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…
We Want to Name A Riot Fest Stage After You
Partially because we’re lazy and partially because you’re awesome, we once again teamed up with RedEye and need your help naming one of our stages at Riot Fest 2017. And since we’re going to be naming a stage after you, our fans, this means you could be watching actual bands performing on an actual *YOUR…
UPDATE: Three More Sightings Of Flying Bat-Like Humanoids Have Been Reported In Chicago
As we mentioned last week, more than a dozen sightings of a bat-like humanoid have been reported in Chicago this year. Now three more sightings of large bat-like humanoids have been reported to UFO Clearinghouse. On July 20th, July 27th, and July 29th. The witness of the July 27th gave this description of the incident,…
It’s All True, A Fugazi Musical Is Coming
It’s All True, a Fugazi opera, based on their live shows, is coming. No actual Fugazi music will be used in the opera, but it will utilize the sounds of “random feedback, aimless drum noodling, pre-show activist speeches, audience hecklers, and the police breaking up gigs” pulled from 1500 hours of archival live recordings from…
Riot Fest Adoptable Puppy of the Week: Tyke
TYKE A165108 • Neutered 8-year-old Male • Available for Adoption at Chicago ACC Tyke is very calm in his cage and he easily comes out. He walks nicely on a leash and likes to sniff around a lot. Tyke is a calm, easy-going guy. He enjoys walking around the run with a toy in his…
Daily Riot Fest Roundup
Wednesday, August 2nd, 2017Fugazi has given the thumbs-up to an opera in NYC using sounds from the band’s live show archive. To explain it best, let’s just directly quote Pitchfork, shall we? It’s All True is a new opera created by the New York-based ensemble Object Collection that is “based on the complete live archives of iconic underground…
Fact Checking Nine Actual Events Involving Nine Inch Nails
Several years before teen spirit would fill our nostrils and we’d all cut our glam rock mullets, Trent Reznor nailed us with a fresh and unique sound that was lumped into metal, industrial, alternative and club music, while somehow transcending any genre. His band Nine Inch Nails was weird, wired and amazing right from the…
Would You Like To Help Defend Earth From Aliens?
NASA Is Hiring.Would you like to get paid $187,000 a year to help guard the galaxy from aliens? NASA is hiring the next Planetary Protection Officer. The job description has a lot of big fancy words in it, “This position is assigned to Office of Safety and Mission Assurance for Planetary Protection. Planetary protection is concerned with…
Listen To The Debut Album From Dead Cross
Dead Cross, Dave Lombardo (Slayer, Suicidal Tendencies, Misfits), Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mr. Bungle) Justin Pearson (The Locust, Retox), and Michael Crain (Retox), have released their album Dead Cross. Mike Patton tells Rolling Stone, “To me, it is a traditional hardcore record. It is very pointed, direct and visceral. Like, I wasn’t going to…
