Dinosaur Jr. – Friday and Saturday Aftershow
They were at one of our Coachellas but we didn’t get them enough attention. Really a pioneer of alternative music and on a heavy play rotation on HFS in the early 90s. You may hear some grunge but they are way more than that. An early signee of SST Records that included Black Flag, the Minutemen, Sonic Youth, Bad Brains, and Husker Du. Great company to keep. They deserve our attention just to pay homage. Plus their lead J Mascis is just cool. And their drummer gets drunk with KJ.
Skating Polly – Sunday
Riot Grrrl or Punk. Dunno. But they freaking rock. Step sisters from Oklahoma have never been so punk (plus little bro on drums). Their big break happened when the met Exene Cervenka from X and she became a fan and produced their second album. They fit that loud quiet loud (and then louder) sound that many of us like. And again, they freaking rock.
Joywave – Saturday
Alternate Electro Pop? That’s what it sounds like. An outlier at RiotFest but could be a great break from some of the harder acts. From upstate New York. They collaborate with a lot of others in typical electro fashion. You may be familiar with Big Data’s song Dangerous (a Coachella act of ours). They were on that.