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…
Hits From Hell:
Five Things You May Not Know About The MisfitsBecause liner notes, lyrics, and zines were much more relevant and informative to the teenage mind than reading Byron, fans of the good ol’ punk rock truly have an uncanny ability to noggin-store kinda useless information about their favorite bands. In many ways, it was and still remains a rite of passage. And perhaps the…
Hits From Hell: Five Things You May Not Know About The Misfits
Because liner notes, lyrics, and zines were much more relevant and informative to the teenage mind than reading Byron, fans of the good ol’ punk rock truly have an uncanny ability to noggin-store kinda useless information about their favorite bands. In many ways, it was and still remains a rite of passage. And perhaps the…
Screeching Weasel w/ Bowling For Soup and The Ataris
Riot Fest presents SCREECHING WEASEL w/ Bowling For Soup and The Ataris Friday, November 4th 2016 Concord Music Hall // 2047 N Milwaukee Ave // Chicago, IL 60647 Doors: 7:00pm // Ages: ALL AGES // Tickets: $25.00 advance [bs_button size=”lg” type=”default” value=”ON SALE JULY 14th at NOON” href=”http://www.clubtix.com/concordmusichall/riot-fest-screeching-weasel-30-years-tickets-464721?p=22966″]
You Should See These Bands at Ruido Fest This Weekend
Ruido Fest, Chicago’s ONLY 3-day Latin Alternative Music Festival, is this weekend, July 8th-10th, at Addams/Medill Park. The 2nd Annual Ruido Fest is this weekend. In preparation, we made a list of 5 of our favorite artists performing. Check out the full Ruido Fest lineup and get your tickets now. Mexrrissey: Mexico goes Morrissey. What…
Karma Cash Is Back
Karma Cash is back! This summer, we’re working hard to make sure Douglas Park, Riot Fest’s home in Chicago, stays beautiful. We’re looking for volunteers to help out a total of 3 Saturdays this summer by mulching trees, picking up trash, pulling weeds, planting flowers, and more. Volunteers are needed on each of the following…
Pixies Announce New Album
The Pixies have released “Um Chagga Lagga”, the first single from their newly announced album Head Carrier. The album will be their second record since officially getting back together and set to be released on September 30, 2016. Recorded over six weeks, instead of a few days, drummer David Lovering said, “This was a wonderful…
Can you dig it? The Russo Brothers plan remake of ‘The Warriors’ for Hulu
We’ve been asked to a relay a message: a modern adaptation of Walter Hill’s The Warriors will be available for all of all you street people with an ear for the action. Directors Joe and Anthony Russo—of Captain America fame—are in the process of modifying the 1979 film into a series for streaming service, Hulu.…