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The Refreshing Honesty of Bully, a Band That Helped Me Change
Is it bad that I like streaming? I grew up in the pre-internet age, where everything you knew about music and culture came from a magazine or the radio, maybe the occasional commercial, or if you were lucky, MTV. Streaming is a new age, one that brings with it many well-documented pitfalls and failings, not…
Playlist: Riot Fest Bands We Found on Your iPod
In memory of the iPod, the ultimate MP3 playerAfter 20 years, the iPod is no more: Apple announced earlier this year that it was discontinuing the iPod Touch, the last remaining model of what is indisputably the most iconic MP3 player of the 2000s. Even if the days of click wheels, wired headphones, and $0.99 singles (sure grandma, let’s get you to bed…)…
L.S. Dunes Reveal Themselves, Announce Debut Album ‘Past Lives’
The new supergroup features members of My Chemical Romance, Circa Survive, Thursday and Coheed & Cambria; Hear their first single “Permanent Rebellion”At long last: the elusive L.S. Dunes have finally revealed themselves! The new supergroup is comprised of Frank Iero (My Chemical Romance), Anthony Green (Circa Survive), Tim Payne (Thursday), Tucker Rule (Thursday), and Travis Stever (Coheed & Cambria). Listen to their first single below. L.S. Dunes will release their debut album Past Lives on November…
Who The Heck Are L.S. Dunes?
“I haven’t heard them, but I’ve heard of them.” Even the most batshit crazy Riot Fest fans will see a few bands on our lineup that they’ve never listened to (whether they’ll admit it or not). This year, though, we have one band that absolutely none of you have listened to: L.S. Dunes. That’s because…
The Schedule is Here! The Schedule is Beer!
I guess you all need to know what time each band plays on what day. And apparently, some of you like being prepared and make a whole schedule for your weekend at Riot Fest. Well, good news: starting today you can do both, because the schedule is here and (you guessed it) the schedule is…
How Bridge City Sinners’ Libby Lux Molded Her Spite Into Songs
When resentment over a young heartbreak consumed her, Bridge City Sinners vocalist Libby Lux began writing music, purely out of spite. But although Libby grew up in the Portland punk scene, when she began to channel her emotions through songwriting, street punk wasn’t where she found her voice. Since her band’s first release in 2016,…
Who The Heck Are Gymshorts?
Today’s Who The Heck spotlight is hitting every good angle on Gymshorts, a four-piece punk powerhouse from Rhode Island that we’re unbelievably excited to host this Sunday at Cobra Lounge. Words like “brutal” and “unrefined” have been thrown around to describe Gymshorts, but the band’s self-description (from a friend) might be the best way to…
Swami John Reis Talks Rocket From the Crypt’s ‘Group Sounds’ (and Punk Hair Care)
For nearly four decades, John Reis has been a dedicated missionary for the rock & roll cause. Though Reis’s name is a stamp of quality on any of his pursuits, a few of his (many, many) bands have drawn a particularly large and tenacious following: Hot Snakes, Drive Like Jehu, and of course Rocket From…
