The NIU Comic Book Club will be hosting a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Pizza Party at 6:30 p.m. today at Pizza Villa, 824 W. Lincoln Highway. Just like the teenage mutant ninja turtles from the ’90s cartoon, the comic book club members will bring in...
Sandwich is alive with The Sound of Music. The Indian Valley Theatre will present The Sound of Music today through Oct. 14 and Oct. 19 through Oct. 21. Performances begin 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Director Kristofer Pagoria has...
Most long-time Muse fans agree the band can be categorized in two parts: Muse before Twilight and Muse after Twilight. The band became wildly successful after Twilight author Stephenie Meyer cited them as one of her biggest influences while writing. This...
Americana has come a long way in the pop world the last few years, and now it’s coming to DeKalb. The New York-based foursome Swear and Shake is performing 8 p.m. tonight at Otto’s Nightclub, 118 E. Lincoln Highway. Tickets are $8, and attendees must...
A picture is worth a thousand words. And, apparently, a moving picture is worth nine lives and counting. Innocence of Muslims, a low-budget film depicting the Prophet Muhammad as a womanizer and child molester, sparked violent protests and attacks across...
Anyone paying attention to trends in hip-hop will tell you the days of rap supergroups are no more. Someone forgot to tell Slaughterhouse, the fierce foursome which recently signed to Interscope/Shady Records. The group, made up of Royce da 5’9”,...
Music is an aural art, but some instruments are worthy of a display case. Music for the Divine, an exhibit featuring musical instruments from Burma, runs Tuesday through Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 12-4 p.m. through Nov. 17 in the South Gallery...
Illinois is being invaded, but the threat is not extraterrestrial. Asian Carp are causing big problems throughout the Midwest and have even made their way up to South Dakota, said Vic Santucci, Illinois Department of Natural Resources (DNR) expert, who...
A crazy train is about to depart from DeKalb. Folk punk singer-songwriter Davey Dynamite and grunge punk heroes The Stockyards are going on their first tour, and they will kick off the string of shows 7 p.m. Friday at the House Cafe, 263 East Lincoln...
The Smashing Pumpkins was one of the most influential and popular alternative rock bands of the ’90s, but since they disbanded in 2000, frontman Billy Corgan has seemed to do no right. Fans were underwhelmed by the coldhearted, poorly mixed comeback...
In September, a nation once condemned for its apathy spawned one of the biggest sociopolitical movements in the past fifty years. Occupy Wall Street has grown into an international protest calling for progressive reformation of the relationship between...
