Where you can call BullChip

Nerd. Pay way more attention to this stuff than I should. I keep ticket stubs. I listen to vinyl. I live in the past. London Calling, The Specials, This Year’s Model, Kaya, Sound Affects, Only A Lad, Road to Ruin, Phantasmagoria, Seventeen Seconds, Come On Pilgrim, 10, 9, 8…, . But have used music festivals to discover great new music. Much of which was heavily influenced by what I grew up with. Walking into a tent at Coachella and hearing Grinderman for the first time (tippytoe…tippytoe…). Or Frank Turner. Or that Wolf Alice aftershow at Lollapalooza. Or stumbling across Ghost with only about 100 others (everyone else was at Radiohead on the main stage) at dusk at Lolla. And the Slaves aftershow opening for Buzzcocks at Riotfest (what the hell was that???). And I have opinions…many of them. Without prompt. I’ll tell you how unworthy some musicians are. And will spew useless knowledge about the mundane. That’s when you can call BullChip.

Musings…observations from the fourth line on the festival lineup poster

August 25, 2026August 20, 2026

Riot Fest 2026 Preview – Fleshwater and Radio Free Alice

CallbullChatGPT Preview Friday Riot Fest 2026 Fleshwater 1:45 Roots Stage Fleshwater are from Boston and blend shoegaze, grunge, alternative metal, and hardcore/metalcore into something often described as “grungegaze.” Members are also connected to the hardcore/metal band Vein.fm. If you like Deftones, Loathe, Narrow Head, Superheaven, or Hum, there’s a good chance Fleshwater will click with you. …

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August 24, 2026August 20, 2026

Riot Fest 2026 Preview – Greet Death and Soul Glo

CallbullChatGPT Preview Friday Riot Fest 2026 Greet Death 1:15 Radical Stage Greet Death come from Flint, Michigan, and make a huge, heavy combination of shoegaze, slowcore, post-rock, and doomgaze. Their music is dark, melancholy, and extremely loud, with massive distorted guitars. Fans of Cloakroom, Nothing, Holy Fawn, Slow Crush, and Gleemer should investigate them. Live, they …

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August 21, 2026August 20, 2026

Riot Fest 2026 Preview – Cardinals and Panic Shack

CallbullChatGPT Preview Friday Riot Fest 202600 Cardinals Noon Riot Stage Cardinals are from Limerick, Ireland, and play dark, jangly indie rock with post-punk and dreamy psychedelic influences. Their music is atmospheric and melodic, with a moody edge that should appeal to fans of Fontaines D.C., The Murder Capital, Protomartyr, The Cure, and Interpol. Live, they’re more …

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