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NIU's wide-receiver Nathan Palmer "81" soars through the air
after catching a pass as Ball State linebacker Tony Martin "47"
attempted to make a pick during the first half of the match up at
Huskie Stadium on Tuesday night. The Huskies would go on to defeat
Ball State 41-38 making it their sixth straight win.

Flightless bird

By Erik Anderson | November 16, 2011

NIU's wide-receiver Nathan Palmer "81" soars through the air after catching a pass as Ball State linebacker Tony Martin "47" attempted to make a pick during the first half of the match up at Huskie Stadium on Tuesday night. The Huskies would go on to...

DeKalb Scene’s promo collection a grab-bag of great and terrible music

By Tony Martin | April 27, 2011

For years, on the DeKalb Scene editor's desk, there has been a gigantic collection of CDs. Most people that send these CDs in are PR people looking for local coverage, and for the most part, these CDs are ignored and thrown in "the pile" -- they have...

Local band takes the rap for under-whelming album

By Tony Martin | April 19, 2011

Today's submission is ABiCA's album Numb. So, these guys are sort of from my hometown, and I recognized their pictures on their website after I was assigned the story. I was also told about ABiCA from a guy at a hip hop show I was running a week ago or...

Like Rats is an unlikely opener

By Tony Martin | April 10, 2011

DeKALB | Like Rats is a hardcore punk-inspired black metal band from Chicago. Citing heavy, aggressive influences such as Celtic Frost and Discharge, the group may look somewhat out of place when they play with the pop punk band The Wonder Years on Tuesday...

The smokin’ hot Smoking Popes

By Tony Martin | April 7, 2011

Coming from Lake in the Hills, Ill., I feel lucky to have the Smoking Popes. The only good rock group to come out of my tiny town, The Smoking Popes are one of my favorite punk bands of all time, regional or not. Their riffs are melodic, and singer/guitarist...

Jesse Sault, Robbie Barbra, Mike Szatko and Jeremy Sault of the band Jynx Never Sticks. The group will return to DeKalb on Saturday at the House Cafe, 263 E. Lincoln Highway.

Jynx Never Sticks, except in DeKalb

By Tony Martin | April 6, 2011

Having worked production for local concerts occasionally over the last couple years, I would like to go on record saying that working with Jynx Never Sticks is truly a treat. They always bring out a decent amount of people, and are nothing but polite...

Tony Martin reviews your life: Lorelei Bell’s “Vampire Ascending”

By Tony Martin | April 6, 2011

Inspired people are everywhere in this town, and Lorelei Bell is one of them. I first met Bell on a Huskie Bus, and she recognized me from the paper and asked me to review her book, Vampire Ascending. However, Lorelei isn't a student here. She drives...

Local musician crafts eclectic, unique release on his cell phone

By Tony Martin | April 4, 2011

Dan Monaghan is a student here at NIU in the English education department. His album, Submarine Paratrooper came out recently, and it rules. Instead of just a lesson in DIY recording and ethics, or a low-fi EP of guitar-based indie rock, Submarine Paratrooper...

Comic conventions have fun for all kinds of fans

By Tony Martin | March 9, 2011

I love comic books. The Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo is coming to Chicago from March 18-20, and I wish I could go. I almost want to quit my band so I don't have to be on tour the weekend of C2E2. Having been to a couple of comic conventions in...

DeKalb showgoers have their own ‘March madness’

By Connor Rice | March 6, 2011

I've got March madness. While I don't follow college basketball, this month still has so much to offer someone like me. The next 24 days are jam-packed with enough awesome concerts and events to keep me plenty excited to stick around DeKalb and take it...

Tony Martin reviews your life: Album review of ‘The Sky in Between Us’

By Tony Martin | March 3, 2011

Today’s submission comes from Chicago-based metal/hardcore band Mairebel, who asked me to review their 2010 record “The Sky In Between Us.” I promise to work hard to not be biased in this review, not because of some conflict of interest or ethical...

Gang mentalities hurt DIY music

By Tony Martin | February 27, 2011

I've spent years of my life watching music everywhere, from clubs to living rooms. In the last few months, however, I've watched the small do-it-yourself (DIY) show space in my town turn into a battleground for "gangs." Not gangs in the traditional sense,...