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…
Daily Riot Fest Roundup
Monday, July 10th, 2017In case you missed it, and in case you didn’t, we have some pret-ty, pret-ty great news for you… CURB IS BACK! CURB IS BACK! CURB IS BACK! Yes, peoples, mark October 1st on your calendars for the return of Curb Your Enthusiasm, now in its ninth season! Hard to believe Larry David hasn’t been…
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…
Daily Riot Fest Roundup
Friday, July 7th, 2017OMG, Check out this new video from Vic Mensa! The track is called “OMG,” and it’s from last month’s The Manuscript EP and features Pusha T on a verse, and also stars TV’s Ethan Cutkosky, better known as Carl Gallagher from that rad TV show Shameless. The Melvins released a double album today! Listen to…
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…
“World In Motion” Is The Best New Order Song, I Will Fight Anyone Who Says Otherwise
This September at Riot Fest, after 15 years of fandom, I’m finally going to see New Order live for the first time. On that day, I’ll hold out the same hope that fans at the band’s Glastonbury performance last year held: that, in an answer to prayers and failed petitions everywhere, they’ll actually, finally play the…
