After a break from touring, the Philly alt-rock band returned this year with their 11th studio album. At Chicago’s Riot Fest, they put on one of their best performances to date—and drummer Eric Slick lets The Rockhound in on how they reached this point.
In its 19th year, the alt rock, punk, and metal festival in Chicago delivered great performances from The Hives, Spoon and St. Vincent. A rock-lovers summary of our favorite Saturday this summer.
In its 19th year, the alt rock, punk, and hip hop fest had a sort of homecoming in Chicago’s Douglass Park. Here are some of the acts The Rockhound caught.
The Rockhound’s picks for rock, punk, folk, country and alternative
Meet Elton John’s new favorite band
The Rockhound offered her thoughts and reviews from Riot Fest 2023. Now it’s the fans’ turns.
Luckbox’s resident rock music critic enjoyed the last bits of Chicago’s music festival season with acts in heavy rock, punk and emo. The best moments included chatting with up and coming Yard Act and seeing an emotional Foo Fighters set.
The frontman talks new alternative emo tunes, keeping a record of his life through Oso albums and his changing relationship with music ahead of the Riot Fest performance
Riot Fest’s most underrated rockers
The Beatles, Stones and Zeppelin were awesome—but rock lives on. Why not break out of the classic rock bubble and give new music a chance? Rockhound is here to help. Think of it as a bridge from 1967 to 2021 and beyond. Music can feel like a favorite pair of jeans—too good to ever leave … Continued