Introduction by Max Crinnin, Asst. Arts Editor I can't write about Bob Dylan. I find there are not enough words, and at the same time, too few, as I am limited here to 1,600 characters for your reading pleasure. Bob Dylan is a legendary musician, and you'd struggle to find someone who doesn't agree.
The last time The Spectrum covered Buffalo Boys, Raymond Guarnieri's real work was just getting started.
Twenty children were executed at school last December. This shouldn't be news to anyone. The massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary will forever sustain as an oppressive low point in American history.
Eight local bands, sweaty palms, deep breaths and anxiety are at an all-time high. The next 15 minutes will help determine the future and these are regular conditions for competition time. Last Wednesday night, After Dark Entertainment hosted its Road to the Sphinx competition at Xtreme Wheels Skate Park.
Past and present, man and woman, straight and gay: these are dichotomies that are all too familiar.
It could be argued that a composer's work cannot be fully appreciated without understanding the historical context in which it was written or the music belongs to the country just as much as its composer.
On April 5, the Student Association will host legendary musician Bob Dylan at Alumni Arena. According to SA, the show is not or related to Spring Fest, which is scheduled for April 14, but it is still an SA event paid for by the mandatory student activity fee. Tickets for students will be available the day of the show and will be free for the first 4,500 undergraduates who present their UB cards at the door.
His voice was powerful enough to turn blood into wine.
Curren$y - New Jet City New Jet City is sort of like those character development episodes of a lot of sitcoms; those episodes where a character has a potentially life-changing event (see: the episode of Fresh Prince of Bel-Air where Will meets his long-absent father). These could be impactful moments, but the viewer already knows the character's demeanor isn't really going to change, as it may throw off the show's comedic scenario. Here, Curren$y feels like he's at the cusp of changing his signature hazed-out demeanor, but on some tracks, he reverts back to it and sounds comfortable, which make for some of the mixtape's best moments. New Jet Citytrips up when Curren$y tries to place himself in these landscapes that vary from Southern bounce ("B***h Get Up" with Juvenile and "Choosin" featuring Wiz Khalifa and Rick Ross) to lush backdrops ("Three 60" featuring Juicy J). It's not that the varying production makes the album feel disconnected - the beats are actually consistently solid. The problem is how disconnected Curren$y himself sounds on such beats, which is strange to note because of how he generally sounds apathetic in his raps.
Ever since I could remember, all I have ever wanted to do was theater. My mother and father would play cassettes of Phantom of the Opera and Les Miserables live and I would always sit in the back seat of their cars singing each song at the top of my lungs, pretending I was the star of the show. It was from those cassettes that I became obsessed with wanting to be a "star." As I got older, I realized although I loved to perform, I also loved theatrical and movie make-up.
The essence of theater in Buffalo is more than just putting on an amazing show, but instead inspiring young artists to pursue their work in theater.
Cultures clashed as a room of raucous applause, name-calls and shout-outs rang inside an almost-packed out Mainstage Theater inside the Center For the Arts. Last Friday, the Indian SA (ISA) took first place at a sold-out International Fiesta with its Bollywood-influenced wedding story.
Artist:Puscifer Album:Donkey Punch the Night Release Date:Feb. 19 Label: Puscifer Entertainment Grade: B
It has been said that art can take you places; looking at a well-crafted piece of artwork can lead viewers into imaginative spaces worlds away from their ordinary lives. The saying isn't just figurative. For four art students in the Department of Visual Studies, competing for the Rumsey Scholarship has provided the chance to go somewhere with art.
Kurtis Sprung was only 3 years old when he began to dance. When most other toddlers were running around on the playground, Sprung was honing his own dance skills, tackling genres like ballet, rap, jazz and gymnastics, just to name a few. Today at 19, the sophomore dance and math major competed in countless dance competitions, winning the title of Mr. Dance of New York twice and finishing in the top five both times he participated in Mr. Dance of America. Although some might use these accomplishments as an excuse to slack off, Sprung only uses his successes as fuel to improve.
Artist: Bullet For My Valentine Album: Temper Temper Release Date: Feb. 11 Label: RCA Records Grade: C-
Along with bands such as Papa Roach and Avenged Sevenfold, U.K. group Bullet For My Valentine is responsible for introducing teenagers in the mid-2000's to the metal scene, complete with guitar riffs and worried mothers.
For three nights, comedian Mike Birbiglia tended to the City of Buffalo in the midst of another harsh winter and even bleaker downtown nightlife.
It has been said that art can take you places; looking at a well-crafted piece of artwork can lead viewers into imaginative spaces worlds away from their ordinary lives. The saying isn't just figurative. For four art students in the Department of Visual Studies, competing for the Rumsey Scholarship has provided the chance to go somewhere with art.
Up-and-coming musicians don't need to leave the comfort of campus to shoot an aesthetically pleasing music video. Sophomore undecided major Christian Cunningham, who raps under the name YBG, released a music video for his song
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