Five months ago, the band Clientel didn't exist. But last Friday, it played in front of a crowd of roughly 200 people at Stadium Club. Jim Caine, singer/guitarist, communication major and NIU pitcher, Jake Miller, drummer and biology major, and Zach Minor,...

Thank you Hollywood, we needed that. Written by James Kearns, directed by Nick Cassavetes and presented by New Line Cinema, "John Q" addresses the poor state of health care coverage in this, the richest country in the world. While a bit melodramatic at...

Tinges of warm breezes and increasingly delayed sunsets might tell you. For the literal, the calendar offers a good indication. But for those warmed by the hot stoves of winter, four words indicate spring - "pitchers and catchers report." Baseball's professional...

If Frank Sinatra ever had decided that rockabilly music was his thing, we never would have needed Chris Isaak. "Always Got Tonight" is like a road trip from the sandy beaches of California to the high stakes tables of Las Vegas. Yes, this is the same...

The NIU School of Theatre and Dance's performance of "Guys and Dolls" doesn't contain the popular dance move "jazz hands." Although, Alice Pacyga, a first-year MFA student, admits that some dance sequences feature outstretched arms and hands - but the...

DeKalb and other area residents will have the opportunity to see the much-talked-about musical "Rent" when it visits the Coronado Theatre, 300 Elm St., Rockford for a one-night-only show at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. The Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning...

Murder, gambling and poverty. All the comforts of Catfish Row, now available in DeKalb for a limited time. George Gershwin's classic folk opera "Porgy and Bess" will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Monday at The Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St. NIU students...

Attention future Oliver Stones and Cameron Crowes: Now's your opportunity to get your foot in the door with the fourth annual Scriptapalooza screenwriting competition. The deadline for the competition is April 15, but entries postmarked by March 1 get...

Want to travel around the world in three hours and have a blast doing it? The the Miles 4 Monty Orchestra may be your best ticket. M4MO performed Feb. 8 at The House, 263 E. Lincoln Highway, for an enthusiastic, abundant audience. Before the golden curtains...

This Valentine's Day marks one year for my girlfriend and me. This year we will be at Medieval Times and staying at two hotels, which is a far, far cry from last year's Valentine's Day massacre here in DeKalb. It is my intention to share this story in...

One student group has created a way to bring together a variety of people to promote understanding and good times. PRISM is a student organization that supports lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students. The group holds a variety of cultural, educational,...

Strap on your Velcro shoes, grab your lunchbox and hop on the bus to "Vacation Bible School." Don't panic, this is a different kind of school - it's the school of hard rock. More commonly referred to as VBS, the quartet hails from the future epicenter...