DeKALB | Even at a live performance, one doesn't see Lewis Black in concert so much as they hear him. But offstage, the rant-prone comedian is rather laid-back, talking almost at a whisper compared to his famous persona, which will appear at 8 p.m. tonight...
Students itching to put on their dancing shoes had the opportunity Tuesday night at the Latin Jazz Dance Party. Sponsored by the School of Music, the Center for Latino & Latin American Studies, the Campus Activities Board and the Latino Resource Center,...
On the outside, junior geology major Keith Gortowski may seem like just another NIU student, but this guy might be the closest thing NIU has to Bear Grylls. When Gortowski first came to NIU, he was looking for a group in which he could release his inner...
Getting around west campus is going to be a fiascotonight.Rapper Lupe Fiasco will perform with Tinie Tempah at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the Convocation Center, 1525 W. Lincoln Highway.The Chicago native and highly regarded MC will tour in support of his third...
People dressed as giant Rubik's Cubes, a life-size cut out of Mr. T and a Michael Jackson impersonator - Oh, and unlimited food and beer. What more could you want at a party? DeKalb area residents donned their legwarmers and parachute pants for charity...
Since 1996, Art For Life has used creativity as a tool to raise both funds for and awareness of HIV and AIDS. The show has been running for close to 15 years, and Art For Life continued its long history of exciting and educating audiences for a great...
Creating a well-done “dramedy” is not as easy as it seems. But 50/50 finds the perfect balance between humor and tragedy by maintaining an element of reality and relatability throughout the film. Joseph Gordon-Levitt (500 Days of Summer, Inception)...
Singer Todd Hembrook (third from left) called ska, “just a f*cking label.” While the label is frequently applied to his Chicago-based band, Deal’s Gone Bad, Hembrook considers the group a mixture of ’60s and ’70s Jamaican music and American...
Deal's Gone Bad is not a ska band. The Chicago group, which returns to DeKalb 7 p.m. Saturday at the House Café, 263 E. Lincoln Highway, certainly pulls influence from the Jamaican music style, but singer Todd Hembrook is hesitant to use that title....
Take a trip back in time to the 1920s with the first mainstage production of the year. This weekend, the School of Theatre and Dance will present Theophilus North 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the O'Connell Theatre in the Stevens...
DeKalb guitarists don't have to study abroad to get a taste of world music. The School of Music is sponsoring the All-Styles Guitar Day at 8:30 a.m. Saturday in the music building. Guitar players of all types and ability levels are invited by Fareed Haque,...
DeKALB | There's a new face and pair of headphones in the DeKalb DJ scene. Matthias Mehrpuyan, senior industrial and systems engineering major, is one of the newest DJs in DeKalb and is performing at 10 p.m. Saturday at Starbusters, 930 Pappas Drive Suite...
