Captive Eddies and Wester Joseph’s Stereo Vudu to Play High Dive Tonight

Aug 19, 2016 | Gainesville Area Shows, Previews, Rock | 0 Comments

Bands Have Great Admiration For Each Other by Gargs Allard Before embarking on a late-summer tour, the Captive Eddies will be playing the High Dive tonight at 9 along with Wester Joseph’s Stereo Vudu. “We are heading out to play Unify Festival in New... read more

Astronauts of Antiquity Power Up Beyond the Maze

Aug 16, 2016 | Music Reviews, Rock | 0 Comments

by Gargs Allard Music Review: Beyond the Maze [EP]/Astronauts of Antiquity Beyond the Maze, the new six-song EP from the New York and LA-based electro-pop/hip-hop band, The Astronauts of Antiquity (AOA), is a meticulously produced record that engages the senses from... read more

Savants of Soul to Play Minus One Tonight

Aug 12, 2016 | Music | 0 Comments

Vocalist Chelsea Oxendine Leaving Band by Gargs Allard The 10-piece band, The Savants of Soul, whose recent 4-track EP release, Sunday Best,  was heavily steeped in Chelsea Oxendine’s vocal prowess , will be playing tonight (August 11, 2016) as featured act of... read more

Interview with Main Squeeze Co-Founder Ben Smiley Silverstein

Apr 19, 2016 | Interviews | 0 Comments

THE MAIN SQUEEZE TO PLAY THE HIGH DIVE SATURDAY, APRIL 20 By Gargs Allard What follows is a telephone interview I did with The Main Squeeze‘s co-founder and keyboardist, Ben “Smiley” Silverstein recently. The band is on tour promoting their 2015... read more

JJ Grey and Mofro To Play Florida Theatre in Gainesville Friday

Apr 7, 2016 | Rock | 0 Comments

By Gargs Allard Jacksonville’s southern rock, blues and funk band, JJ Grey and Mofro, will play the Florida Theater at 9 pm on Friday, April 8 supported by former Mofro member Daryl Hance of Daryl Hance Powermuse. Tickets are available through JJ Grey’s... read more

Interview with Robert Harrison On Eve of New Cotton Mather Release

Apr 1, 2016 | Interviews | 0 Comments

An In-depth Audio Interview with Cotton Mather and Future Clouds and Radar frontman Robert Harrison on Gargsville Podcast # 4 via Sound Cloud and Tune Groover Radio by Gargs Allard My brother Kevin and I traveled a lot together on a business venture for several years... read more

Bills Hire Kathryn Smith, First Ever Female Coach in NFL

Mar 25, 2016 | Politics | 0 Comments

While Bills Hire Smith, Other Women Continue to Help Run Pro Sports Teams By Alex Peterman The Buffalo Bills made history this week by hiring Kathryn Smith, the first female assistant coach in the National Football League. Both the Bills and Smith should be very proud... read more

Painting With by Animal Collective is Like The Marx Brothers Reborn

Mar 25, 2016 | Rock | 0 Comments

Music Review: Painting With/Animal Collective By Tyler Francischine It’s like you open an ornate, bejeweled music box and find three figures inside – Avey Tare, Panda Bear and The Geologist. They’re spinning around and around, hopping up and down to syncopated... read more

Festival of Colors Returns to Alachua Saturday

Mar 25, 2016 | Previews | 0 Comments

by Manorama das The Holi Festival of Colors is coming up on Saturday, March 26, 1-4 pm at the Krishna Temple in Alachua, Florida. Live music bands, color throws, good food and fun for the entire family. The live bands will include The Mayapuris, Gauravani, Krsnatone,... read more

Full Tune Groover Interview with Al Stewart on Sound Cloud

Mar 17, 2016 | Interviews | 0 Comments

by Gargs Allard The partial interview that we published here on Tune Groover is now available to hear here in its entirety.... read more

Interview with Julia Baird on Sound Cloud

Mar 16, 2016 | Interviews | 0 Comments

An in-depth interview with John Lennon’s sister, Julia Baird by Gargs... read more

Interview With Singer-Songwriter Roan Yellowthorn, Daughter of Don McLean

Mar 14, 2016 | Interviews | 0 Comments

by Gargs Allard I recently had a phone conversation with Roan Yellowthorn, daughter of Don McLean of the song “American Pie” fame. Roan, aka Jackie McLean, is set to release her first EP on April 8 entitled Roan Yellowthorn. In this interview with Tune... read more

Liverpool’s Own Mersey Beatles Visit Gainesville Tonight

Feb 20, 2016 | Interviews | 0 Comments

Interview with Steven Howard, Plays Paul McCartney on The Mersey Beatles I recently got a chance to chat with Steven Howard of The Mersey Beatles, a Beatles cover band whose members all hail from Liverpool and who played the famous Cavern Club for ten years that the... read more

Interview With John Lennon’s Sister

Feb 20, 2016 | Interviews | 0 Comments

Julia Baird Visiting High Dive Tonight with the Mersey Beatles by Gargs Allard Julia Baird, sister of Beatle great John Lennon, has a book out called “Imagine This: Growing Up with My Brother John Lennon.” On the occasion of her fist to Gainesville with... read more

The Need For Controlled Capitalism

Feb 1, 2016 | Politics | 0 Comments

by Gargs Allard Background Undoubtedly, there are a number of potential problems with unabashed Capitalism, and throughout the history of the United States, they have unfortunately reared their ugly heads. Despite its reputation for being the land of opportunity,... read more

Individual Rights and The Fairness of Progressive Taxation

Jan 25, 2016 | Rock | 0 Comments

Two Founding Fathers’ Views on The Responsibilities of Government and the Wealthy by Gargs Allard James Madison was very much concerned with the potential problem of faction due to his perceived fear of the power of the masses to trample upon the rights of the... read more

Featured Tune: Cricket and the Genie/The Claypool Lennon Delirium

Jan 21, 2016 | Music | 0 Comments

Cricket and the Genie/The Claypool Lennon... read more

Glenn Frey Dead at 67

Jan 18, 2016 | in Memorium | 0 Comments

by Gargs Allard Wow – two Mondays in a row now have come with sad news for rock and roll. Just eight days after the death of David Bowie shocked the world, I cannot adequately express the shock I feel following the death of the leader and co-founder of the... read more

Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe to Play the High Dive Tonight

Jan 13, 2016 | Previews | 0 Comments

Tonight saxophonist, flutist and singer Karl Denson is scheduled to play at the High Dive at 8 pm. Known primarily for his excellence on the saxophone, Denson has toured with the Rolling Stones and was a member of Lenny Kravitz’s band. Among his other accolades,... read more

Marco Benevento Talks Shop

Jan 12, 2016 | Interviews | 0 Comments

by Gargs Allard Critically acclaimed musician Marco Benevento is set to perform at the High Dive in Gainesville, Fla. this Friday night at 9 pm (January 14, 2016). The show will feature Dave from Ween on bass and will be opened up by The Groove Orient. Just recently,... read more

David Bowie Says Goodbye on Cutting Edge With ‘Blackstar’

Jan 11, 2016 | Music Reviews | 0 Comments

Music Review: Blackstar/David Bowie (Released January 8, 2016) Five Stars out of Five by Gargs Allard Unknown to us all except to David Bowie himself and probably his inner-most circle, his new album Blackstar, released three days ago on January 8, would be his... read more

David Bowie Faces His Death in Last Video

Jan 11, 2016 | in Memorium | 0 Comments

Tune Groover Featured Video: Lazarus/David Bowie read more

‘Dark Sky Island’ Becomes Another Enya Triumph

Jan 5, 2016 | Music Reviews | 1 Comment

Music Review: Dark Sky Island/Enya (Warner Bros/Warner Music) Release date: November 20, 2015 By: Cathy Rockwell It has been seven years since the Irish singer-songwriter has released a studio album, but Enya’s long awaited studio album was worth the wait. The... read more

Andy Reed’s ‘Relay Vol 1’ A Great First Side

Dec 30, 2015 | Music Reviews | 0 Comments

EP Review: Relay Vol 1/Andy Reed (Released December 11, 2015) Four out of Five stars by Gargs Allard Often music critics such as myself try to describe to newbies how a band sounds by relating them on some level to other musical entities they may know. They do that... read more