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Attila Richard Lukacs, a world-renowned artist, presented some of his work on Tuesday at the Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center. His work centers around the synthesis of art, homophobia and pornography.

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World-renowned artist Attila Richard Lukacs: On pornography, art and homophobia

By GIOVANNI GAGLIANESE | Oct. 8, 2015

World-renowned artist Attila Richard Lukacs sparked audience conversation when he presented his work, focused on the world of homoeroticism and the narratives behind it, at Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center this past Tuesday evening. The event was sponsored by the Department of Visual Studies at UB and the Leslie-Lohman Queer Art Lecture Series provided free admission to Lukacs’ art.

The Albright-Knox Art Gallery is located in the middle of Elmwood. The gallery, opened in 1862, has grown to become one of the most important local staples of the Buffalo art scene. On the first friday of every month, admission is free.

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Buffalo’s best art galleries

By BRIAN WINDSCHITL | Oct. 6, 2015

Here, The Spectrum has done the research for you, to put you in the know. What follows is a list of Buffalo’s best art galleries, rated based on popularity, influence in the Buffalo art community and the diversity of the exhibitions.

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Buffalo’s most famous

By KENNETH KASHIF THOMAS and MARLEE TUSKES | Oct. 6, 2015

What do Rob Gronkowski, Patrick Kane, and Chad Michael Murray all have in common? While they may be people you have seen on your television before, there’s another quality that ties them together – they’re all from Buffalo.

Lower Dens lead singer Jana Hunter performs at Mohawk Place Thursday. Lower Dens, an indie rock-pop band from Baltimore, gave an inspired performance at Mohawk Place. The show was nostalgic, reminiscent of ’80s pop performances.

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Lower Dens performs at Mohawk Place

By BRIAN WINDSCHITL | Oct. 4, 2015

The singer of Lower Dens gave a passionate performance at Mohawk Place on Thursday, playing for the first time in Buffalo. The band, hailing from Baltimore, was formed in 2010. The progressive indie rock band was clearly influenced by the pop of the ’80s. Throughout the entire night, their sound was so reminiscent of an earlier generation of music, as the band performed all of their biggest hits: “To Die in L.A.,” “Ondine” and “Electric Current.”

The Lehrer Dance Company’s opening performance of the year combined onstage wit and honed gracefulness, enrapturing the sellout crowd at the Center for the Arts on Saturday.

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Lehrer Dance[s] the night away

By GIOVANNI GAGLIANESE | Oct. 4, 2015

The Lehrer Dance Company has continued to take flight on and offstage with its sellout first performance at UB.

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The grapevine 10/5 - 10/11

By BRIAN WINDSCHITL | Oct. 4, 2015

A breakdown of what to see in Buffalo this week.

Lana Del Rey’s fourth studio album proves to be her most vulnerable yet. On Honeymoon, Del Rey continues her exploration of femininity and the dark side of sex, in her most progressive musical project yet.

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Lana Del Rey and her Honeymoon phase

By KENNETH KASHIF THOMAS | Oct. 1, 2015

Lana Del Rey released her fourth studio album, Honeymoon, on Sept. 18, which she started working on only two months after the release of her third project, Ultraviolence (2014). Clocking in at an hour and five minutes, with 14 tracks, this project has shown that Lana has refined her sound without losing the characteristics of the iconic sound that we have all fallen in love with.

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Not exactly a ‘time to be alive’

By KENNETH KASHIF THOMAS | Oct. 1, 2015

What A Time To Be Alive clocks in at 40 minutes with 11 tracks, most of which feature beats from Atlanta up-and-comer Metro Boomin’. It’s hard to consider this a mixtape, especially based off the fact that this “mixtape” is being sold like an album – remember Drake’s If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late and its rollout? Calling this project a mixtape gives Drake and Future a pass in mediocrity.

Ross Moretzsky is a UB student who participates in WRUB, the on-campus radio. The radio station is broadcasted right from UB and is home to over 30 student shows. His show "Flying Model Rockets" airs on Mondays from 7 to 9 p.m.

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WRUB radio helps UB students learn DJ skills, share with community

By Luke Heuskin | Oct. 1, 2015

“WRUB stands for ‘We Are UB,’ and I think that our name says it all,” said Gabrielle Cohen, general manager of WRUB and a junior environmental design major. “We are UB’s voice to the students via radio, whether it be music or talk radio and we really strive to make WRUB inclusive of all listeners.” WRUB was conceived in the 1970s and started as an FM station but later switched to online radio format, making it one of the first internet-based college radio stations. Sub Board I, Inc. owns WRUB.

KC and the Sunshine band will perform at UB's Tailgate Concert Series on Saturday.

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Grammy award-winning KC and the Sunshine Band to play UB tailgate series

By BRIAN WINDSCHITL | Oct. 1, 2015

KC and the Sunshine Band will kickoff the football team’s tailgate on Saturday, as the third show of the Tailgate Concert Series. The Grammy and American Music Award-winning band has toured for more than 50 years and is known for their massively popular songs such as “That’s the Way (I Like It),” “Get Down Tonight,” and “Shake Your Booty.” The band took a hiatus from 1985 to1993, but has been touring ever since.

Album cover of The Dodos' newest album, Individ.

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Indie-folk duo The Dodos to play Mohawk Place

By GRACE TRIMPER | Sep. 30, 2015

The Spectrum got the chance to speak with Long about writing, touring and the trials of juggling music making and having a family.

Alejandro Gabriel Gómez (far left) performs onstage as Sunny in ‘In the Heights.’

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Two UB students explore their Hispanic heritage through 'In the Heights'

By KENNETH KASHIF THOMAS | Sep. 30, 2015

The two UB students are performing in “In the Heights,” a production of cultural significance, at the MusicalFare Theatre, a non-profit theater company located on the Daemen College campus, until Oct. 11.

The 31st Buffalo Film Seminar attempts to bridge the gap between UB Students and the Buffalo community. The series is held at Dipson theatres in Amherst, near South Campus, every Tuesday at 7 p.m.

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Buffalo Film Seminars give students and residents a look into the past present

By Tomas Olivier | Sep. 30, 2015

Christian and her husband of more than 40 years, Bruce Jackson, also a SUNY distinguished professor in the English department, host the Buffalo Film Seminars every Tuesday night at the Dipson Theatre on Main Street near South Campus. The seminars bring together UB students and community members to watch and discuss films dating back as early as the 1920s.

The McLovins played in Buffalo on Saturday night on the second floor of the Waiting Room. The rock band showed off their softer side with a night full of soul and funk songs - with keyboard, drum and guitar solos abound.

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The McLovins, a jam-band at heart, plays at Waiting Room in Buffalo

By BRIAN WINDSCHITL | Sep. 27, 2015

The McLovins walked onstage at 11 p.m. without saying a word. Silently, the band picked up their instruments and started playing, their heads nodding in unison. Halfway through the first song at the Waiting Room, the crowd was already dancing to the beat. The McLovins, humorously named after Christopher Mintz-Plasse’s character’s fake ID name in Superbad, are a four-piece outfit from Hartford, Connecticut.

Mac Miller released his third studio Album on Sept. 18, GO:OD AM.

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Coming into his own: Mac Miller’s new album epitomizes his style and sound

By TORI ROSEMAN | Sep. 27, 2015

On Sept. 18, Mac Miller dropped his latest album GO:OD A.M. Miller has seen immense success for such a young artist. His career skyrocketed when he released his LP, Blue Slide Park in 2011and it hit the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Top 100 list.

Students gather in Norton 214 for a meeting of UB Pagan Student Association. The group is a temporary SA club founded this year to help bring awareness to all of Paganism’s misconceptions in society. It meets every Thursday.

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UB's Pagan SA brings old traditions to a new crowd

By Luke Heuskin | Sep. 27, 2015

Not many people know what Paganism is about. Chelsea Carnahan, a junior German and linguistics major, said that is one of the reasons she started the Pagan Student Association.

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Splitting Light art exhibit comes to UB

By BRIAN WINDSCHITL | Sep. 25, 2015

Browder, Dawe and Knuth are three of the 10 artists whose work premiered in UB’s Art Gallery in the Center for the Arts on Thursday night in the exhibit Splitting Light. Rachel Adams, associate curator of the University Art Gallery, curated the exhibit, focusing the show on how color is used as an idea, inspiration and theme through different mediums and artists.

The McLovins, a progressive rock band from New England, will be performing their second show in Buffalo on Saturday at The Waiting Room, downtown.

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McLovins, a goofy jam band turned rock innovators, to play at the Waiting Room

By BRIAN WINDSCHITL | Sep. 25, 2015

Founding member Jake Huffman talked to The Spectrum about the band’s roots and how their musical vision has changed over time.

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Student Hannah Perno’s calligraphy displayed on UB's Seasons’ menu

By Alexandra Saleh | Sep. 24, 2015

Hannah Perno grew up on a farm. She ate organic and wholesome foods that eventually became integral to her daily eating habits. It is fitting that the senior environmental studies major is the artist behind Seasons’ vibrant blackboard menu in the Center for the Arts.

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Salty or sweet?: Hot takes on Drake and Future project don’t matter – it’s not that deep

By BRIAN WINDSCHITL | Sep. 22, 2015

Drake and Future’s most recent project has been out for two days – since its drop, the mixtape has been examined and analyzed from every aspect imaginable. Some common criticisms that have arisen so far: “I thought it was going to be better,” or “It’s not as good as Drake and Future’s old stuff,” and “It didn’t live up to its hype. It’s not that deep.