The Reg Lenna Center for the Arts is kicking off its new season Saturday with a block party, tours of the newly-renovated facilities and a performance by stand-up comedian Paula Poundstone. The block party will be free and open to the public between 5-7:30 p.m. Beer, wine, soda, water and ...
NEW YORK (AP) — At this stage of her life, Natalie Merchant is more proud of getting an honor named for John Lennon because of what it says about her activism than her music. The singer is the sixth recipient of the John Lennon Real Love Award, and will headline a tribute concert to the ...
For many people, the late 1980s and early 1990s may be marked with a voice that has become iconic, that voice took them down a “Gypsy Road” in a “Long Cold Winter.” That voice may be a reminder that we really don’t appreciate what we have until we lose it, or that we are just ...
BUFFALO — The Chainsmokers know how to create an environment that leaves one absolutely amazed and your senses on the verge of overload. To start, the stage was set up in a manner that had me thinking cyberpunk along the lines of William Gibson’s book, “Neuromancer,” or a scene from Ridley Scott’s “Blader Runner.” The center of the stage was high, electronic instruments and keyboards adorned the front, and a walkway out through the pit area, hitting close to the center area of the floor. Giant screens dominated the back of the stage, and all sorts of effects hung from ...
There is something about Gospel Music that makes it call to you. Maybe it’s the harmonies, the chord progressions, the rhythms, or the musicianship. “It’s just the feeling, the way that sometimes it just moves your spirit,” said Vickye James of Emmanuel Baptist Church. “You can ...
In this space I sometimes write about writing which can be called meta-writing. When writing fiction, you usually delve into your mind to come up with the source information used for the text. The information comes from you and what you have experienced or been exposed to in your life. In other words, you write about what you know. Have you ever written about what you don’t know? Maybe you are assigned a research paper where you have to find facts about a person, place or thing. Or maybe you have been assigned to interview someone about a specific topic. Interviewing can be ...
