SERIOUSLY: Believe it. Guavaween 2012 is a must-do.
Remember last year when a highly-anticipated Memoryhouse show had to be moved from New World Brewery to Cappy’s Pizza due to the auspice of Guavaween? That hurt. Not because Cappy’s isn’t a great place to see music (it actually is), but because the very idea that music-lovers have to stay away from Ybor City on Halloween weekend is insane. Well, that’s all over now. Those who control the city have finally come to their... Read More
DECISIONS: 5 Antiwarpt conflicts and how to handle them
If you click the banner above, then you will see a picture of a man seriously considering the AMFIII possibilities. So now that you’ve seen that (click the damn picture — it’s awesome we swear), take this into consideration: The 2012 edition of Antiwarpt Music Festival (#AMF12 if you’re of the Tweeter kind) clocks in at nearly 12-hours long. That’s half a day, and while it means that your money is going to go a really,... Read More
LISTEN: Michael Parallax – “Killing Joke” + “Slow Storm Passing”
Front page image via Kelley Jackson // Image above via Tumblr The last we heard from Michael Bringardner, the Gainesville, Fla.-based producer/singer-songwriter better known as Michael Parallax was stripped to his skivvies and running mad around New World Brewery as a part of his set at Summer Jam 7. Well, Bringardner has been characteristically busy since then (remember all those LPs/EPs we coerced you into downloading last summer?), and his his... Read More
LISTEN: SubAp! on WMNF’s Grand National Championships 12.07.11
Last night, the boys at Grand National Championships welcomed SubAp! to the program where we played some of our favorite tracks of 2011. Corin was not present, but Alastair, Jerrad, and myself drowned our sorrows in a playlist that included songs from The Happiness Machine, Creepers, Michael Christmas, Criminal Culture, and a whole slew of others. T’was a grand time indeed, and we would be remiss if we didn’t acknowledge all of the... Read More
FESTIVAL REVIEW: Summer Jam 7 at New World Brewery & Crowbar 08.27.11
Michael Parallax, stripped down to his skivvies, during his set at Summer Jam 7. This was just one of the joyously spontaneous moments of the annual celebration of the season and the music surprises it has in store./Photo by: Nicole Kibert The end of August usually means the last weeks of summer for the most of the country. Floridians, however, know that their homestate’s high temperatures and humidity won’t cease until at least November. ... Read More
GET LEARNED: Michael Parallax (Stream entire discography + watch live video)
The recorded version of Michael Parallax’s 2009 cut “Hallelujah Sea Graves” recalls Oracular Spectacular-era MGMT with extra anthemic qualities, but the unsigned Gainesville pop-tronica maestro (real name: Michael Bringardner) has a few things going for him that MGMT doesn’t. One of those things is an extended discography rife with consistently pleasing tracks. Whether he’s quietly strumming acoustic guitars, ukulele, and covering Beirut... Read More
