Giveaway: The Lawrence Arms Present: The 10th Annual War on Xmas
Whether you’ve been naughty or nice this year, you have a chance to win.To celebrate The Lawrence Arms’ The 10th Annual War on Xmas, we’re giving away one pair of tickets to night one and one pair of tickets to night two of the show. Send a letter to Santa (aka fill out the form below) for a chance to win. The Lawrence Arms Present: The 10th Annual War on Xmas…
Area Punk, Founder of ‘The Hard Times’, and Entertainer of Millions Lands Major Interview with RiotFest.org
Chances are, you’ve seen the headlines splash across your Facebook or Twitter timelines: “Dog Wearing Misfits Bandana Can’t Even Name Three of Their Songs,” “Fan Brings Earplugs to Morrissey Concert in Case He Talks,” and “Strict Metal Dad Won’t Let Kids Open up Pit Until Christmas” are some of the more popular stories of late.…
Riot Fest Adoptable Puppy of the Week: Figgy
Figgy A175218 • Spayed, 1.5-year-old Female • Available for Adoption at Chicago ACC Figgy was really easy to leash up and was ready to go as soon as she got out of her cage. She can pull pretty hard on the leash and would benefit from some training in that department, but I think she…
Judas Priest Release New Song and Video From Their Upcoming Album
Judas Priest have released a video for their new song ‘Lightning Strike’ off their upcoming new album “Firepower”. You can pre-order the album here. “Set for release on Friday, March 9th, 2018 via Epic Records – the album is comprised of fourteen tracks of pure and highly inspired metal. And to mark the occasion Priest…
Nirvana’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ In A Major Key Sounds Like A 1990s Everclear, Gin Blossoms, Spin Doctors Song
Nirvirna – Teen Sprite from Sleep Good on Vimeo. Some monster, aka Sleep Good, just pitch-shifted / auto-tuned Nirvana’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ into a major key, and now it sounds like an Everclear, Gin Blossoms, or Spin Doctors song from the 1990s. I’m seriously waiting for Jason Biggs to walk through the door acting…
‘AdVenture Capitalist’ and Idle Gaming in the Attention Economy
Cold weather has a way of shrinking down the scale of our worlds, and with the temperature staying well south of freezing recently I’ve been on the lookout for things to keep my mind occupied that involve moving my body out of my comfortable and cozy bed. On a frigid recent afternoon after a particularly…
Are The Distillers Returning in 2018?
This isn’t a hint — and no, I don’t know the fucking Riot Fest lineup — but Brody Dalle of The Distillers teased a video on Instagram that the band may have some new things in store for 2018. A cryptic video with the caption “THE DISTILLERS 2018” was posted on the bands social media.…
‘Stranger Things’ Star Gaten Matarrazo Covers Paramore and Fall Out Boy
Stranger Things stars Finn Wolfhard (Mike Wheeler) and Joe Keery (Steve Harrington) are in bands. We’ve already known that Wolfhard sings in a band called Calpurnia, and Keery is the drummer in Chicago psych-rock band Post Animal. New to the rock n’ roll cast party is Gaten Mattarazo, who plays the adorable Dustin Henderson on…
Top 10 Riot Fest Posts of 2017
2017 was a whirlwind year for the soft-hitting brand of real-yet-unbelievable news that Riot Fest brings you every day. When a manatee farted in Florida, you smelled it here first. When the Arcade Fire banned cellphones and other assorted everyday items from their shows, we were right there to mock them. Did we start a…
