Autumn Johnstone is a freshman journalism/art student and a music reporter for The Avenue. When they're not writing, you can find them enjoying a nice cup of coffee at a nearby café or thrifting for vinyls.
“The ‘I hate pink’ phase was never about the color,” an Instagram post reads. With more than 20.9 million views, the post’s comments are rooted in a concept that has driven society’s perception of femininity for the past eight decades.
“Queer Eclectics,” an exhibit inspired by the queer community’s diversity, was put together by UF art organization Common Craft and curated by 20-year-old UF art junior Jade Bennett. Bennett invited queer artists from her first show, “Picking it Up,” to showcase their work in a smaller, more intimate setting near the literature and silent hallways in Library West.
At the Juneteenth Gainesville Film Festival, the Hippodrome Cinema screened three films honoring emancipation and Black history.
After she decided no one was going to invite her to be in a rock ‘n’ roll band, Shuri Pass formed Gainesville-based Crooked Counsel 31 years ago, covering familiar classic rock hits on stage.
Situationships are situations that resemble a relationship in some ways, but they lack clear boundaries, commitment and, most of all, labels.
Heartwood Soundstage’s listening room housed about 15 jazz fans eager to listen to jazz-fusion band Dionysus and the Michael Feinberg Trio for a night of creative and passionate music.
Local indie musician and UF alum Thomas Allain recorded nine songs over the course of five days for his debut album.
Although deRochemont wasn't a familiar face to all Gainesville residents, the weekly messages he left behind on National Vaccum’s marquee were. DeRochemont passed away on March 31 from liver cancer. He was 86.
For a tour described as the “easiest yes” by each one of its musicians, The Wooly made for a venue filled with passionate fans and fluid movement on Sunday.
The terrifying prospect of coming out in a faith-based environment made it seem nearly impossible for her to carry on with her music career. Yet, after realizing real faith knows no boundaries, she let go of the mold she so desperately once tried to fit into.
Solutions by The State News
