Evanston SPACE will host the first annual Evanston Folk Festival at Dawes Park on Sept. 7 and 8. The festival will include three musical stages featuring over 30 artists as well as speakers, food, beverages...

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...