Mar 6, 2018 | Reviews, Rock | 0 Comments
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Feb 25, 2018 | Previews | 0 Comments
Sofar Sounds is like being set up on a blind musical date by a very good matchmaker by Gargs Allard The concept is intriguing yet simple: A secret but high quality music artist is hosted at an unknown and sometimes private venue in town. They perform for the crowd at... read more
Feb 23, 2018 | Previews | 0 Comments
by Gargs Allard photo by infrogmation Grammy winning band, The Rebirth Brass Band, a New Orleans blujafunk group that combines the second-line New Orleans brass band tradition with soul, funk, jazz and hip hop, will play the High Dive in Gainesville tonight. Formed in... read more
Feb 22, 2018 | Interviews | 0 Comments
Interviews with Dave Melosh and Rob Thorne The fourth episode of the Gargsville Radio Hour this week features an interview with record producer and owner of both the Heartwood Soundstage and Medusa Productions, Dave Melosh. Together, they preview the 2nd Annual... read more
Feb 18, 2018 | Previews | 0 Comments
Gainesville Grooves, the weekly hour radio show that will play only Gainesville, Fla. area related music debuted tonight on WGOT LP FM 100.1 at 9 PM. The episode is now available here via the MixCloud page of Gainesville Groove. Creator and host, Gargs Allard, said he... read more
Feb 16, 2018 | Previews | 0 Comments
A conversation with Robert Maha Ferry, festival organizer. How did the festival start? I ran into Autmun (owner of K9CARES) at an art market at High Dive in the middle of last year. She told me her passion and 501(c) nonprofit business plan. She has victims of child... read more
Feb 12, 2018 | Concert Reviews | 1 Comment
Story by Gargs Allard Photos by Japa Magyer, Glani Lima, and Gargs Allard The Changeville Music and Arts Festival drew large crowds in various venues throughout downtown Gainesville on February 8 and 9, invigorating both musicians and concert goers. The fest headlined... read more
Feb 11, 2018 | Concert Reviews | 0 Comments
Musician Returns to Gainesville to Headline the Changeville Fest By Tyler Francischine “The primary distinction of the artist is that he must actively cultivate that state which most men, necessarily, must avoid; the state of being alone.” ... read more
Feb 8, 2018 | Interviews | 0 Comments
Changeville Fest Previewed on the Latest Gargsville Episode by Gargs Allard Shawna Potter, lead vocalist for War on Women was Gargs’s guest on Gargsville Radio Hour originally aired on February 7, 2018 on WGOT LP FM 100.1 Gainesville, Fla. Gargs also revealed... read more
Feb 4, 2018 | Interviews | 0 Comments
Alt Rockers Cracker to Perform at Changeville Music and Arts Festival in Gainesville at the High Dive at approximately 9:45 PM on Friday, February 9. by Gargs Allard photo by Arielle Haze Photography We got a chance to chat with Cracker co-founder and guitarist Johnny... read more
Feb 3, 2018 | Music Reviews | 0 Comments
by Gargs Allard How to Solve Human Problems Part 2/Belle and Sebastian (released January 19, 2018 by Rough Trade Records in England and Matador Records in the US) In reference to Glasgow’s Belle and Sebastian releasing three EP’s over three months time,... read more
Feb 2, 2018 | Gainesville Area Shows, Previews | 0 Comments
compiled by Gargs Allard (photo of Chuck Prophet by Masao Nakagami under creative commons license) Gainesville Area Thursday, February 1 – The Detours – Bally Ho Grill 6:30 – 9:30 PM Metal Meltdown – The Atlantic Propaganjah/Ellameno/Burn Everything (local and... read more
Jan 31, 2018 | Interviews | 0 Comments
by Gregory C. Allard photo by Jester Jay Music under creative commons license The first Gargsville radio show aired on WGOT LP FM 100.1 today and featured guests participating in the Changeville Music and Art Fest, described as a festival for social change, which is... read more
Jan 27, 2018 | Music Reviews | 0 Comments
Music Review: Ruins/First Aid Kit (released 18 January 2018) by Gargs Allard In more ways than one, Ruins by First Aid Kit is the aftermath of a breakup album. Perhaps that’s what makes it so compelling and moving to listen to. But it’s not just apropos... read more
Jan 23, 2018 | Film, Shows, Theater | 0 Comments
Play Review of “The Royale” – written by Marco Ramirez/ Co-directed by Ryan George & Lauren Warhol Caldwell By Gargs Allard The first time I ever heard about Jack Johnson, not the blues or the folk-rock musicians, but the first black heavyweight... read more
Jan 17, 2018 | Music Reviews, Rock | 0 Comments
Heavyhead – Sylvana Joyce & the Moment (released December 15, 2017) by Gargs Allard Sylvana Joyce starts Heavyhead off as if making a pact between herself and the listener, ”I’ve got a secret; tell me babe, can you keep it? A trusting soul is just so hard to... read more
Dec 30, 2017 | Music, Upcoming Events | 0 Comments
compiled by Gargs Allard Gainesville THR 04 – After Funk/Rachel and the Alloys/Supamoon – High Dive 9 PM THR 04 – Bornhardt – Lightnin Salvage at Satchels THR 04 – Getting Dirty With Dusty Episode 12/Shawn Manley 7 – 9 PM – The Zone 99.7 Lake... read more
Dec 19, 2017 | Interviews | 0 Comments
originally published on the Local Honey Face Book page By Ti Tiksa Elaine Thorne The Charlotte live music scene has always woven a multi-layered tapestry of sound for music fans to wrap their lives and selves in, as well as punctuating their sometimes joyful,... read more
Nov 8, 2017 | Previews | 0 Comments
by Gargs Allard photo by Glani Lima Wild Child, the award-winning indie rock band from Austin, Tx., was originally conceived in the backseat of a tour van when founding father and mother Alexander Beggins and Kelsey Wilson were touring as backup musicians for the... read more
Oct 30, 2017 | Interviews | 3 Comments
by Gargs Allard The Gargsville Radio Hour #3 on WGOT LP 100.1 FM featured part one of Gargs’s interview with Rob Thorne, professional drummer for 62 years and a member of the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame. For the latest episode of Gargsville, Gargs... read more
Oct 25, 2017 | Concert Reviews | 1 Comment
by Eric Atria Concert Review: Michael Claytor and the High Nooners Saturday, October 21 at the Heartwood Soundstage To Gainesville Mayor, Lauren Poe: It is with the utmost urgency that I ask you to declare Michael Claytor a local treasure. In case you don’t know, he... read more
Oct 10, 2017 | Avant Garde, Interviews, Rock | 0 Comments
by Gargs Allard Nimai Larson, co-founder and drummer of the art-rock/psych-dance band Prince Rama, stopped by Tune Groover Studios to talk about her side project Nimai’s Kitchen, under whose auspices will be conducting a series of plant-based cooking classes at... read more
Sep 26, 2017 | Concert Reviews | 0 Comments
story and photos by Gargs Allard Bash & Pop entertained an enthusiastic crowd at the High Dive last night, led by Replacements’ bassist and co-founder Tommy Stinson. On the momentum of their second album released at the beginning of the year, Anything Can... read more
Sep 25, 2017 | Heavy Metal, Interviews | 0 Comments
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