Best New Bands » Riot Fest 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 Four New Bands at Day Three of Riot Fest http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/4-new-bands-riot-fest-day-3-2016/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/4-new-bands-riot-fest-day-3-2016/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2016 15:14:19 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=33093 Chicago – Sigh, Riot Fest Chicago is over. Give me a minute, I need to dry these tears. Though, I shouldn’t be too sad because we had not one ounce of mud to contend with, all weekend long, and the final day of Riot Fest left us we the best performance by a new band,

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  2. 3 New Bands at Riot Fest 2015: Day 2 Chicago – M.U.D. That’s what day two of Riot Fest was all about. Lots and lots and lots ‘o mud! Another morning of pouring rain left Douglas Park even squishier and dirtier than before. Everywhere you turned people could be...
  3. 4 New Bands at Riot Fest 2015: Day 3 Chicago – The final day of Riot Fest was a beaut! The sun was shining, the mud was drying, the temps were rising, and the legendary Jimmy Cliff graced Douglas Park with his presence. (I know, right, Jimmy effin-cliff! His set was...
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  2. Riot Fest Announces 2016 Lineup Chicago – Pioneering punk festival Riot Fest has announced its 2016 Chicago and Denver lineups. Riot Fest 2016 will take place September 2-4 in Denver and September 16-18 in Chicago. Just days earlier, news broke that the original Misfits would be reuniting to perform together at...
  3. 4 New Bands at Riot Fest 2015: Day 3 Chicago – The final day of Riot Fest was a beaut! The sun was shining, the mud was drying, the temps were rising, and the legendary Jimmy Cliff graced Douglas Park with his presence. (I know, right, Jimmy effin-cliff! His set was...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/new-bands-riot-fest-2016/feed/ 2 Riot Fest Featured Artist: Black Foxxes http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/riot-fest-featured-artist-black-foxxes/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/riot-fest-featured-artist-black-foxxes/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2016 21:34:06 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=32835 Chicago – Once again, in preparation for Riot Fest 2016, we’re featuring an up-and-coming band performing at the festival: U.K. punk rock band Black Foxxes. Last month, this phenomenal trio, comprised of Mark Holley (guitar, vocals), Tristan Jane (bass), and Ant Thornton (drums), released its powerful debut LP I’m Not Well. The emotional album often focuses on frontman Mark Holley’s brave journey,

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/diarrhea-planet/feed/ 1 Riot Fest Announces 2016 Lineup http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/riot-fest-announces-2016-lineup/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/riot-fest-announces-2016-lineup/#comments Wed, 18 May 2016 23:03:09 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=30887 Chicago – Pioneering punk festival Riot Fest has announced its 2016 Chicago and Denver lineups. Riot Fest 2016 will take place September 2-4 in Denver and September 16-18 in Chicago. Just days earlier, news broke that the original Misfits would be reuniting to perform together at both U.S. Riot Fest dates, for the first time since the 80s. Now the initial

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