Brandy Sumner is an anthropology and English junior and this summer's music and performance reporter. This is their first semester working at the Alligator. In their free time they enjoy playing guitar, reading and writing.
Crimson, a local college student band, began recording its newest album, “Cowabunga,” at Pulp Arts recording studio in March and is planning its official release mid-July.
Beneath a layer of dust and construction in a storefront off of Southwest First Street is the future of Brewing Thoughts, a local coffee shop set to open its first brick-and-mortar location early this fall.
Multiple interviews and an NDA later, Hector and Derek Del Valle were cast on a special episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars titled “Too Many Daddies,” which highlights the importance of queer families.
Making everything from glass-bead jewelry to leather bags, these four businesses bring pride to life with their crafts.
Wednesday evening’s event was the second open mic night in a four-part series commemorating Gun Violence Awareness Month. The Open Mic Poetry Nights are hosted by Impact GNV, a city initiative focused on gun violence prevention.
On May 28, Afternoon was welcomed to the Michelin Guide, becoming the first restaurant in Gainesville on the list.
Jordan Burchel, a 35-year-old Gainesville musician, never planned for “With Everything Going On” to become a full-blown festival.Originally meant as a celebration of Burchel’s new album of the same name, what began as a show with just a few artists quickly became a much larger production.
University Club’s weekly “Now That’s What I Call Tuesdays” show began a monthly drag king spotlight in January, called the Mascuerade.
Tucked into the small, softly lit room of Nightjar Gallery and Studios, instruments sit waiting in every corner. Guitars, banjos and a piano invite every type of musician to take part in Gainesville’s monthly Tiny Desk Club, a space for strangers to share their love for music.
Local government officials and Gainesville residents gathered in the new City Hall Plaza Wednesday morning for a flag-raising ceremony to mark the start of a month of Juneteenth celebrations.
Student couple Titan Wojciak and Sofia Ortiz pose in front of their new brick-and-mortar location for their coffee shop Brewing Thoughts in Gainesville, Fla., on June 24, 2026.
Emily Westerholm, the founder and executive director of Released Reentry, recites a poem at an Open Mic Poetry Nights event at Released Reentry in Gainesville, Fla., on June 10, 2026.
A Juneteenth flag is raised in front of City Hall in Gainesville, Fla., Wednesday, May 20, 2026.
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