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Music review: Lady Lush and the Vinyls at Ellicott Brewing Company

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 25, 2015September 1, 2019

February 25, 2015September 1, 2019

VERONICA PENOYER Special to The Leader Saturday, Feb. 3 was an eventful night at Ellicott Brewing Company for music buffs all around. Lady Lush and the Vinyls, a band consisting of Fredonia alumni that identify themselves as soul-pop, played an incredible four-hour set full of pop covers and their creations......

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And the Best Picture award goes to … “Birdman”

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 25, 2015

February 25, 2015

CONNOR BURTON Special to The Leader At the 87th Academy Awards ceremony, of the eight best picture nominees, the deserved winner was “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance).” It won against such competition as “American Sniper,” “The Imitation Game,” “Boyhood,” “Selma,” “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” “The Theory of Everything”......

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Randy George introduces theremin during Newsound Festival

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 25, 2015

February 25, 2015

KORI BARKLEY Staff Writer Fredonia’s community came together last Friday night for the second event of the Ethos’ Newsound Festival to witness a musical phenomenon: an electronic instrument that is played completely without physical contact. Ethos presented Randy George, one of the handful of individuals in the world with virtuosic......

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New Masons wins Battle of the New Bands Group awarded free show at BJ’s

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 25, 2015

February 25, 2015

CARLY KNASZAK Staff Writer The final showdown of Battle of the New Bands took place on the evening of Thursday, Feb. 19 in the Williams Center Multipurpose Room. Students from the second floor gazed down at the stage when they heard the bands running soundcheck as the three final band......

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5 Things That are Killing Games

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 25, 2015

February 25, 2015

MO SADEK Staff Writer There was a time when being a gamer was easy. Look back at the Nintendo 64. You would buy one game, shove it in the console, make sure all your video cables and wires were plugged into the right place, add a controller and you were......

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“Balm in Gilead” to open in Bartlett

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 25, 2015

February 25, 2015

REBECCA HALE Reverb Editor “Balm in Gilead,” the first in this semester’s Walter Gloor Mainstage Series, will pack a punch this weekend with an elaborate set, unconventional theatrical devices and its cinematic nature. The small space of the Bartlett Theatre will be packed with 35 cast members alone, plus an......

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Advice Column: resisting peer pressure

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 25, 2015

February 25, 2015

BRIONA SAAS Special to The Leader Hello to all my fellow students at Fredonia! I hope you’ve been working hard with dedication this semester. I also hope you’ve found some free time to relieve yourself of the stress most of us have already encountered. I know after a long week......

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Lynn Trefzger brings puppet humor to Fredonia

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 25, 2015

February 25, 2015

WILLIAM MOHAN Special to The Leader Little Siblings Weekend kicked off with flying colors and consisted of an equally colorful cast of characters through the talented voice and comedy of one unique talent. Known for her work with names like Ray Romano, Jeff Foxworthy and The Smothers Brothers, and numerous......

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Ian Clarke shares concepts of creativity with Fredonia musicians

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 18, 2015August 15, 2019

February 18, 2015August 15, 2019

KORI BARKLEY Staff Writer Ian Clarke, a leading musician and composer in the flute world, spent this past Tuesday at Fredonia. This was a “marvelous treat” for Susan Royal and Fredonia’s flute studio. While in Fredonia, Clarke presented a lecture sharing his concepts for the development of a creative idea......

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‘Kingsman: The Secret Service,’ or the ultraviolent James Bond

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 18, 2015

February 18, 2015

CONNOR BURTON Special to The Leader “Kingsman: The Secret Service” is an incredibly fun and violent film which pays homage to the classic James Bond films. It’s not a film for everyone, and certainly not for the squeamish, but as violent as it is, it’s also very stylish and over-the-top.......

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Music review: Lady Lush and the Vinyls at Ellicott Brewing Company

And the Best Picture award goes to … “Birdman”

Randy George introduces theremin during Newsound Festival

New Masons wins Battle of the New Bands Group awarded free show at BJ’s

5 Things That are Killing Games

“Balm in Gilead” to open in Bartlett

Advice Column: resisting peer pressure

Lynn Trefzger brings puppet humor to Fredonia

Ian Clarke shares concepts of creativity with Fredonia musicians

‘Kingsman: The Secret Service,’ or the ultraviolent James Bond