Riot Fest – Day 2 After a markedly warm day 1 of Riot Fest that featured a heavy dose of oddball bands and general weirdness, day 2 proved to be
It’s hard to believe it’s been 20 years since Riot Fest founders Mike Petryshyn and Sean McKeough (R.I.P.) first organized a group of their favorite punk bands to play at
One of the great things about Riot Fest is its distinctive sense of humor that feels so pervasive around Douglas Park each year. Whether it’s slapping tongue-in-cheek nametags on porta
Continuing our Riot Fest preview this week, while the bold-font headliners often garner the most attention at first glance, as many veteran Riot Festers can attest, it’s those pleasantly surprising
With Riot Fest slated to kick off its 20th iteration in Chicago later this week, a preview of the notoriously eclectic and distinctly entertaining festival seems in order. And while
As mentioned on yesterday’s Manic Monday, the late great Frank Zappa was no doubt a man of many talents, but perhaps chief among them all was his remarkable intellect. Which of
After kicking off September on a decidedly avant-garde note last week, it only feels natural to continue in that spirit this week by spotlighting another classic artist from the “Weirdo
Rounding out our salute to the late great Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart) this week, for today’s Weirdo Wednesday finale, there was obviously no shortage of options that would
Continuing our spotlight on the late great Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart) this week, for today’s Tuesday’s Gone, we’re throwing it back to the very beginning of his eccentric
Ever wish every day was Weirdo Wednesday? Although that’s technically not the case today and tomorrow, fellow weirdos can rejoice, given we’ll be spotlighting the late great Don Van Vliet
