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California rock band Wavves plan to make a splash on the Gainesville music scene this Saturday.
They will be performing their first show from Gainesville to High Dive, located at 210 SW Second Ave. Doors open at 8 p.m. and tickets sell for $ 25 each.
With the band there will be two opening acts – “Glove†from Tampa and “The Amphetamines†from Orlando.
Both support groups offer a bit of everything for a range of rock fans. Glove’s sound has been described as somewhere between “punk and proto-rock” while “The Amphetamines” has been described as garage rock.
“We can’t wait to do what we do with every show – get weird,†Glove said.
The show is a stop on Wavves’ fall 2021 tour. The San Diego-based group released their seventh studio album “Hideaway” in July. ‘
Stephen Pope, bassist and backing vocalist for Wavves, said album producer Dave Sitek helped with the performance of their evolving sound.
Unlike previous albums, which have more of a pop-punk feel, Pope said it intertwines Sitek’s country influence and slow-dancing tunes with songs that are true to the mosh-pit-obsessed crowds that frequent the shows. by Wavves. While the mosh-pits will always be alive and well during the group’s performances, Pope said the goal behind this different sound is to get more people in the audience to stand and dance slowly.
“The two songs I’m really looking forward to playing are ‘Sinking Feeling’ and ‘Caviar’,†Pope said.
While “Sinking Feeling†is a variation of the beach-pop-rock sound the band built their sound on, “Caviar†is a slow-dancing-suited ballad that Pope said the band wanted to see on their shows.
The group has been in the music industry for over a decade now. Last year he celebrated his 10th birthday.
“We’ve evolved a lot more musically than professionally,†said Pope.
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Instead of writing songs that explore depression and anxiety, topics that are personal to the band, Pope said as the band got older they now write about how they’ve dealt with these. problems.
“Now when we write it’s more about the light at the end of the tunnel,†Pope said.
While the band has performed concerts in Florida in the past in cities like Tampa and Jacksonville, they never performed in Gainesville. With the rich and thriving culture of local alternative bands, Wavves may have found the perfect audience for their crowd surfing and range of slow dance tunes.
Gainesville is already home to local indie and alternative bands, but today Wavves crushes the stage and hosts their first concert in front of a crowd that is sure to welcome them with open arms.
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Anushka, a third year in journalism and feminist studies. She has previously been published in Local Wolves Magazine and is the Editorial Director of Rowdy Magazine. In her spare time, she enjoys listening to old Bollywood music and learning about the ‘processes’ of other writers and obsessing over them whenever she feels like she has no idea what is going on. ‘she does (which is often the case).
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