RiotLand. Only at Riot Fest. Starting this Friday in Chicago.
Explore RiotLand for yourself at Riot Fest kicking off in Douglass Park this Friday at 11AMRiot Fest is this weekend and you know what that means… It’s time to reveal RiotLand for the very first time. We’ve been teasing pictures all week long on Instagram, and if you want to get a first look at the “choose your own adventure world”, click the button below. Or, better yet download the…
The Riot Fest 2024 Map Is Here
Never get lost again.Never get lost again with this trusty map for Riot Fest 2024 in Douglass Park. Riot Fest is back in Douglass Park with five large stages, exclusive VIP and Deluxe lounges, Deluxe viewing areas near the stages, and RiotLand, a top-secret world featuring Logan Arcade, the Riot Pop!! skate ramp, and some surprise attractions you’ll…
The Riot Fest 2024 Schedule is Here.
See what time your favorite bands are playing, at the same time, on opposite sides of the parkWith just 36 days until Riot Fest, it’s time to know who’s playing when and what bands you have to painstakingly decide between. Take a look below to see who’s playing when on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, and we’ll see you in Douglass Park! Schedule is subject to change.
The Satanic Temple’s Lucien Greaves On His Debut Band and the Fight for Reproductive Rights
The co-founder of The Satanic Temple gives us the exclusive on his new musical project with Dave Lombardo—and on the latest legal battles the Temple is charging againstAs co-founder and spokesperson of The Satanic Temple (TST), Lucien Greaves has been playing a key role in shifting conversations about the separation of church and state through campaigns that include erecting a Baphomet monument on public grounds, to ensure equal representation. In addition to leading the nontheistic religion’s ever-growing activism, Greaves has completed his…
Julian Casablancas’ Radio Station in ‘Grand Theft Auto Online’ Fits Like a Glove
The Strokes frontman curated a two-hour mix of tracks from Misfits, Joy Division and more—including a brand-new Voidz songMisfits, The Stooges, Joy Division, and a new track from The Voidz are just a few gems off the mix.
Premiere: Pansy’s “Trash” is a Striking Portrait of Discontent
Vivian McCall’s first solo LP as Pansy (out April 2) illustrates her experiences transitioning over past three years‘Pansy,’ the self-titled solo debut of Vivian McCall, wholly captures the struggles and triumphs of a trans woman simply existing. Listen to her new song “Trash”—for fans of Girlpool, Modest Mouse, and Laura Jane Grace.
Gateway Love: A Comic on Discovering Punk Through Simple Plan
Two Simple Plan fans recount their youth in this illustrated featureSet in 2005, “Gateway Love” follows two 12-year olds in line for their first live show ever: Simple Plan.
Meet Mikey Fivebucks, the Guy Who’s Trying to Launch a Catnip Dispensary
Catnip Dispensary Inc. hopes to raise $4,105 to sell Fivebucks’ homegrown, high-quality catnip to the massesFor many folks who work at Riot Fest, Mikey Fivebucks is a very familiar face around the festival grounds each year. Usually rocking a half-shaven, half-bearded face that’s pretty hard to miss, his name comes from the fact that he does a lot of crazy shit for (you guessed it) five bucks. But if all…
10 Stories About Cults You Need to Watch in 2021
The best films, limited series, and documentaries about cults you can find on streaming servicesThere’s cult cinema… and then there’s cinema about actual cults. Here’s a list of cult-obsessed miniseries, feature films and documentaries worth watching that you can stream at home.
How a DIY Collective of Women and Non-Binary Music Photographers are Reimagining Art Spaces Online
The founders of To The Front, despite an ongoing pandemic, have continued to expand their virtual community of artistsCourtney Coles and Erica Perez, the founders of an online collective called To The Front DIY, want their post-COVID events to look a bit different than the norm—just like their traveling DIY photography shows had been.
King Buzzo on Solo Work, Collaborations, and Why Melvins 1983 is the Closest You’ll Get to the Original Lineup
The Melvins frontman reflects on past projects like Fantômas and Crystal Fairy—and looks ahead to Working with God, the new Melvins recordFor our latest Autodiscography, we catch up with the always-opinionated, never-resting Buzz Osborne (better known as King Buzzo) of Melvins—a band vital to the development of the Seattle grunge scene, from its infancy in the early to mid-80s to its apex in 1994. That’s when the bona fide alt-rock movement came to a screeching halt…