ukulelists gather for teenage virtuoso Feng E
By Isabel Kraby | Feb. 3Feng E, currently on his Southeast tour of the U.S., made his claim to fame at 10 years old when his performance of Australian guitarist Tommy Emmanuel’s version of “Classical Gas” went viral. The ukulelist has since appeared on “The Ellen DeGenerous Show,” “Asia’s Got Talent” and “America’s Got Talent.”
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Fill your calendar with this week’s Gainesville music events
By Isabel Kraby | Feb. 1The first full week of February welcomes a host of musicians, from a Taiwanese ukulelist to a Canadian alternative pop singer. Check out all the music happenings this week starting Feb. 2.
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Gainesville DJs ‘blend’ generations of electronic music enthusiasts
By Isabel Kraby and Christopher Rodriguez | Jan. 25To these passionate disc jockeys, their craft is much more than beatmatching and smooth transitions; it's fostering connections with crowds and bridging the gap between generations.
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Fill your calendar with this week’s Gainesville music events
By Isabel Kraby | Jan. 25Concerts and music events the week of Jan. 26
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UF student band Alcove takes a step off the beaten path with new name
By Isabel Kraby | Jan. 24The indie rock group, formerly called Sigs Inside, rebrands and embarks on a new chapter
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Fill your calendar with this week’s Gainesville music events
By Isabel Kraby | Jan. 19See what’s happening around town starting Jan. 19.
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Gainesville metal band Sandcrawler seeks to ‘snuff out the vermin’ on new EP
By Isabel Kraby | Jan. 16“Unsafehouse,” the Gainesville metal band’s latest EP released Jan. 9, finds the band locking in its sound. But more importantly, it voices the band's grievances toward the state of the country — and pleads for others to take a stand.
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‘Espero que alivie sus preocupaciones:’ Jazz Life se presenta dos veces al mes en Muñecas Downtown
By Ornella Moreno | Jan. 11Cada segundo y cuarto viernes del mes, el restaurante mexicano Muñecas Downtown transforma su ambiente habitual en un espacio animado lleno de jazz.
