Whether it’s alone in the shower or driving down the highway, everyone loves to sing, and Gainesville’s karaoke nights are the perfect place to belt it out.
While the events serve the economic purpose of speeding up otherwise slow business days for the bars that run them, these weekly traditions have also become a place where friends gather to share drinks and laugh at themselves.
A key component of a good karaoke night is the crowd, which serves as a confidence booster, said 21-year-old UF linguistics and French junior Elijah Zarsadias. A regular at Boxcar Beer & Wine Garden’s Wednesday karaoke night, he said the friendly crowd gives him confidence to try new things on stage without the fear of being judged…