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Arts & Entertainment

Music overload at the Strip District Music Fest

By: Zach Brendza | Associate Editor The inaugural Strip District Music Festival commenced on Jan. 17, and with its turnout, the festival will most likely become an annual fixture in the Pittsburgh music community. Festival organizer and Drusky Entertainment Vice President Josh Bakaitus expected an estimated 2,000 attendees to the pay-what-you-want festival in the Strip, but those expectations were exceeded. The festival brought between 8,000 … Continue reading Music overload at the Strip District Music Fest

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Arts & Entertainment

Concert venues to visit in Pittsburgh

By: Sam Fatula | a&e editor As Duquesne welcomes in another new year of classes, it also introduces the lanyard leashed freshmen that have matriculated to the University. They come carrying boxes of microwavable food, mini fridges, blankets and pillows in their hands as if preparing for a long winter indoors. To get these homebodies out of their dorms and into the streets they’ll call … Continue reading Concert venues to visit in Pittsburgh

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Features

Featuring the city: What’s cool in the ‘Burgh

By: Zach Brendza | Features Editor Over the past three years, I’ve had the pleasure of being your Features editor. Throughout my tenure, I’ve experienced a lot of cool things and covered interesting stories for pleasure of The Duke’s readers and for my own enjoyment. While it may be self-proclaimed, I feel like this makes me an authority on things to do in Pittsburgh. So … Continue reading Featuring the city: What’s cool in the ‘Burgh

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Arts & Entertainment

The War on Drugs takes on Altar Bar

By: Sam Fatula | Asst. A&E Editor At the start of The War on Drugs’ performance at Altar Bar on Saturday, the initial feeling between band and crowd seemed awkwardly distant. As the six-piece rock group from Philadelphia systematically set up their instruments and continued on through sound checks, acknowledgement of the crowd was somewhat sparse. Even lead singer and guitarist Adam Granduciel, who walked … Continue reading The War on Drugs takes on Altar Bar

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