Riot Fest 2010: Busted at Oz reunion 10/6/10
Riot Fest is officially underway as of last night when the sauna known as the Double Door hosted a very special night for old Chicago punks (and younger fans of the old punk). To mark the 30th anniversary of the Busted at Oz compilation (something that has been out of print for about 28 of [...]
DA! – Exclamation Point LP
DA! – Exclamation Point LP Factory 25/Regressive Films Despite their inclusion on the classic Busted at Oz compilation, DA! were one of the most overlooked bands from the first wave of the Chicago punk scene. They somewhat quietly released a 7″ and a 12″ EP on Autumn Records and then were never heard from again. [...]
More Riot Fest 2010 news
The Riot Fest people just upped the ante in a big way for this year’s festivities with the release of some new details and the addition of some fine bands. First let’s get to the new bands added to the fest: Cap’n Jazz, Pennywise, The Bronx, Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine, Torche, [...]
Riot Fest 2010 lineup announced
Riot Fest is always the highlight of my concert attending year and has been ever since the first one. Every year they seem to out-do themselves in terms of diversity and enormity and I honestly thought the marathon that was last year’s fest couldn’t be topped. I should have known better because this year’s lineup [...]
