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This Valentine’s week, Gainesville is hosting many romantic music events alongside hardcore metal and garage punk shows. Check out what concerts are taking place this week starting Feb. 9.
Monday Scott Lindroth Guest Composer Presentation UF School of Music, Room 142 3 p.m. Free Scott Lindroth has composed music for major orchestras across the country and teaches at Duke University. Salvation the Punk Rock Show Civic Media Center 5:30 p.m. Free Hosted by Leigh from WGOT 100.1 FM, the CMC hosts its weekly live show. Ieva Jokubaviciute Guest Artist Recital UF School of Music, Room 101 7:20 p.m. Free Ieva Jokubaviciute is a critically acclaimed Lithuanian pianist who teaches at Duke University. Open Mic Night The Bull 7 p.m. Free Signups start at 6 p.m. for the event held every Monday. Sex Mex, Penance, Future Forms and Homeboys The Backyard at Boca Fiesta & Palomino 8 p.m. $10 Sex Mex, a Texas garage punk band, headlines the show at The Backyard. Leg Biters, Daydreaming and The Joytraders The Atlantic 8 p.m. $10 Respite Events presents the local punk bands.
Tuesday Scott Lindroth Guest Composer Master Class UF School of Music, Room 101 10:40 a.m. Free Composer from Duke University gives a master class at the UF School of Music. Ieva Jokubaviciute Guest Artist Master Class UF School of Music, Room 101 12:50 p.m. Free Pianist and professor at Duke University gives a master class. Jackson Cavalier Lightnin’ Salvage Enterprises 6 p.m. Free Jackson Cavalier is a folk rock Americana one-man band from New York. Standard Tuesdays Baby J’s Bar 7 p.m. $7 Brazil Side B plays the weekly jazz event. UF Symphonic Band Concert #4 University Auditorium 7:20 p.m. Free The UF School of Music presents the UF Symphonic Band Concert #4. Noogy, Makeup Remover, Dead Sea Lords and Persons Unknown The Atlantic 8 p.m. $10 Noogy, a Texas-based hardcore and ska punk band, plays on its Florida tour, accompanied by local punk and hardcore bands. Jazzology The Bull 9 p.m. Free Gainesville’s longest standing weekly jazz night is free to the public.
Wednesday A Drop of the Hard Stuff The Bull 6:30 p.m. Free The Irish sing-along occurs every second Wednesday of the month. UF Brass Band Concert #3 University Auditorium 7:20 p.m. Free The UF School of Music presents its third brass band concert of the semester. Impact Driver, Wired Up, Skinwalkers, and Waylon Thorton and The Tomatoes The Ox 8 p.m. $10 Impact Driver, a hardcore punk oi! band from Philadelphia, is joined by local punk bands.
Thursday June Star Lightnin’ Salvage Enterprises 6 p.m. Free June Star is an alternative country Americana band from Baltimore. UF Wind Symphony Concert #4 University Auditorium 7:20 p.m. Free The UF School of Music presents UF Wind Symphony Concert #4. The Florida Underground Civic Media Center 7:30 p.m. Free Brianna from WGOT 100.1 FM hosts the weekly show. Tommy Tangie superette wine + provisions 8 p.m. Free DJ and trumpet player Tommy Tangie plays at the Mediterranean bistro. Dirty Chai, Jordan Mobley Jam Band, The Corvids Loosey’s Downtown 8 p.m. Free The weekly Indie Demolition Night hosts jazz fusion and rock bands. DJ Zion Orpheus Baby J’s Bar 9 p.m. Free The DJ spins hip-hop, jazz, neo-soul and more.
Friday Swing Theory Cypress & Grove Brewing Co. 6 p.m. Free The swing jazz band plays Latin dance favorites, jazz standards and pop tunes. Luv U 2 Death Serpentine Plants + Provisions 6 p.m. Free DJs Adikt, Fake and Bada spin tunes at the intimate Valentine’s Day Eve event. Boilin’ Oil Lightnin’ Salvage Enterprises 6 p.m. Free The Gainesville bluegrass band plays at Lightnin’ Salvage Enterprises. You’re Dead to Me First Magnitude Brewing Co. 6 p.m. Donations Sooza Brass Band featuring Sammy Paradise perform to fundraise for the Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery. Wild Blue Yonder One Love Cafe 6 p.m. Free The band plays classic rock hits and original music. UF Carillon Studio Valentine’s Day Concert Century Tower 6:15 p.m. Free The UF School of Music presents the Century Tower bell players on Valentine’s Day Eve. Valentine’s Swing Dance Jackson N. Sasser Fine Arts Hall Lobby 6:30 p.m. $10 Santa Fe College hosts the swing jazz event with music by the SF Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo. Camille Thurman with the Darrell Green Quartet UpStage at the Phillips Center 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. $12-55 The UpStage event features Camille Thurman, an accomplished composer, saxophonist, vocalist and jazz artist. Wim Tapley and The Cannons with Twin Suns Heartwood Soundstage 8 p.m. $22 On its Winter tour, Wim Tapley — who blends American, pop and neo-soul — and The Cannons play at Heartwood accompanied by surf-adelic rock band Twin Suns. Terror Management Band, Diamine and Hawgs Loosey’s Downtown 8 p.m. Free To celebrate the grand opening of guitar store Funky Music’s new location, punk bands perform at Loosey’s. Porch Swing Baby J’s Bar 8 p.m. $10 The Gainesville vocal jazz quartet performs at the 21 and over event. Luthier album release show The Atlantic 8 p.m. $10 Electronic artist Luthier is joined by Drum and Bass Pro Shop, Lanham Head Mendez and Baby Arms. Gimme Gimme Disco Signal 8:30 p.m. $20 The DJ dance party features the music of ABBA and other disco greats from the ‘70s and ‘80s.
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Isabel Kraby
Isabel is the The Alligator’s Spring 2026 music reporter. She is a junior studying journalism at UF and is from Ormond Beach, FL. In her spare time, she loves going to concerts, crafting and practicing guitar.