Mr. F is a Ska/Reggae/Jazz Fusion group that was formed by members from the Macomb based band AF7 along with some of their friends from other groups. Using their various backgrounds in musical studies and experiences the main goal is to get you dancing. The influences from many genres help separate Mr.F from what you hear everyday through your headphones.

Led by 2011 NIU jazz studies graduate Chris Goranson (guitar/vocals) and David Click (guitar/vocals), a self-proclaimed DeKalb townie and founder of local music festival, Stompkee, Ourglass is complete with Matthew Judson (drums/vocals), junior NIU jazz percussion major, Mark Walters (bass), and Danielle Guilini (violin), 2011 NIU classical violin performance graduate.

Sharing influences from the vast ‘90s alternative rock scene (from Nirvana to Radiohead), Goranson and Click branch out from there. The former brings to Ourglass his love for the modern blues of My Morning Jacket and the Black Keys, the latter, his nostalgia for the psychedelics of Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin. As if this juxtaposition wasn’t intense enough, vocal melodies are complimented by Guilini, German classical violin scholar, and the beat is kept by Judson, aka Mot Juste, world music avant-garde.

Terror In His Presence (TIHP) is a Metal band from Chicago IL. TIHP started in spring of 2010, and through many changes we have gotten to the point we are at now. Our main goal is to bring back the old school sounds while still keeping a new, fresh, and heavy sound.