DeKalb | This year’s Battle of the Bands ended with a crowd tiebreaker between two returning bands — Charlie Haley and I, the Martian.This is the third year Battle of The Bands was hosted at NIU and Kimberly Manno, Holmes Student Center events programmer,...
Party Apple Peel performs at the Sethtastic Battle of the Bands on Friday at The House Cafe. The Sethtastic Battle of the Bands promoted suicide awareness and prevention. Lead singer Jade Steffen, having struggled with depression for most of his life, said the issue of suicide is not talked about enough and that music is his way of sharing happiness and light with others.
Battle of the Bands 2016 sign up is now open, according to a news release.Battle of the Bands is an annual competition between bands. The event will be 7 p.m. to midnight April 9 in the Holmes Student Center, Duke Ellington Ballroom.Students interested...
The Holmes Student Center is looking for volunteers to be judges for the Battle of the Bands at 7 p.m. on April 9.The first battle of the bands was hosted on Oct. 2014. The second one was held last year on March 28 and lasted six hours, according to a...
The second Battle of the Bands had three more bands than it did in October, giving the competition greater variety in genres.The event, which was Saturday in the Holmes Student Center, featured seven local bands. This year’s Battle of the Bands was...
By Arthur Aumann & Sabreena Saleem
| March 26, 2015
The fifth Karoshi-Con will feature 11 panels, including voice actor Lucas Schuneman’s revamped presentation on anime and video games.The convention is run by the Anime Association, is 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday in the Holmes Student Center. The 11...
With this many local music events and activities, there’s no excuse for being bored at home.TodayTurn off “Pitch Perfect” and watch the real thing. Northern Sound, NIU’s co-ed a capella group, will perform a free show 8 p.m. at The House Cafe,...
Battle of the Bands is 5 p.m. March 28 in the Holmes Student Center, Duke Ellington Ballroom.Doors open at 4 p.m. The Battle of the Bands is a showcase of local bands to support student talent. The competition will feature hardcore metal and rock bands,...
Battle of the Bands brought face-melting performances Saturday at the Holmes Student Center, ranging from light, smooth rock to the heaviest of metals.I, the MartianWake up, suburbanites; I, the Martian has landed.The first Chicago-based band of the night...
