Best New Bands » Hot Water Music http://www.bestnewbands.com News, Reviews and Interviews Wed, 07 Feb 2018 02:08:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 Festival Recap: Riot Fest Day 1 http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/festival-recap-riot-fest-day-1/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/festival-recap-riot-fest-day-1/#comments Sun, 16 Sep 2012 16:50:48 +0000 Riot Fest drew 30,000 people, both young and old. Kicking off the festival was Dead Sara, a band I most likely wouldn’t have heard about if they hadn’t been on this bill. And boy, am I happy they were. Their set had even more energy than I anticipated, especially their hit song “Weatherman.” The crowd

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