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 Is Hiring North Lawndale & Douglas Park Residents At Community Job Fair
The Riot Fest Community Is Hiring Temporary Employees Riot Fest is currently hiring residents from North Lawndale and the surrounding Douglas Park communities for temporary positions during this year’s festival. Temporary positions are available in various departments, including, but not limited to: • General Labor • Information Services • Event Set-Up • Event Tear-Down • Gate Attendants • Ground Maintenance • Cleaning/Trash…
Fuck Bonus Tracks
The first time I ever heard my favorite Jawbreaker record, I hated it—and it stayed that way for years. Having become a fan of the band through 24 Hour Revenge Therapy and Dear You, my first listen to that used CD copy of Bivouac had me incredibly excited…and then incredibly confused. The record felt overlong,…
Stream Vic Mensa’s New Album ‘The Autobiography’
The Autobiography is here. Listen to Vic Mensa’s new album now.
Daily Riot Fest Roundup
Thursday, July 27th, 2017Happy birthday to Karl Mueller, the late Soul Asylum bassist. Karl was the glue that held Dave Pirner and Dan Murphy together during the rag-tag band’s roller coaster of a career, and would turn 55 today had he not sadly passed away from esophageal cancer on June 17th, 2005. If you aren’t familiar with Soul…
Top 5 Riot Fest Myths, Squashed
OK, I’ll come out and say it: I’m not really a music festival person. Massive crowds, long lines and drunken teenagers in flower crowns are just a few of the terrifying images that pop into my head when I hear the word “festival,” which is more than enough to make me say “pass.” Why then,…
The First Official Trailer For IT. You’ll Float Down Here Too.
The first “official trailer” (whatever that means) for New Line Cinema and Andrés Muschietti’s adaptation of Stephen King’s It was released today and I think I pooped my pants a little. They float, they all float… and on September 8th, fat boy, you’ll float too. Be afraid. You all taste so much better when you’re afraid.
Riot Fest Adoptable Puppy of The Week: Topsy
TOPSY TURVY A158404 • Spayed 4-year-old Female • Available for Adoption at Chicago ACC VOLUNTEER FAVORITE!!! Topsy is ALL about the people around her. She is wonderful with adults and has been really good with kids she has met. She lets every single person who comes up to her pet her and thinks nothing of…
David Crosby on Punk Rock: ‘Pretty Much All Dumb Stuff…No Musical Value At All And Mostly Childish Lyrics’
David Crosby, a founding member of both the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash, and star of such films as Backdraft and Thunderheart has a Twitter account. He uses his Twitter fairly regularly, and yesterday, he shared his opinions on punk rock, and let’s just say I don’t think he’ll ever be coming to Riot…
