2026 Early Turkey Ticket + Merch Presale On Sale Now!
Riot Fest 2026 Early Bird Presale is on sale NOW! Get your tickets, gobble gobble.
Photos of the 2nd Annual Live from the Rock Room Fest
Featuring the Smoking Popes, Flatfoot 56, Bad Cop / Bad Cop and moreLast weekend’s Live from the Rock Room Fest was one hell of a time, and we’ve got the photos to show—featuring the Smoking Popes, Flatfoot 56, Bad Cop / Bad Cop and many more.
Clamantha & The Gals Go To Some Big Show
Meg Spectre’s mollusk-themed Riot Fest comic debutCheck out Meg Spectre’s mollusk-themed Riot Fest comic, an underwater portrayal of going to a show with your gals.
Police Warn Residents of Illinois About Zombie-Like Raccoons
The infected raccoons have been reported to walk on their hind legs, stagger and bare their teeth.
Suitcase Drums Are Still Alive and Kicking
Bill Brill walks us through the careful process of building oneBill Brill of Pan American Drum Company talks us through his trial and error quest to build vintage suitcase drums just right.
Riot Fest Adoptable Puppy of the Week: SERILDA
Chicago Animal Care and Control is out of room for new intake. Unfortunately, at an all access shelter like Chicago’s, no dogs can be turned away and therefore, when there is no cage space, dogs are euthanized. In order to avoid losing the lives of wonderful dogs, WE NEED ADOPTERS! Serilda is one of the…
UFOs Are Real, and for Some Reason We’re Not Talking About It
Why facts often make less waves than fictionNavy pilots have been encountering so many “unexplained aerial phenomena” that the Navy has rolled out a new system for reporting and analyzing them.
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A Startup Called Liquid Death is Selling “Punk Rock” Canned Water for $1.83
And they just received $2.25 million in fundingNothing says punk like paying $2 for a can of water. A startup company called Liquid Death is selling “punk rock” water in a tallboy can for $1.83.