30 Years On, Bad Religion’s ‘Suffer’ Continues to Define the SoCal Punk Brand
Bad Religion’s 1988 classic Suffer remains one of the quintessential archetypes of southern California punk rock. Here’s how we see it.
Technical Difficulties: JBTV’s Jerry Bryant is Fighting Cancer with a Smile
Over the past 35 years, Jerry Bryant has defied all kinds of odds to turn his televised music showcase JBTV from a DIY passion project into the longest running rock ‘n’ roll TV show in history, and a Chicago musical institution. Now Bryant is facing a hell of a new challenge: stage 4 colon cancer.
Take Me Out To Riot Fest Night With The Chicago White Sox
We’ve teamed up with the Chicago White Sox to knock it out of the park with Riot Fest Night at Guaranteed Rate Field.
This Year’s Riot Fest Artists Make Great Collaborators, and Here’s the Proof
These Folks Have Left Their Fingerprints All Over the PlaceThe performers at this year’s Riot Fest are a creatively profligate bunch with a kink for getting outside their comfort zones to team up with musicians from across every corner of the musical landscape.
Flip Off Riot Fest and Win Riot Fest Tickets
Would you like to win Riot Fest tickets? Probably, I guess. Maybe? Then head on over to where North Avenue meets Western Boulevard in Chicago and give us the bird.
Aretha Franklin’s Final Chicago Show Proved The Power Of Live Music
Throughout the show, Franklin’s genuine adoration for Chicago was front and center. It is here, after all, where she famously earned her “Queen of Soul” moniker from WVON’s Pervis Spann after he watched her sing at the venerable Regal Theater in the 1960s.
Cool Like Who? Check Out Where the Digable Planets’ Samples Are From
Short Answer: Everywhere. Every-everywhere.We’ve picked one sample from every cut on the group’s debut album, ‘Reachin’ (A New Refutation of Time and Space)’, for closer examination.
Riot Fest Adoptable Puppy of the Week: Frank Turner
Our pup, “Frank” Turner is a true believer in being more kind. He loves everyone! He’s a blast to have outside and is a big, playful galloping, goofy guy.
