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…
Pizza Ice Cream Is A Thing Now I Guess
An ice cream shop in Philadelphia serves pizza flavored ice cream, and this is why we can’t have nice things anymore. Using tomatoes, basil, garlic, oregano, garlic paste, salt and crushed red pepper, Little Baby’s Ice Cream, located in the Fishtown neighborhood of Philadelphia, has now ruined two things we like to eat by turning…
Daily Riot Fest Roundup
Wednesday, June 21st, 2017Today is National Day of the Gong, National Go Skateboarding Day, National Peaches n’ Cream Day, and of course, the First Day of Summer. To honor such a big day, here’s a Spotify playlist from us to you, dear readers! Just in case you missed it, we announced the Riot Fest single-day lineups today. Plus…bonus…
Why DIY? Vol. II: How To Make Money On Tour, Part 1
Imagine you’re a DIY band booking your own tour, and you’re wondering how to come home with cash. Four musicians pile into a van and drive up to 8 hours, load in to the club around 5pm, soundcheck, perform, sell merchandise, and load out at 2am. Congratulations, you’ve worked 16 hours today, which multiplied by…
Daily Riot Fest Roundup
Tuesday, June 20th, 2017Today is National American Eagle Day, as well as National Vanilla Milkshake Day. God bless America! Foo Fighters just announced a whole bunch of shit, and none of it sucks. The band’s ninth album, Concrete and Gold, will be released on September 15th. Album cover art is below, and track listing is here. They’re going…
Douglas Park Beautification Initiative & Ticket Registration
DOUGLAS PARK 2017 BEAUTIFICATION INITIATIVE This summer, we’re working hard to make sure Douglas Park, Riot Fest’s home in Chicago, stays beautiful. We’re looking for volunteers to help out a total of 3 days this summer by mulching trees, picking up trash, pulling weeds, planting flowers, and more. Volunteers are needed on each of…
Riot Fest Single-Day Lineups Announced. Danzig Returns To Riot Fest.
Riot Fest single-day lineups are here and Danzig returns to Riot Fest. Find out what bands are playing on what day and snag your single-day and two-day tickets before they’re gone. Single-day, two-day tickets, and three-day passes are ON SALE NOW. And make sure to keep an eye out, the final two full-album performances will…
In Defense of the Punk Saxophone
They say there are two kinds of people in the world: those who say there are two kinds of people in the world, and those who don’t. I stand with the former in saying that there are those who think saxophone sounds good in punk rock, and those who don’t. While the saxophone has been…
Stranger Things Are Getting Their Own Action Figures
You can add one more things to our Christmas list, the cast of Netflix’s Stranger Things are getting their own action figures. Made by Funko and set for release in August, the 3.75″ figures will come in two collections of three. The first set will include, Lucas, Mike, and Eleven. And yes, Eleven will have…
