Riot Fest 2007 Day One
After sleeping in as late as possible and then cleaning my lenses and packing gear, it was time to head back to the city for day one of Riot Fest 2007. I had planned on being there in time to catch The Methadones but after being a taxi to four people and sitting in the [...]
Riot Fest 2007 pre-bash
So last week Riot Fest weekend kicked off with a smaller show just like it did last year, this time at the Cobra Lounge. Unlike last year, Naked Raygun didn’t play it though. This time it was a five band bill that consisted mainly of local acts with the exception of the headliner for the [...]
Happy bird day
Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Today is historically my favorite meal of the year. I know the holiday isn’t really supposed to be about eating and to look back at what you are thankful for or something like that. I can tell you that one thing I am thankful for besides all of the people who frequent [...]
Naked Raygun DVD
Naked Raygun – What Poor Gods We Do Make DVD Riot Fest Records Naked Raygun were one of the earliest of the Chicago punk bands. In this city they became legendary over the course of time. What started off as a pretty out-there band quickly settled into their own unique sound and rapidly made a [...]
Neurosis 11/4/07 at Logan Square Auditorium
Last night I went to see Neurosis play at the Logan Square Auditorium. This is the first time Neurosis has been back here in more years than I can recall. I think my best guess is maybe six or seven years since they played Chicago. At some point they just stopped touring for a long [...]
R.I.P. Fabulous Moolah
I guess it has been a few weeks since I’ve written one of these and sadly that means it was time for the wrestling world to lose another one of its great performers. The Fabulous Moolah passed away. Unlike many in the business, Moolah lived a pretty long and full life. She had been nearly [...]
Christian Death white vinyl
The ever so lovely and kind Lisa Fancher and Betty of Frontier Records sent me a surprise package in the mail with a tasty piece of vinyl inside. It would just so happen that one of my favorite releases on the label got a new colored vinyl facelift. Christian Death – Only Theatre of Pain [...]
