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…
Help Us Pick The Opening Band For Goldfinger
UPDATE: Congratulations High Wire, you’ll be opening for Goldfinger on September 11th at Concord Music Hall! If you’re as excited as we are for Goldfinger’s show with Much the Same at Concord Music Hall on September 11th, then please help us to curate the show’s lineup. We’ve teamed up with Aston Microphones to let you…
The Daily Riot Fest Roundup
Wednesday, August 30th, 2017Metallica is releasing Master of Puppets in epic box set form in honor of the iconic album’s 31st anniversary on November 10th via its own Blackened Recordings. It features the album fully remastered “for the most advanced sound quality” and features a bevy of extras, including unreleased demos, rough mixes, Jason Newsted’s demo tape, interviews,…
Riot Fest Adoptable Puppy of The Week: Betty White
We’ve been featuring a Riot Fest Adoptable Puppy of the Week for almost a year now, and usually anyone can go and adopt these good boys and girls, but Betty White is a very special puppy and needs a very special person to rescue her, so please read carefully if you are interested in giving…
The Riot Fest Guide to Jawbreaker’s Post-Jawbreaker Bands
Just like the rest of the punk-loving world, we are over the moon for Jawbreaker’s impending reunion set at Riot Fest this September—the band’s first performance in a whopping 21 years. But just because Jawbreaker hasn’t existed for two decades doesn’t mean their members haven’t been musically active. Here’s a crash course in everything post-Jawbreaker…
Würst Music & Beer Fest Single-Day Tickets On Sale Now. Murder By Death, The Anniversary, Diarrhea Planet, & More
Bands. Beer. Bratwurst. Last week we announced Würst Music & Beer Fest, featuring Murder By Death, The Anniversary, Diarrhea Planet, Masked Intruder, Shiner, Dramatic Lovers, Pkew Pkew, Pkew, The Crombies, Post Child, Last False Hope, Kali Masi, Bleach Party, The Eradicator, Adam Lee, Speed Babes, Bad Mechanics, Sam Vicari, Sincere Engineer, Sonny Falls, Ross W. Berman IV…
Daily Riot Fest Roundup
Tuesday, August 29th, 2017WAKE UP! It’s National Chop Suey Day! Wu-Tang Clan dropped some new music on us the other day, and it’s, er, um, nuthing ta F’ wit. “People Say” features Redman, and is the first single off of The Saga Continues, which comes out on October 13th via eOne. Check out the video for “Cred Woes”…
Riot Fest Adoptable Puppy of the Week: Harris
Harris (fka Kielbasa) A166333 • Neutered 6-year-old Male • Available for Adoption at Chicago ACC Poor Harris has been with us so long that he is in URGENT need of an adoptive home. Harris is jumpy in his cage (which can happen after being kenneled so long), but don’t let this fool you. Once he…
It’s Not Funny. Clowns Are Losing Their Jobs And They’re Blaming Pennywise
It’s not funny, but according to the World Clown Association, it’s tough to be a clown right now, and many clowns are blaming Pennywise (the clown, not the band). With the new film adaptation of Stephen King’s It set for release in September, scary clowns are back, but for some people, this also means their…
