Earlier in the month, local indie group and Swamp Records flagship artist Flipturn claimed the Destination Okeechobee Round One top spot, securing their place on the south Florida festival lineup and among artists on the rise.
The new year is officially in full swing, and along with the resolutions comes one of music’s biggest events: the Grammy Awards. Airing on Sunday, the 60th anniversary of the awards show will celebrate captivating records from across genres over the past year. In honor of the event, here are a few predictions for The Grammys’ most prestigious awards of the night.
Indie rock bands Prawn, Dikembe, Caravela and Alumine are set to take the stage at the downtown venue Loosey’s on Friday night.
With January now in full swing it’s time to start wondering what your favorite artists have up their sleeves for 2018. Whether they have been completely off of the radar or flooding the radio with features to take some pressure, these chart-topping artists are overdue for an album. Here’s what we need to see in 2018:
Fans should expect to bring their warmest ski jackets to High Dive on Friday, where Over Easy Creative will host a concert featuring dynamic electronic music acts MZG and FRQ NCY. With the help of event planners Eclectic Electric, High Dive will be transformed into a retro ski lodge based in the ’80s for the show. The event serves as an official precursor to Fractal Beach, a Miami music festival that will take place Feb. 2 to 4.
The fantastical Georgia-native, primitive pop band Of Montreal will hit the High Dive stage Tuesday night with Pearl and the Oysters and Christina Schneider’s Genius Grant.
Atlanta-based electronic music duo ATLiens will be performing at Simons on Friday night for their Space Cult Tour, playing alongside opening acts FLTHYVBZ and Frostbyte. The show is being hosted by Lucid Nightlife, which has been committed to bringing high-quality electronic events to Gainesville.
Electronic indie band Retrolux will release their highly anticipated second extended play titled “Optics,” and perform alongside special guests DVWEZ and King Complex at The Atlantic this Thursday.
The funk-flavored, rock/soul group Holey Miss Moley will have its first appearance at First Magnitude Brewing Company on Nov. 10 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. for $5 per person at the door.
On Sept. 23, soul musician Charles Bradley died of complications from stomach and liver cancer. He was 68 years old.
Gainesville will host 20 Watt Tombstone on its 24-date Fall 2017 tour.
Surfer Blood and The Hails are coming to High Dive on Thursday night to play rock music and 2017 releases.
A popular American rapper will make his third Gainesville appearance in two years Thursday.
High Dive is preparing for an evening of electronic music with French performer CloZee on Sunday. Local acts Les Voss and Losa Folk will provide opening support for the show.
Gainesville has been featured in Expedia, Inc.’s “The 12 best music towns in the nation,” an article published in September. While some students find this surprising, others think it’s been a long time coming.
Morning Fatty will debut its most “confident and polished” album to date with their “Dreamlife” release show at High Dive on Friday, said bassist and band founder, John Pop.
There is no more appropriate day to celebrate a band whose occult themes and horror-inspired lyrics have rocked the heavy metal world since the 1960s than Friday the 13th.
Energetic electronic duo Golf Clap, from Detroit, will be performing at Simon’s Nightclub this Thursday, presented by Over Easy Creative and Lucid Nightlife.
On Monday night, Chance the Rapper took to “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” to do what Chance does best: speak truth and drop new music.
A nine-piece band whose sound is deeply rooted in 1960s soul will make a nod toward the modern Friday at Heartwood Soundstage.
Solutions by The State News
