Crystal Balls, a Gainesville band made up of Kendrick Lemke, Nick Herrera and Erick Ubiles, is hitting the scene with their self-described “blackened swamp sci-fi doom metal.” I sat down with the band to talk sound and the music scene before Crystal Balls’ Saturday show at the Hardback Cafe.
A local gay bar will host a new burlesque show during its grand opening in a former biker bar Friday.
A popular reggae band will visit Gainesville this week to show fans its redefined iconic music.
The third in a series of tribute shows benefiting the Gainesville Girls Rock Camp will take place Friday at 9:30 p.m. at Loosey’s Downtown.
Gainesville will welcome a New York Times bestselling author to town Sunday when Amy Stewart speaks at the Alachua County Library District.
When Drake released “If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late” in February 2015, it felt like something was missing. To me, it sounded like Drake wasn’t trying at times, and the project really did feel like more of a mixtape than an album-quality project. To be clear, I still think that “IYRTITL” was very good; after all, Drake is one of the few artists that can’t miss. The scary part is, while “IYRTITL” was good, we all knew Drake could do better.
To end the first week of Summer classes, The Jam is bringing music and free beer to town.
Movie4Mi was created in 2011 as an Android app, but in January of this year, the website version of the app officially launched. David Dawkins said the app was a side project he created while he was a pharmacy student at UF.
Three bands are converging at Gainesville’s Hardback Cafe on Saturday. Eve of November, CHEW and Analogue Ghost will be play- ing sets at the venue, located at 211 W. University Ave., starting at 10 p.m., with doors opening at 9 p.m.
Swamp Records anticipates hitting a capacity of 600 people at the third-annual Swamp Records Showcase on Friday.
Hear Again Music and Movies normally retains a quiet atmosphere — until the third Saturday of April.
Dear Mediocre,
This weekend, more than 100 UF student performers will take over the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.
To some, Valerie Phillips is better known as Ms. Queen.
Given the success of last year’s event, the Alachua County Library District will host a second annual Fandomonium comic convention Saturday.
The classic ‘80s film “Ghostbusters” will return to the theater this weekend at the Hippodrome Cinema, located at the Hippodrome State Theatre, for its Time Warp 80s Night.
April has brought along a few albums worth listening to. Check them out.
Chain Reaction’s Food and Music Festival will hold its third annual fundraiser benefiting the March of Dimes Foundation this weekend.
The Hippodrome State Theatre Art Gallery and the Oak Hammock Art Gallery are hosting a Dada art exhibit to celebrate the 100-year-old art movement.
Gainesville company Self Narrate will host Story Slam: Everything Changes in Keene-Flint Hall, Room 50, today from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
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