Country music gets a bad rap. To many, it’s just beer, trucks, trailers and trash with a healthy dose of female degradation. The lyrics can be simple at their best and incoherent and insulting at their...

On Sunday, I went to the Barnes & Noble in League City, Texas for the first time in six months. Aside from an expanded science-fiction section, the store was exactly as I remembered it: the nonfiction...

A&E Kacey Musgraves returns vulnerable and honest with her fifth studio album, “star-crossed.” Musgraves’ latest effort details the breakdown of her marriage to fellow country singer...

Lollapalooza came to a close on Sunday, bringing an end to four days of concerts in Grant Park. Crowds flooded the park for the last time until 2020 to see their favorite acts on a sunny, humid day. Here...

It’s here — the weekend every Chicagoan knows well. Lollapalooza, the four-day annual music festival that takes place every August in Grant Park, is known for boasting a star-studded lineup. This...