Why the block party took the last two years off: "The last one was in 2014, and we had 7,000 people each day, with Death Cab for Cutie and the War on Drugs. But we had a bad rainstorm the first night, and we almost had to call it off. It just came over me, I kept thinking we want the biggest festival we can to pack into our block. I was caught in a race to get bigger, and I realized it was a trap. Why is that festivals keep getting bigger — Riot Fest moves to Douglas Park, Pitchfork gets bought by Conde Nast, Lollapalooza expanded to four days? The Hideout needs to be small and well-curated. We got back to the idea of what's more fun, what's better — standing with 100,000 people in a big field or going to a backyard barbecue?"