riot fest 2017

[Photo by: Ryan Bakerink] During Riot Fest this past weekend, Bayside discussed their third studio album The Walking Wounded and reflected on what makes the record so special. The album was released in February 2007, and the band recently announced The Walking Wounded 10-year anniversary tour. Read more: 10 more albums turning 10 this year, from Arcade […]

Photographer: Ryan Bakerink From Riot Fest attendees and backstage interviews to onstage performances, AP hit up Riot Fest 2017 in Chicago this year and took a ton of sweet pics. Here's day two, Saturday. (You can take a look at all of Friday's pics here and Saturday's pics here.) Read more: Riot Fest 2017 day 3: Interviews with Sleep […]

AP hit the road to Chicago for Riot Fest 2017 this year! Presented by Rockabilia, APTV correspondent Stevie James had the chance to post up and interview a ton of your favorite bands on-site.  On day one, we interviewed Four Year Strong, Seaway, Like Pacific and more. Day two, we spoke with Gogol Bordello, Knuckle Punk, […]

Photographer: Ryan Bakerink From Riot Fest attendees and backstage interviews to onstage performances, AP hit up Riot Fest 2017 in Chicago this year and took a ton of sweet pics. Here's day two, Saturday. (You can take a look at all of Friday's pics here.) Read more: Riot Fest 2017 day 2: Interviews with Knuckle Puck, Gogol Bordello […]

[Photo by: Ryan Bakerink] AP hit the road to Chicago for Riot Fest 2017 this year! Presented by Rockabilia, APTV correspondent Stevie James had the chance to post up and interview a ton of your favorite bands on-site.  On day one, we interviewed Four Year Strong, Seaway, Like Pacific and more. Today, on day two, we're livestreaming on […]

Mayday Parade surprised the Riot Fest crowd by bringing up Knuckle Puck's Joe Taylor as a guest vocalist for their performance of “Jamie All Over.” APTV correspondent Stevie James had a chance to sit down with Mayday frontman Derek Sanders to answer fan questions and dicuss what bands he's most excited to see at Riot […]

Photographer: Ryan Bakerink From Riot Fest attendees and backstage interviews to onstage performances, AP hit up Riot Fest 2017 in Chicago this year and took a ton of sweet pics. Here's day one, Friday. Read more: Riot Fest 2017 day 1 coverage: Interviews with Nothing More, Vic Mensa and more

APTV correspondent Stevie James spoke with Nothing More at this year's Riot Fest in Chicago to dicuss how fans have reacted to the new album, how they push their sound, and more. Presented by Rockabilia, see what advice Jonny Hawkins has to offer and check out the full interview below! Read more: Riot Fest 2017 […]

[Photo by: Ryan Bakerink] AP hit the road to Chicago for Riot Fest 2017 this year! Presented by Rockabilia, APTV correspondent Stevie James had the chance to post up and interview a ton of your favorite bands on-site. So far, we have interviews with Four Year Strong, Seaway, Like Pacific and Nothing More. We’ll continue to update […]

Next weekend is Riot Fest (it’s not like we’ve been counting down the days or anything…), and appearing on their merch tables will be some seriously sick Garbage Pail Kids trading cards, featuring some of our favorite bands. Read more: Riot Fest Oral History: The unlikely story of punk rock’s most beloved festival Last year’s class included […]

Have you ever considered what Riot Fest would be like in restaurant form? Well, that dream’s about to be a reality: the Saved By The Max pop-up diner team have joined forces with Riot Fest to create The Riot Feast. Read on to see more about the pop-up restaurant’s three month run! Read more: Jawbreaker, Paramore, […]

The second wave of bands have been announced for this year’s Riot Fest Chicago, and they’re proving once again that Riot Fest is the place to be. At The Drive-In, Cap'n Jazz, Best Coast, Cockney Rejects, Seaway, Grayscale, Like Pacific, Culture Abuse and many, many more set to make an appearance. Check out the full list of bands announced […]