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Riot Fest’s 2013 initial lineup is a doozy

Chicago's Riot Fest has announced the first wave of artists for its 2013 festival, and with a whole hella lot…

Screaming feelings: Have Mercy’s “Ancient West”

Honest, soul-baring rock is in short supply these days, but Have Mercy has the sound pinned down with new track…

The Fest 10 announces more bands, sells discounted weekend passes

Organized by No Idea Records and Southern Lovin’ PR, the 10th annual The Fest music festival will take place October…

Concert Photos: Against Me! @ Congress Theater (Chicago, IL)

After weathering a tumultuous 2010 in which it left its first major label, picked up a new drummer (Jay Weinberg,…

Against Me! announces tour and new 7″

Political punk rockers Against Me! will tour the US in early 2011 with Cheap Girls and Fences in support of…

William Elliott Whitmore: Poetic Discontent

After three albums that touch on personal topics, the scratchy, soulful material of folk singer and banjo player William Elliott…

What We’re Doing This Weekend

There's a lot of excellent bands coming through Chicago this weekend, and the ALARM editors will be seeing the likes…

Austin City Limits Preview

Those familiar with the national festival circuit might get a sense of déjà vu when looking at the lineup for…

Lollapalooza Recap: Day 1

Despite a relatively tame lineup, the first day of this year's Lollapalooza had some legitimate highlights -- the heavy grooves of…