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
Riot Fest 2026 Preview – Bratmobile and Motion City Soundtrack
CallbullChatGPT Preview Friday Riot Fest 2026 Bratmobile 3:30 Rise Stage Bratmobile are one of the foundational riot grrrl bands and come out of the Olympia, Washington, punk scene. Their music combines lo-fi punk, garage rock, surf influences, and infectious melodies. They’re natural companions to Bikini Kill, Sleater-Kinney, Heavens to Betsy, The Julie Ruin, and Le Tigre. …
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Riot Fest 2026 Preview – Slothrust and Worry Club
CallbullChatGPT Preview Friday Riot Fest 2026 Slothrust 2:15 Radical Stage Slothrust are from Boston and make unconventional alternative rock that pulls from grunge, indie, jazz, blues, and sludge. Their music can be weird, heavy, melodic, and unpredictable all at once. Fans of Hole, Queens of the Stone Age, PJ Harvey, Nirvana, and Mannequin Pussy should give …
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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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Frank Turner 
Robert August (Endless Summer) 
Foreigner 
Tim Armstrong 
Lorna Thomas (Skinny Lister) 
Tony Hawk 
Angelo Moore (Fishbone) 
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