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‘Forever Is a Feeling’: Lucy Dacus’s spin on her gamble on love

Sylvia Freire, Reporter April 19, 2025

“Forever Is a Feeling,” but this feeling wasn’t one that lasted for me. Lucy Dacus, the American singer and songwriter known for being a member of the band “Boygenius,” released her newest...

VIDEO: Kentucky history presented through the music of Anthony Philip Heinrich

Chloe Bradley, Broadcaster April 8, 2025

The 250Lex Music Series: Dawning of Music in Kentucky event is celebrating the 250th anniversary of Lexington, Kentucky. The event showcased the music of Anthony Philip Heinrich and featured the Transylvania...

Steve Baron, owner and manager of CD Central poses for a portrait on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, at CD Central in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Christian Kantosky | Assistant Photo Editor

Local superstar: How CD Central connects to Lexington’s music scene

Sammy Wynn, Reporter February 21, 2025

In 1995, Steve Baron sat at his desk job in the University of Kentucky’s media relations department, but his mind was elsewhere. He was dreaming of something more, something hands on, something entrepreneurial.  He...

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Sierra Ferrell: Deserved Grammy winner and true star

Hannah Piedad, Reporter February 14, 2025

I was on a high school choir trip to Nashville, Tennessee, and part of our itinerary was watching a country concert at the Grand Ole Opry. Having never been a fan of country music, I felt indifferent about...

University of Kentucky students play along with BOOMCat club members at the BOOMCats Fall 2024 Performance in the Esports Lounge at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Photo by Sydney Novack | Staff

UK club brings the boom

Zach Eads, Reporter November 27, 2024

The University of Kentucky boomwhacker club, known as the BOOMCats, hosted their 2024 fall performance at the Cornerstone ESports Lounge. The BOOMCats performed many songs at their semesterly performance,...

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Jazz vs. elevators: More than easy listening

Aidan Dillard-Hijikata, Reporter November 3, 2024

“Tragedy has befallen a national monument; a treasure of the musical world is nothing to you but ambiance!” I dramatically, if a bit sarcastically, exclaim to my girlfriend.  Mere seconds earlier,...

Sparky and Rhonda Rucker perform Appalachian music during Appalachia in the Bluegrass performance on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, at John Jacobs Niles Center for American Music in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Josie Zoeller | Staff

Sparky and Rhonda Rucker: Storytelling Through Song

Hannah Piedad, Reporter September 21, 2024

Sparky and Rhonda Rucker, “old friends” of the John Jacob Niles Center for American Music, made an appearance as a part of the “Appalachia in the Bluegrass” concert series.  The series of 12...

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Falling into the perfect playlist

Jennifer Sadler, Reporter October 9, 2023

If you’re anything like me, music consumes your life. Specific songs elicit certain memories and invoke particular feelings, and things like the weather or my mood can determine what’s on my Spotify...

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Maybe I’m just old-fashioned

Quézia Arruda Cunha, Reporter October 4, 2023

We live in a digital world where the new is always placed on a sacred pedestal. With the advent of new social media platforms, music has become remixed productions adapted for 60-second dances. We...

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Album review: Olivia Rodrigo conquers the sophomore slump on ‘GUTS’

Gray Greenwell, Copy Editor September 12, 2023

All eyes seemed to be on singer-songwriter and actress Olivia Rodrigo in the lead-up to her second studio album “GUTS.” As is the case for Rodrigo or anyone like her in pop music — an unforgiving,...

A student plays the piano in the Gatton Student Center on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Brady Saylor | Staff

Humans(?) of UK: Student center piano strikes a chord with UK students

Grace Medley, Reporter March 15, 2023

The Gatton Student Center is constantly teeming with people. Among the hustle and bustle of the daily commute, one thing remains constant — the building’s piano. Across from Starbucks sits a lone...

The not so ‘Fine Line’ between loving and hating Harry Styles

The not so ‘Fine Line’ between loving and hating Harry Styles

Nia Chancellor, Reporter March 15, 2023

It’s time we finally talk about it. What makes Harry Styles so popular? What makes his fans ride or die for him?  Is it his music, his looks or his personality? I think it's all of the above and...

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