Green Day, Weezer, Blink-182: Riot Fest Announces 2025 Lineup

This morning, Riot Fest announced their 2025 lineup revealing Green Day, Weezer, and Blink-182 as the headliners. The festival will take place in Chicago’s Douglass Park over the weekend of September 19th-21st. 2025 marks 20 years since Chicago’s first Riot Fest and founder Mike Petryshyn is more amazed than anyone Continue Reading

The Used – 25 Year Anniversary Tour // Chicago, IL // 4.2.2025

The Used House of Blues Chicago, IL April 2nd, 2025 It’s been twenty-five years since The Used’s formation and decades later they remain intrinsic to the identity of early 2000s emo music. In the year 2000, it would have been difficult to predict their current level of impact and significance. Continue Reading

The Japanese House – quinnie – Ally Evenson // Chicago, IL // 12.03.2023

The Japanese House with quinnie and Ally Evenson Metro Chicago, Illinois December 3rd, 2023   For the first time since the ancient age of pre-COVID, English indie pop artist Amber Bain, better known as The Japanese House, made her return to Chicago in the final week of her North American Continue Reading

The Menzingers – Microwave – Cloud Nothings – Rodeo Boys // Chicago, IL // 11.25.23

The Menzingers with Rodeo Boys, Cloud Nothings, and Microwave The Salt Shed Chicago, Illinois November 25th, 2023 Celebrating their seventh studio album with a full US tour, The Menzingers made a stop to Chicago’s Salt Shed this weekend lending their East Coast flare to the Midwestern city. Some of It Continue Reading

Slow Pulp – Babehoven // Chicago, IL // 11.11.2023

Slow Pulp with Babehoven Thalia Hall Chicago, Illinois November 11th, 2023 This past weekend, Slow Pulp completed their US headlining tour promoting their new album Yard at Thalia Hall in Chicago. While the group is Wisconsin grown, they are based now in Chicago so ending the tour with a hometown Continue Reading

Amyl and The Sniffers – Die Spitz – Edging // Chicago, IL // 10.23.2023

Amyl and The Sniffers with Die Spitz and Edging The Salt Shed Chicago, Illinois October 23rd, 2023   On an unassuming Monday night just off the Chicago River, Australian punk powerhouse Amyl and The Sniffers brought their US tour to town, taking over The Salt Shed for one noisy evening. Continue Reading

Boys Like Girls // Chicago, IL // 10.19.2023

Boys Like Girls with State Champs, The Summer Set, Lølø, and Every Avenue Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom Chicago, Illinois October 19th, 2023 In perhaps one of the most unexpected revivals the emo scene has witnessed yet, neon pop punk era four piece Boys Like Girls are back on tour and Continue Reading

The Dandy Warhols // Chicago, IL // 08.09.2023

The Dandy Warhols Metro Chicago, Illinois August 9th, 2023 As their first performance back in Chicago since a seemingly lifetime ago pre-pandemic era, The Dandy Warhols returned to Metro in full force this past Wednesday evening – Alive with the aura of “Keep Portland Weird,” their show provided countercultural relief Continue Reading