Indie Gainesville
What is IndieGainesville? IndieGainesville was conceived to support independent businesses in Gainesville, Florida and to encourage the self-expression of individuality that truly makes Gainesville unique. In the same spirit of the Keep Austin Weird campaign, we stand firmly against Big Box retailers and support our local businesses, as well as the running ...
Facebook Page
We finally have moved our Facebook page from a personal page (SocietyPro Motions) to our new fan/like/awesome page! Check us out! (And like us!) Here it is.
DAYTUM: Collect, Categorize, Communicate
Really, you just have to check it out. It's DAYTUM, and it is here to beautifully categorize the data that is your life. It's a bit hard to explain, but if you have a few extra minutes, or feel the need to see how every minute of your day fits ...
WGOT: Gainesville’s Community Radio Station
In 2001, the Civic Media Center applied for a low-power FM permit that would give Gainesville its own community radio station. The CMC shares the frequency with 2 local churches but still maintains a healthy roster of music and chat shows that appeal to a broad range of interests. The stated mission ...
Blog
Wha-hoppenin’…Fall 2011
It’s September…students are back, the air is cooling down (at least for a few minutes, early in the morning), football is starting and excitement is in the air. There’s lot’s to be pumped about here in Gainesville and SP world.
Monthly Tribute Nights: We started with a Tom Waits night, then, three months later, followed it [...]
Gearing up for the Fall
[Salutation] Hey y’all!
[Intro] We here at Society Promotions are wiping the summer out of our eyes and gearing up for the Fall. This means more exciting and meaningful (we hope) art experiences to benefit the city we love.
And what a city it is…I feel like I’m am watching this place grow up overnight. [...]
Happy Birthday Volta
It’s hard to believe, but Gainesville’s best coffee, tea, and chocolate shop has been around for 2 years already. It’s almost ridiculous that a place like Volta even exists in a small town like Gainesville. There are so few businesses in this town that operate with the excellence and attention to detail that Volta demonstrates [...]
Reviews
Ground from the Rind: album review
In lieu of a full-length album at their recent album release show, Gainesville’s Paxico via Mexico released a short four song EP, Ground from the Rind. In light of this, I will give a short review and save a full-length write-up for when the album finally comes to us.
Part of the magic of this band [...]
Consider the Birds: album review
Central Florida based sibling trio, ramondale and The Family Band, released its debut album, Consider the Birds earlier this year. SP got a hold of a copy of the album, and I briefly review it here for your immediate reading pleasure.
Movie Review – The Fantastic Mr. Fox
“Hollywood is out of ideas” – a phrase I mutter every few months when I think that the art of film-making is on its last legs, sputtering and choking and hacking out pieces of phlegm like Dude, Where’s My Car?, Battlefield Earth, Disaster Movie, and any feature-length remake of a 1970′s TV show. But then [...]
Duo
ThruYOU
Kutiman mashed up video clips of amateur YouTube musicians to create a near-flawless overture.
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Tres
The Monster Engine
What would a child’s drawing of a monster look like if it were painted realistically?
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Quattuor
DAYTUM: Collect, Categorize, Communicate
Really, you just have to check it out. It’s DAYTUM, and it is here to beautifully categorize the data that is your life. It’s a bit hard to explain, but if you have a few extra minutes, or feel the need to see how every minute of your day fits into a piechart, you should definitely take a look.
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Quinque
Bearded Brothers
The Bearded Brothers help to divert salvaged building materials from the landfill.