There is isn’t enough punk rock on Tiny Mix Tapes. And I’m not talking about whatever “lo-fi” flavor of the week is claiming that they totally grew up on a diet of Black Flag. I’m thinking more along the lines of those classic bands that carried our anarchistic teenaged hearts through the 80s and 90s. Too busy listening to Wavves to know what I’m talking about? Get a crash course at Chicago’s Riot Fest, taking place October 7-11 at these Chicago venues: Congress Theater, Subterranean, The Metro, The Beat Kitchen, Double Door, and The Cobra Lounge.
The lineup is as follows: Screeching Weasel, NOFX, Alkaline Trio, Naked Raygun, Cock Sparrer, Murder City Devils, Butthole Surfers, The Dead Milkmen, 88 Fingers Louie, Rights of The Accused, Riverboat Gamblers, Pegboy, No Empathy, Youth Brigade, Teenage Bottlerocket, Lower Class Brats, Teen Idols, Off with Their Heads, Wax, Strike Anywhere, The Arrivals, The Aggrolites, Shot Baker, Flatfoot 56, Fear City, The Frankl Project, The House That Gloria Vanderbilt, Crime in Stereo, Polar Bear Club, Ruiner, Anxiety High, and others to be announced soon.
Tickets are on sale now, but five-day passes are sold out. Click here to purchase three-day passes and individual show tickets. You can also view the schedule right here. What’s that? You don’t live in Chicago? Well, don’t worry; Riot Fest West is taking over the West Coast from November 12-14. Stay tuned for more details. Up the punx!
