Heath Ledger’s final role as “The Joker” is already getting Oscar buzz.

Dave Monks of Tokyo Police Club. Photo by Spencer Kornhaber.

Expect to clap a lot at a Tokyo Police Club show. You’ll probably clap for the opening acts a few times. You’ll clap when TPC’s drummer Greg Alsop comes on stage to move his set around. You’ll clap when the lights dim. [...]

Skylines shows off NU’s top student composers, but theater buffs will get the most of it.

A lot of great music exists out there. But NBN can’t devote a slot to every CD that hits shelves, especially for bands you may have never heard of. So, that’s where we come in. Today, we check out soulfoul crooner Jamie Lidell and his most-accessible album to date.
The first song on [...]

And other perspectives on the latest stoner film.

A review of Prairie Moon restaurant in Evanston.

A lot of great music exists out there. But NBN can’t devote a slot to every CD that hits shelves, especially for bands you may have never heard of. So, that’s where we come in. Our love of Swedish chanteuses leads us to give a quick take on From the Valley to the Stars, the [...]

In which cliché plots, action scenes and Scrabble abound.

A lot of great music exists out there. But NBN can’t devote a slot to every CD that hits shelves, especially for bands most of you have never heard of. So, that’s where we come in. Due to our indie leanings here at One-Click Wonders, we catch all the music too obscure for the main [...]

The Dittmar Gallery in Norris features new exhibits by Brandy Pudzis and Marcy Sperry.

The Norah Jones flick teaches us all that being out of your mind gets the boys.

Blind Faith Café gives you a full plate at a good price.

White Denim’s James Petralli in New York City. Photo by Daniella Zalcman on Flickr, licensed under Creative Commons

“Kinetic” is one of those words that music critics have kind of killed. Once upon a time, it probably struck some kid as genius to steal a term he had learned in physics class and apply it to [...]

Frontman Adam Duritz was the enigmatic wild card at Thursday’s A&O Ball.

Smart People is a great film with a stellar cast — and it’ll boost your indie cred.