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Spotify playlist: Bringing down the house
By TORI ROSEMAN | Mar. 24, 2015Here’s a playlist that covers two different houses – House music and songs that reflect what makes a house a home.
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Artist Spotlight: Jeneen Terrana leaves her Buffalo home for the Big Apple
Mar. 24, 2015Jeneen Terrana is a singer-songwriter with a pop-folk sound who now lives in New York City.
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Kendrick Lamar discusses success on his latest album 'To Pimp a Butterfly'
By ALEXANDER PENNINGTON | Mar. 24, 2015Album: To Pimp a Butterfly Release Date: March 16 Label: Top Dawg Entertainment Grade: A + Six months ago, Kendrick Lamar dropped his single I and puzzled his fans with his departure from the sound they’d come to know on good kid, m.A.A.d city. Following in the footsteps of Beyoncé and J.
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Bingo Players to headline SA’s new ‘Electric Tundra’
By SARA DINATALE | Mar. 13, 2015Bingo Players will headline the Student Association’s first ever “Electric Tundra” concert on April 17. The EDM (electric dance music) concert will also host 3LAU and DNNYD.
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Conscious conscience: Martin Palczewski
By BRIAN WINDSCHITL | Mar. 12, 2015Music has been the most prominent mentor Martin Palczewski has had. From playing piano, saxophone, guitar and bass to writing and singing his own songs, Palczewski has learned about himself through his music.
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A Spotify playlist for the Vitamin D-deficient
By GRACE TRIMPER | Mar. 10, 2015It’s above 30 degrees – so toss your coat and listen to some sweet indie jams.
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Harold Rosenbaum leads the choir
By TORI ROSEMAN | Mar. 10, 2015Every Wednesday, Harold Rosenbaum flies to Buffalo from New York City. He spends roughly 1,260 minutes on a plane every semester.
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The Brimstone Blondes are straight outta Buffalo
By GRACE TRIMPER | Mar. 10, 2015Although formally founded in 2011, Brimstone Blondes have been making music together for six years. Lippman, Joey Rambell and Alex Mersinger, all graduates of City Honors in Buffalo, spent their middle school days hanging out at each other’s houses around the Queen City and banging out pre-pubescent jam sessions on instruments they barely knew how to play.
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Spring break spotify playlist
By TORI ROSEMAN | Mar. 3, 2015No matter how you spend the break, be it a vacation booked months in advance or some much-needed catch-up on sleep, here’s some tunes to keep you occupied.
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The Grapevine: Buffalo spring break to-do list
By BRIAN WINDSCHITL | Mar. 3, 2015Here are some potential reasons to make you might think about putting on pants, lacing up your shoes (or boots, probably) and heading out for a night out on the town this spring break in Buffalo.
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The grapevine: EDM concerts come to Buffalo
By BRIAN WINDSCHITL | Mar. 1, 2015This week Buffalo abounds with EDM music, and a visit by American country superstar Garth Brooks.
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More than 80 percent of UB students admit to torrenting despite consequences
By David Dressner | Feb. 22, 2015A poll of 212 UB students showed that more than 80 percent admit to torrenting. Of the students who used torrents, 79.8 percent said they got away with it without any negative repercussions.
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The Grapevine: Dopapod, The Nth Power and Voiceplay
By BRIAN WINDSCHITL | Feb. 22, 2015Buffalo, this week especially, is a city that champions local talent.
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The good, the bad and the tone deaf: Flo Rida, Tori Kelly, Imagine Dragons
By TORI ROSEMAN | Feb. 22, 2015Our job at The Spectrum is to show you both sides of the story – what’s worth the listen, and when to press “skip.”
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On display: the heart of Father John Misty
By BRIAN WINDSCHITL | Feb. 19, 2015Josh Tillman’s career has stretched over the span of a decade, but reached a new artistic apex as Father John Misty, with his sophomore debut I Love You, Honeybear.
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Jam Club and UB Improv come together to create 'Jamprov'
By TORI ROSEMAN | Feb. 17, 2015Bill Jack and Jerasak Parker Manivong, both members of UB Improv, performed at Jamprov on Feb. 16. The event combined Jam Club and UB Imptrov to provide students a way to showcase their comedic and music abilities.
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The grapevine
By BRIAN WINDSCHITL | Feb. 15, 2015Buffalo has a jam-packed lineup this week. There aren?t many cities hosting a tribute to classic rock legends on one day, and then country stars and up-and-coming rappers performing the next day.
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UB Spectrum's guide to sex playlists
By BRIAN WINDSCHITL | Feb. 11, 2015Sex playlists are tricky because there are many, many songs about sex, but very few of those songs are actually appropriate to have sex to.
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Lesionread: Buffalo musician and artist builds new bridges
By TORI ROSEMAN | Feb. 5, 2015Shawn Lewis, who graduated UB with a B.S. in architecture, pursues a career as an artist
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Pursuing a passion
By AUSTIN STEINBACH | Dec. 4, 2014King Of The Moon, Aidan McManus?s solo band, has been gaining recognition in the Buffalo area by playing his ambient-alternative inspired music in larger venues like Sportsmen Tavern, The Hard Rock Caf
