
Adding to the usual debauchery of Halloween weekend is the FEST in Gainesville, Florida. For three days (October 30 through November 1) avid music fans permeate Gator town. With over 300 bands playing in a dozen venues throughout the city, paired with impromptu and house shows, the FEST is like a punk enthusiast's scavenger hunt to awesomeness. The FEST is filled with ink, beards, and the Pabst Blue Ribbon that pours out of sweaty fans' pores, as they fist pump and crowd surf. Outside of the music related fare, there is Friday's FEST-organized pool party at [...]