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Just Announced: A$AP Rocky


A few hours ago, UB announced its annual Fall Fest lineup: on October 13, A$AP Rocky, Ace Hood, Super Mash Bros., and A$AP Ferg will be coming to Baird Point, or probably Alumni Arena, because UB's track record of actually having one of their bi-annual fests outside is not great. This is not a knock on the event organizers or anything of the sort, but, at least when I was a student there, Baird Point was this elusive, mythical venue, and the weather hated us.

Anyway, this show: it's either going to be an evening of epic hip-hop, or a cautionary tale of what happens when there are too many A$AP's in one spot. The concert might be over in 20 minutes, who knows. But if the rumors turn out to be true, A$AP Rocky might be out of the closet right around the time he comes to UB, which would generate some big-time buzz for the kind-of-underwhelming lineup.

The show, as always, is free to UB undergrads. More ticket info coming soon.





Just Announced: Kendrick Lamar


Normally, I groan at what UB's Student Association has to offer for their annual Fall and Spring Fests. When I was in high school, UB landed Outkast. Outkast! Now a days, their fests have fallen into some pretty predictable bills. One is usually some cut of the mill pop/punk crap and the other is a flavor-of-the-moment hip hop act. But this time around, UB, you did good. Looks like Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar, whose Good Kid, m.A.A.d City was named one of the best albums of 2012, will be performing at Baird Point at the Amherst campus on Sunday, April 14th. Joining Lamar will be house musician Steve Aoki. All UB undergrads get in for free, while general public tickets will soon be made available through the Student Association at UB's North Campus.