Riot Fest organizers said that to celebrate the festival's 20th anniversary this year, 20 bands will be playing 20 full-album sets, including headliner Weezer playing the complete "Blue Album." While ...

Born and raised in Chicago, Riot Fest began as a punk rock festival spread across the city’s favorite local venues. Over the years, it’s earned a reputation for reuniting bands that fans had lost hope ...

Lefty Lucy is proud to be a riot grrrl band “re-doing riot grrrl.” “We’re definitely riot grrrl, because we’re all girls and we’re playing punk rock,” said Lila Elm, the group’s guitarist. “But we’re ...

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Back before Jason Narducy became an in-demand musician who’s played in Bob Mould’s band, Superchunk, Sunny Day Real Estate, a star-studded R.E.M. tribute band with Michael Shannon, and more, and ...