Best of Riot Fest 2024 Photo Gallery + 3-Day Recap Video
So many great pictures, it’ll probably crash your tabsRiot Fest is over, and yeah, we’re bummed too. But don’t worry, the memories live on (and so do the porta-potty lines). There were crowdsurfing newlyweds, reunions, anniversaries, and of course, you beautiful maniacs. We’ll have a few more galleries, videos, and cool shit to share in the coming weeks, and we can’t wait until…
Couldn’t Get That Black Hoodie? Preorder Riot Fest 2024 Merch Now
Did you not go to Riot Fest but want to pretend you did?Are you already regretting not picking up some of our 2024 merch? Was your favorite design sold out by the end of the weekend? Did you not go to Riot Fest but want to pretend you did? We got you covered. Riot Fest 2024 merch is now live. Merch items typically ship in 2-3 weeks…
Riot Fest 2024: Sunday Photo Gallery
Riot Fest 2024 is over, but the memories will live on forever if you want them to. See the pics from day three, and don’t delete the app! We’ll have our Best Of Riot Fest Gallery, People Of Riot Fest Gallery, and a few more videos and photos coming your way soon. Plus, if you…
Riot Fest 2024: Saturday Photo Gallery
Gates open 12 PMIt’s the beginning of the end – Sunday of Riot Fest 2024 is here. Take a look at our Saturday photo gallery, and get ready to end this festival weekend with a bang. Today’s schedule and map are below; stay up-to-date throughout the day via the Riot App. Take a look at the final Late Night…
Riot Fest 2024: Friday Photo Gallery
Gates open at 11amRiot Fest 2024 Day One. If you can’t remember what happened, watch the video recap and see how good you look in all the photos. Today’s schedule and map are below; stay up-to-date throughout the day via the Riot App. We’ve also got daily schedules, Late Night Aftershows, transportation and neighborhood guides so you know where to get late night…
Dr. Demento Just Released A Rad Punk Record, and Here’s Why That’s No Surprise
Nowadays, the connection between punk rock and novelty records may seem tenuous at best. In fact, some modern punks might even be offended by the suggestion that they’re related at all: punk is serious art about serious issues, man! Before the days of po-faced hardcore sourpusses, though, punk basically was novelty music; a concerted effort by a ragtag group…
The Daily Riot Fest Roundup
Thursday, January 11th, 2018Don’t UDDER another word, it’s time to celebrate National Milk Day! RIP Fast Eddie Clarke. https://riotfest.org/2018/01/rip-fast-eddie-clarke-motorhead-guitarist-dies-age-67/ We talk to Chicago illustrator/cartoonist (and proud goth/Keanu Reeves stan) Bianca Xunise. https://riotfest.org/2018/01/bianca-xunise/ Feeling sick? Science says you should drink whiskey. https://riotfest.org/2017/01/feeling-sick-science-says-drink-whiskey/ JUST ANNOUNCED! Mr. Pickles Thrash-tacular featuring Exodus and Municipal Waste. March 4th at Bottom Lounge. Pre-Sale Tickets…
Carrie Brownstein Adapting ‘Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl’ Into A TV Pilot
Carrie Brownstein, of Sleater-Kinney and Portlandia fame, is adapting her best-selling book Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl into a half-hour Hulu pilot titled Search and Destroy. According to Hollywood Reporter, the pilot,”produced by Annapurna Television, the comedy is loosely inspired by her memoir as well as her experiences as a young musician growing up in…
Chicago Creative: Bianca Xunise’s Comics Dance in the Dark
When she was a kid, illustrator Bianca Xunise longed for a picket-fence life. Raised by her working class artist mother in the south suburbs of Chicago, she didn’t have the same kind of stability as her classmates, whose parents had more traditional jobs. She’s now grateful for her childhood crash course in the artist life,…
RIP ‘Fast’ Eddie Clarke. Motörhead Guitarist Dies At Age 67.
Motörhead guitarist “Fast” Eddie Clarke “passed away peacefully” in hospital after a battle with pneumonia at the age of 67. Fast Eddie Clarke joined Motörhead with Lemmy and Phil Taylor in 1976. Fast Eddie was the last surviving member of what was considered the “classic” Motörhead lineup. Lemmy and Phil Taylor both passed away at…
The Daily Riot Fest Roundup
Wednesday, January 10th, 2018Happy Birthday Rod Stewart. “I wanted to do something in this world that would be positive, and hopefully change lives through music. Empowering young females today, is very important for everyone’s future. We all benefit.” We talked to Lori Barbero about her awesome new All-Girls Music Studio in St. Paul Minnesota https://riotfest.org/2018/01/talked-lori-barbero-babes-toyland-girls-music-studio-st-paul/ The Breeders are…
Learn How Breathtaking an Act Happiness Can Be With This Turnspit Video Premiere
Chicago punk band (and Riot Fest 2017 artist) Turnspit‘s debut full-length LP, Desire Paths, begins its journey on February 16. The path of the exciting new album’s second track, “Breath Taking,” begins with this new lyric video, filmed as the band recorded the song (and album) at Atlas Studios here in sunny Chicago. According to…
Dippin’ Dots, The ‘Ice Cream Of The Future’, Is Launching A Cryogenic Company
Dippin’ Dots, the ‘Ice Cream of the Future’, is launching a cryogenic company called Dippin’ Dots Cryogenics, L.L.C. No, they don’t want to freeze your corpse after you die in the hopes of curing your diseases so you can back to life in the future, at least not yet, but they do want to help…