DeKALB | It's that time of year again.A new class of freshman has made its way to NIU, bringing with them a diverse array of tastes, styles, and convictions.Well, forget that.College is time for exploration, experimentation and generally making yourself...
DeKALB | The Fall exhibition "In the House: Sculpture for the Home," opened this week at the NIU Art Museum in Altgeld Hall. Displayed among two other exhibitions ("In the Studio and Garden" and "On the Body and In the Hand") "In the House" is in stiff...
DeKALB | It is not very often that I find a local band that still manages to push boundaries. So I was very pleased when I learned of CMKT4 and the process behind circuit-bending, which blurs the line between instrument and equipment. Circuit-bending...
DeKALB | Gabriel Fauré's "Requiem In D Minor" is no simple piece of music. Written for chorus and orchestra, "Requiem" features seven movements in six different keys. Chorus members must perform complex vocal melodies for about 35 minutes, all while...
DeKALB | Shawnna, the feisty rapper from the south side of Chicago, will storm the stage firing aggressive lyrical tornadoes tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Otto's, 118 E. Lincoln Highway.If you think you don't know who she is, think again. Shawnna's voice is...
Contrary to popular belief, punk isn’t dead. For as long as it has existed, punk rock has permeated out of every bored youth to pick up a Ramones record, and the boys of Cerebral Ballzy are no different. If you thought that Keith Morris’ OFF! was...
DeKALB | Though the fun and freedom of summer has come to an end, Stompkee VI attendees' vacation went out with a bang at this weekend's fest. Stompkee, a local-area festival that showcases both local and national acts, was a wonderful way...
DeKALB | The walking isn't the only thing backwards about freshman orientation. On the guided tours of campus, the big spots get hit: residence halls, Founders Memorial Library, the Holmes Student Center, etc. Sadly, new students seem to be left adrift...
Manic Zamboni, an unsigned band from Wisconsin, played the best set of the entire festival late Saturday night. With an effortless cool and a transcendent sound that needs to be heard to be believed, Manic Zamboni wowed fans both old and new. After playing...
Kool Keith Thornton, national headliner of Stompkee, was a no-show, festivalgoers report. The Brooklyn indie rapper was scheduled to take the hip-hop stage at 1:30 a.m. Sunday, closing the two-day festival in Stone Park, 3719 Suydam, Rd., Earlville.But...
An electronicfailure caused a half-hour delay in The Great Influence Machine’sset, but the group’s wind, brass, and percussion sections were ableto improvise for quite some time without power while the problemwas solved. This group, which includes...
DeKALB | Last year, Kickstand Productions kicked off the first Middlewest Fest, a two-day, genre-spanning, multi-venue festival of music, movies and crafts. Back for a second year, the Fest will take downtown DeKalb Sept. 9 and 10 with a panoply...
