Coming from Lake in the Hills, Ill., I feel lucky to have the Smoking Popes. The only good rock group to come out of my tiny town, The Smoking Popes are one of my favorite punk bands of all time, regional or not. Their riffs are melodic, and singer/guitarist...
Having worked production for local concerts occasionally over the last couple years, I would like to go on record saying that working with Jynx Never Sticks is truly a treat. They always bring out a decent amount of people, and are nothing but polite...
Inspired people are everywhere in this town, and Lorelei Bell is one of them. I first met Bell on a Huskie Bus, and she recognized me from the paper and asked me to review her book, Vampire Ascending. However, Lorelei isn't a student here. She drives...
Indie group Margot & the Nuclear So and So's will headline Thursday night at Otto's, 118 E. Lincoln Highway. With their most recent release, Happy Hour at Sprigg's Volume 1: Live and Acoustic, Margot proves that it is ready to let its subtle maturation...
DeKALB | NIU will play host to several film-related events this week. Starting tonight, the Department of Communication will host the annual Reality Bytes film festival in Jack Arends Auditorium. Student submissions from as far away as South Korea and...
Dan Monaghan is a student here at NIU in the English education department. His album, Submarine Paratrooper came out recently, and it rules. Instead of just a lesson in DIY recording and ethics, or a low-fi EP of guitar-based indie rock, Submarine Paratrooper...
Ever wondered what's beyond DeKalb on Route 23? Just over 10 minutes away and northeast of NIU sits the closest neighboring town, Sycamore. If you and your friends have access to a car, Sycamore's downtown district is well worth the trip. The five square...
“I guess you kind of had to be there.” We’ve all told those stories. Something humorous and unexpected happens to us in our everyday lives, but we can never quite recapture the essence of the situation when relating it to friends. This is what sets...
DeKALB | Only two years in and they’ve already become legendary.Legend Haz It will celebrate its two-year anniversary by playing a free show at 9 p.m. on Friday at The House Cafe, 263 E. Lincoln Highway. A jazzy septet fronted by MC Keith “Legend...
DeKALB | DeKalb, welcome to April. Whether you’re still recovering from Henry Rollins last night or lying to yourself by saying you’re going to crank out that research paper, our town has plenty of stuff for you to do in the next three days. Here...
Ever wondered what’s beyond DeKalb on Route 23?Just over 10 minutes away and northeast of NIU sits the closest neighboring town, Sycamore. If you and your friends have access to a car, Sycamore’s downtown district is well worth the trip. The five...
Before Aladdin was swooning chicks on his flying carpets and playing the flunky to Robin Williams rapid-fire humor, he was just a figment of Scheherezade's imagination. Her imagination will unfold in the School of Theatre and Dance's production of The...
