Riot Fest Denver, Day 1 Photo Gallery
Images by Riot Fest Denver photo crew: Matt Hoodhood, Dave Wittig, Dan Curtis, and Riot Fest Twitter Guy
Riot Fest Denver – Day 1 – Photos
Riot Fest Denver day 1 was pretty spectacular and we have the pictures to prove it. They are in no particular order because I didn’t get much sleep last night and was back on site early in the morning. You should go to Riot Fest Denver day 2 and find out for yourself. Tickets available…
Our Riot Fest & Rodeo 2016 Staff Picks
Riot Fest & Rodeo is NOW and naturally, we can’t wait for the action to begin! It’s probably no surprise that the musical tastes and preferences among the Riot staff members are as diverse as the artists on the festival roster, so naturally, everyone had a different answer when we asked them to recommend one band that can’t…
10 Questions with Diarrhea Planet
Nashville six-piece Diarrhea Planet has become a fast rising rock band in recent years for their mix of high-energy, pop-influenced tunes laced with various metallic, alternative, and trippy overtones. Despite their gross out moniker—which serves as a firm (?) reminder on those days the news/current events get you thinking thinking we live on a shithole of a…
Sleigh Bells Releases Video for “It’s Just Us Now”
Brooklyn noise-pop duo Sleigh Bells have released a new video for their song, “It’s Just Us Now,” off of their upcoming album, Jessica Rabbit. Directed by the band’s own Derek Miller, the video alternates shots of vocalist Alexis Krauss grappling with some bad feelings in a swimming pool — dressed in red, as the the cartoon character…
Die Antwoord Releases Video for “Banana Brain”
Cape Town-base rap/rave group releases a drug-addled new video from their upcoming album.Cape Town’s Die Antwoord has released a new video for “Banana Brain” off of their upcoming album, Mount Ninji and Da Nice Time Kid. The video starts with Yolandi, dressed in a pure, white, “innocent”-looking dress, drugging her parents’ tea before getting in Ninja’s car for a night of hedonistic fun. Everything starts out kinda awesome before taking a…
Modern Drummer Hosts Refused “Drum Cam”
Earlier this week, Modern Drummer gave us another reason to get pumped to catch the legendary Swedish hardcore band Refused at Riot Fest this year when they hosted a live cam video of drummer David Sandström playing crowd favorite “New Noise,” off the band’s iconic 1998 album The Shape of Punk to Come. Check it out below…
10 Questions with NOFX
Skate punk icons NOFX are no strangers to Riot Fest, having appeared on our stages many times since the festival’s inception. The group formed in Los Angeles in the early 1980s and have maintained the same lineup since 1991 when guitarist/trumpet player Aaron “El Hefe” Abeyta came into the fold, making them one of the longest-running bands in…
