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Life & Arts

My take on Fernway’s ‘Welcome to the Ground’ EP

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Reading Time: 2 minutesBRENTON NEWCOMB  Staff Writer Last week, Fernway released their long-awaited second EP: “Welcome to the Ground.” On the EP, the group channels popular alternative group, The 1975, and infuses many different styles including funk, jazz and punk to create a cohesive work that solidifies their sound and achieves their goal......
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Hannah and Matt on Music: ‘The New Abnormal’ by The Strokes

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Reading Time: 3 minutesHANNAH LUTEREK AND MATT TURNER Specials to The Leader Matt’s Take: A lot of pressure was put on The Strokes to release a great album. “The New Abnormal” stands as their first album in seven years, since “Comedown Machine,” and arguably it has been 14 years since their truly great......
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Life & Arts

The arts from home: How performance-based classes are coping

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Reading Time: 3 minutesANNA GAGLIANO Copy Editor The transition to online classes amidst the COVID-19 pandemic has been tough for many students, but one particularly large group has been feeling it the hardest.  SUNY Fredonia students involved in music and the arts are struggling with the move toward distance learning. Out of the......
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Hannah and Matt on Music: “Ghosts V: Together” by Nine Inch Nails

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Reading Time: 3 minutesHANNAH LUTEREK AND MATT TURNER Specials to The Leader Matt’s Take: Having not listened to Nine Inch Nails’ previous “Ghosts” releases, I really went into their newest release blind. If I had to expect anything, it would have been a bombastic display of Trent Reznor’s heavy and hoarse voice paired......
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“After Hours” by The Weeknd: A Review

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Reading Time: 2 minutesMATT TURNER Special to The Leader Without having much exposure to The Weeknd outside of “Earned It,” “Can’t Feel My Face” and his cameo in the 2019 film, “Uncut Gems,” I was cautiously optimistic going into his newest release: “After Hours.” His floaty voice from what I’ve heard prior elicited......
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A review of Fredonia School of Music’s tenth annual choral festival

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Reading Time: 2 minutesMATTHEW BAUM Staff Scallywag There was an undeniable electricity in the air at Fredonia a few weeks ago. This year is the tenth anniversary of the university-wide choral festival, and for such a vital milestone, the faculty decided to go all-out. Members of the various singing ensembles on-campus including College......
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Life & Arts

Tooth presents ‘LISTEN TO TOOTH’ album release show at Valentine’s Place

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Reading Time: 3 minutesBRENTON NEWCOMB Staff Writer On Friday, Feb. 28, the local band, Tooth, had its album release performance for their new ambitious record, “LISTEN TO TOOTH.” The show took place at Valentine’s Place in downtown Fredonia and featured supporting act Cheap Peach, a punk rock group that is also from Fredonia.......
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