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There's a street corner that sits 100 yards from my home in Henrietta, N.Y.
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There's a street corner that sits 100 yards from my home in Henrietta, N.Y.
Before Gloriana took the stage as the main opener for Spring Fest Saturday evening, The Spectrum'sJoe Konze Jr sat down with band members Tom Gossin, Mike Gossin and Rachel Reinert to talk about their music career and what it's like playing in Buffalo.
Junior forward Will Regan recalls multiple times this past season he watched Javon McCrea and sophomore forward Justin Moss battle in practice.
Album: Pop Psychology
On Saturday evening at Alumni Arena, senior industrial engineering major Peter Morgis took a selfie with world-renowned magician David Blaine, fulfilling a lifelong dream of meeting one of his favorite celebrities.
When Rush-Henrietta wrestling coach Mickey Marlowe was coaching his first year of middle school football, he noticed a kid on the field who was small but had serious grit and toughness.
On a dark stage, stood a brightly lit tank full of colorful fish and a man dressed in all black. For 10 minutes, the man in black held his breath as he managed to make an eel come out of his mouth, juggle three steel balls, eat a banana and smoke a cigar, before taking a selfie with a lucky UB student. The scene? Captivating. The man? David Blaine. Blaine concluded the 27th annual Distinguished Speakers Series in front of a packed Alumni Arena Saturday night. The world-renown magician and endurance artist told stories of his life through small anecdotes and magic tricks intrigued the audience for the entire performance. It was the first time Blaine performed this stunt in front of an audience. "This is just an act that shows people should come to [the] Distinguished Speakers Series," said Courtney Hanusch, a senior psychology major. After drying off and returning to the stage about 10 minutes later, Blaine explained how he became immersed in the world of magic. Flicking playing cards back and forth between his hands, Blaine shared anecdotes about how magic became the focal point of his life. When Blaine was 5 years old he wore two leg braces, had asthma and was not athletic. Despite these difficulties, he wished to become as strong as "The Incredible Hulk." Blaine began challenging himself by running barefoot through the snow of New York and working on his magic tricks. As a teenager, Blaine exposed himself to more magic by hanging out in a deli frequented by local magicians. One day, a man walked into the deli, took a deck of cards and performed a trick where he flicked one card perfectly from one hand onto a deck in the other, the card flipping in the air - seemingly by magic. "I was freaked out," Blaine said in his speech. "I said 'How do you do that? How do you make cards flip over each other?' He said, 'Kid, don't bother. I spent 10 years on it; it's a complete waste of your time. You'll never get it.'" Blaine took that as a challenge. For the next four months, Blaine focused on trying to make the cards switch hands in mid-air and fall perfectly into place on the other half of the deck in the opposite hand. After innumerable failed attempts, Blaine finally mastered the trick and showed it off to the local magician. "Finally, I'm in a restaurant where I'm trying to get a job doing magic and he comes walking in as a customer and I say, 'Bill, look let me show you something.' I pull out my deck of cards and I do this little simple switch," Blaine said. "He says, 'Give me that deck.' He looks at the deck and he pulls his deck out of his pocket and he says, 'Do it with this deck.' I take it from him flip the two cards and that was it. We became friends." From then on, Blaine's confidence and passion for understanding card tricks and illusions grew. To show how experienced Blaine was with a deck of cards, he asked for volunteers from the audience to join in on basic card tricks. Senior business major Shelley Visone was selected as a volunteer.
A typical day on the East Side of Buffalo might be dull and unappealing to the average eye. For 364 days of the year, the Historic Polonia District seems like nothing out of the ordinary.
Style is like a Phoenix - it may die but will eventually come back.
CORRECTION:In the April 11 issue of The Spectrum, in the article"A fantasy play place: SARPA to host 25th annual UBCon," the first quote should have been attributed to SARPA Vice President Timothy Cerny rather than SARPA President Tyler Linn. The Spectrum regrets this error.
On Thursday evening, Gavin DeGraw will take the main stage at UB's Center For the Arts.
Comedy fans won't have to turn on their televisions this weekend to see Al Madrigal deliver his signature commentary on politics.
There was a silver external hard drive that my mom found when she helped me clean out my room the summer before I left for college in 2010.
On Monday, the Student Association announced The Band Perry, Gloriana and Citizen Cope will perform Friday, May 2, at Spring Fest.
The Student Association announced The Band Perry, Gloriana and Citizen Cope will perform May 2 for Spring Fest.
At Trattoria Aroma, an Italian eatery and pizzeria in Williamsville, Quinton Brock knows what it's like to be under pressure.
You can't turn back time. It's impossible.
The Queen City's indie/punk scene is thriving. Whether you're familiar with the scene or are looking for your first taste of local music, here is a playlist of bands keeping Buffalo's punk music scene alive.
As Head North, a local band, took the stage at The Waiting Room to kick off their month-long East Coast tour, frontman guitarist Brent Martone motioned for the crowd to push toward the stage.
When Real Estate came out with their sophomore album Days in 2011, the band's popularity grew. Reviews of the album were positive, and the band gained consciousness among indie lovers.