[RH Photos] Riot Fest 2015
Photos by Vanessa Bly
Riot Fest changed the festival game this year in a big way; it’s been the fest’s largest number of one-off reunion acts ever. With The Prodigy, Ice Cube & Special Guests covering Straight Outta Compton, Snoop Dogg playing Doggystyle, The Academy Is… playing Almost Here, The Ataris playing Blue Skies and Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits, L7, The Movielife, Modern Life is War playing Witness, Alexisonfire, Rancid playing ...And Out Come The Wolves and (probably) more, the air this year was nostalgic to say the least.
Conor Oberst: "Hundreds of Ways"
Conor Oberst, lyrical genius and frontman of Bright Eyes and Desaparecidos, announces he will be releasing solo album Upside Down Mountain May 20 via Nonesuch Records. He also shares new track "Hundreds of Ways," which gives off a very Cassadaga vibe, country-folk-y and catchy. Oberst sings "There are hundreds of ways to get through the day, just find one."
The album was recorded in Nashville with Jonathan Wilson and features vocals from First Aid Kit. Oberst has also announced tour dates for this spring which you can check out below.
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Conor Oberst
05-08 Saxapahaw, NC - Haw River Ballroom
05-09 Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel
05-10 Atlanta, GA - Shaky Knees Festival
05-11 Charleston, SC - Charleston Music Hall
05-13 Ponte Vedra, FL - Ponte Vedra Concert Hall
05-14 Orlando, FL - The Beacham
05-16 Gulf Shores, AL - The Hangout Festival
05-17 Chattanooga, TN - Track 29
05-22 Westbury, NY - The Space at Westbury
05-23 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
05-24 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
05-25 Munhall, PA - Carnegie Library Music Hall of Homestead
05-27 Cincinnati, OH - Taft Theatre
05-29 Chicago, IL - Metro
05-30 Chicago, IL - Metro
05-31 Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater
06-01 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
06-02 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
06-04 Omaha, NE - Sokol Auditorium
06-05 Columbia, MO - The Blue Note
06-06 Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
06-07 Lexington, KY - Buster's
07-29 New York, NY - Central Park SummerStage at Rumsey Playfield