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Keyboardist of Snarky Puppy shares his talents with Fredonia

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Reading Time: 3 minutesKORI BARKLEY Staff Writer The once Texas, now New York-based, collective of musicians known as Snarky Puppy play an infectious fusion of jazz, funk, soul and world music, or “music to move the brain and booty,” as the band describes it. Snarky Puppy features a collective of at least 40......
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Mainstage theater review: “Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical”

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Reading Time: 3 minutesREBECCA HALE Reverb Editor “Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical” opened on April 10 in Marvel Theatre, and those who have seen it have been blown away. “Hair” is a theatrical beast that the Department of Theatre and Dance tackled full-force, and the result was a show that was powerful,......
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Singers take the spotlight in SOTA master class

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Reading Time: 3 minutesS. L. FULLER News Editor There’s a vocal technique that baritone David Small got from his wife, which she calls “caboosing.” “A trick for if you ever find yourself tripping over words is to start from the last syllable and … work your way back,” Small told senior Ashley Cappelli......
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Music Industry Club hosts another successful Life is Art festival

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Reading Time: 2 minutesKORI BARKLEY Staff Writer Mother Nature was on Music Industry Club’s side last Saturday as they held their sixth annual Life is Art festival in Barker Commons. Though the air was cold, what looked to be a rainy day turned into a sunshine filled afternoon, allowing Fredonia’s local musicians, vendors......
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Into The ‘Jungle’ New Masons, X Ambassadors & Hellogoodbye dominate Fredonia’s Spring Headliner Concert

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Reading Time: 7 minutesNAOMI LYNCH Staff Writer “Follow me — into the jungle!” X Ambassadors’ lead singer Sam Harris growled into the microphone. The audience sure did. New Masons, X Ambassadors and Hellogoodbye shut down the house for the return of Spectrum’s Spring Headliner. Sunday evening might sound like an odd time for......
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RETRO Special held on April Fools’ day Music faculty to poke fun at serious musical repertoire

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Reading Time: 2 minutesKORI BARKLEY Staff Writer   Fredonia is known for its matchless creativity and amazing endeavors in all aspects of the university; it is only fitting that faculty in the School of Music would create a way to put an exciting twist on performing traditional music.   Tonight at 8 p.m.......
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WNYCO to present ‘Don Giovanni’ Stage concert production to be held in King

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Reading Time: 2 minutesKORI BARKLEY Staff Writer Each year, the Western New York Chamber Orchestra brings to the community one operatic production. This year, on March 29 at 4 p.m. in King Concert Hall, WNYCO will collaborate with students in the School of Music and guest artists to present a semi-staged concert version......

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