The first time I saw Dennis DeYoung on stage was in Long Beach, Calif.. He was with other members of the band he had formed in a South Side basement when he was a teenager. The band was Styx, the year ...

Two weeks ago, Styx founder Dennis DeYoung posted a solo rendition of the band’s 1981 hit “Best of Times” onto YouTube that he recorded in his house. Much to his amazement, it quickly racked up ...

You can calm down, because the new Styx album, Circling From Above, isn’t a concept record about birds — at least not in the way that you might expect. But in conversation, the band’s guitarist and ...

Remember when we mentioned that Styx was playing in Red Hook? Well, they did. And people went, and recorded it! You can watch some of a medley, above. Another reason we're so thankful for YouTube.