As the semester ends, DeKalb Scene bids adieu to Chris Krapek. Chris has worked for DeKalb Scene for four years. With a special brand of entertainment writing, Chris brought energy and dedication to the staff. His work here will be truly missed. The things...

DeKALB | We've almost reached the end. Seriously, guys, there's like one week left and then finals. As many of you go home for the summer, study abroad or move on to bigger and better things, take one last opportunity to do something cool in the Dirty...

DeKALB | Circuit-bending, dub-stepping, face-melting. RaWElectrics will take place. tonight at 8 p.m. in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall in the Music Building. The genre-spanning show will feature two DJ's, two drummers, electric and bass guitars, an...

DeKALB | Foam and stand-up comedy. NIU's Campus Activities Board will close out the semester with two events this week. First up is the stand-up comedian Lil Duval who will perform at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Carl Sandburg Auditorium. "He's a rather big...

DeKALB | You are so close to finishing. When you do, that’s the time you can go back to the ‘burbs and do whatever it is you do there. It’s certainly not better than a few days spent in the lovely, historical, life-changing DeKalb. In these few...

DeKALB | Painter, printmaker, poet, playwright, theorist. Wassily Kandinsky: Klange (Sounds) is a new exhibit in the NIU Art Museum that explores the work of the Russian artist that changed art forever. "Kandinsky was sort of the first artist to make...

DeKALB | The Nirvana baby, the Beatles walking across Abbey Road, Andrew W.K.'s bloody nose. -- some album covers are as iconic and evocative as the music itself. Sheet Music and Record Albums: Graphics of Their Time is a new exhibition in the NIU Art...

DeKALB | So you’re probably thinking you want to get out of here this weekend. Another incident means more hysteria which means more people saying “Why did I even come here?” That’s not without reason, but DeKalb is not the apocalyptic wasteland...

DeKALB | DeKalb, welcome to April. Whether you’re still recovering from Henry Rollins last night or lying to yourself by saying you’re going to crank out that research paper, our town has plenty of stuff for you to do in the next three days. Here...