September 9, 2019September 9, 2019 Hear Ye, Hear Ye: The Triumphant Return of Butter Stamos By Riot Fest / Riot Fest 2019 / riot fest 2019, John Stamos, art You didn’t think we would leave the greatest butter sculpture in existence out of our birthday festivities, did you? Read more
August 19, 2019 Trash to Treasure for Charity: We’re Making Art with Riot Fest Trash By Riot Fest / Riot Fest 2019 / riot fest 2019, art, trash In a continued effort to help clean up trash around Riot Fest, we are hosting a slightly different way to take out the trash at this… Read more
July 29, 2019July 29, 2019 Scene Printers: Getting Weird with Josh Davis of Dead Meat Design By Bailey Davis / Features, Interviews / art, screen printing, josh davis Chicago-based designer Josh Davis of Dead Meat Design talks about his influences, his love for “weirdo stuff,” and his 20-year career in screen printing. Read more
June 5, 2019June 5, 2019 “Beautiful and Weird and Cool”: Three Stories From the World of Retro Arthouse Toys By Dustin Krcatovich / Features / misfits, star wars, features We talked to three figures in the business of making “arthouse toys”—small runs of nostalgic, vintage-style action figures—about their shared passion. Read more
May 15, 2019 Clamantha & The Gals Go To Some Big Show By Meg Spectre / Comics / comics, art, mollusks Check out Meg Spectre's mollusk-themed Riot Fest comic, an underwater portrayal of going to a show with your gals. Read more
April 29, 2019April 29, 2019 In “Pray Phone,” a Comic About Angels, Advice Comes at a Price By Alejandra Gutierrez / Comics / comics, art, prayer Comic artist Alejandra Gutierrez shares a new piece with us about angel-answering phone booths titled “Pray Phone.” Read more
June 22, 2018July 9, 2018 Need to cool down in the summer heat? Grab and nice and refreshing… hot dog water! By Riot Fest / Food + Drink / art, hot dog, hot dogs Since nothing really matters anymore, people are buying Hot Dog Water for $37.99 a bottle at a booth at the annual Car Free Day festival… Read more
March 9, 2018March 9, 2018 Monsters of Ink: Paul Romano Discusses his Breathtaking Work with Mastodon, Dälek, and More By Andrew Bonazelli / Monsters of Ink / mastodon, art, Paul Romano "Failing and making mistakes is part of a learning process that will only make you better," and other nuggets of wisdom from a very special… Read more