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…
Calpurnia Dropped a Debut EP? Stranger Things Have Happened
Calpurnia dropped its debut release today. We’re pretty sure—without doing any research whatsoever—that this new six-track Scout EP is the only record released this week that was both produced by Twin Peaks frontdude Cadien Lake James and features one of the stars of Netflix’s throwback horror phenomenon, Stranger Things. Scout is available now on all download and streaming services (and…
Hey, This Official Riot Fest Father’s Day Playlist Ain’t Gonna to Listen to Itself
Don’t make us come down there…Father’s Day is this Sunday, June 18 so we’ve put together a playlist of dad jams to help you gear up for the big day. It’s pretty comprehensive, so if dad went out for a pack of smokes and never came back, he won’t stop bugging you about getting parking tickets, or is no no…
Slug from Atmosphere on Fatherhood, Finding That Balance, and Sourdough Pancakes
On the 2011 album The Family Sign, indie-rap mainstay Atmosphere—who’d gained a devoted fan base drawn in by front man Sean “Slug” Daley’s gleefully self-lacerating tales of debauchery and depression—switched things up by showing off a more domestic side, exemplified by the pudgy hand of a baby adorning the cover. The progenitors of “emo rap”…
Listen To Young the Giant’s New Song, “Simplify”
Young the Giant just released “Simplify,” its first new song since 2016. It’s available for download and streaming right now via Elektra Records. “Everything in modern life is complicated,” explains lead singer Sameer Gadhia. “Each decision divides into possible alternatives, reflections multiplying within themselves endlessly, like a room of a thousand mirrors. We construct images…
Riot Fest Adoptable Puppy of the Week: SOL
Sol is a little stressed out right now because she’s CACC’s longest term resident. She’s came in as a stray in December 9th, and just wants to find her forever home. In her kennel, Sol is friendly and offers tail wags. She’s easy to leash up and get out, but can be strong on leash…
Smash the State in Style and Support Free Speech with this New Pussy Riot Merch
Proceeds go to Mediazona, the band’s publication, despite Putin’s best effortsDespite the fact that outwardly vocal opponents of Vladimir Putin have a nasty habit of dying or disappearing, in 2014, Moscow-based ruble-rousers Pussy Riot launched Mediazona, an independent publication dedicated to fighting the Russian President’s system, including his courts, his prison system, and his enforcement of the law enforcement in general. As we know, the…
The Riot Fest 2018 Playlist
All of these artists are playing Riot Fest 2018, Sept. 14-16 in Chicago’s Douglas Park. For tickets, more info, and all sorts of other surprises, visit riotfest.org. If you would like to listen to (almost) every band that has ever played Riot Fest, we made a playlist for you too.