Riot Fest 2024: Saturday Photo Gallery
Gates open 12 PMIt’s the beginning of the end – Sunday of Riot Fest 2024 is here. Take a look at our Saturday photo gallery, and get ready to end this festival weekend with a bang. Today’s schedule and map are below; stay up-to-date throughout the day via the Riot App. Take a look at the final Late Night…
Riot Fest 2024: Friday Photo Gallery
Gates open at 11amRiot Fest 2024 Day One. If you can’t remember what happened, watch the video recap and see how good you look in all the photos. Today’s schedule and map are below; stay up-to-date throughout the day via the Riot App. We’ve also got daily schedules, Late Night Aftershows, transportation and neighborhood guides so you know where to get late night…
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.
We Have Some Last-Minute Sexy Punk Costumes For You
These are all probably better than your store-bought costumeStill need a Halloween costume? We’ve got you covered.
Porn Stars, Drugs & Leather Drenched in Blood: An Alternate History of Vampires on Film
Brush up on your bloodsucker knowledge with this handy guideThe vampire movie is one of the richest and most adaptable traditions in movie history. Bram Stoker’s epistolary novel Dracula alone has inspired dozens, if not hundreds, of adaptations of varying cost and quality, each with its own unique angle, from FW Murnau’s legally murky quasi-adaptation Nosferatu to Bela Lugosi’s bow as the first Universal…
‘Gremlins’ vs. ‘Ghostbusters’: The Definitive Character Power Ranking
June 8, 1984: ‘Ghostbusters’ and ‘Gremlins’ are released simultaneously in theaters. Which one had the better ensemble?
The Best In Grotesque: Riot Fest’s Favorite Gonzo Horror SFX
A list of the most hilariously repulsive special effects in horror filmsSome (boring) people rag on horror movies for being formulaic, but we honestly can’t think of an art form that offers a wider variety of visceral and psychological surprises. Good jump-scares and unsettling gore might seem an easy way to make an audience jump and squirm, sure, but it takes an under-appreciated degree of imagination…
Is Richard Christy Metal’s Biggest Halloween Freak?
The former Death drummer opens his closet and shares his messed-up costume collectionA “horny Waffle House employee” is just one of the many Halloween costumes Richard Christy told us about.
URGENT. Riot Fest Adoptable Puppy of the Week: Mocha
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Photos: The Menzingers at Concord Music Hall, 10.26.19
Last weekend welcomed the The Menzingers back to Chicago as they tour their latest record, Hello Exile. Last Saturday’s show at Concord Music Hall featured Tigers Jaw and Culture Abuse as support acts. Check out photos from the show below: ALL PHOTOS BY DAN WADE
The Hex Girls From ‘Scooby-Doo’ Put a Spell on Me
An ode to the greatest goths in animationIt’s almost Halloween. Let’s talk about about the Hex Girls from ‘Scooby-Doo and the Witch’s Ghost.’