Let’s face it, Mondays suck (especially the second week in January), which often makes it a perfect day to blast some punk/metal/industrial/etc. at an unreasonably high volume. We will have
After a 3-hour rain delay, the gates finally opened at 2:00 Sunday and the masses came pouring back into Douglas Park for one more day of Riot Fest Festivities. With
If Day 1 of Riot Fest left folks feeling a little too sun-drenched, Saturday proved to be the perfect antidote, with a persistent overcast practically all day, and even some
A picture-perfect day with big blue skies and abundant sunshine greeted the masses who descended upon Douglas Park for the inaugural day of Riot Fest Friday. With a plethora of
When most people think of Chicago, salt is probably not the first thing that comes to mind. Wrigley Field, The Bean, the Willis (aka Sears) Tower, Lake Michigan (which is
Las Vegas is a fun town, world-renowned in its reputation for debauched entertainment, excess, and decadent/epic events that are often taken to the utmost extreme. They call it Sin City
Jack White announced a “surprise” show at the 400 capacity Empty Bottle just a couple of days before the main event Wednesday night.
It’s that special time of the year again when practically every Halloween party imaginable subjects us all to the cliché seasonal standards like “Monster Mash”, “Purple People Eater”, “Ghostbusters”, and of course the classic (but severely overplayed) “Thriller.” Here are some non cliche choices
Indeed, between the critically-acclaimed indie-rock of Snail Nail, along with hard-hitting experimental hip-hop courtesy of JPEGMAFIA, and of course crossover alternative hardcore heroes Turnstile heading up the top of the bill, Sunday night promised to be nothing short of epic for the thousands in attendance to witness the virtual smorgasbord of dopeness on display.
The music world lost a legend of west-coast hip-hop on Wednesday, as Coolio sadly passed away from cardiac arrest on September 28th at the (too early) age of 59. Bursting
