Couldn’t Get That Black Hoodie? Preorder Riot Fest 2024 Merch Now
Did you not go to Riot Fest but want to pretend you did?Are you already regretting not picking up some of our 2024 merch? Was your favorite design sold out by the end of the weekend? Did you not go to Riot Fest but want to pretend you did? We got you covered. Riot Fest 2024 merch is now live. Merch items typically ship in 2-3 weeks…
Riot Fest 2024: Sunday Photo Gallery
Riot Fest 2024 is over, but the memories will live on forever if you want them to. See the pics from day three, and don’t delete the app! We’ll have our Best Of Riot Fest Gallery, People Of Riot Fest Gallery, and a few more videos and photos coming your way soon. Plus, if you…
Riot Fest 2024: Saturday Photo Gallery
Gates open 12 PMIt’s the beginning of the end – Sunday of Riot Fest 2024 is here. Take a look at our Saturday photo gallery, and get ready to end this festival weekend with a bang. Today’s schedule and map are below; stay up-to-date throughout the day via the Riot App. Take a look at the final Late Night…
Riot Fest 2024: Friday Photo Gallery
Gates open at 11amRiot Fest 2024 Day One. If you can’t remember what happened, watch the video recap and see how good you look in all the photos. Today’s schedule and map are below; stay up-to-date throughout the day via the Riot App. We’ve also got daily schedules, Late Night Aftershows, transportation and neighborhood guides so you know where to get late night…
Please Watch This Video From Atmosphere’s Just-Announced New Album, ‘Mi Vida Local’
The New Track is Called “Virgo.” Happy First Day of Virgo Season, Everybody!Rap duo Atmosphere has revealed the details for its upcoming album today. It’s called ‘Mi Vida Local’, and it’ll be out October 5. Check out the new video for the lead single “Virgo” (noticeably released on the first day of Virgo season).
30 Years On, Bad Religion’s ‘Suffer’ Continues to Define the SoCal Punk Brand
Bad Religion’s 1988 classic Suffer remains one of the quintessential archetypes of southern California punk rock. Here’s how we see it.
Technical Difficulties: JBTV’s Jerry Bryant is Fighting Cancer with a Smile
Over the past 35 years, Jerry Bryant has defied all kinds of odds to turn his televised music showcase JBTV from a DIY passion project into the longest running rock ‘n’ roll TV show in history, and a Chicago musical institution. Now Bryant is facing a hell of a new challenge: stage 4 colon cancer.
Take Me Out To Riot Fest Night With The Chicago White Sox
We’ve teamed up with the Chicago White Sox to knock it out of the park with Riot Fest Night at Guaranteed Rate Field.
This Year’s Riot Fest Artists Make Great Collaborators, and Here’s the Proof
These Folks Have Left Their Fingerprints All Over the PlaceThe performers at this year’s Riot Fest are a creatively profligate bunch with a kink for getting outside their comfort zones to team up with musicians from across every corner of the musical landscape.
Flip Off Riot Fest and Win Riot Fest Tickets
Would you like to win Riot Fest tickets? Probably, I guess. Maybe? Then head on over to where North Avenue meets Western Boulevard in Chicago and give us the bird.
Aretha Franklin’s Final Chicago Show Proved The Power Of Live Music
Throughout the show, Franklin’s genuine adoration for Chicago was front and center. It is here, after all, where she famously earned her “Queen of Soul” moniker from WVON’s Pervis Spann after he watched her sing at the venerable Regal Theater in the 1960s.
Cool Like Who? Check Out Where the Digable Planets’ Samples Are From
Short Answer: Everywhere. Every-everywhere.We’ve picked one sample from every cut on the group’s debut album, ‘Reachin’ (A New Refutation of Time and Space)’, for closer examination.