Nick Yeck-Stauffer said he wanted to throw a party to help the university.   Yeck-Stauffer, an alumnus with a filmmaking degree, decided to create an event that would unite community artists while he worked for SIUC University Communications.  &...

Cross Canadian Ragweed has been making music for more than 15 years. The band has been recording and touring, gaining new fans with each show and record. The band will take the stage at the Copper Dragon Brewing Company today at 9 p.m. along with Texas si...

Mark Kozelek has produced songs akin to the fall season for nearly two decades. His former band, Red House Painters, was a factory for intimate, literate rock music. At the beginning stages of its career, Kozelek and crew infiltrated its folk musings with...

Capturing and displaying an entire generation’s love for pop music is no easy task.  ...

Cinema and photography students will have an opportunity to meet the former president of the American Society of Cinematographers.  Steven Poster, a former SIUC student, has served as the cinematographer in several movies, including “Rocky V,&r...

Editor’s Note: Ten-Year Itch is a weekly column focusing on a film or album at least 10 years old and deserving of a second look. There are dark comedies, and then there are dark comedies. The kind of film that leaves the viewers in need of a shower...

Wale “Attention Deficit” Release Date: November 10, 2009 Record Label: Allido Records Rating: C   After flying under the rap scene radar for the past few years, Wale has finally released his first studio album, “Attention Deficit.&r...

Lymbyc Systym “Shutter Release” Release Date: November 3, 2009 Record Label: Mush Records Rating: B   After touring with such bands as Broken Social Scene and The Books, the brothers Jared and Michael Bell have taken Lymbyc Systym to the ...

One of Carbondale’s most well-known non-local bands will make its way to Booby’s Saturday night. Kentucky Nightmare, from Bloomington, Ind., will play with Carbondale natives Secondary Modern....

Julian Casablancas “Phrazes for the Young” Release Date: November 3, 2009 Record Label: RCA Rating: B+   As The Strokes’ band members have all gone onto their own side projects, Julian Casablancas, the band’s lead singer, has ...

Múm “Sing Along to Songs You Don’t Know” Release Date: November 3 (U.S.) Record Label: Morr Music Rating: B+   One of the year’s hidden gems belongs to the Icelandic group Múm, although the album may put you to s...

Hikers looking to enjoy a few trails at Giant City State Park before winter will have to wait a little longer.  ...

Smif-N-Wessun could go around the country giving lectures to aspiring emcees on selecting a correct moniker....

Kenny Ortega’s Michael Jackson documentary opens up with a message saying it is “for the fans,” and for nearly two hours, those fans get a rare look at one of the greatest performers of all time....

FRIDAY 10/30 Cali’s: Live DJ Booby’s: Fundraiser for Southern Illinois Roller Girls with performances by Near Death Experience, Big City Deer Attack and These Magnificent Tapeworms Cousin Andy’s Coffeehouse: Idgy Vaughn Copper Dragon: Tr...

Amidst dinosaurs and inflatable slides, Halloween will come a night early for children at the Vine Community Church in Carbondale....

Although the Strip is shut down on Halloween, Booby’s will be alive and full of music....

Do Make Say Think “Other Truths” Release Date: Oct. 20, 2009 Record Label: Constellation Rating: C+   Do Make Say Think has been living in Broken Social Scene’s shadow for the last seven years. However, anybody who is a fan of instr...

Tegan and Sara Sainthood Release Date: 10/27 Record Label: Sire Rating: A The sisters Quin can sure write a hook. Whether it be bouncy new wave, pop-punk or straight ahead indie-pop these twins' ability to get feet moving seems like second nature now. The...

The recent obsession with zombies pales in comparison with the voodoo culture in Haiti, or so Wes Craven would have viewers believe.  ...