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The Riot Fest Week in Review
Week of February 26, 2018Check out new music from Bombpops, Johnny Cash, David Byrne, Tigers Jaw, Mini Meltdowns, and more, plus Andrew W.K. Interpretive Dance Party, Walter Schreifels’ many bands, NIN, Kids in the Hall, Dolly Parton, Prince, the Riot Fest Street Team, and, well, that’s about it.
Celebrate the Breeders’ New Album with 10 of the Deals’ Deepest Cuts
The Breeders’ fifth LP, All Nerve, hits stores and streams today. The band’s first album in a decade reunites Kim and Kelley Deal with bassist Josephine Wiggs and drummer Jim Macpherson for the first time since the landmark 1993 album, Last Splash. As you might have hoped, it delivers all the churning guitar riffs, quirky wordplay, and…
Trent Reznor Doesn’t Give a Fuck About Your Facebook Account
Trent Reznor doesn’t give a fuck if you have a Facebook account. “You got a Facebook account? Nobody gives a fuck,” snarked the man who co-wrote and performed the score for that movie about Facebook. “You haven’t achieved anything.” This is all according to a recent interview with Yahoo, where Reznor and creative partner Atticus Ross talk (well,…
The Andrew W.K. Interpretive Dance Party is Worth Living For
“PARTY. PARTY. PARTY.” So begins “The Power of Partying,” and Andrew W.K.’s seventh album, You’re Not Alone; out today and available for purchase right now. We couldn’t think of a more appropriate way for the Man in White to yank us back into the enormously huge rock ‘n’ roll party that he started for us back in…
Riot Fest Adoptable Puppy of the Week: Devin
Devin is so happy to be getting some time outside! Super sweet and playful. Did really well walking past other dogs. Allowed handling all over and spent time hanging out in my lap. Devin has a lot of energy and will benefit from an adopter willing to give him the exercise he needs. Can be…
The Wonder Years to set up ‘Sister Cities’ Pop-Up Shops in Chicago and Philadelphia
The Wonder Years just announced another round of Sister Cities Pop-Up Shops. This time they’ll be popping up in Chicago and Philadelphia. In a statement, the band said: We’re incredibly excited to announce that we’ll be bringing “Sister Cities” Pop-Up Shops to Chicago (March 30 & 31) and Philadelphia (April 5 & 6). These two day…
Join Riot Fest’s Office Manager in Listening to David Byrne’s Entire New Album Today
Today, NPR is streaming David Byrne’s new album, American Utopia. The album is scheduled for release on March 9 via Todomundo/Nonesuch Records, and Riot Fest’s office manager—a huge fan of both Byrne and his work with the Talking Heads—is absolutely thrilled with this news. When asked if she knew that Byrne’s first solo album since 2004’s…
Riot Fest’s Very Debatable List of the Best Kids In The Hall Sketches
If you don’t read this, we will crush your head.On the eve of the release of a new complete ‘Kids in the Hall’ box set, we’ve combed the archives for some of our favorites sketches.