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THE AVENUE  |  MUSIC

Magic Man’s ‘Before The Waves’ derivative, but fun

By Cody Smith | Aug. 6, 2014

Magic 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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THE AVENUE  |  FOOD

Dining: The rhetoric of etiquette

By Kelsi | Aug. 6, 2014

"The Greenes always request for small slices. You can ask them if they would like just a little more, or if they are sure they are full, and they always express with certainty, ‘I really only want a tiny slice.’

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THE AVENUE  |  ART AND THEATER

'Humans of Gainesville' tries to replicate Humans of New York success

By Kristina Orrego | July 31, 2014

Gavin Doran spends up to three hours a day walking around with a camera, talking to people he’s never met before.

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THE AVENUE  |  ART AND THEATER

Student procession dedicates “Moving Water” art piece

By Jessica Marsh | July 30, 2014

Roughly 100 students from the art and engineering departments at UF met Wednesday to participate in a ritualistic performance dedicating the newly installed art piece “Moving Water.”

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THE AVENUE  |  LIFESTYLE

Study: the color red rouses romantic rivalry among women

By Debora Lima | July 30, 2014

Gabrielle Ueberroth doesn’t need science to tell her how she feels about the color red.

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THE AVENUE  |  MOVIES AND TV

Lackluster ‘Lucy’ will blow your mind for all the wrong reasons

By Jackson Hart | July 30, 2014

Can a movie be smart yet exceedingly dumb? Is it possible to look past empty dialogue, pointless action and shallow characters to recognize a film’s deeper message? Have I just been mercilessly trolled? These are questions I kept asking myself after seeing Luc Besson’s “Lucy”. 

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THE AVENUE  |  MUSIC

Reggae-pop band MAGIC! debuts album 'Don't Kill the Magic'

By Cody Smith | July 30, 2014

You 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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THE AVENUE  |  LIFESTYLE

New party bus by Uber Promotions poised for entry to market

By Ashley Iaccarino | July 30, 2014

From the bar area to the stripper poles, Uber Promotions is offering a party before the party with its new party bus.

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THE AVENUE  |  MUSIC

‘Weird Al’ still working, releases 14th album 31 years after first

By Patrick Glynn | July 30, 2014

It 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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THE AVENUE  |  FOOD

Reading cookbooks as history

By Kelsi | July 30, 2014

Cookbooks contain more than directions for food preparation. They are like a “magician’s hat: one can get more out of them than they seem to contain,” or so muses culinary historian Barbara Wheaton. 

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THE AVENUE  |  FOOD

Cookbooks for men: reflecting on gender roles

By Keri | July 23, 2014

Walk into a bookstore, browse Amazon cookbook category listings, and you’ll find various genres of cookbooks. There are cookbooks for kids, for vegetarians, for couples, for one, for beginners and even for dogs. Look closer, and you’ll notice a category of cookbooks for men. But absent is a category for women, revealing the assumption that unmarked cookbooks are for women.

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THE AVENUE  |  ART AND THEATER

UF a capella group at work on second album

By Joey Martinez | July 23, 2014

Already known for dropping beats, No Southern Accent hopes to soon be dropping something else: its second studio album.   

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THE AVENUE  |  MUSIC

High Dive season passes for sale

By Riana Melendez | July 23, 2014

High Dive Bar & Venue is giving people a chance to take advantage of its concerts while still saving some extra cash.

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THE AVENUE  |  MUSIC

Fun. guitarist’s project puts out first LP, exceeds expectations

By Cody Smith | July 23, 2014

The indie-pop band Fun. set the charts ablaze with its hit singles “We Are Young” and “Some Nights.” 

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THE AVENUE  |  MOVIES AND TV

‘Life Itself’ shows a life well lived

By Jackson Hart | July 23, 2014

Roger Ebert is undoubtedly the most popular mainstream film critic in American history. People who usually don’t follow film know his name. 

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THE AVENUE  |  LIFESTYLE

‘Sobrr’ app seeks college users

By Ashley Iaccarino | July 23, 2014

Bruce Yang and his friends woke up the morning after his bachelor party and checked their phones to make sure they hadn’t posted anything embarrassing on social media. That’s when Yang decided to create the app, Sobrr.

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THE AVENUE  |  MUSIC

Beaches, Jeff Tweedy and Myspace: A Q&A with Twin Forks

By Chloe Finch | July 16, 2014

Former (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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THE AVENUE  |  MUSIC

Dreamy indie pop band Woman’s Hour releases debut LP

By Cody Smith | July 16, 2014

You 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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THE AVENUE  |  ART AND THEATER

CNTRL-SPACE: Artwork you can add to

By Jacqueline Adadi | July 16, 2014

The CNTRL-SPACE exhibit by Patrick Pagano, assistant in Digital Arts and Science and UF alumnus, is a new exhibit at the University Galleries that is a part of UF’s Creative B summer activities.

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THE AVENUE  |  MUSIC

High Dive celebrates three years of live music, comedy & food trucks

By Chloe Finch | July 16, 2014

When 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.