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TOBACCO Talks Cassettes, Prank Calls, and Opening For Nine Inch Nails
Whether it’s with the garbled post-everything pop of Black Moth Super Rainbow or the analog synth crunch of his solo material, Pittsburgh’s own Tobacco has spent the last decade and change sending out audio transmissions meticulously designed to bend your frontal lobe sideways. The sound world inhabited by this man of mystery (born Tom Fec)…
Riot Fest Adoptable Puppy of the Week: Alinea
ALINEA A164732 • Spayed 3-year-old Female • Available for Adoption at Chicago ACC Poor Alinea has been at CACC for too long! Alinea is a sweet dog. She is easy to leash up and take out of her cage. Alinea was super excited to go outside and can be pretty strong on leash, but she…
‘Patti Cake$’ is Nothing New, But You’ll Love It
Patti Cake$ is the left-field, feel-good, underdog story of late-summer. Patricia Dombrowski, aka Killa-P, aka Patti Cake$, aka (by her enemies) Dumbo Dombrowski is a loveable loser stuck in Nowheresville, New Jersey. She dreams of making it big as a rapper in PBNJ, the group she starts with her only friend, Jheri, a drug store…
Pro-Trump Rally And Juggalo March Are Scheduled For The Same Day In Washington, D.C.
On September 16th, Juggalos and Juggalettes from around the globe have been planning their descent upon Washington, D.C. to put their clown love to use in the fight against the oppression of Juggalos everywhere. Now, it seems, another rally is scheduled for the same day. The Mother Of All Rallies (or “MOAR”) is coming to Washington D.C.…
Daily Riot Fest Roundup
Tuesday, August 15th, 2017The schedule of Riot Fest Late Night shows has been announced! The party ain’t gonna stop as soon as Nine Inch Nails, Queens of the Stone Age and Jawbreaker stop playing at 10pm. As usual, there are some dope shows afterwards, and as usual, the tickets will move fast, so have your ticket-buying finger ready…
Prince Has His Very Own Official Shade Of Purple
Prince now has his very own official Pantone Color. It’s purple, obviously. The Prince Estate, alongside Pantone Color Institute, the global color authority, announced today the creation of a standardized custom color to represent and honor international icon, Prince. The (naturally) purple hue, represented by his “Love Symbol #2” was inspired by his custom-made Yamaha…
The Riot Fest Late Night Schedule Is Here
The Riot Fest party doesn’t end at 10:00pm. Riot Fest Late Night shows have been announced! Kicking things off on Thursday, September 14th—before the festival is in full-swing—will be Chicago’s acclaimed punks, The Orwells, entertaining a packed House of Vans at this free-with-RSVP show, as well as a pit stop at Cobra Lounge from Riot…
Daily Riot Fest Roundup
Monday, August 14th, 2017Jawbreaker played its first announced show of 2017 in advance of the band’s big Riot Fest gig next month. Yes, over the weekend, Blake, Chris and Adam played the 400-capacity Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco, a show that sold out in nanoseconds and had journalists from Stereogum and Noisey descending upon it for analysis. There’s…