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The grapevine

By BRIAN WINDSCHITL | Sep. 20, 2015

As summer draws its final breaths and fall is ushered in, Buffalo enters a new season for music activity. In this weekly installment of The Grapevine, Buffalo exhibits a large variety of artists and venues, ranging from outdoor Indie rock concerts at Artpark lawn to hard, head-mashing electro in the intimate Waiting Room. Come out and see your favorite artists perform or get out and discover new ones – take your pick.

Alex Schwartz, the founder and president of the Student Association Piano Club, shows off his skills on the Flag Room piano, donated to the Student Union over 20 years ago by the Music Department.

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UB Piano Club trying to build ‘from ground up’

By BRIAN WINDSCHITL | Sep. 18, 2015

Until recently, Alex Schwartz would never have described himself as artistic. Schwartz, an electrical engineering major, never touched a piano in his life until about three years ago when his mother bought him and his brother a keyboard. He said it changed his life. “My whole life I thought I wasn’t artistic and then I started playing piano,” Schwartz said.

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Gretchen Parlato to come to UB Center for the Arts

By KENNETH KASHIF THOMAS | Sep. 18, 2015

She is set to perform at the Center for the Arts Drama Theater this coming Saturday at 8 p.m. UB is just another step in her high-profile career, which includes performances at the London Jazz Festival and Carnegie Hall.

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Da$h brings the Skrewface

By Gabriela Ortiz | Sep. 18, 2015

Back in April of this year, DA$H dropped a bomb on us with his Metro Boomin’ produced track “Mudd Walk” but has remained quiet since then. Now, DA$H is back, sending us into a bass heavy, trap trance.

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Fall movie guide

By Alexandra Saleh | Sep. 18, 2015

The end of the September opens to a year of new releases seeking to engage audiences of all sorts. Films of the fall are set to portray the realities of life and consequences of moral relativism to its audiences while also creating a community of comedic refuge.

UB students wait in line for Fall Fest in the cold and rain - some as long as three hours before doors opened. The line wrapped all the way down the sidewalk from Alumni to the University Police Station.

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Fall Fest fallout: UB students angry about long lines and limited capacity of Fall Fest

By BRIAN WINDSCHITL | Sep. 15, 2015

Even four days after the Student Association’s annual fall concert, UB students are still talking about the unrelenting rain, painstakingly slow lines and limited space in Alumni Arena. All undergraduate students who pay the mandatory student activity fee of $104.75 a semester get into the concert for free with a student ID, but once the 6,500-arena capacity had been reached Saturday, students and ticketholders alike were refused entry.

Mikal Cronin performs on stage. The artists will perform at Mohawk Place Tuesday.

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Mikal Cronin set to play at Mohawk Place Tuesday

By BRIAN WINDSCHITL | Sep. 14, 2015

Mikal Cronin will be performing at Mohawk Place on Tuesday. The singer-songwriter from Laguna Beach has slowly been making a name for himself in the rock world.

Festival-goers at the 13th annual Music is Art Festival, held in Delaware Park on Saturday, dance in front of one of the eight stages. The festival featured performances by more than 100 bands and artists and other styles of visual and fine arts like dance, poetry and sculpting.

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Rockin’ in the rain: Music is Art Festival rocks Delaware Park

By Alexandra Saleh | Sep. 13, 2015

The band played a free show in Delaware Park as part of the Music is Art Festival and despite rainy, cold and dreary September weather, no one’s parade seemed to be rained on. Crowds of hooded teenagers shuffled passed the gates and elderly couples held hands under umbrellas.

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The grapevine

By BRIAN WINDSCHITL | Sep. 13, 2015

Check out this week's installation of Buffalo's best concerts.

Big Sean took the stage by storm at Saturday's Fall Fest in front of a crowd of more than 6,000. His was considered by many students to be the best performance of the night, with Jeremih's coming in a close second.

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Big Sean steals sold-out Fall Fest show in UB's Alumni Arena

By BRIAN WINDSCHITL | Sep. 13, 2015

Students lined up more than three hours before Fall Fest’s scheduled start time and waited for hours in relentless, drenching rain as the line to get into Alumni Arena stretched around the University Police Station.

The AMC Maple Ridge 8 (pictured) is one of the places students would go to see films with their movie vouchers from the Student Association, but new AMC polices have halted the vouchers for now.

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AMC’s revamped policies shift UB Student Association's student ticket availability

By BRIAN WINDSCHITL | Sep. 10, 2015

Tickets will cost $9 instead of $8 – and the vouchers will not be valid for any Disney, Marvel or Lucasfilm release. It’s a new policy this year started by Disney Corporation, which owns all three studios, requiring any Disney Franchise film to be paid for with cash, not a voucher.

Emil Novak, Sr., owner of Queen City Bookstore on Main Street near South Campus, said recent superhero movies like those produced by DC Comics and Marvel are perfect for getting to know the different universes depicted in comic books.

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The comic crusade: Recent influx of superhero-inspired films has spread comic book culture

By KENNETH KASHIF THOMAS | Sep. 10, 2015

Emil Novak, owner of Queen City Bookstore on Main Street near South Campus, a local comic book store, said the recent movies are perfect for getting to know the different universes.

Travis Scott's album Rodeo is a reminder to Scott’s listeners that the rapper is still as much of a partier and “turn up” enthusiast as ever, but now has a newfound understanding of the negative effects of partying.

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Travis Scott survives the Rodeo

By Tomas Olivier | Sep. 10, 2015

Travis Scott's album Rodeo is a reminder to Scott’s listeners that the rapper is still as much of a partier and “turn up” enthusiast as ever, but now has a newfound understanding of the negative effects of partying.

The crowd from last year's Fall Fest enjoyed the concert outside in the Baird Point parking lot. This year’s Fall Fest has been moved to inside Alumni Arena due to the threat of inclement weather, forcing the Student Association, Student Life and Public Safety to re-evaluate their security policies for the concert on Sept. 12.

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UB's Fall Fest security procedures revamped with location change

By BRIAN WINDSCHITL | Sep. 8, 2015

No one wants to waste $163,700. To make sure none of the entertainment budget for Fall Fest is wasted, the Student Association has opted to move the fall edition of the bi-annual concert series to Alumni Arena in case of inclement weather.

The Bastard Executioner is a new show airing on FX Sept.15 starring a peace-seeking knight (Lee Jones) thrown back into a violent world he so desperately wanted to escape from.

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Ten highly-anticipated new TV series for fall 2015

By Alexandra Saleh | Sep. 8, 2015

With the fall comes the return of fan-favorite TV series and the debut of new ones. Check out these new shows premiering in the month of September.

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The grapevine

By BRIAN WINDSCHITL | Sep. 8, 2015

This week, Buffalo has an odd assortment of bands coming to the Queen City. From legendary ’90s rap groups to small, indie-rock duos from Tel Aviv, the concert choices are endless. Whether you want a gritty hip-hop concert or a huge festival-style show, you have plenty to choose from.

The Sword’s fifth studio album has helped break the metal band out of its niche, as the musicians experiment with psychedelic rock.

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The Sword carves out fresh new sound

Sep. 8, 2015

On its fifth studio album, Texas metal outfit The Sword eschews some of the heaviness of its earlier works, but loses none of its power. After four albums of traditional metal since the band’s 2006 debut, High Country sees The Sword successfully reinvent its sound in a broader musical context.

Gary Vider (pictured) is a UB alum who is competing on America’s Got Talent.

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UB grad and comedian Gary Vider competing on "America's Got Talent"

By DANI GUGLIELMO | Sep. 8, 2015

Vider is currently a contestant on “America’s Got Talent,” where he is competing against other acts to win $1 million and a consistent gig in Las Vegas.

Students packed Alumni Arena for Spring Fest in 2013. This year's Fall Fest will also be held in Alumni because of inclement weather.

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Fall Fest to be held inside Alumni Arena

By BRIAN WINDSCHITL | Sep. 8, 2015

An inclement weather forecast, which calls for thunderstorms and a 50 percent chance of rain for Saturday’s concert, is the reason behind the move indoors.

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UB’s Center for the Arts upcoming events and performances

By Alexandra Saleh | Sep. 1, 2015

The Center for the Arts provides its students and community opportunities to indulge themselves in cultural events. The fall 2015 CFA event lineup includes talented performers to showcase varying artistic styles in music, dance, comedy and entertainment to UB.