Daily Riot Fest Roundup
Thursday, June 22, 2017Happy National Onion Rings Day, everybody! Onion rings, is there anything they can’t do? We’d like to start by congratulating ourselves for winning Best Music Festival in the Chicago Reader’s Best of Chicago 2017! GO RIOT FEST! Today we announced the final two full-album plays for Riot Fest 2017. Danzig III: How the Gods Kill…
A Bite From This Tick Could Make You Allergic To Meat
If you’re a meat-eater, be warned. A tick is spreading across the United States that could you make you allergic to meat and dairy. Yes, that means you could be allergic to hotdogs, and ribs, and bbq, and burgers, and corn dogs, and beef jerky, and ice cream! I think we know who may be…
Danzig and Wu-Tang Clan Are Playing Full Albums At Riot Fest
‘Danzig III: How the Gods Kill and ‘Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)’ Round Out Riot Fest 2017’s Full Album PlaysLast month, we unveiled eight of the ten full-album performances to happen at Riot Fest 2017. Now we reveal the final two albums; Danzig III: How the Gods Kill and Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). Yes, people, that’s right. Danzig and Wu-Tang Clan join Dinosaur Jr., The Bosstones, Built to Spill, Fishbone, Bayside, Mayday Parade,…
Kelly LeBrock’s Studded Leather Jacket From Weird Science Is For Sale
The studded leather jacket that Lisa, played by Kelly LeBrock, wore in the John Hughes 1980s teen comedy Weird Science is up for auction. Weird Science, a movie about two unpopular teenagers, Gary (Anthony Michael Hall) and Wyatt, who create their perfect woman on the computer to help them build their confidence and turn them…
Pizza Ice Cream Is A Thing Now I Guess
An ice cream shop in Philadelphia serves pizza flavored ice cream, and this is why we can’t have nice things anymore. Using tomatoes, basil, garlic, oregano, garlic paste, salt and crushed red pepper, Little Baby’s Ice Cream, located in the Fishtown neighborhood of Philadelphia, has now ruined two things we like to eat by turning…
Daily Riot Fest Roundup
Wednesday, June 21st, 2017Today is National Day of the Gong, National Go Skateboarding Day, National Peaches n’ Cream Day, and of course, the First Day of Summer. To honor such a big day, here’s a Spotify playlist from us to you, dear readers! Just in case you missed it, we announced the Riot Fest single-day lineups today. Plus…bonus…
Why DIY? Vol. II: How To Make Money On Tour, Part 1
Imagine you’re a DIY band booking your own tour, and you’re wondering how to come home with cash. Four musicians pile into a van and drive up to 8 hours, load in to the club around 5pm, soundcheck, perform, sell merchandise, and load out at 2am. Congratulations, you’ve worked 16 hours today, which multiplied by…
Daily Riot Fest Roundup
Tuesday, June 20th, 2017Today is National American Eagle Day, as well as National Vanilla Milkshake Day. God bless America! Foo Fighters just announced a whole bunch of shit, and none of it sucks. The band’s ninth album, Concrete and Gold, will be released on September 15th. Album cover art is below, and track listing is here. They’re going…
