Best of Riot Fest 2024 Photo Gallery
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…
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…
Riot Fest Adoptable Puppy Of The Week: Lola
I asked her name, and in a dark brown voice, she yelped “Lola”Lola A171894 • Spayed, 2-year-old Female Available for Adoption at Chicago ACC Come to CACC any day from 12-6pm and meet Lola, our little jumping bean with cute crooked ears. She’s got a nice, happy, playful energy and is interested in everything going on around her. She seems either confused or young; likely both as…
Mick Jagger as a Saggy-Lipped Hippo: 13 Creatures Named After Rock Stars
Researchers have the godly power to name new organisms they discover whatever the hell they want. That’s why a cockroach named for Jerry Garcia roams the earth, and why a trio of slime-mold beetles are named for George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, and Donald Rumsfeld. But scientists aren’t mad, just people who love rock. A tarantula was…
“It’s Okay to Be a Human Being”: A Q&A with Circa Survive’s Colin Frangicetto
If you pick up a dystopian vibe from Circa Survive’s new album, The Amulet, that’s no accident. On top of being recorded during a turbulent presidential election, it also captures a period in the life of front man Anthony Green where he struggled with depression and substance abuse, and the often difficult path away from…
Jawbreaker First Demo has been Remixed, Remastered, and Released
Holy shit! Jawbreaker just released a remixed and remastered version of their first demo tape on Bandcamp. Check out the songs—from 1989— below, and even further down you can read the e-liner notes from the band. Can 2017 get any better for Jawbreaker fans? Nope, doesn’t seem like it. Demo (remixed/remastered) by Jawbreaker The first…
Daily Riot Fest Roundup
Friday, December 1, 2017Riot Fest interviews Riley Breckenridge from Thrice. See them at Aragon Ballroom with Circa Survive, CHON and Balance and Composure on December 7th! https://riotfest.org/2017/12/thrice-interview/ Riot Fest Deluxe VIP Early Bird Tickets are SOLD OUT. I would suggest getting your GA, VIP, and Ultimate VIP Tickets before it’s too late. Riot Fest Tickets Glassjaw has a…
“We’re Not Afraid To Do What We Want To Do”: A Q&A With Riley Breckenridge from Thrice
Thrice’s path from upstart melodic hardcore kids to elder statesmen of a whole movement of prog-indebted heavy music that grew up around albums like their massively ambitious concept quadruple-EP The Alchemy Index has been marked by a fair share of turbulence, including an ill-fated stint on a major label. So it wasn’t surprising that the…
Stream Glassjaw’s New Album, ‘Material Control’
Glassjaw just released Material Control, the bands first album in 15 years. In an interview with Noisey, Glassjaw’s Daryl Palumbo said “In the past, you’ve got to deal with people and desires and shit and I’ve said it a million times: It’s always been Justin and myself just spitting out our ideas. On this one,…
Listen To Lemmy Kilmister’s Final Solo Recording
Motörhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister died in December of 2015. About 6 months before his passing, he made “We Are the Ones,” which would be his last solo recording. A collaboration with guitarist Chris Declercq, the song, which premiered on Rolling Stone, is now available on iTunes and Spotify. “You opened a door no one else…