The Campus Consciousness Tour, which aims to raise awareness throughout colleges nationwide about the importance of respecting the environment, is coming to NIU's Convocation Center on Oct. 21. While current buzz band Passion Pit will be headlining, the...

Dying to listen to some punk rock? Of course you are! Like it local? With bands like Bust!, you'd be a fool not to. Bust!, the guitar and drums duo from Woodstock, just released Suck Kuts on Cassette Deck Records. Bust!, who recently released a split...

I was thrilled to pieces when I heard about Middlewest Fest. William Elliott Whitmore? The Smoking Popes? Count me in, I said. I’ll even go see Lucky Boys Confusion, because, well, why not? They’re playing here in DeKalb. I have no reason not to.Unfortunately...

With the weekend fast approaching, fans aren't the only ones getting excited for Middlewest Fest. Eli, of Bartlett, won a Battle of the Bands at Mad Maggie's in Elgin for a slot in the festival, and is thrilled to have the opportunity to play at the Egyptian...

Autumn always leaves, but style stays around. "Autumn Leaves," an exhibit on fall fashions, will be running through Dec. 4 in the NIU Art Museum. The exhibit, according to museum director Jo Burke, uses "fashion as a metaphor" that explores "the connections...

DeKALB | The Fruit Bats, a folk-rock group currently based out of Chicago, will play at Otto's, 118 E. Lincoln Highway., this Saturday evening. Just who are the Fruit Bats? "The band is comprised of members of critically acclaimed bands The Shins and...