After properly gorging, the masses head to two Grant Park stages to dance off the calories at free concerts from national bands like the Lemonheads (28 June) and the Jayhawks (2 July).

BBC: Summer in Chicago

Before I went back and delved into Juliana Hatfield's work with Blake Babies, The Lemonheads and the trio that shares her name, I knew her simply as "Emma, " the most beautiful lunch lady I had ever seen.

NPR: Juliana Hatfield: Still Fiercely Independent