I cannot deny that my Joan Jett experience was marred by the fuckers around me. First of all, she played on a stage that was penned in on both sides. On one side we had…
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RiotFest Diaries: I Saw The Replacements & am Still Trying to Find the Words
Where do I even begin? So I saw The Replacements, my very favorite band on Earth, and I didn’t die. At least not for very long. During “Androgynous” when Paul Westerberg asked “Hey did you…
RiotFest Diaries: The Ballad of Rose Penis
When I was in college my friends and I were convinced that if there were a weirdo in a 10-foot radius, he would come hit on me. Way, way, way after college (a few years…
RiotFest Diaries: Chicago doesn’t seem tired at all, but I am
Twelve hours after leaving my house, I collapsed into our temporary hotel room in Chicago. Apparently it’s temporary because the blinds are broken and they can’t move us until tomorrow. I don’t care about the…
It’s Sunday & I’m Boring: Rock & Roll Anxiety Edition
10:58 a.m. Mornings get off to a bumpy start when I wake up (at 9 a.m. lately, I’ve been rocking the 12:30-1 a.m. bedtime since Labor day) all itchy-nosed and swollen-eyed. Allergies are a motherfucker…