The final day Riot Fest 2017 was a brilliant farewell to one of our favorite times of the year. We got to witness the live sets from M.I.A., Best, Coast, Andrew W.K., Pennywise, Cap’n Jazz, Dinosaur Jr., The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Prophets of Rage, TV on the Radio, […]
It’s Riot Fest week!! The Chicago festival is best known for putting together some of the nation’s best lineups year after year, bringing back iconic bands for special reunions along the way, and the 2017 edition is right up there among their best ever. We’ve been attending the
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Riot Fest time is almost here and to help build up the hype they have revealed their aftershows lineup. While the party at Douglas Park wraps up by 10:00pm a month from now, fans will be able to keep enjoying live performances from this year’s lineup at the Riot
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Happy Riot Fest lineup announcement day! OK, that doesn’t have a good ring to it, but WGAF when you finally get the first wave lineup announcement today… Nine Inch Nails (Friday), Queens Of The Stone Age (Saturday), and the exclusive reunion of pioneering punk band Jawbreaker will all
Our boys The Orwells have shared their new visuals for a newly unveiled track, “Black Francis.” The song will appear Terrible Human Beings, out February 17th on Canvasback Music. Speaking about its conception, Guitarist Matt O’Keefe calls the song “an ode to one of our main men,” referring to The Pixies Frank
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The lineup for Bonnaroo 2017 has been revealed and it features U2, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Weeknd, and Chance The Rapper all getting top billing. Taking place June 8-11 in Manchester, TN will also see performances from Lorde, Travis Scott, Cage The Elephant, Future Islands, Milky Chance,
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The Governors Ball Music Festival today announced their 2017 lineup and it features Tool, Chance The Rapper, Phoenix, and Childish Gambino on the top of the bill. Some of the other notable names on the roster include Lorde, Flume, Wu-Tang Clan, Logic, Cage The Elephant, Mark Ronson vs.
The Orwells have released a new track off their forthcoming album Terrible Human Beings. The album closer is a 7 minute-plus epic titled “Double Feature.” Halfway through the track it goes into a dizzyingly alluring instrumental, packed with an experimental groove. I’ve listened to this song 5 times in a
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The Orwells are making their return official with today’s formal announcement of their new album, entitled Terrible Human Beings. The Chicago-area band will be releasing their third record on February 17, 2017 via Canvasback Music. The group is calling the album a collection of“mutilated pop songs,” and lead singer Mario
The Orwells are finally back! The local area dudes have unleashed a short, but sweet number titled “Buddy.” It clocks in at just shy of 1:30, but it packs plenty of juice in that time. This is their first material to hit since the release of Disgraceland in 2014. It’s
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Over the weekend The Orwells played two shows at Chop Shop as part of their Midwest Shitfest event. The band was supported that night by the bands The Symposium, Post Animal, and Joe Bordenaro & The Late Bloomers. We were present on night 2 of the Shitfest, and it felt
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News arriving revolving The Orwells… The band have announced a two-night hometown event they are calling the Midwest Shitfest. It will take place in Chicago at the Chop Shop on Friday, August 12th and Saturday August 13th and will feature performances by The Orwells and friends The Symposium, Post Animal, and
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