Everybody’s been getting back together, whether it’s for a single one-off show, to play one last gig before the musicians go their separate ways, or a permanent re-bandment as an active unit. This year saw reunion shows from a few Gainesville favorites that made a big local splash, like Vanguard and New Granada Records-repped Dear + Glorious Physician, as well as Orlando’s Truckstop Coffee, and locally-spawned outfits Sleepy Vikings (which came together to deliver a final set at the Plan B fest), Grecian Urns, Rude Squad, The Lion Faced Boy, Paranoia Dance Party, The August Name and even elder scene group Crippled Masters, led by Pretty Voices primary Roger Petersen.
This article appears in Sep 18-24, 2014.