Yesterday, as you are almost certainly aware, certain parts of the contiguous United got to experience a total solar eclipse. (I was working on a column, and I forgot to look out the damn window.) Naturally, the eclipse led to a revival of interest in Bonnie Tyler’s 1983 anthem “Total Eclipse Of The Heart,” arguably...

My first-ever music festival had one of those absolutely bizarre and random lineups that could’ve only existed at a mid-’90s alt-rock radio-station fest. Better Than Ezra. Primus. Bush. Reunited new wave reggae band General Public, who I remember being awesome. Mike Watt and Tony Bennett, during the extremely brief moment whe...

For the 26th consecutive year, Party at St. Mike's will shift Chicago's summer street festival season into high gear