DeKALB | With two performances within the next month, a self-produced record dropping in September and a strategic move to Chicago, the sands of time are steadily slipping for Ourglass, the psychedelic-inspired grunge band of NIU students, alumni and...
"Our old truck is no longer running, basically scrap metal, which means we have no way of getting to our shows!" read the smoke signals the Brothers Burn Mountain sent out Friday morning in the form of a Facebook status update. Before the acoustic duo...
DeKALB | Kishwaukee College's own John Desjarlais will release the second book in his mystery series Friday. Desjarlais, professor of English and Journalism at Kishwaukee College, studied at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Columbia University and...
DeKALB | It has been nearly a decade since DeKalb concert-goers first heard of the punk rock band Sleeping Under 47. In the years following, despite member changes and hiatuses, the band has grown in popularity to become a regular in the Northern Illinois...
Thursday afternoon in Van Buer Plaza means more than just DeKalb's Farmers Market now that the Live Lunch Music Series is in full swing. The event, produced by the Egyptian Theatre for the third year, provides the weekly farmers market with local entertainment....
"Does everybody know what time it is?" asks a familiar voice: Pamela Anderson as Lisa on Tim Allen's Home Improvement. Enveloping the question, Star Trek's "The Final Countdown," layered with a bass-drum pounding off quarter-notes, loops on Scott Potter‘s...
As the semester ends, DeKalb Scene bids adieu to Chris Krapek. Chris has worked for DeKalb Scene for four years. With a special brand of entertainment writing, Chris brought energy and dedication to the staff. His work here will be truly missed. The things...
Just because school isn't in session doesn't mean that the world stops turning in DeKalb. If you're going to be in the area, here are some picks for upcoming shows from DeKalb Scene staffers. Chris Krapek, Staff Writer: .38 Special at CornFest, Aug. 27...
DeKALB | Steven Duke, research professor and award-winning concert saxophone player is retiring from NIU after 31 years.His accomplishments are both from the teaching perspective and the art perspective. Aside from being a professor he is a Sony Columbia...
DeKALB | It's about more than video games. It's about the community, the arcade, the kill screens and the quarters on the marquee. "Star Worlds: A Pocket Full of Tokens and I'm Heading to the Arcade," will be screened at 3:30 p.m. Saturday in Wirtz Hall...
DeKALB | There is an idealism in the artistic restart. Whether it's the clichéd acoustic wanderings of a rock ‘n' roll vocalist who wants to un-sell-out or the avant-garde who feels suffocated by just one name, the restart is a documentable phenomenon...
Last call. If you're going to be too bogged-down during finals week, this could be your only chance to check out DeKalb's brand of arts and entertainment. Take a break from your studies and live it up before you head home for the summer. TONIGHT: WHAT:...
