In the same shelves that hold literary classics and timeless textbooks, there is an entry that is curious: Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Season 2. On the first floor of the Founder's Memorial Library, right behind the escalators, are rows and rows of DVDs that...
DeKALB | Outside, there will be below zero temperatures. Inside, there will be pictures of bicycles in weird places. Dynamic Formulations, a film fest and art show, will take place tonight at 7:30 p.m. at The House Cafe, 263 E. Lincoln Highway. There...
DeKALB | February is Black History Month. NIU is hosting several events and attractions to celebrate the history and culture of African Americans. All students are welcome to join the festivities that the campus organizations have created.WHAT: Century...
So, we have our first submission up for review. Today’s submission comes from the “Emmaus College Boys,” who’s Brian Singer sent me their Christmas pictures for review. He wrote:Hey Tony, These pictures me and my roommates and next-door neighbors...
Billed as a 1960s Czechoslovakian absurdist black comedy The Memorandum by Václav Havel suggests that it may go over the audience's head. The parables to the communist regime might exclude the everyman, and the Kafkaesque themes of painful bureaucracy...
So, I got an e-mail a little while back that struck me as interesting. Someone e-mailed my editor asking me to review his friend’s music. I was honored to be mentioned specifically, but I’m still not entirely sure if they wanted me to give an honest...
Just wait until you see what happens when Torque Padroni comes to town. A five-piece progressive rock group from the Aurora/Batavia area, it has been a real pleasure to see Torque Padroni break into the DeKalb music scene. While "unassuming" would be...
The show must go on. But the question is: Can it? DeKalb was rocked by both live music and a massive blizzard Tuesday night and well into Wednesday morning. With inclement weather and slick, snowy roads, some venues and promoters have been hesitant to...
I never thought that changing my major would allow me to meet my heroes. In the coming months, I will be interviewing Henry Rollins for the Northern Star. Rollins, who was the volatile frontman for the legendary punk band Black Flag, has provided me with...
DeKALB | Come see the invisible. One of the newest exhibits at the NIU Art Museum, "in/VISIBLE: Hiding in Plain Sight," seeks to create an entirely different experience for each individual. "Contemporary artists explore the nature of place as both a physical...
DeKALB | Four friends, one band. The Beatles-inspired indie rock band, Bluefish Fellows, brings together a great friendship and lots of fun to create a unique musical style. Their motto, "Now you and your parents have something to talk about," explains...
DEKALB | If you’re a sailor peg and you’ve lost your leg, you don’t have to ship out to Boston to find it -- DeKalb has you covered. Red Rebel County, a Dropkick Murphys and Flogging Molly tribute band, will play at 9 p.m. Saturday at Otto’s Nightclub,...
