Gytis Garsys

If you had one Gainesville wish from a genie, what would it be? For Tom Petty to put on a free, hometown show and invite me on stage during “American Girl” to provide the backup “Make it last all night” vocals.

Best concert you’ve been to in Gainesville? Madeon. Would have been Datsik, but the cops were too scared the crowd was going to get sucked into an alternate universe through the vortex.

Favorite Gainesville Bar? Wherever there’s a significant crowd, but it’s not too packed, and “Don’t Stop Believing” and “Wagon Wheel” are playing on repeat.

If you only had one last meal in Gainesville, where and what would you eat? A double tasty with cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickles, jalapenos, pineapple and chipotle sauce from Relish and a Starburst smoothie from Tropical Smoothie.

Favorite Gainesville Guilty Pleasure: Telling my friends I can’t go out because I need to study and then spending the night watching Spongebob Squarepants.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Doing push-ups and sit-ups in a dance circle at a buddy’s wedding reception.

Robotic Pirate Monkey Invades Gainesville for Booty Snatch Tour

Last week, Boulder-based electronic group Robotic Pirate Monkey treated Gainesville fans to a hell of a time when they played at The Jam on Thursday for their Booty Snatch tour named after their recently released EP.

The group has been touring since the beginning of March and will finish their tour in May before the beginning of the festival season.

I spent the majority of the night with Andrew Hathaway and Matt Berryhill, two of the three members of the group (The third member, also Matt Flesher, was not able to make it due to graduate studies).

A Slice of Gainesville Heaven

I went to Big Lou's in downtown thinking I was going to run into a burly man named Lou who just happened to make damn good pizza. I didn't meet Lou, but I did have some damn good pizza.

A Night at Fat Daddy's

Should I just go to Relish? Should I go through the Relish door and walk to Pita Pit?

Do I even want to eat?

I want a Cuban. Oh yes, I want a Cuban.

I walk over to Flaco's.rnrnTwo Cubans? Seems crazy... crazy enough to work.

Got Lucky: Daft Punk Single Leaked

In bits and pieces of genius, Daft Punk have been teasing music fans around the world for the past month with snippets of their debut single “Get Lucky” off of their massively anticipated album “Random Access Memories” which will be released on May 21.

It might finally be here.

Gainesville Breakfast of Champions

Whether you pair of lovebirds are still together in the morning or you roll out of bed alone and grumpy, nothing starts the day better than a solid breakfast.

They say it's the most important meal of the day, so put down the Pop-Tart and make it the most delicious meal of the day as well.

50 First Dates

So if you're looking for that FBO relationship, how do you make the courting process as smooth and delicious as possible?

Here are Gainesville Scene's top 5 date restaurants...

Arrested Redevelopment: How Netflix Brought the Bluths Back to Life

Without the rise of Netflix in the last few years, what is, arguably, the funniest television show of all time could have been completely forgotten. Online streaming introduced the show to an entirely new audience, the college crowd.

St. Patty's Day At The Jam

In a town where 99 percent of the concerts I go to involve nothing but a mixing deck and a laptop, it was refreshing to see music that emphasized instrumentation and improvisation. It was refreshing to be blown away by a group of humans rather than a machine.

Daft Punk and the State of Dance Music in America

While the chaos that is the mainstream EDM movement is nearing its end, the best that electronic music has to offer is yet to come.

Ultra Music Festival Weekend 1 Suggestions

When it comes to the festival and the music, I know what is worth checking out. The following suggestions are meant to help guide you through the first weekend of the festival.