Brechner Lecture Series – Why Gainesville?

Join author Matt Walker as he discusses how an unassuming Florida university town became a hot spot for punk rock music. Just minutes from stadium known as The Swamp, the world of academia, and shiny new mixed-use developments, one of the nation’s most notable punk rock scenes has thrived for decades – often out of the view of the average Gainesville resident. Since the 1980s, Gainesville’s punk community has carved out a niche music scene that has impacted the national punk scene and mainstream music. Walker will explore some of the key bands, personalities and other factors that were central to the development of Gainesville’s punk rock scene.