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
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Lorde Announces New Single “What Was That”
Lorde has just announced the pending release of “What Was That,” her first solo track since the release of 2021 album Solar Power. The new track will be “out soon” according to the Instagram post made by the New Zealand based artist who began teasing a new music last week 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
The Beths – Sidney Gish // Chicago, IL // 02.25.23
The Beths with Sidney Gish Thalia Hall Chicago, IL 2/25/23 This past weekend, indie rock band The Beths from Auckland, New Zealand made a double feature stop in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago along their North American tour promoting most 2022 LP, Expert in a Dying Field. The tour Continue Reading
Riot Fest 2022 // Chicago, IL
Riot Fest 2022 Douglass Park Chicago, Illinois September 16th, 17th, and 18th This weekend, Chicago hosted Riot Fest for the 16th year and brought an astounding amount of people to Southside Chicago’s Douglass Park. Though this was the fest’s 2nd year back after live music’s hiatus in 2020, this Continue Reading
Riot Fest Preview – Saturday // Chicago, IL // 9.17.2022
Riot Fest Preview – Friday // Chicago, IL // 9.16.2022
Chicago’s beloved Riot Fest kicked off this weekend and Day 1 is in the books! We’ll be back at it tomorrow and posting recaps daily. Look out for the full Riot Fest article on Monday!