Footballhead, The Federal Empire & Little Hurt and Olen
A show where The Federal Empire stopped by and Footballhead & Little Hurt and Olen called in!
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A show where The Federal Empire stopped by and Footballhead & Little Hurt and Olen called in!
Hey, Footballhead! The Chicago alt-rock band, which includes The Academy Is…’s Adam Siska and suburban indie rockstar, Snow Ellet dropped their single “Like A Blister.” The track comes from their upcoming debut album, Overthinking Everything, which arrives on March 1 via Tiny Engines. Vocalist Ryan Nolen started the project in 2022, and the latest song encapsulates a montage of melancholia. This is the third single off of their upcoming LP, and relishes the dreariness of a winter in a prominent early 2000s young adult, indie flick. The opening guitar riff is reminiscent of alt-radio faves Everclear and Gin Blossoms. It… Read more »
Riot Fest will be celebrating its 20 year anniversary in no time—it’ll be sunny September in Chicago before we know it! With headliners blink-182, Weezer, and Green Day stretched across the three-day weekend, the festival has announced the breakdown of its single-day lineups. The festival this year is slated to celebrate its 20th anniversary, but will also feature a number of album playthroughs celebrating their own anniversaries, including Knuckle Puck’s Copacetic, The Academy Is… performing Almost Here, Alkaline Trio’s Maybe I’ll Catch Fire, and more. Check out the single-day lineup breakdowns below and purchase tickets to Riot Fest, taking over… Read more »
Riot Fest will celebrate its 20th anniversary this summer with a stacked return to Douglass Park in Chicago, running September 19–21. The milestone weekend will be headlined by blink-182, Weezer, and Green Day, each anchoring a different day. blink-182 kicks things off Friday, Weezer takes the stage Saturday for a full-album performance of The Blue Album, and Green Day will bring the celebration to a close on Sunday. Ahead of the 2005 Riot Fest launch, twenty years ago, festival founder Michael Petryshyn had shared, “I just wanted to put a show together with all of my favorite bands.” And the… Read more »
TGIF and Happy New Year! Kicking off 2025 on a strong note with a brand new Fresh 5, we have the latest and greatest in alternative, metal, indie, and more to soundtrack your day, week, month, and maybe even your year. (Did I watch too much Friends over the holidays?) We’ve got a handful of fresh new picks, including tracks from L.S. Dunes, Mayday Parade, and phem. Tune in to idobi Radio to catch these must-hear tracks and more. Plus, you can download the FREE idobi App to discover new music every.single.day. L.S. Dunes — “Violet” For fans who find… Read more »
