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Life & Arts

The Local Lo-Down podcast hosts live concert with Foxhead Record Company

Chloe Kowalyk
Reading Time: 3 minutesCHLOE KOWALYK Managing Editor  The Local Lo-Down, a podcast at Fredonia Radio Systems, recently set the stage in a new way. Instead of holding interviews with local artists and giving them an opportunity to play a live set on the radio like they usually do, The Local Lo-Down crew hosted......
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Life & Arts

Drummer N’Camara Abou Sylla teaches traditional balafon workshop

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 3 minutesNERON SIMPSON  Special to The Leader  While many people march to the beat of their own drum, African musician N’Camara Abou Sylla is carrying on the rhythms of tradition that his father passed down to him.  These traditions were brought to SUNY Fredonia when Sylla hosted an open balafon workshop......
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Life & Arts

The sounds of the Revolution: Fredonia’s Symphonic winds concert of change

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 2 minutesMAISIE STRADER Special to The Leader SUNY Fredonia’s School of Music hosted its first ever Fredonia Symphonic Winds concert on Sept. 29 in King Concert Hall. The conductor, Dr. Carrie Pawelski, hopes to recognize the series of changes our world has experienced through the ensemble’s power of music. The symphonic......
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Galleries

Amp it Up hosts jams session on Williams Center Patio

Chloe Kowalyk
Reading Time: 2 minutesCHLOE KOWALYKManaging Editor Live music filled campus on Friday, Sept. 16 with Amp it Up, a traditional event put on by SUNY Fredonia’s Music Industry Club.The event was held on the Williams Center patio and featured three local Fredonia bands. Despite the name “Amp it Up,” two acoustic artists took......
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Main Street Studios welcomes Fredonia local music scene + photo gallery

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 3 minutesCHLOE KOWALYK Managing Editor  ALEX ERWIN  Special to The Leader Since the closure of the popular house venue North Pole Strip Club (NPSC), many students have been wondering what the future of Fredonia’s local music scene might look like.  Just this semester, The Foxhead Record Company started renting out Main......
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Opinion

From the desk of Nikki Indelicato, Life & Arts Editor

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 5 minutesNIKKI INDELICATO Life & Arts Editor Wow…four years really do fly by.  It’s crazy to think that in just a few short weeks I will be walking across the stage to finally get that diploma that came with many laughs, tears and memories that will stick with me for the......
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Life & Arts

Local Lo-Down radio show: Getting behind the scenes of Fredonia’s music scene

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 2 minutesCHLOE KOWALYK News Editor This year marks 10 years since The Local Lo-Down took to the FM waves at Fredonia Radio Systems (FRS).  However, after the COVID-19 pandemic shut down several clubs and activities for about two years, The Local Lo-Down was put on pause.  The Local Lo-Down is a......
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Galleries

Photo Gallery: Soulstice Jam 2022

Chloe Kowalyk
Reading Time: 2 minutesPhotographs by Chloe Kowalyk, News Editor. Soulstice Jam is a spring music festival run by Fredonia’s Music Industry Club. Several bands and artists took the stage in Dod’s Grove this past Saturday, April 23 to turn up the tunes. The artists who played the event include Fernway, Echo, Star Juice,......
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