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 »
Making its debut in Portland, ME, on August 2 and 3, 2025, the Back Cove Music & Arts Festival promises a weekend of live music and artistic celebration. Set against the scenic backdrop of Payson Park, the festival will be headlined by Jack White and Lord Huron. André 3000 (Outkast) and indie favorite Lucy Dacus are also set to perform, as well as an array of additional artists. The festival writes on Instagram, “Something special is happening in Maine this summer! Join Jack White, Lord Huron, André 3000, Turnpike Troubadours, Lucy Dacus, Thee Sacred Souls and more for Portland’s inaugural… Read more »
Remo Drive‘s classic “Mercy” has been reimagined into a stripped-back, melancholy tune from Field Medic. The somber and delicate cover will appear on Remo Drive‘s Mercy Deluxe LP, due out on October 18 via Epitaph Records. Previously, the group also shared wilt‘s cover of “Please, Please Be Smart.” Field Medic says, “From the instant I heard this song when it was released, it was stuck in my head. The cowboy style production really resonated with me, so it was really fun to figure out how to recreate it in my own style (with help from Noah from Runnner).” Additionally, the… Read more »
Unfortunately, due to circumstances beyond her control, singer-songwriter Laura Jane Grace has been forced to cancel her forthcoming performances alongside The Interrupters and Frank Turner. As well, she has had to cancel her forthcoming performance on May 11 with Weakened Friends. The performance dates include May 7 in Boston, MA; May 19 in Harrisburg, PA; May 11 in Portland, ME; May 12 in New York, NY; and May 13 in Asbury Park, NJ. Read more: Fall Out Boy Sells Out Vinyl Filled With Tears You can read her full statement below. “Unfortunately due to circumstances beyond my control I have… Read more »
I got sick in mid-March, just before the lockdown in the UK came into effect. It’s been over 100 days since then.
