Jorts and Ray-Bans : Summertime in the 'ville

Yep, it's that time of year again. The time when Gainesville's collegiate masses cast off their jeans and pea coats (god I hate pea coats) in favor of board shorts and sun dresses. Before you know it, Broward Beach will be full of bikini-clad freshmen looking to soak up as much melanoma as their ghostly white complexions can handle before leaving to spend their first college summer back home with their parents (never, EVER a good idea).

For those of us staying, we can look forward to less traffic, shorter/no lines at the clubs downtown and, as always, the seriously laid-back atmosphere only Gainesville in the summertime can provide. I personally am already planning which beverage would go best with all those lazy afternoons sitting on my patio watching the afternoon showers roll in (PBR? BL Lime? Hawaiian Punch?).

At any rate, weather you're joining the annual mass-exodus or staying in the city, here are some summer-y tunes to pump out of your car with the windows down. The first two tracks are off of TheGirlsCanHearUs's recently released FREE SAMPLE EP, while the other is from one of my personal fav's Sleigh Bells. All of these would go great on your ipod while you're back at home, fighting with your parents, trying to figure out exactly how you thought going home for the summer was a good idea.

- Cheers

GvG

01 Drugs, Dancin' by The Girls Can Hear Us!

09 My Friends Are Famous Feat. TGCHU by The Girls Can Hear Us!

Sleigh Bells - Beach Girls by G-ville Grind