According to That ’70s Show, Styx was the Nickelback of the ’70s — walk with me here. In the ninth episode of season seven — entitled “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” à la The Rolling Stones — ...

People might forget today, but there was a time in the late 1970s and early 1980s when Midwestern rockers were heavyweights on the pop charts. Specifically, rock bands from my home state of Illinois.

Last night, for reasons entirely too convoluted to explain, I was standing around in a Palm Springs casino showroom that was empty except for myself, my traveling companions, a tight-knit and highly ...