Creativity and exploration: Bill Bruford on ‘Uncharted’ and 40 years behind the drums

04/19/18 4:19am | By BRIAN EVANS

From behind the kit to the lecture podium, Bill Bruford’s passion for music hasn’t waned.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee played in rock groups Yes and King Crimson, and a stint as the touring drummer for Genesis.

UB's Fireside Chat series: Hip-hop and pop in the classroom

04/24/15 1:28am | By KENNETH KASHIF THOMAS

The final Fireside Chat of the semester occurred Wednesday featuring English professor Judith Goldman and her presentation on how hip-hop and pop music can be used in the classroom.

UB’s Poetry Collection: in memory of a poet and a rabbi

04/24/15 12:54am | By ALEX PENNINGTON

Victor E. Reichert, a rabbi from Cincinnati, befriended Robert Frost after meeting him at one of the poet’s readings.

UB senior dancer Farrah Thompson dances toward graduation

04/23/15 7:21pm | By GRACE TRIMPER

Studying and choreographing at UB has allowed Thompson to experience the dancing world and given her access to prestigious intensive programs in New York City and across the United States.

April showers

04/22/15 10:35pm | By GRACE TRIMPER

Spring has arrived in the Queen City, which means Buffalo has traded snow banks for mud pits. Whether you enjoy the rainy season or not, there’s one place you always want water to fall – your bathroom. May flowers aren’t here yet, but at least you can smell like one by jamming out in an April shower (baths are cool, too). read more >>

Rock musical Spring Awakening comes to UB's Center for the Arts

04/21/15 10:59pm | By REBECCA VINCENT

The UB Department of Theatre and Dance will host the controversial Broadway hit Spring Awakening for its spring show. While other college casts may try to work around or censor parts of the performance, UB’s audience will be shaking their heads along to unedited versions of the show’s most popular songs like “Totally F*cked” and “The B*tch of Living.”

Subsoil brings brand of psychedelic hip-hop to Buffalo

04/21/15 8:55pm | By ALEX PENNINGTON

Subsoil is a genre-bending hip-hop group that fuses the sounds of ska, funk and rock to create an auditory experience unlike any other. The group is known for its high-energy live performances and won “Best Live Act” in 2010 from Rochester’s Insider/Metromix Magazine.

The grapevine

04/21/15 8:41pm | By BRIAN WINDSCHITL

Buffalo continues to prove why it is one of the most underrated music cities in the United States. This week, indie rock legend Neutral Milk Hotel will be gracing the city with its presence, along with ’70s legend Paul Anka and ’00s throwback The All-American Rejects. No matter your musical preferences, there is no excuse to not make it out to one of these shows because there is truly something for everyone.

Alan Safier takes the stage as George Burns in 'Say Goodnight Gracie'

04/19/15 3:19pm | By REBECCA VINCENT

On Thursday night at the 710 Main Theatre, Alan Safier starred as George Burns in the play Say Goodnight Gracie, taking the audience on a rollercoaster of emotions as the life of Burns unfolded on stage.

UB Con 2015 takes over the Student Union

A magic weekend at UBCon

04/19/15 2:51pm | By TORI ROSEMAN

UBCon, ran Friday through Sunday. People from all over the area came dressed as their favorite characters and participated in a variety of activities, including Magic: The Gathering card tournaments and meet and greets with popular comic artists.

Tyler, the Creator blows up his legacy with 'Cherry Bomb'

04/19/15 2:46pm | By ALEX PENNINGTON

It seems just like yesterday when Tyler, the Creator was eating cockroaches on MTV – shocking people with where the direction of hip-hop was going.

Under the Electric Sky: UB hosts Bingo Players, 3LAU and DNNYD

04/18/15 12:51pm

Alumni Arena, which holds roughly 6,000 people, was packed Friday night for Electric Tundra, UB’s first Electronic Dance Music festival. The festival featured DNNYD, 3LAU and main attraction Bingo Players. Electric Tundra, a Student Association event, was the first of two SA concerts this semester, the second being the SA’s annual Spring Fest concert.

'Furious 7' delivers while falling short of recent films in the franchise

04/14/15 8:35pm | By JORDAN OSCAR

Furious 7 is a film that can’t decide what it wants the stakes to be.

The psychology, politics and story behind Paul Thompson’s rap

04/14/15 8:29pm | By KENNETH KASHIF THOMAS

Bronx-born rapper and DJ, Thompson, a.k.a. Vague, is UB’s resident crowd mover. He is most known on campus for his performances during Perks’ weekly open mic nights on Wednesdays.

The Woman in Gold stays golden

04/14/15 6:20pm | By REUBEN WOLF

From the trailer, The Woman in Gold might seem as predictable and repetitive as any other movie in theaters. But this movie is a lesson as to why we sit through films instead of just judging them on a two-minute snippet: the characters come to life on screen in a way that flips whatever pre-conceived notions the trailer may have instilled in the viewer.

Rioult Dance: A 20-year legacy

04/12/15 4:40pm | By KENNETH KASHIF THOMAS

Dancing can be a grueling art form – members of Pascal Rioult’s company practice for eight hours a day – three-hour classes and then another two to six hours in the studio for rehearsal.

The work of Pascal Rioult and his company, RIOULT Dance NY, made its way to the Center for the Arts Mainstage Theatre on Saturday night.