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Mr. Blotto plays to family

By Tom Spino | January 24, 2002

Eat me, drink me, listen to me. Mr. Blotto is coming to DeKalb to promote its latest release "Cabbages and Kings." The eclectic quintet will play Saturday night at Otto's Niteclub, 118 E. Lincoln Highway. Formed in 1991 as a side project, Mr. Blotto has...

The Anniversary Party

By Hank Brockett | January 24, 2002

A certain kind of love exists in the glass onion of fame, a love different from that staid, run-of-the-mill, Meg Ryan-romantic-comedy kind of love everyone else dreams about. Hollywood provides distinct boundaries for this kind of love, and the National...

Bicycle Day

By P.J. Osborne | January 17, 2002

DeKalb-based quintet Bicycle Day is a breath of fresh air on a local music scene that only a short while ago was deflated. "It's Time for a Rock Song," the band's six-song, independently-released debut EP, recalls the Beatles circa "The Magical Mystery...

The Royal Tenebaums Soundtrack

By Kelly McClure | January 17, 2002

If you are open to the experience, listening to "The Royal Tenenbaums Soundtrack" could very possibly make you want to quit your job, quit school, throw all of your belongings into a beat-up vintage suitcase and travel the world. Listening ... only ......

Dear Mazzy

January 17, 2002

Dear Mazzy, My roommates are complete morons! Every time I go grocery shopping for myself, they end up eating my food without asking. They don't seem to think there's a problem with this, but I do! I wouldn't mind if they asked first or offered to replace...

Humor supersites try to spread laughs

By J.D. Piland | January 17, 2002

Did you know a snail can sleep for three years? Or that in a lifetime, the average human eats eight spiders in his or her sleep? It may be thought that this data was compiled through extensive research, but it was found on the Web site www.freakyhumor.com....

Pop culture kindles film

By Hank Brockett | January 17, 2002

In the olden days of MTV, back when retaining at least a little bit of anarchist edge mattered to programmers, the music network aired truly original programming during the late-night hours. And no, that doesn't include "Behind the Scenes of ‘Behind...

Otto’s: Thinking Big

By Janna Smallwood | January 17, 2002

Year after year since the early '90s, DeKalb has rested in a weekend slump that seems inescapable. But one local establishment hopes to wake up the sleepy weekends with a slick, new atmosphere and bigger-name bands. Otto's Niteclub, 118 E. Lincoln Highway,...

This weekend: Find yours in these pages

January 17, 2002

Thinking about the rest of this semester is like realizing at 4 a.m. that you have to work in three hours. You've got to do it, but there's no guarantee you'll make it. Not to worry, because the Weekender is here to take your mind off things during the...

Sunny, chance for laughs

By Eric Neuschwanger | January 17, 2002

Sun, the beach, surfing and orange groves - with all of these, is there a reason not to move to California and save yourself from corn and more corn? Any place other than where you have grown up seems better and just more exotic. Well dude, that's until...

Let us entertain U

By Jeff Goluszka and Janna Smallwood | January 17, 2002

DeKalb is home to a variety of night spots, each appealing to a different crowd. Locally, Campus Activities Board is trying to provide something for students to do as well. "We cater to all students, it doesn't matter your age or where you live," CAB...

Entertainment for all ages

By Janna Smallwood | January 17, 2002

Got ID? Underage wannabe bar patrons always have faced closed doors in DeKalb - until now. A carefully-constructed arrangement at Otto's Niteclub, 118 E. Lincoln Highway, will allow patrons ages 18 and older to enter the two-level club's upstairs for...