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…
World’s First Whiskey-Fueled Car Takes First Test Drive
Since 2012, Edinburgh, Scotland-based biofuel juggernaut Celtic Renewables Ltd. has been paving the way towards a brighter future for humankind. That’s because the company, a spinoff from Edinburgh Napier University, has been quietly developing biobutanol. Well, not quietly over there, where the government recently fermented Celtic’s operation with a £9 million grant to build a full-on…
Why DIY? Vol. III: 7 Steps To Book Your Own Shows
One of the most important lessons for DIY musicians is how to properly book a show. This article walks you through the process from an initial pitch email to a booker, all the way to your follow up. I developed this “cycle” through experience, having booked almost 1000 performances worldwide for the band I play…
He Left. He Did Nothing. He Returned. Curb Your Enthusiasm Returns October 1st.
We have some news for you, and it’s pretty good. Pret-ty pret-ty pret-ty good. On October 1st, after a six-year hiatus, Curb Your Enthusiasm is returning for a 9th season. The Emmy®-winning comedy series CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM, starring Larry David, returns for its ten-episode ninth season SUNDAY, OCT. 1 (10:00–10:30 p.m. ET/PT), on HBO. The…
Bayside Looks Back At 10 Years of Being The Walking Wounded
Finally, Anthony Raneri has free time. His band, Bayside, is spending the summer off the road for the first time in more than a decade, so to fill the space usually reserved for Warped Tour parking lots or various Houses Of Blues, Raneri is working through his to-do list, including rebuilding the deck and installing…
Riot Fest Adoptable Puppy of the Week: Billy
BILLY A163571 • Neutered 2 year-old Male • Available for Adoption at Chicago ACC Our pal Billy has been waiting quite some time for his forever home and we don’t know why! He came into the shelter on 4/2/17 as a stray. That’s 95 days in a cage 🙁 Billy isn’t shy, he’s an extrovert…
Daily Riot Fest Roundup
Thursday, July 6th, 2017The Queens of the Stone Age‘s New Album beat reporter here at Riot Fest has been overworked as of late, but took respite today in Rolling Stone’s sprawling profile on Villains. Head on over to catch up on how producer Mark Ronson, Iggy Pop and others helped shape the follow-up to 2014’s …Like Clockwork, how that…