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A playlist for every mood: Main character energy

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 6 minutesMARISSA BURR Opinion Editor We’ve all had those moments where we can imagine we are the main characters in the movie being made around us. It’s hard to describe exactly how it feels, and when it happens is different for everyone, but overall, it’s just this overwhelming feeling of warmth......
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Life & Arts

Looking ahead: Fredonia alumnus gives advice to break into the music industry

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 3 minutesROSEMARIE RAPISARDA Special to The Leader It’s a new school year and the class of 2024 will soon have to prepare for their post-Fredonia path.  Just weeks after graduating, alumnus Anthony Casuccio went from wearing a tie-dye tee and riding a mountain bike to wearing a three-piece suit on his......
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Opinion

[OPINION] Going hardcore at BJ’s: A review

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 3 minutesHUNTER HALTERMAN  Staff Writer Bodies were flying.  That’s the best way to describe the BJ’s concert on Sept. 14. With the hardcore lineup of Zero Again, Besta Quadrada and Science Man, moshing was inevitable.  That being said, the night started off as quite the opposite. With Zero Again performing first,......
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Opinion

[OPINION] Recent Local Lo-Down concert makes waves in the scene: A review

Chloe Kowalyk
Reading Time: 4 minutesCHLOE KOWALYK Editor in Chief  The Local Lo-Down has done it again.  They’ve managed to make the small, forgotten village of Fredonia move, making a wave in the harshly set quiet and almost desolate demeanor.  The often-missed 59th exit off the I-90 hides an extravagant scene. It’s a scene that......
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Life & Arts

Spanish flair with violins and pianos

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 2 minutesJUSTIN SEIDEL Special to The Leader  SUNY Fredonia is known for its artistic excellence. Many people think of the performers as students that are trying to open their talents to the public.  However, faculty members get the chance to do so as well. On Sept. 23, Jessica Tong, Isabel Ong......
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News

BJ’s continues to “bring jams” to Fredonia music scene

Chloe Kowalyk
Reading Time: 3 minutesCHLOE KOWALYK Editor in Chief  Poster provided by JOHN TOOHILL Late nights of dancing and moshing on the old wooden floors of Black Jack’s bar in downtown Fredonia are back.  Seasoned Fredonia students and members of the scene remember their times entering through the bar’s narrow door marked by a......
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Life & Arts

 Fredonia students and alumni to perform at Local Lo-Down concert

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 2 minutesHUNTER HALTERMAN  Staff Writer Local Lo-Down Logo Provided by CHLOE KOWALYK | Editor in Chief If you walk down the Fredonia streets at night, chances are you’ll hear some music. Maybe that music is coming from a bar, a house show or even just someone’s speakers. Regardless, that’s what Fredonia’s......
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Life & Arts

Fredonia student Jacob King releases new album, ‘Healers’

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 5 minutesJORDAN BUDD  Special to The Leader  Jacob King opens the door to his latest album with a chasm of sounds. Light acoustic strums float around the head while a contrasting pitch-altered scream sounds like wind blown in from another dimension. It’s called “The Universe.” The intro song tells the story......
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