Giveaway: The Lawrence Arms Present: The 10th Annual War on Xmas
Whether you’ve been naughty or nice this year, you have a chance to win.To celebrate The Lawrence Arms’ The 10th Annual War on Xmas, we’re giving away one pair of tickets to night one and one pair of tickets to night two of the show. Send a letter to Santa (aka fill out the form below) for a chance to win. The Lawrence Arms Present: The 10th Annual War on Xmas…
Riot Fest Community Spotlight: Mestiza
Our Community Spotlights feature the wonderful food, nightlife, and local businesses found within Douglass Park, home to Riot Fest.
It’s Spring, Time To Live Laugh Riot Fest
Available while supplies lastYou know what time of the year it is… today is Black Friday, and we’ve got deals, exclusive (and limited quantity) holiday merch, re-stocked popular items from this year’s Riot Fest, and a few of our greatest hits from the past
Your Favorite Bands’ Favorite Band – An Interview with Jimmy Flemion of The Frogs
The world had never experienced a band quite like The FrogsBrothers Jimmy and Dennis Flemion emerged from Milwaukee with a joyful love of music and a defiant, provocative spirit that made them impossible to ignore. (The silver lamé suits and giant bat wings didn’t hurt, either.) While their work courted controversy and ruffled feathers in right-wing circles, it also resonated with some of the era’s…
Photos: The Wonder Years, Hot Mulligan, Carly Cosgrove at Concord Music Hall, 03.16.23
Pics of the bands and you at Concord Music HallPhotos from the weekday soldout show at Concord Music Hall with The Wonder Years, Hot Mulligan, and Carly Cosgrove. Photos by Michael Herrick. Did you take pics at the show? Include it in the gallery by uploading it to us here.
Music For Mall Goths – A Playlist By Softcult
See Softcult + Soft Blue Shimmer in a few weeks at Cobra LoungeIn just a few weeks, Softcult will stop in Chicago at Cobra Lounge for a show with Soft Blue Shimmer–capping off the end of another season of intermittent sunshine, rain, or snow, or hail and rain.. and snow here in the Midwest. And what better way to embrace your inner darkness than with a dreary…
Who The Heck Is Softcult?
See Softcult at Cobra Lounge March 24th with Soft Blue ShimmerIf you spent any part of your teenage years trying to ride escalators in platform boots, Softcult is for you. But while the Canadian duo describes themselves as “music for mall goths,” they might be selling themselves a bit short. Their sound transcends food courts and fluorescent lighting with layered sonic landscapes that will remind…
Photos: Free Throw + Can’t Swim at Cobra Lounge, 03.09.23
Pics of the band and you crowd swimming on FridayPics from the weekday punk show at Cobra Lounge with Free Throw, Can’t Swim, Equipment, and Early Humans. Did you take pics at the show? Include it in the gallery by uploading it to us here.
2023 CYCSE Book Drive
UPDATED 3/28: We’re extending the book drive to April 15th so you have another few weeks to drop off books at our locations listed below. We’ve also got a contest kicking off on April 6th, where you could win a pair of tickets to Riot Fest 2023, just for donating one book! (See contest details.)…
