December 9, 2020 Running Might Be the Closest You’ll Feel to Live Music Right Now By Annabel Paulsen / Editorial, Stuff To Do / Stuff To Do, the menzingers, PUP The pandemic has seen an increase in running—and with a good playlist, the feeling of exercise might be the closest you'll feel to live music. Read more
December 3, 2020December 20, 2020 Sex Toy Superlatives: A Guide to the Future of Jerking Off By Miles Raymer / Stuff To Do / Stuff To Do, gift guide, sex Sex was always complicated—now that there’s a pandemic going on, it’s trickier than ever. So it’s no wonder that a lot of people are choosing… Read more
October 16, 2020October 16, 2020 Run the Jewels to Perform ‘RTJ4’ in Full on Adult Swim By Riot Fest / Music, Stuff To Do / Stuff To Do, run the jewels, livestream Our weekend plans, like many of you, involve staying indoors and doing very little. So why not catch a Run the Jewels livestream this Saturday… Read more
August 25, 2020 Streaming Now: ‘Other Music’ Documents a NYC Record Store Like No Other By Riot Fest / TV+Film / Stuff To Do, TV+Film, documentary Other Music was always more than just a record store. For the 21 years it was open, it was a hub of the New York… Read more
July 30, 2020 Floating Movie Theaters are Coming to Chicago This September By Riot Fest / Chicago, Stuff To Do / chicago, Stuff To Do, TV+Film Come September, a new form of moviegoing might just drift into Chicago: floating movie theaters. Read more
May 18, 2020May 18, 2020 11 Music Documentaries We Love (That Are 100% Free) By Riot Fest / Stuff To Do, TV+Film / Stuff To Do, TV+Film, steve albini By now everyone’s pretty much run out of things to stream from the big platforms that are actually good. If you’re a fan of music… Read more
May 13, 2020May 13, 2020 This Prince Livestream is the Only Thing You Need to Watch This Weekend By Riot Fest / Stuff To Do / Stuff To Do, prince, Stay At Home Stream the legendary 'Prince and the Revolution: Live' 1985 concert film this weekend for free. Read more
May 1, 2020 Bandcamp is Waving its Revenue Share Again Today By Riot Fest / Merch, Music / Stuff To Do, bandcamp, support local musicians If you’ve been waiting to pick up some records or snag a new shirt, now is the best time to support your favorite musicians. Read more
April 29, 2020 The Cheapskate Technophobe’s Guide to Digital Home Recording By Miles Raymer / DIY, Editorial / Stuff To Do, DIY, recording It’s bad enough that the coronavirus nuked an entire touring season, messing up the income of professional musicians who rely on touring to make money… Read more
April 28, 2020April 28, 2020 Riot Fest + DoStuff’s Sanitize A Punk Album Contest By Riot Fest / Contests, Stuff To Do / contests, Stuff To Do, Riot Fest 2020 It’s time to sanitize your favorite punk album and win Riot Fest tickets—plus a round-trip flight to Chicago. Read more
April 22, 2020 Riot Fest at Home: Stay Indoors with Livestreams From Brendan Kelly and Josh Caterer By Riot Fest / Riot Fest at Home / the lawrence arms, Stuff To Do, brendan kelly We’re not going to lie: it sucks not having any shows to go to right now. So we here at Riot Fest are bringing you… Read more
April 21, 2020April 21, 2020 The Riot Fest Home Haircut Contest: Cut Your Hair and Win a Flowbee By Riot Fest / Contests / contests, Stuff To Do, haircut As many of us quarantine for the health and safety of those around us, the current state of affairs has (hopefully) taught everything one important… Read more