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…
RIOT FEST HOROSCOPES 04/21/2016
RIOT FEST HOROSCOPES week of 04/21/2016 Aries March 21 – April 19 You’re looking for your lost shaker of salt. Some people claim there’s a woman to blame but it’s your fault. Taurus April 20 – May 20 You were born to lose, gambling’s for fools, but that’s the way you like it. You’re not…
Scented Candles. Is It Punk?
Nothing is more punk than arguing on the internet about what is and isn’t punk rock. So we enlisted the help of Dan Ozzi and Martin Atkins for a new occasional column we call “Is It Punk?” Last time we discussed if ketchup was punk. This week…. Scented Candles. Is it punk? Are Scented Candles…
Direct Hit! Record Release Show – July 1st at Double Door
Riot Fest Presents… DIRECT HIT! RECORD RELEASE SHOW w/ ARCHIE POWELL & THE EXPORTS LIPSTICK HOMICIDE ERADICATOR Friday, July 1st Double Door Doors: 8:00 Show: 9:00 $5 ADV / $5 DOS 17+ CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS
RIOT FEST HOROSCOPES 04/14/2016
RIOT FEST HOROSCOPES week of 04/14/2016 Aries March 21 – April 19 After years of listening to Digital Underground, you will finally get busy in a Burger King bathroom. Afterwords you will also be banned from every Burger King forever. Taurus April 20 – May 20 A man name Mr. Wendal will give you two…
Ketchup. Is It Punk?
Nothing is more punk than arguing on the internet about what is and isn’t punk rock. So we enlisted the help of Dan Ozzi and Martin Atkins for a new weekly column we call “Is It Punk?” Ketchup. Is it punk? Is Ketchup Punk? NO – By Dan Ozzi Many condiments are unpunk. Mustard…
RIOT FEST HOROSCOPES 04/07/2016
RIOT FEST HOROSCOPES week of 04/07/2016 Aries March 21 – April 19 You tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is never try. Taurus April 20 – May 20 If something’s hard to do, then it’s not worth doing. You just stick that guitar in the garage next to your short-wave radio, your…
Thank You Merle
We lost one of the greats and one of our heroes today, April 6, 2016. We had the pleasure of having Merle Haggard play Riot Fest in Chicago in 2015. He and his crew were nothing but amazing. Definitely some great stories that we may share at another time, but for now, we just want…
Musicians & Pinball
Musicians and Pinball Machines DEBBIE HARRY DEBBIE HARRY ELVIS PRESLEY JOE STRUMMER RAMONES MICHAEL JACKSON KEITH MOON BOB DYLAN BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E STREET BAND FREDDIE MERCURY DAVID JOHNANSEN, DEE DEE RAMONE, ANDY PALEY, LENNY KAYE. CBGB. 1977. MUSICIANS PLAYING PINBALL BANDS PLAYING PINBALL ROCK AND…