All this month, the DeKalb Public Library is participating in an event called The Big Read. "The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts that was developed because the National Endowment for the Arts commissioned a study that...
Anyone who has attended a concert is familiar with the very specific way that some teen to twenty-something women act. They dress provocatively, drink heavily and flirt shamelessly with lead singers, guitarists, bassists and drummers. These scantily-clad...
DeKALB | If Drake really stands for “do right and kill everything,” the message behind the name works -- he destroyed the Convocation Center. A nearly-sold-out crowd closed Homecoming weekend and came to see the platinum-selling rapper and arguably...
The Campus Consciousness Tour, which aims to raise awareness throughout colleges nationwide about the importance of respecting the environment, is coming to NIU's Convocation Center on Oct. 21. While current buzz band Passion Pit will be headlining, the...
The 29th Annual Cortland Festival and Parade will begin at 1 p.m. this Sunday. Staring at Loves Road and ending at Cortland Community Park, the parade will feature community bands, scout troops, clubs and other local organizations. Kicking off the parade...
The Convocation Center has announced a special weekend deal for its upcoming Passion Pit concert. Starting today at 10 a.m., those who buy their tickets online through Ticketmaster will be able to purchase them at a special buy one, get one free rate....
Hey you! Don't go home today; there's too much to do in DeKalb. Plus, it's Homecoming weekend! Seriously, if your suitcase is already packed and you've never spent a weekend cruising through the Barb City, you don't know what you're missing out on. Eliminate...
Hey you! Don't go home today; there's too much to do in DeKalb.Plus, it's Homecoming weekend!Seriously, if your suitcase is already packed and you've never spent a weekend cruising through the Barb City, you don't know what you're missing out on.Eliminate...
The 29th Annual Cortland Festival and Parade will begin at 1 p.m. this Sunday. Staring at Loves Road and ending at Cortland Community Park, the parade will feature community bands, scout troops, clubs and other local organizations. Kicking off the parade...
Ten strangers are invited to an ocean island under false pretenses. Trapped, they begin to be murdered one by one. Before long they realize the murderer must be-dun dun dun-one of them. Though the plot has been "done to death" in both theatre and film,...
Though lyrically grim, the album is alt-rock at it's catchiest, strongly melodic with a danceable backbeat. DeKalb will be equally as fortunate, given a chance to catch the band at 8 p.m. Friday at The House Cafe, 263 E Lincoln Highway. Oh My God, consisting...
When I was a teenager, I was always a proponent of local music. When local bands put out music, I always made sure I got a copy. Being a part of a local music scene now made me realize why I acted that way as a youth: local music creates and identifies...
