Gainesville Punk
A History of Bands & Music
Published on 7. November 2016
134 pages
978-1-62585-297-7 (ISBN)
Description
Known for The Fest, Less Than Jake and Hot Water Music, Gainesville became a creative hub in the 1980s and '90s for many of punk rock's greats.
Whether playing at the Hardback or wild house parties, earnest acts like Against Me!, Spoke and Roach Motel all emerged and thrived in the small northern Florida city. Radon burst onto the scene with chaotic energy while Mutley Chix helped inspire local torchbearers No Idea Records. Through this succinct history, author Matt Walker traces each successive generation's contributions and amplifies the fidelity of the Gainesville scene.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Mount Pleasant
United States
Illustrations
51 Illustrations
File size
4,10 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-62585-297-7 (9781625852977)
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11/2016
Arcadia Publishing (SC)
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Person
Matt Walker works as a communication specialist at the University of Florida. He has been writing about music and playing the guitar for over fifteen years. Matt was the founder and editor of Lead Us Down, a website dedicated to covering local punk and indie music in Gainesville, from 2011 to 2014. He served as music editor and then editor of Satellite Magazine, a Gainesville monthly paper dedicated to arts, culture and music in the region. Matt earned his BA in English literature from Valdosta State University and his master's degree in journalism from the University of Florida.
Content
- Intro
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword, by Patrick Hughes
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- PART I: JUST HANGING OUT, 1981-1988
- 1. Roach Motel and Gainesville Punk's First Wave
- 2. Gainesville Punk's New Torchbearers
- 3. A New 'Zine in Town
- 4. Psychic Violents Explore
- 5. Doldrums Explode
- 6. No Idea's First Record
- PART II: THE LIFTING, 1989-1999
- 7. Gainesville Punk Finds a Home
- 8. Spoke and Radon Usher in a New Era
- 9. Less Than Jake Grows, Spoke and Radon Call It a Day
- 10. Gainesville Punk Evolves
- 11. The Sound Engineer
- 12. Finding the Rhythms
- 13. Less Than Jake Goes National
- 14. Gainesville Punk Diversifies and Innovates
- 15. Breaking Up, Regrouping
- 16. Gainesville Punk Thrives
- 17. The End of an Era
- PART III: REINVENTING, 2000-2006
- 18. Gainesville Punk Disperses
- 19. Against Me! Operates Outside the System
- 20. Gainesville Punk for the New Millennium
- 21. Against Me! Rises to National Stage
- 22. The Venues Shuffle Once More
- 23. The Fest Ushers in Another New Era for Gainesville Punk
- Afterword
- Bibliography
- About the Author
