“We all love Ariana Grande”: Chon drummer Nathan Camarena on the prog band’s adventures in pop
SoCal quartet Chon has spent nearly a decade making high-energy, technically challenging music that’s routinely gotten them filed as a prog and/or math rock band. But on their new album, Homey (Sumerian), they show off a little more who they are at heart, which is a bunch of jazz fusion freaks who binge on pop radio…
November 10th Has Been Declared ‘Morrissey Day’
Friday, November 10th has officially been declared ‘Morrissey Day’ in Los Angeles. In a statement yesterday, Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez said, “Morrissey Day honors the man who put the ‘M’ in Moz Angeles, an icon whose music continues to touch and uplift countless people across the globe. Morrissey uses his voice to raise awareness for many…
Daily Riot Fest Roundup
Tuesday, November 8th, 2017Los Angeles declares Friday, November 10th as Morrissey Day. https://riotfest.org/2017/11/60-people-kicked-perfect-circle-show-taking-pictures/ https://riotfest.org/2017/11/bring-ranch-dressing-hose-hidden-valley-selling-5-liter-kegs-ranch-dressing/ https://riotfest.org/2017/11/parlor-walls-favorite-new-noise-loving-janet-jackson-fans/ Metro Chicago and Riot Fest present 2 nights with Tiger Army on 11/24 & 11/25! But here’s the catch – the 11/24 show is at Beat Kitchen and the only way you can get tickets is if you ALSO get tickets to the 11/25…
Parlor Walls Are Your Favorite New Noise-Loving Janet Jackson Fans
Parlor Walls are a unique band, even by the standards of the experimental edge of the Brooklyn punk scene where they’ve kicking up noise for the past few years. It’s not just because they’re one of the few groups around with a member who alternates between clarinet and the oddball breath-controlled MIDI interface known as…
More Than 60 People Kicked Out Of Perfect Circle Show For Taking Pictures
According to MetalsSucks.net, over 60 people were ejected from the Perfect Circle show at the Santander Arena & Santander Performing Arts Center in Reading, PA last weekend. Most fans of Tool, Puscifer, and A Perfect Circle know that Maynard James Keenan is no fan of cameras at his shows, and this weekend obviously showed he…
Bring Me My Ranch Dressing Hose! Hidden Valley Is Selling 5 Liter Kegs Of Ranch Dressing
Enough! I grow weary of your sexually suggestive dancing. Bring me my ranch dressing hose! Well it’s not a ranch dressing hose, but Hidden Valley® is selling a 5 liter keg of ranch dressing. That’s right, you can buy a keg that is specifically designed to dispense ranch dressing. These scientists and engineers could have…
Daily Riot Fest Roundup
Tuesday, November 7th, 2017Only a few tickets left! The Lawrence Arms Third Annual War On X-mas! December 14, 15, & 16 at Cobra Lounge & Bottom Lounge! https://riotfest.org/2017/11/want-know-mcdonalds-ice-cream-machine-broken-theres-app/ https://riotfest.org/2017/11/william-shatner-garbageman/ https://riotfest.org/2017/11/tiffany-co-selling-1000-tin-can-fuck-thats/ Jaded In Chicago has a new interview with Sincere Engineer’s Deanna Belos about her debut album, which came out recently on Red Scare Industries. Catch Sincere Engineer’s record…
Tiffany & Co. Is Selling A $1,000 Tin Can Because Fuck You That’s Why
Tiffany & Co. is selling a $1,000 “tin can“. This “tin can” that looks exactly like a tin can that dog food, or peas comes in, is actually made of sterling silver because fuck you that’s why. According to their website, “The Everyday Objects collection transforms utilitarian items into handcrafted works of art. A classic…
