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Northern Nights: Local venues showcase music

By Aymie Telinski | February 23, 2014

Rosy’s RoadhouseRosy’s Roadhouse is a great place to hear any kind of music you can imagine.Rosy’s Roadhouse, 930 Pappas Drive, wants all kinds of bands or DJ’s to perform and entertain the crowd. With different genres from rock to EDM you can...

EDM musical tennis match at Rosy’s

By Carl Nadig | February 16, 2014

A fast-paced tennis match of DJ setlists was the focus of Rosy’s Roadhouse this weekend.DJ Statut3 and Zebo delivered a unique setlist that brought the house down.Since last semester, Statut3 beats have matured from a small number of greasy samples...

Chicago EDM Djs reach into DeKalb’s cookie jar

By Carl Nadig | November 3, 2013

Halloween celebrations continued into November with electronic dance music DJs Milk N Cookies leading the way.EDM was featured Saturday at Rosy’s Roadhouse, 930 Pappas Drive. Alumnus Alex Bentley opened the night under the stage name STATUT3.Bentley...

DJs electrify packed Rosy’s

By Carl Nadig | October 13, 2013

Rosy’s Roadhouse, 930 Pappas Drive, was the electronic centerpiece for livetronica, dubstep and house music Thursday and Friday night.Electric duo group The Combustibles performed 9 p.m. Thursday. Midnight Saturday was a bigger show with more than 100...

Starbusters sits vacant prior to the construction of Rosy's Roadhouse, a newly opened bar and restaurant.

Rosy’s Roadhouse a work in progress

By Kathryn Minniti | August 27, 2013

The renovations of Rosy’s Roadhouse, 930 Pappas Drive, distract customers from the not-so-impressive food.If you went to Starbusters before Rosy’s bought it out, you know it was a crazy rundown bar where students usually went. The floors were trashed,...

Rosy’s Roadhouse welcomes thousands over opening weekend

By Jessi Haish | August 26, 2013

There is not one but three owners of Rosy’s Roadhouse, 930 Pappas Drive, and they work together “kind of like clockwork.”The owners purchased Starbusters in April and spent most of their summer working to fix up and reinvent the longtime bar.The...