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Legend Haz It will play last DeKalb show for while

March 30, 2011

Only two years in and they've already become legendary. Legend Haz It will celebrate its two-year anniversary by playing a free show at 9 p.m. on Friday at The House Cafe, 263 E. Lincoln Highway. A jazzy septet fronted by MC Keith "Legend Mane" Winford,...

Rock Against Rape will benefit victim empowerment

March 30, 2011

The NIU Women's Resource Center is kicking off April, or Sexual Assault Awareness Month, with some rocking tunes. Rock Against Rape will take place tonight at 6 p.m. at The House Cafe, 263 E. Lincoln Highway. Tickets are $5 and all proceeds will go to...

Weekender’s list for March 25

By Chris Krapek | March 24, 2011

DeKALB | Seriously, it was Spring Break just last week. You don’t need to go home. This is the first official weekend of spring and, although it might snow, there’s still plenty of stuff you can do in DeKalb. Here are my choice picks for what you...

Is World is coming to town

Is World is coming to town

By Chris Krapek | March 9, 2011

Have you ever listened to Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness? It's something like that. Is World will perform at 7 p.m. on March 18 The House Cafe, 263 E. Lincoln Highway. The Motherfolkers and the Oxford Owls will also perform. Tickets are $6. Hailing...

Album Review: ‘THA M3$$IMADE’ by Black Lung

By Chris Krapek | March 3, 2011

Score: 4.5/5 “Is this Heaven? No, it’s Iowa.” This line from “Field of Dreams” fittingly opens up “THA M3$$IMADE,” the new mixtape from the DeKalb by-way-of Davenport rapper, Black Lung. The album, which drops March 22, is a surprisingly...

Borders, located at 2520 Sycamore Rd in DeKalb, will be closing in the next several weeks as Borders Group Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Borders, we hardly knew ye

By Chris Krapek | March 2, 2011

DeKALB | I really can't believe this is happening. After filing for bankruptcy, Borders will soon be closing its doors for good in DeKalb. Walking in there the other day was really depressing; everything is still pretty much only 20 percent off. I was...

DeKalb’s weekender’s list for Feb. 25

By Chris Krapek | February 24, 2011

DeKALB | It’s the last weekend of February and it’s snowy again. Don’t go home. Here are the things you should be doing in DeKalb this weekend:What: “One Foot In and One Foot Back”Where: Stevens Building Corner TheatreWhen: Friday. Saturday,...

…and the Oscar goes to…?

February 23, 2011

The 83rd Annual Academy Awards are this Sunday. The DeKalb Scene staff is used to giving you its take on local entertainment, but here are some of our writers' predictions and hopes for how things go down on Hollywood’s biggest night. CONNOR RICE DeKALB...

Alum to return to NIU as author

By Chris Krapek | February 21, 2011

Want to find out how a Huskie went from dorms to dragons? NIU alumnus and science-fiction author E.E. Knight (real name Eric Frisch) will speak at 7 p.m. Thursday in Campus Life Building room 110. Knight graduated from NIU in 1987 with a double major...

Are student opinions really heard at the Convo?

By Chris Krapek | February 20, 2011

A few weeks ago, it was looking pretty grim. The line-up for the spring semester at the Convocation Center was filled with shows that weren't directly aimed at college students. So far, there's been a Christian music concert, well-respected gospel singer...

DeKalb’s weekender’s list for Feb. 18

By Chris Krapek | February 17, 2011

Just because the temperature is in the 40s doesn’t mean you should go home this weekend. This semester is already a month old and gaining momentum. You need to take a break from freaking out about imminent midterms. Here are my choice picks for what...