Photos by J. Frank Riot Fest 2016 returned to Douglas Park and definitively proved why it’s the best summer music festival in the city. Together with Ruby Hornet veteran photographer J. Frank, we conquered through a near-dozen acts at this year’s Riot Fest. Check out the some of J. Frank’s best photos over the next […]
15 Must-See Acts at Riot Fest 2016 Douglas Park Chicago
Riot Fest 2016 is this week! Aren’t you excited? Lace up those Docs, put on your favorite NOFX shirt, and remember not throw ‘bows in the pit. Are you heading out to Douglas Park but still can’t figure out which acts to spend your valuable time skanking and moshing to? Ruby Hornet has you covered as […]
[Review] Lollapalooza celebrates 25 anniversary in a big way
The Chicago staple of music festival excellence brought forth yet another unforgettable weekend of music and stellar performances. Lollapalooza celebrating it’s 25th anniversary in the biggest way possible. Extending the festival to four days created a marathon of incredible musical moments. Lollapalooza had many highlights that came from inside and outside the music festival. Chicago […]
[Review] ‘Green Room’ an unforgettable punk rock horror film
Independent director Jeremy Saulnier brings this twisted unforgettable tale of a momentous punk rock attitude crashing into the world of shock and uncertainty in Green Room. Inspiring and struggling hardcore punk rock band members Pat (Anton Yelchin), Tiger (Callum Turner), Sam (Alia Shawkat), Reece (Joe Cole) are delusional punk rockers named the Ain’t Rights. [youtube id=”Q8XSARX3DQg”] Low […]
[Review] Antarctigo Vespucci: “Leavin’ La Vida Loca”
At first, Leavin’ La Vida Loca by the indie folk-inspired punk duo Antarctigo Vespucci seems less reminiscent of Chris Farren and Jeff Rosenstock’s main projects (Fake Problems, Jeff Rosenstock) and more of Antarctigo Vespucci’s first EP, Soulmate Stuff. Establishing Antarctigo Vespucci as their own, vibrantly disparate sound than their alter-egos, the duo have proved to be […]
Riot Fest Chicago 2015 Day Lineups Available
The day lineup for Riot Fest Chicago 2015 is now available! You can find out which artists are playing on which day so you can begin to tentatively prepare your schedules. In addition, Riot Fest will be releasing single day passes, VIP passes, and 2-day passes on Thursday, July 23rd at 10am CT here. In […]
New 33 1/3 Books on Devo, Dead Kennedys, and Super Mario Bros Are Criticism Done Right
There’s an old, dismissive joke about music criticism: “Writing about music is like dancing about architecture–it’s a really stupid thing to want to do.” That’s funny, sure, but good music critics can dance like motherfuckers. Dancing is fun, it’s stimulating, it’s potentially generative. When people can dance as well as they do in the 33 […]
Tom DeLonge and blink-182 Reaching Amicable Break-up
It’s sad to see one of your childhood favorite bands publicly feud, yet that’s what blink-182 fans have been dealing with since (former?) guitarist Tom DeLonge took an “indefinite hiatus” from the band this past January. Since then, DeLonge and the remaining blink-182 members Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker have released contradictory statements defining DeLonge’s […]