May 24, 2017 | Essays, Music, Music Essays, Rock | 0 Comments
Photo of my brother Kevin Allard at age 10 on December 25, 1975 by Gargs Allard I was one of those kids who was into a lot of retro things, but I wasn’t too conscious of it other than I knew what I liked when I heard it. As a result, I often overlooked the music... read more
May 7, 2017 | Music Reviews, Previews | 0 Comments
Album Review: Strange Durations/Edmondson by Tyler Francischine Thoughts race through your mind, but the words just won’t come to your lips. Who can you give just a glance to and communicate volumes? Your bro. The early evening sun sets the living room ablaze. Your... read more
Apr 28, 2017 | Previews | 0 Comments
by Gargs Allard The M3 Rock Festival, replete with three days of bands from the Ghost of Music Past, some even with some of their original members, commences today at The Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD., with doors opening for the first day of a three-day... read more
Apr 2, 2017 | Gainesville Area Shows, Previews | 0 Comments
Story and photos by Gargs Allard The Wailers will play tonight at the High Dive. Doors open at 6pm and the show is expected to go until 11:30 pm. The Wailers, which formed in 1963, originally consisted of reggae greats Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer. In the... read more
Apr 1, 2017 | Alt-country, Concert Reviews, Gainesville Area Shows, Music | 0 Comments
Ricky Kendall and the Healers were an appropriate choice to open the newly established Heartwood Soundstage at 619 Main Street in Gainesville on the beautiful night of March 24, not only because Ricky, Michael Claytor, Sam Moss and gang are special musical artists,... read more
Mar 30, 2017 | Rock | 0 Comments
Festival of Colors to Brighten and Enlighten North Central Florida by Gargs Allard The annual Holi Festival of Colors will take place this year on April 2 from Noon to 4 PM at the Hare Krishna Temple in Alachua on CR 235 known as New Raman Reti. We caught up with the... read more
Mar 29, 2017 | Interviews | 0 Comments
by Gargs Allard We had the good fortune of chatting with legendary musician Denny Laine of both the Moody Blues and Paul McCartney and Wings fame. He has also played and/or toured with the likes of Ginger Baker’s Air Force and the recently departed Chuck Berry, among... read more
Nov 7, 2016 | Concert Reviews | 0 Comments
Story and Photography by Alex Peterman On Friday night, the University of Florida hosted the All-American Rejects, taking the crowd at Flavet field back to their days of youth. Fans reminisced in the classic “Dirty Little Secret” right from the start and enjoyed the... read more
Oct 29, 2016 | Music Reviews | 0 Comments
Music Review: You Want it Darker/Leonard Cohen – Released October 21, 2016 (Columbia) ★★★★★ by Gargs Allard Leonard Cohen said in a recent interview that if he is to live much longer, he will have to eat because he can’t see how it’s possible to get... read more
Sep 30, 2016 | Previews | 0 Comments
by Gargs Allard The beauty of living near downtown Gainesville is that you are literally a short walk away from an array of great bands on any given Friday or Saturday night. Tonight is certainly no exception to this rule with such stalwarts as The Struts playing... read more
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