2026 Early Turkey Ticket + Merch Presale On Sale Now!
Riot Fest 2026 Early Bird Presale is on sale NOW! Get your tickets, gobble gobble.
The Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis Is Closing
After 19 years of business, The Triple Rock, in Minneapolis, will be closing after November 22nd. Referenced in songs from bands such as Motion City Soundtrack, Doomtree, Limbeck, Bomb The Music Industry!, and NOFX, the venue has hosted thousands of bands since it opened in 1998. No reason was given for the sudden announcement. You can…
Who Wore Their Protective Fence Best: Ministry or the ‘Road House’ Band?
Last month marked the 27th anniversary of Ministry’s live album/VHS In Case You Didn’t Feel Like Showing Up, which the internet failed to appropriately commemorate because Ed Sheeran was getting his bangs trimmed or something, so we’re doing it now. In the concert, Al Jourgensen and company not only rip through six (seven if you…
Kurt Cobain’s Blockbuster Membership Card Is For Sale
Take your time, hurry up, the choice is yours, don’t be late, be kind, please rewind. A Blockbuster Membership Card owned by Kurt Cobain is for sale. If you’re worried about being forever in debt to your priceless advice, don’t worry, the starting bid is only $100, and the auction estimate is $400-$600. Kurt Cobain’s…
Daily Riot Fest Roundup
Friday, October 13th, 2017Josh Berwanger from the Anniversary and Radar State analyzes the Friday the 13th film series for us, on account of it’s… October! https://riotfest.org/2017/10/riot-fest-sucks-friday-13th-rules/ Good news, everyone! https://riotfest.org/2017/10/good-news-supervolcano-erupt-sooner-expected-kill-us/ New Stranger Things trailer! Spooky! https://riotfest.org/2017/10/watch-the-new-trailer-for-stranger-things-season-2/ Preview the new Knuckle Puck platter, Shapeshifter, please! https://riotfest.org/2017/10/stream-new-knuckle-puck-album-shapeshifter/ We interviewed the Front Bottoms in honor of their new album, Going Grey,…
Riot Fest Sucks, ‘Friday the 13th’ Rules
Bust out Alice Cooper’s Constrictor, fire up your SelectaVision player, warm up those damn enchiladas, and tear open a can of Beer brand ale: it’s Friday the 13th! And you know what that means: Friday the 13th. Ew baby, hey baby! Friday the 13th is still easily one of the hottest franchises in the horror…
Watch The New Trailer For ‘Stranger Things’ Season 2
The final trailer for Stranger Things 2 is here. The world turns Upside Down on October 27. The second season picks up a year after the events of season one, which happen to be right around Halloween 1984. Eleven is back. Mike, Dustin, Lucas, and Will dress up as the Ghostbusters for Halloween. There is…
Existentialism On The Beach: A Conversation With The Front Bottoms’ Brian Sella
We chat with The Front Bottoms’ frontman Brian Sella about life, death, and impermanence, and how to write an album about all of it.
Stream The New Knuckle Puck Album ‘Shapeshifter’
The new album from Knuckle Puck, Shapeshifter is out now. Find it on the streaming service of your choice and see them on tour. Despite its title, the second album from Knuckle Puck isn’t a reinvention; rather, Shapeshifter is the sound of the Chicago-based pop-punk band taking their best qualities and honing them to make…