Editing Gainesville, Florida (section)

===Music scene===
[[File:34th Street Wall 2.jpg|thumb|[[34th Street Wall]]]]

Gainesville is well known for its music scene and has spawned a number of bands and musicians, including [[Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers]],<ref name=Turner2019>{{cite web|last=Turner|first=Jim|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/florida/fl-ne-nsf-tom-petty-memorial-20190804-eueosiqmmbavtepcp2rgiryyma-story.html|title=Tom Petty historical marker to be placed in Gainesville where he grew up|work=[[Sun-Sentinel]]|date=August 4, 2019|access-date=February 19, 2020}}</ref> [[Stephen Stills]], [[Don Felder]] and [[Bernie Leadon]] of The [[Eagles (band)|Eagles]], [[The Motels]], [[Against Me!]], [[Charles Bradley (singer)|Charles Bradley]], [[Less Than Jake]], [[Hot Water Music]], [[As Friends Rust]], [[Bridget Kelly Band]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bridgetkellyband.com/home.html|title=Home|website=Bridgetkellyband.com|access-date=November 30, 2022}}</ref> [[John Vanderslice]], [[Sister Hazel]], [[Hundred Waters]], and [[For Squirrels]]. It is also the location of independent labels [[No Idea Records]] and [[Elestial Sound]], and the former home of [[Plan-It-X Records]], which moved to [[Bloomington, Indiana]]. For two years, the Gainesville nonprofit [[Harvest of Hope Foundation]] hosted the [[Harvest of Hope Fest]] in St. Augustine.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://harvestofhopefest.com/ |title=Harvest of Hope Festival |publisher=[[No Idea Records]] |date=March 2009 |access-date=March 3, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228103743/http://www.harvestofhopefest.com/ |archive-date=February 28, 2009 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>  Gainesville is also the home of Florida Rocks, the founders of "Santa Jam", who hold concerts every December throughout North Florida as a toy fundraiser for sick, injured, and homeless children and a showcase for local musicians. Since 2011 they have distributed nearly 700 toys to hospitals, local churches, homeless charities, and needy families across the area.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}

Between 1987 and 1998, Gainesville had a very active rock music scene, with Hollywood star [[River Phoenix]] having the local club Hardback Cafe as his main base. Phoenix's band [[Aleka's Attic]] was a constant feature of the rock scene.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lawbob.org |title=Hardback Cafe Archive |publisher=Alan Bushnell |date=May 2007 |access-date=July 19, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081231061408/http://www.lawbob.org/ |archive-date=December 31, 2008 }}</ref> The Phoenix family is still a presence in Gainesville, with [[Rain Phoenix]]'s band [[Papercranes]] and Liberty Phoenix's store, Indigo.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gainesville.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070531/HOUSEHOMEGARDEN/705310307/-1/realestate |title=Liberty Phoenix's Indigo |publisher=[[The Gainesville Sun]] |date=May 2007 |access-date=July 19, 2008 |archive-date=June 15, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615095730/http://www.gainesville.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070531/HOUSEHOMEGARDEN/705310307/-1/realestate |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Gainesville is still known for its strong music community and was named "Best Place to Start a Band in the United States" by [[Blender (magazine)|''Blender'' magazine]] in March 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blender.com/guide/61220/thebestlist2008travel.html |title=Gainesville named best place to start a band in America |publisher=[[Blender Magazine]] |date=March 2008 |access-date=July 19, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090605180841/http://www.blender.com//guide//61220//thebestlist2008travel.html |archive-date=June 5, 2009 }}</ref> The article cited the large student population, cheap rent, and friendly venues.

Over the past decade, Gainesville has been home to a wide variety of bands, from the [[Latin American music|Latin]]/[[afrobeat]] sounds of [[Umoja Orchestra]], to the rock of [[Morningbell]], to [[ska]] staples [[The Know How]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gainesvillebands.com/bands.asp |title=Current Gainesville Bands |website=Gainesvillebands.com |date=July 2008 |access-date=July 19, 2008}}</ref>

Gainesville's reputation as an independent music mecca can be traced back to 1984 when a local music video station was brought on the air. The station was called TV-69, broadcast on UHF 69 and was owned by Cozzin Communications.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.afn.org/~riffer/projects/hogtown/TV69.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=July 21, 2008 |archive-date=June 30, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630221742/http://www.afn.org/~riffer/projects/hogtown/TV69.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The channel drew considerable media attention thanks to its promotion by [[Bill Cosby]], who was part owner of the station when it started. TV-69 featured many videos by punk and indie-label bands and had several locally produced videos ("Clone Love" by a local parody band, and a [[Dinosaur Jr.]] song).