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Twin Forks, a folk-punk outfit fronted by former Dashboard Confessional lead, Chris Carrabba, will play at 1982 next Thursday. Tickets are $12 in advance or $14 at the door.

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.

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.

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.

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.

THE AVENUE | LIFESTYLE

Know what your co-workers really think of you with ‘Knozen’

By Riana Melendez | July 16, 2014

Among apps that allow you to rate friends and strangers, there is now one that enables coworkers to rate their fellow colleagues.

THE AVENUE | FOOD

Recipe titles: Does a recipe by any other name taste as good?

By Kelsi | July 16, 2014

The title of a recipe gives the first impression of the dish and the author. Recipe titles are printed in special, large type, memorable as the official label. The title can be simply a word, “Oatmeal,” a more elaborate phrase, “Bountiful Blueberry Pie with Spiced Whipped Cream,” or almost a paragraph, a format more typical of earlier recipe titles. One from 1608: “To Make a Walnut, That When you Cracke It, You Shall Find Biskets, and Carrawayes in It, Or a Prettie Posey Written.”

THE AVENUE | MOVIES AND TV

Period drama ‘The Immigrant’ opens at the Hipp with ironic take on American Dream

By Jackson Hart | July 12, 2014

What is the American dream? Does it matter how we achieve it? How far can one go before they are unredeemable? These are all questions James Gray’s The Immigrant expects the audience to grapple with. Whether you find answers is not the film’s problem. The director James Gray is content to let the viewer come to their own decisions, which is both a weakness and strength for the film.

THE AVENUE | MOVIES AND TV

Lauded ‘Ida’ ends Hipp run Sunday

By Niko Pifferetti | July 9, 2014

The 2013 Polish black-and-white film, “Ida”, which will end its two-week run at the Hippodrome State Theatre this Sunday, is both a nuanced study of 1960s Eastern Europe and a coming-of-age film that feels familiar and strange at the same time.

On Wednesday, Miami artist Xavier Cortada visited UF to kick off the Moving Water project that is part of UF’s Creative B.

THE AVENUE | LIFESTYLE

‘Creative Summer B’ returns this year with new features

By Hannah Fell | July 9, 2014

This year’s Creative Summer B will take students to a GPS scavenger hunt, a digital image projection show and a 24-hour filmmaking competition.

UF’s College of Arts will host Swamp Dance Fest, which brings together dancers to train in contemporary techniques with renowned choreographers from around the country.

THE AVENUE | LIFESTYLE

Summer dance intensive Swamp Dance Fest starts up

By Joey Martinez | July 9, 2014

The Swamp Dance Fest wants to get dancers moving – for a whole month.

THE AVENUE | MUSIC

UF grad debuts bedroom-born album

By Cody Smith | July 9, 2014

Bedroom producing has become all the rage these days. The rapid advancement of music production technology allows musicians access to less expensive programs and tools, sparking a Renaissance of sorts.

THE AVENUE | FOOD

Eating to win eats away at your health

By Debora Lima | July 9, 2014

After Keenan “Ginger Chestnut” Bailey won The Swamp Restaurant’s first hot dog eating contest Friday by scarfing down nine hot dogs in 10 minutes to take home the grand prize of $100, a $50 certificate to the restaurant and a silver plate with his name engraved, he said he felt just fine.

THE AVENUE | FOOD

Reading Recipes as Stories

By Keri | July 9, 2014

Reading hundreds of cookbooks and recipes has convinced us that these books form a distinct genre, a storytelling genre, governed by conventions and codes.

THE AVENUE | MUSIC

New Florida music festival Coral Skies forms

By Cody Smith | July 9, 2014

After successes of festivals like Big Guava Festival and Sunset Music Festival, Central Florida has rapidly become a formidable market. Luckily for live music lovers, Live Nation Florida announced the lineup to a new festival called Coral Skies Music Festival on Tuesday.

THE AVENUE | LIFESTYLE

High Dive celebrates the Fourth of July with live music and BBQ

By Stephanie Newman | July 2, 2014

For those seeking fun other than fireworks this Fourth of July, you can check out The High Dive: The local music venue will host a celebration with food and musical performances.

THE AVENUE | MUSIC

RiFF RAFF’s ‘Neon Icon’ album has new sounds, old traditions

By Emily Cardinali | July 2, 2014

After much album-date release confusion and pandering to white girls on Twitter to revamp excitement, Houston-based rapper RiFF RAFF finally released “Neon Icon” on June 24.

Victoria de Benedicty, 18, and Dalton Jacob, 24, practice at Victoria’s house in Ocala on Tuesday. Their band III BONES will perform its last show at the High Dive on Saturday before moving out to Austin, Texas.

THE AVENUE | MUSIC

Lo-fi Motown-soul duo III Bones graduates from Gainesville

By Chloe Finch | July 2, 2014

On Monday evening, lo-fi Motown-soul duo III BONES held one of its final rehearsals in Ocala on American Eagle Farm. Light from the setting sun streamed in through the farmhouse’s floor-to-ceiling living-room windows as guitarist/singer Victoria de Benedicty, guitarist/singer Dalton Jacob and fill-in drummer Jared Reddick practiced for III Bones’ farewell show at High Dive on Saturday night.

THE AVENUE | FOOD

Recipes: The instruction manuals you actually want to read

By Kelsi | July 2, 2014

Recipes are, on one hand, an instruction manual with directions or instructions on how to make something and also a narrative with engaging prose or a story that elevates the procedure into something else entirely.

THE AVENUE | LIFESTYLE

Furry friends fear the 4th: How to protect your pet this holiday

By Torri Macarages | July 2, 2014

Animals hate America’s favorite holiday. Fireworks scare them, hot dogs upset them and bug spray makes them sick. It’s no wonder that more pets are lost on the Fourth of July than on any other day of the year.

THE AVENUE | FOOD

Booze & food with James Bond

By Joey Martinez | July 2, 2014

Matt Sherman wants to show you what is on the menu — James Bond’s menu.