“No One Rioted!”

“No One Rioted!”

A Riot Fest 2019 photo essay. 

Tropical Fuck Storm played Great Scott – 9/19

Tropical Fuck Storm played Great Scott – 9/19

Aussie exports Tropical Fuck Storm sold out their first headlining show in Boston last Thursday with support from locals Banana. 

Boris played Paradise Rock Club – 9/11

Boris played Paradise Rock Club – 9/11

Japan’s shapeshifting metal stalwarts Boris returned to the Paradise earlier this month with support from NYC’s Uniform. 

Culture Abuse, Fiddlehead, Gouge Away played Warehouse XI – 9/6

Culture Abuse, Fiddlehead, Gouge Away played Warehouse XI – 9/6

San Francisco’s Culture Abuse, locals Fiddlehead and Floridians Gouge Away and Politics of Jam played a free, Vans-sponsored show at Somerville’s Warehouse XI on Friday night. 

Have A Nice Life played Great Scott – 8/30

Have A Nice Life played Great Scott – 8/30

Genre-hopping Connecticut collective Have A Nice Life headlined a late-night show at Great Scott on Friday, with support from locals Minibeast and The Fake Boys. 

Oso Oso played Brighton Music Hall – 8/22

Oso Oso played Brighton Music Hall – 8/22

On the heels of their excellent new LP, Long Beach’s Oso Oso headlined a packed gig at Brighton with support from Ohio rockers The Sidekicks and locals Future Teens. 

Neurosis played the Paradise – 8/13

Neurosis played the Paradise – 8/13

Post-sludge greats Neurosis returned to the Paradise last Tuesday with support from Seattle’s Bell Witch and Brazil’s Deafkids. 

Howlin’ Rain played ONCE Ballroom – 8/8

Howlin’ Rain played ONCE Ballroom – 8/8

Ethan Miller’s psych-blues outfit Howlin’ Rain came through Somerville last week with heady support from locals Major Stars and New Jersey’s Garcia Peoples.

Beeef played the Lilypad – 7/25

Beeef played the Lilypad – 7/25

Allston heroes Beeef played a sweaty record-release show at Cambridge’s Lilypad with support from Pushflowers. 

Dreadnought and Big | Brave played Hong Kong – 6/27

Dreadnought and Big | Brave played Hong Kong – 6/27

Colorado’s Dreadnought and Montreal’s Big | Brave hit Cambridge on their summer tour, with local support from Glacier.