It's always the quiet, unassuming ones that will blow your mind. If you don't believe me, you must have skipped The Hold Steady show Friday night at Otto's, 118 E. Lincoln Highway. While they might look and act like average Joe's, The Hold Steady proved...
DeKalb - So, if you have been on Facebook any time in the last day, maybe you heard the news; Kate Winslet was at Otto's Nightclub, 118 E. Lincoln Highway, on Friday. For some reason, as hard as it is to believe, it is true. Kate Winslet did indeed grace...
DeKALB | Friday night was a special night for 15-year-old Jadea Foster; it was her first time going to see "The Rocky Horror Picture Show." NIU student Jazmyn Foster took her little sister to see the risqué production that continues to draw audiences,...
Part one of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows opened this morning at midnight. The last book of the Harry Potter series was split into two parts for the film version. "I'm pretty skeptical about the half and half thing," said Laura Calgaro, sophomore...
The end is finally here, my fellow muggles. As many of you already know, today marks the beginning of the end for our boy wonder Harry. At midnight, while many of you were undoubtedly sleeping, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One was released...
DeKALB | NIU's School of Music showcased its brand-new, multicultural ensemble last night.The Middle Eastern Music Ensemble debuted at 8 p.m. in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall of the Music Building.The group was formed this fall with the help of two...
NIU is about to be hit with a powerful Texas tornado of country music. Miranda Lambert, in her first-ever headlining tour, will take the stage at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Convocation Center. Lambert will be joined by special guests Eric Church and Josh...
Quoth the raven, nevermore. When it comes to Edgar Allen Poe's works, though, perhaps "evermore" would fit better. Poe Evermore-Showcase of Verse and Story, a production of the NIU School of Theatre and Dance, opens tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the Stevens...
Company of Thieves almost sealed their fate in a casket marked "another literary band" when they quoted Oscar Wilde's The Duchess of Padua in their 2009 single. Fortunately, Wilde is not to Company of Thieves as Chuck Palahniuk is to Panic! At The Disco,...
Famous jazz musician Wycliffe Gordon will join the NIU Jazz Ensemble tonight at 8 p.m. in the Duke Ellington Ballroom. Gordon has performed on such television channels as BET and PBS, and appeared in the Ken Burn's documentary "Jazz," in addition to performing...
DeKALB | Famous jazz musician Wycliffe Gordon will join the NIU Jazz Ensemble tonight at a performance in the Duke Ellington Ballroom. Gordon has performed on such television channels as BET and PBS, and appeared in the Ken Burn's documentary "Jazz,"...
Tonight, Otto's Nightclub, 118 E. Lincoln Highway, will host iconic cover band Led Zeppelin 2. The band is comprised of Bruce Lamont (lead vocals), Chris Klein (bass guitar, keyboards, mandolin, bass pedals), Ian Lee (drums) and Paul Kamp (guitar). The...
