IN 1972, a band was born that would enchant fans for decades. With wild showmanship and songs that fused prog with hard rock, artful flair, and pop, Styx became an […]
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Rock and hard places
In rock ‘n’ roll, as in life, the only constant is change. The Chicago–based band Styx has followed an extraordinarily complex evolutionary road. Founded in the early 1970s by singer/pianist […]
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Mark Your Calendar: A big bag of rocks?
Given past Rock ‘n Roll Marathons, where the likes of Bret Michaels, Blues Traveler, Journey and even Seal have performed for tired but adrenalized runners, many of us were expecting […]
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Rolling with the changes
Anybody who lived through the 1970s will remember the rise of the Midwestern rock ‘n’ roll bands — REO Speedwagon, Kansas, Styx — and their dominance, for about half the […]