Bob Mould, one of the headliners at Square Roots Festival Credit: Blake Little Photography If you’re as allergic to crowds as I am, Chicago’s many neighborhood music festivals can be a mixed bag. But ...

Today is Cinco de Mayo. And this year, the fifth of May is filled with mathematical joy. It is — Square Root Day! It all started in 1981. "I was writing a check in late August," says Ron Gordon, who ...

90s alt-rock influenced Slow Pulp is one of the acts to catch at this year's Square Roots Festival. Credit: Alexa Viscius Chicago’s outdoor entertainment season arrived this year amid more questions ...