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Life & Arts

Battle of the New Bands rocks the MPR

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Reading Time: 2 minutes[metaslider id=10306] ELYSE GRIECO Special to The Leader   The Music Industry Club (MIC) rocked the Multi-Purpose Room this past Thursday night with their annual Battle of the New Bands. This competition showcases some of Fredonia’s most talented students. It was created to give students an inside look on what......
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Homecoming royalty crowned after Fredonia’s Got Talent

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Reading Time: 2 minutes[metaslider id=10167]   JAMES LILLIN Staff Writer On Friday night, students gathered in Steele Hall to watch a showcase of talented SUNY Fredonia students in a spectacle that was part pep-rally and part dance show, all of which culminated in the crowning of this year’s homecoming royalty. Although the event......
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Gerald Gray: A legacy of fighting mediocrity

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Reading Time: 3 minutesSETH MICHAEL MEYER Assistant News Editor   On Oct. 15, Fredonia lost a great mentor, a loving husband and brilliant musician. Gerald Thomas Gray, associate professor at Fredonia’s College of Music, died after a valiant fight against pancreatic cancer at the age of 51. An email from Melvin Unger, the......
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Fredonia loses mentor, husband, friend, Sunday evening

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Reading Time: 2 minutesSETH MICHAEL MEYER Staff Writer Gerald Thomas Gray, associate professor at the Fredonia College of Music since 2002, died Sunday night. An email from Director Melvin Unger went out to the students and faculty of the college Monday morning, informing them of the news of his passing. A Tennessee native,......
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Life & Arts

Creating community through music: Why BJ’s is the perfect place to do so

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Reading Time: 3 minutes[metaslider id=9986]   BETHANY CLANCY Staff Writer There was no better way to kick off the first night of Fall break than with a show at BJ’s. Last week’s show brought in The Slums: a rock band from Buffalo, No Prevail: a melodic punk rock band from Fredonia and Cooler:......
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Life & Arts

The legality of hosting a house show: How should one go about furthering Fredonia’s culture, without getting in trouble?

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Reading Time: 4 minutesANDREW RICHARDSON Special to The Leader If you have been attending SUNY Fredonia for any period of time, you will have undoubtedly heard about a house show near you. A “house show” is basically having a musical act of some sort play in your home for other people. This format......
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Life & Arts

Punk rock’s not dead: ‘GoNightClubbing’ directors visit Fredonia

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Reading Time: 2 minutesMOLLY VANDENBERG Staff Writer The SUNY Fredonia Cinema Alternatives Group had a showing of “GoNightClubbing” on Oct. 2 where Pat Ivers and Emily Armstrong were present to talk about their work. The mix shown was a collection of punk rock video performances from 1975-1980 in New York City during the......
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Return of Rockin’ the Commons

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Reading Time: 2 minutes[metaslider id=9770] BETHANY CLANCY Staff Writer   Every Fall semester, the Fredonia radio station teams up with WNYF and Sound Services to put on a benefit event, Rockin’ the Commons, to raise money for Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, NY. The all-day event takes place in Barker Commons in......
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Hulu and Spotify team up for college students: Just when you thought you were already binge watching too much

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Reading Time: 2 minutesTRAVIS LEFEVRE Lampoon Editor   On Sept. 7, streaming companies Hulu and Spotify announced a bundle deal for college students. This bundle offers a subscription to both programs for $4.99 per month as the new academic year kicks into high gear. The bundle includes Spotify Premium and Hulu’s limited commercials......
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