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February 18, 2021
Lili Trifilio on How Beach Bunny’s ‘Blame Game’ EP Shaped Itself During Quarantine
By Nikki Roberts / Features, Interviews / new music, chicago, interview
Hard at work on Beach Bunny’s sophomore record, Lili Trifilio talked to us about how last month’s ‘Blame Game’ EP came together during lockdown.
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February 12, 2021February 12, 2021
Premiere: Call the Kali Masi Hotline with New Video for “Guilt Like A Gun”
By Riot Fest / New Music, Premieres / new music, chicago, Premieres
Premiere: Kali Masi's new music video for "Guilt Like A Gun" plays out like a fantasy, taking place at a fictional record-release party for their…
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January 28, 2021January 28, 2021
Every Issue of Punk Planet is Now Online For Free
By Riot Fest / Chicago, News / punk, chicago, jawbreaker
The Internet Archive’s massive, growing collection of free content now includes all 80 issues of Punk Planet, the Chicago-based zine by writer and editor Dan…
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January 21, 2021January 21, 2021
The Crazy, Contentious History of Chicago’s “Dibs” System
By Bailey Davis / Chicago, Editorial / chicago, politics, local
Everything you need to know about the unwritten rules of an unhinged parking tradition.
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December 3, 2020December 3, 2020
Ride’s Andy Bell Remixed a Ganser Song
By Riot Fest / New Music / new music, chicago, Ganser
Under the moniker GLOK, Andy Bell of Ride has remixed “Bags for Life” off Ganser’s sophomore record, ‘Just Look At That Sky.’ Give it a…
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November 19, 2020November 19, 2020
Premiere: Two Serene Singles Off Sonny Falls’ Double LP
By Riot Fest / New Music, Premieres / new music, chicago, local
We're premiering two new tracks from Chicago’s Sonny Falls today: “Winking Buick” and “Which Side You’re On.” Give them a listen.
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September 18, 2020
Smashing Pumpkins’ New Double Album ‘CYR’ is Out This November
By Bailey Davis / New Music / new music, chicago, Riot Fest 2021
Hey, something to look forward to! The Smashing Pumpkins have a new record on the way. It’s a 20-track double album called ‘CYR,’ and it's…
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September 15, 2020September 30, 2020
Help Naked Raygun’s Pierre Kezdy Cover Cancer Costs
By Riot Fest / Chicago, Music / chicago, naked raygun
From his earliest performances with Strike Under and Trial By Fire to his most prominent work in Pegboy and Naked Raygun, Pierre Kezdy has spent…
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August 10, 2020August 10, 2020
Stand Against Censorship in Comics
By Riot Fest / Comics, Community / chicago, comics, Community
Black lives matter. Wearing a face mask in public is the only way to slow the pandemic that’s raging across the United States like it…
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July 30, 2020
Floating Movie Theaters are Coming to Chicago This September
By Riot Fest / Chicago, Stuff To Do / chicago, Stuff To Do, TV+Film
Come September, a new form of moviegoing might just drift into Chicago: floating movie theaters.
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July 27, 2020July 27, 2020
At Last, The Tamale Guy is Getting His Own Restaurant
By Riot Fest / Chicago, Food + Drink / chicago, food, restaurants
After nearly two decades of selling tamales out of his iconic red coolers, Claudio Velez—better known as Chicago’s legendary Tamale Guy—is getting a restaurant of…
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May 21, 2020
Buy Some Venue Merch and Help #SaveOurStages
By Riot Fest / Archive / chicago, Merch, #SaveOurStages
It has been an unprecedented time for the music industry in light of recent events, with show postponements, tour cancellations, and layoffs piling up as…
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