University of Florida - Tower / Seminole Yearbook (Gainesville, FL)

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squire magazine put Gainesviiie, Fla at number five on the list of iiCities that RockiintheirAprii2004issue. While the small college town may seem like an unlikely Choice especialiycomparedtoiarge metropolisesiike Miamiand New York However for music enthusiaststhe townihNorthCehtrai Florida deserves a spot on the prestigious list The home of the Florida Gators has nurturediocal talehtiike few other placesinthe country. While some OfGainesVilles musical groups like the Archer Road Band ofthe 19703 and 1980s achieved local notoriety, 0t hers broke the bou nds OfAiaChua county and became populararound the state and the country. Tom Petty and his Heartbreakers got their startinGainesviiie asthe native Floridianscame together and went on to record four albums ta gether. They recorded such popular songs as iiAmerican GUT, and listen to her Heart? More recently,the rockgroup Lessthanjake formedin Gainesviiie and released albumsinthe late 1990s and 2000s. Some 0ftheir more popular songs include History of a Boring TOWD: Which the band wrote about Gainesviiie, and iiAiiMy Best Friends are Metal He ads? -Les1ie Veiga i'iThe above photo is Ofa Tom Petty concert at UF in 1991asitappearedinthe 1994 Tawer. Dominant Todd Baechle, lead vocalist of The Faintentertains thecrowd with his isoboticvoice echos in his microphone. Thanks to the efforts of RUB and SGP, The Faint played for free at the Reiliz Union Rion Ballroom. photo by: Cinthja Sandoval Above; The D-O-Double G advoaites peace during his Black History Month concert. photo by? cm thia Sandoval

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; Dominant Snacks for the road are as important as the mixed CD in the player and the games Of h'cense plate and punch buggy When going on road trips. Above; Checking the air pressure of the tires, and fluids under the hOOd are all essential Pfetmad trip ChECk hSt items. photos by: Eliana Bums :53; 51:37:: ?; E resemee Mace ... geese a $$$R I1 the groundfloor 0fthe I.Wayne Reitz Student Union there is an invaluable WW resource for students trying to get from pointA to point B. Between the post Office mail- boxes and the Freshens smoothie stand is the Ride Board The Ride Board consists of two maps, one of the United State s, the other of the state OfFlorida Each map is divided into regions. The purpose 0fthe board is to provide studentswitha mode 0ftrans- portation todifferent partsofthe state or the country. In order to use the Ride Board studentsmust fill out the formslip and leave it in the boxcorre- spending to the region that they are headed to. For example, if someone needs to go to Tampa 0r Or- land0,they can go over to the Ride Board and see if anyone else is headed in that direction The board is also economically convenient, It allows students to car pool and save money on gasoline and tells. Seeing as howthe price of gasoline is pretty high these days, this is defi- nitely something that needs to be taken into consideration -Leslie Veiga Student '.

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The. band One Pump Chump performs at the annual IRHA Palooza on March 10, 2005- Big acts like the Dave Matthews Band perform in concert photo by: Cinlhia Sandoval wonce more he stept into the street, and to his lips again laid i, T his long pipe of smooth straight cane; and ere he blew three Q'fv o ' notes tsuch sweet soft notes as yet musicians cunning never gave the enraptured airlf JThe Pied Piper of Hamelin,,, Robert Browning 'a sic Seen: The Gainesville music scene is one known for being exciting an full of talent. Student Government Productions brings a variety of con- certs to the University. And for those looking for entertainment outside of campus, there are concerts all over town, like at Market Street Eddie Cs, Palace, and Common Grounds- This year, Student Government Productions brought Cher on con- cert to the UP campus. The concert took place September 20, 2004 and was part of Chefs TFarewell Tour? SGP also brought Snoop Dogg in concert. Snoop Doggis concert was part of the 2005 Black History Month celebration- It was a great success and attracted many eager fans. The City of Gainesville also offers many entertaining bands that are on their way to stardom Some of the bands that have been brought to Gainesville are Less than Jake and Sister Hazel. The members of Sister Hazel are Gainesville natives and enjoy coming back to perform for students. The Gainesville music scene always brings relaxation and enjoy- ment to many stressed out students. We have opportunities to see famous artists provided by our own Student Government or to go Check out local bands around town. -CarInen Bustillo Reel Big Fish performs at the TRHAP ooza. u at the Stephen C. 0iConnell Center. These acts attract not photo by? Cinthja Sandoval only students, but fans from the community as well photo by. Chan Tran