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Thoughts on seeing artists perform past their prime

By Jeremy Haas | Mar. 29, 2017

My dad bought me a set of tickets for my last birthday that he hyped up for weeks leading up to their reveal. He’d ask me what I wanted for my birthday, to which I’d reply with the names of expensive music gear I knew he wouldn’t recognize. Then he’d say something like, “Well I got you something even better. A set of tickets that are going to blow your mind.”

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We The Kings bring 10-year anniversary tour to High Dive

By Ana-Katarina Stanic | Mar. 22, 2017

We The Kings reached fame in 2007 with their self-titled full length album, and 10 years later, the band is back without too many changes.

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Reviewing Drake’s latest: ‘More Life’ is an identity crisis

By Jack DaSilva | Mar. 22, 2017

An identity crisis has never sounded so good. At this point in his career, Drake could rap the alphabet and it’d chart on the Billboard Hot 100.

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New music isn’t always good music: Here’s what to skip

By Mackenzie Duffy | Mar. 22, 2017

In the first three months of 2017, we’ve seen amazing releases from artists like Drake, Ed Sheeran, Future and many more. However, 2017 has also already had some lackluster music. Here are some 2017 releases to keep off your playlist:

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Indie band Generationals, Raindeer to perform in GNV

By Taylor McLamb | Mar. 22, 2017

Indie rock fans will be able to catch New Orleans-based band Generationals on Sunday at the High Dive as the band begins its spring 2017 tour.

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Zach Deputy to play new Heartwood Soundstage tonight

By Natalie Rao | Mar. 22, 2017

South Carolina-based artist Zach Deputy will be bringing his talents to Gainesville with a concert at Heartwood Soundstage tonight.

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Electronic artists Eptic, Must Die!, more to perform tonight

By Natalie Rao | Mar. 15, 2017

Bass-heavy artists Eptic, Must Die! and Gentlemens Club are set to welcome students back from Spring Break with a concert tonight at the Florida Theatre, located at 233 W. University Ave.

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New music you may have missed over break

By Mackenzie Duffy | Mar. 15, 2017

Ed Sheeran — ‘Divide’

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Folk singer City and Colour to perform in GNV this weekend

By Rebecca Rubin | Mar. 15, 2017

In his debut Gainesville performance, City and Colour is playing at the Florida Theatre on Sunday.

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Music Roundup: Nav, Future

By Jack DaSilva | Mar. 1, 2017

If you haven’t been keeping up with the latest music, you’ve come to the right place. The past two weeks have been stacked with releases. Get caught up with everything you should be listening to by checking out these projects:

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After four-year hiatus, John Mayer is back

By Mackenzie Duffy | Mar. 1, 2017

Before we had Ed Sheeran’s acoustics, James Bay’s raspy vocals or Shawn Mendes’ catchy lyrics, we had the smooth guitar stylings of John Mayer. With tunes like “Your Body is a Wonderland” and “Waiting on the World to Change,” girls around the world swooned and sighed as Mayer picked his guitar with an effortless presence.

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Okeechobee Music and Arts Festival brings big names

By Jeremy Haas | Mar. 1, 2017

This weekend, the Okeechobee Music and Arts Festival will take place at Sunshine Grove in Okeechobee, Florida. The event will be the festival’s second annual iteration, with performances starting today at 4 p.m. and running until 6 a.m. Monday.

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Live recording studio, music venue to debut with festival

By Natalie Rao | Feb. 22, 2017

Heartwood Soundstage, Gainesville’s newest music venue and live recording studio, is set to open this weekend with the Heartwood Music Festival, a multi-stage, all-ages event that will run from noon to 2 a.m. Saturday.

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UF to host collegiate a cappella regional quarterfinals

By Rebecca Rubin | Feb. 22, 2017

The Varsity Vocals International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella South Quarterfinal will take place in the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday at 7 p.m., with the event wrapping at 11 p.m.

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Indie band Lemuria to perform 10th anniversary show

By Taylor McLamb | Feb. 15, 2017

Indie pop-punk band Lemuria’s debut album, “Get Better,” may be 10 years old, but it’s the band’s use of gut-wrenchingly honest lyrics to combat themes of hope and loss that make the album stand the test of time.

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First Magnitude Brewing celebrates local soul-music scene

By Rebecca Rubin | Feb. 15, 2017

First Magnitude Brewing Company is celebrating soul with the three B’s — beer, blues and barbecue.

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GNV multicultural group stages reunion

By Jeremy Haas | Feb. 15, 2017

This Saturday, Gainesville’s own Umoja Orchestra will be reuniting after a seven-year hiatus to play at The Wooly downtown.

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Producer, DJ 3LAU to perform rescheduled show

By Natalie Rao | Feb. 8, 2017

3LAU, a progressive house and electro DJ, has taken the world by storm since 2011 with his remixes and original songs and is set to perform at the Florida Theatre on Friday. The show, which is presented by Lucid Nightlife, will take place from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.

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Beatles tribute band The Threetles to play at High Dive

By Rebecca Rubin | Feb. 8, 2017

They might seem like an unlikely crew, a chemistry professor, a student and a drum instructor, but one thing — their appreciation of the Beatles’ music — brings them together.

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GNV hosts indie band Parquet Courts

By Jeremy Haas | Feb. 8, 2017

Tonight, Brooklyn-based indie punk band Parquet Courts will be playing at the Wooly downtown. The show in Gainesville is part of the band’s month-long tour of the Eastern U.S., on which harpist/ambient musician Mary Lattimore is joining them.