Chicago – Missouri sibling trio Radkey rolled on into Chicago to do what they do best: rock hard. Best New Bands caught Radkey opening for Fu Manchu at the Double Door. Now you’d think that since the punk band wasn’t headlining, they wouldn’t draw in much of a crowd, but you would be greatly mistaken.
Los Angeles – After nearly five years of playing and touring together as a band, all of Radkey ’s hard work comes full circle on their debut album, Dark Black Makeup. Recorded primarily in the UK alongside producer Ross Orton (Arctic Monkeys, The Fall, Jarvis Cocker), the album is a blistering punk opus—13 tracks that show off the band’s knack for
Chicago – “Well you’re not hardcore, unless you live hardcore!” It seems that perhaps the Radke brothers took this line from The School of Rock to heart. After watching the Jack Black comedy, the three home-schooled Missouri teenagers decided to teach themselves to play music. The end result was Radkey, with Dee on lead vocals
Chicago – For as much as Chicagoans want to hold onto summer, the first day of Riot Fest proved it is officially gone. Gloves, hats, and scarves were the accessory of the day in Humboldt Park, where rain fell all day and temps dropped to the 40s. However, Riot Fest’s tenth anniversary. We’ve ID’d four
Chicago – While others are ushering in the Fall with pumpkin spice lattes and already working at piecing together Halloween costumes, Chicagoans are refusing to let go of summer. At least for one more weekend, anyway. Beginning this Friday, September 12, Chicago’s Humboldt Park will host Riot Fest and three days of music, carnivals rides,