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Music Industry Club’s Battle of the New Bands begins

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JORDAN BUDDStaff Writer The Music Industry Club (MIC) is hosting Battle of the New Bands once again. After missing last year due to COVID-19, the student-run organization is excited to continue the long-running event. This year’s competition started on Thursday, Sept. 23, when MIC held a mixer for the event.......
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Halloween Spooktacular Pops Concert: Ode to the night of fright

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Music Review LYDIA TURCIOS Art Director King Concert Hall lit up with the bright sounds of violin strings and the deep resounding call of the organ on Oct. 29. The Halloween Spooktacular Pops Concert was performed by the Western New York Chamber Orchestra and conducted by Glen Cortese, the artistic......
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[SATIRE] What’s that, Fredonia? What do YOU think about musical theatre majors?

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JAY BYRONStaff Scallywag Lean Man Mamanda Junior American history “not throwing away my shot” major. “Generally speaking, they blow us all away. Wait for it — history has its eyes on you. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine.”  (Scallywag note: I threw up after speaking to him.)......
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Music Industry Club presents “Amp It Up”

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JORDAN BUDD Special to The Leader The Music Industry Club hosted its annual concert “Amp It Up” in Dod’s Grove on Sept. 25. The show started off with the soft folk-tinged indie rock band, Kiddie Pool. Their emotive collection of covers and originals was a sensitive and stylish mix. Kiddie......
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Featured Fredonia’s 25th Red, White & Blues Festival: Staying cool and community connected

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LUIS RIOS Special to The Leader Fredonia’s annual Red, White & Blues Festival, held on Sept. 10 to 11, brought excitement to Fredonia’s Beaver Club on Friday night and a parade of performances and vendors to Water Street on Saturday.  This gathering of the community ranged from volunteers to stall......
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Relaxing playlist for finals week: My recommendations

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JORDAN BUDD Special to The Leader         There are several articles on the web that discuss songs that have been scientifically proven to reduce stress and anxiety, but rather than copying those down into my article verbatim, I’ve decided to take a different approach.  I didn’t overthink this playlist by......
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Album review: “GMT” by Eric Alexandrakis

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CHLOE KOWALYK Staff Writer  Grammy award-nominee Eric Alexandrakis has come out with a new album, and it’s definitely interesting.  Nominated for Best Spoken Word Album in 2019, Alexandrakis highlights his voice and unique poetry in his music.  He has used his musical talents in many ways, including film production, providing......

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