Punk rock's own Pony Boy, outsider Slawson chats with us about obscure music, including his long-dormant band, the Re-Volts.Read more
Category: Premieres
For California ska stalwarts Mad Caddies, choosing the songs for their upcoming covers compilation Punk Rock Steady, was a careful process. "We went back and…Read more
Last month, we announced some breaking news: The Brokedowns’ have a new album called Sick Of Space coming out on May 18th, thanks to the friendly, hard-working…Read more
While we agreed to premiere Elway's new song “Crowded Conscience,” nobody told us it'd be attached to the coldest lyric video in the world as…Read more
You'll hear it here first: an interesting revival of a Flatfoot classic.Read more
A couple weeks ago, Chicago-based pop punk group This Obsession released its sophomore album, A Confrontational Effort, on Wiretap Records. Today, Riot Fest exorcises the above…Read more
The first time I saw Juiceboxxx perform a little over a decade ago, he was a teenage kid in Milwaukee putting on weird DIY shows…Read more
Stop and smell the flowers in this new wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am of a video from the new album American Nightmare released today.Read more
Datenight consists of three Nashville kids who like to play music together and try to stay away from Instagram. They live with their parents and…Read more
Chicago punk band (and Riot Fest 2017 artist) Turnspit's debut full-length LP, Desire Paths, begins its journey on February 16. The path of the exciting…Read more
The positive Celtic punks Flatfoot 56 have been making their hometown of Chicago proud since the year 2000. Therefore, Riot Fest is thrilled to premiere…Read more
Since conjoined triplets aren't a thing, Brandon, Zach and Adam Phillips are as attached to each other’s hips as three people can be. Sure, they’re…Read more