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Trumpets, Terrors, & the Talkless Tale of LOUIS Ladies and gentlemen, gather 'round the Victrola — or, for you modernist maniacs, swipe open whatever luminescent slab you carry in your pocket — for I bring you news so thrilling, so synesthetic in scope, it may cause a mild trembling of the knees and an overwhelming desire to drink absinthe at noon. The tour, dear listeners — THE TOUR — is upon us. A cinematic séance is about to be conjured […]
Bumbershoot 2025 Lineup Announced! Get ready, Seattle — Bumbershoot Arts & Music Festival is back, and it’s bigger, bolder, and more electrifying than ever! Celebrating its 52nd year, the iconic festival will transform Seattle Center into a playground of music, art, food, and community on Labor Day weekend, August 30–31. With a freshly unveiled lineup that reads like a music lover’s dream, Bumbershoot 2025 promises two days of unforgettable experiences. This year’s Bumbershoot lineup is nothing short of spectacular. Headlining […]
Rebels & Rhythms Collide: A Rockabilly Riot in Las Vegas After a week-long WrestleMania in the city of neon lights, Las Vegas is turning up the volume and not turning back as the world's largest and most electrifying Rockabilly event storms into town! Welcome to Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekend 28, where the heart-pounding rhythms, gleaming classic cars, pin-up glamour, and vintage thrills collide for four unforgettable days. Since its debut in 1998, Viva Las Vegas has evolved from a […]
Riot Fest 20 Features 20 Bands Playing 20 Full Length Albums Riot Fest is about to celebrate the festival's 20th anniversary this year, 20 bands will be playing 20 full-album sets, including headliner Weezer playing the complete "Blue Album." While Riot Fest has featured full-album sets in the past, organizers said this is the most they've ever had in a single year. The full-album sets will be: Weezer: "The Blue Album" Sex Pistols: "Nevermind the Bollocks…" Alkaline Trio: "Maybe I'll […]
Portals of Possibility: Peering into Universal's Phenomenal New Park!” Universal has, with perhaps admirable, if somewhat noisy, ambition, presented what they term an "immense multi-theme park", touted as one of the "biggest new theme parks that's been made in a long time". The latest monolithic offering from the Universal entity. This "Epic Universe", you see, is presented as an "immense multi-theme park", heralded, somewhat breathlessly, as "one of the biggest new theme parks that's been made in a long time". […]
Riot Fest 20 Lineup Has Been Announced! Celebrate With Us as Racketeer Radio KFQX Gives Our Listeners A Chance to Win A Pair of Passes Celebrating two decades, Riot Fest 2025 boasts a stellar lineup, including Blink-182, Green Day, Weezer, the Sex Pistols, Alkaline Trio, The Beach Boys, Dropkick Murphys, Bad Religion, The Bouncing Souls, and The Linda Lindas. This diverse roster reflects the festival's evolution from a punk-centric event to a multi-genre celebration, honoring its roots while embracing […]
Salt Lake City's Dry Spell Gets a Repeal Salt Lake City. A place, let's be frank, that conjures images of… well, let's just say the nightlife expectations might typically involve a vigorous game of charades followed by an early night with a lukewarm herbal infusion. One pictures a certain… orthodoxy when it comes to leisure pursuits. A landscape, shall we say, less associated with the clinking of cocktail shakers and the sultry saxophone wail than, perhaps, the gentle rustling of […]
Teenage Bottlerocket Ready to Roll with New Album, Single & Label Back and Ready to Roll—literally. Teenage Bottlerocket have announced their brand-new full-length album, Ready to Roll, set to drop September 12 on Pirates Press Records. It’s the band’s first LP since 2021 and marks a fresh chapter while staying true to everything fans love about TBR: fast tempos, catchy hooks, and zero pretension. “This record came out of a place of just wanting to write songs that felt good […]
Remembering Wink Martindale: A Broadcast Legend & Beloved Voice of Rock'n'Roll Wink Martindale, the legendary game show host, radio personality, and our cherished voice behind History of Rock ‘n’ Roll, has passed away on April 15, 2025, in Rancho Mirage, California, at the age of 91. He died after a year-long battle with lymphoma, surrounded by his wife of 49 years, Sandy, and family. Born Winston Conrad Martindale on December 4, 1933, in Jackson, Tennessee, Wink’s broadcasting journey began at […]
