If Slayer play and no one is around to hear them, do they make a sound? Photographer Ryan Segedi hauled his equipment all over Douglas Park and the Riot Fest press tent, documenting the symbiosis of the bands that reign (sometimes in blood) and the fans that come to see them (sometimes 18 times). SlayerCredit: […]
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Bloc Party almost slept through Silent Alarm at Riot Fest
Bloc Party seemed oddly immune to the edgy, propulsive energy of Silent Alarm at Riot Fest—but their fans didn’t seem to care.
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Let’s talk Riot Fest
The Reader crew start some conversations about Chicago’s loudest punk-rock institution: its lineup, its location, its role in the community, and more.
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Chicago’s most popular young metal guitarist plays on YouTube, not onstage
Chicago guitarist Rob Scallon almost never plays live, but his frequently goofy YouTube videos have earned him an audience of millions.
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Thirteen thoughts on the Misfits reunion
There are so many reasons to be wary of the Misfits reunion. But nobody can argue with the songs!
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There’s a new Slayer song!
Slayer releases the first official single from their long-awaited upcoming LP for Record Store Day.
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Slayer plays a casino on Saturday
Might as well use it as an excuse to listen to “Dead Skin Mask” off of 1990’s Seasons in the Abyss
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Gossip Wolf: Who’s in Elia Einhorn’s Fashion Brigade?
A new project from Scotland Yard Gospel Choir’s Elia Einhorn, new bands with folks from Bloodiest and Fake Limbs, and more
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Riot Fest started out chilly, rainy, and muddy, but it had its highlights
Field reports from Riot Fest’s inclement opening day—highlights include Slayer, the Hotelier, Mastodon, the Offspring, and Stiff Little Fingers.
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Who’s playing a beloved old album at Riot Fest? And who shouldn’t be?
Weezer and Slayer have nothing to apologize for, but other Riot Fest bands revisiting their classic records should’ve thought twice.
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Exclusive announcement: The 2014 Riot Fest schedule
We’ve got the scoop on the hour-by-hour schedule for the tenth annual Riot Fest, which starts next Friday.
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Here’s the 2014 Riot Fest lineup
The Cure, Jane’s Addiction, Slayer, Weezer, Wu-Tang Clan, the Offspring, and Patti Smith are among dozens of acts slated to play this tenth annual Riot Fest in September.
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Cocktail Challenge: Pig’s blood
Nandini Khaund of the app Craft Cocktail fills a chalice with a literal Blood & Sand.
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Reader’s Agenda Fri 11/15: Cardboard Show, Slayer, and McCormick Tribune Ice Rink
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Friday, November 15
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Best shows to see: Vic & Gab, Slayer, Eli Keszler, and Barbez
Vic & Gab, Slayer, Eli Keszler, and Barbez top a full card of weekend music