Artist Zak Smith, with his tattooed knuckles and perfectly mussed, black hair, stood at the podium looking nonchalantly rebellious as he delivered a relatable and compelling artist's lecture Thursday night in the Jack Arends Building. As Smith opened...
Winnie Page and the Dirt Band are bringing skanky, dirty funk to DeKalb. Formed in January, the Dirt Band is composed almost entirely of music majors (the exception being a Spanish major) at NIU. Examining their influences, the members check off all the...
Italy, France and Illinois. When discussing wine, the first two are certainly locations that may jump to mind, but thanks to Prairie State Winery, 217 W. Main St. in Genoa, the state of Illinois is not an outlandish answer. By applying the slogan "think...
The right soundtrack can make or break a movie.Average movies can become great (Clueless, Harold and Maude), and good movies can become annoying (I'm looking at you, The Hangover) based on the music in the film.The right song can make a scene transcendent,...
Jeans, whether you realize it or not, can convey quite a lot about the type of person you are. That's right, the single act of putting on a pair of jeans can completely change the type of messages you send through your appearance. Imagine you see a...
Pulse (left), played by Alfredo Flores and Blaze, played by Martha Razo, argue about their relationship in Equanimity, an original play performed by Teatro Americano Monday night in Boutell Memorial Concert Hall in the Music Building. Pulse urges Blaze...
Teatro Americano is Spanish for American theater. The professional ensemble from Teatro Americano, a part of Latinos Progresando, performed the original play Equanimity in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall in the Music Building. With October being Latino...
Singer-Songwriter Ryan Adams spent the past decade exploring the musical spectrum.From the country-soaked twang of Pneumonia to the sci-fi heavy metal of Orion, Adams fans have been treated to every facet of his talent. Now, with the release of Ashes...
No, Daniel isn't the lion. Despite keyboardist Daniel Pingrey's thick mane of blonde frizz and silent intensity like that of a jungle cat or percussion major (Pingrey, a UW Madison alumnus, is the latter), vocalist Jimmie Linville is the growl of Daniel...
Attending NIU might make one feel disconnected from the rest of the world. An hour and a half from Chicago, we'd be lying if we said we weren't missing out on anything. But come autumn, Chicago probably feels the same way. Being nestled amongst the skyscrapers...
Turn up the lights in here, baby. Extra bright, I want y'all to see this. That's the motto at 8 p.m. tonight when performer Pretty Lights hits the Convocation Center with MacBook and headphones in tow. Fort Collins, Col.-based DJ and producer Pretty Lights...
DeKALB | Bluegrass may have been born in the windy city, but it lived on in DeKalb Wednesday night. Local bluegrass band Truman's Ridge hit the stage Wednesday night and delivered a set of what its members call "Chicago-style bluegrass." "Bluegrass was...
