There's a Riot Goin On

So lets just tackle the 800 pound gorilla in the room and point out I totally failed at posting album reviews all summer along about new bands and albums.  Thanks for pointing out my failures guys but I really think that it's not me being lazy as much as current music being pretty weak right now. 
Moving along, since I'm no longer on the cutting edge of whats been deemed cool by Pitchfork and I'd rather take a job as Anthony Weiner's PR manager (still pissed I didn't think of the nickname Carlos Danger first) than see Mumford and Sons, I was clueless about the bands dominating most music festivals this summer. 
Except one.
Riot Fest.
Riot Fest is for people that still like music that makes you want to pump your fist and maybe shotgun the occasional beer on a Sunday afternoon. Basically there are a ton of punk bands, rock bands and Public Enemy.  Oh, did I mention the Replacements are playing as well?  Talk about a bitchslap to the Pitchfork headliners. Essentially Riot Fest is for teenagers and people 32 and up that are stuck in a perpetual state of arrested development when it comes to music.    
Thank you Riot Fest for creating a festival made up of bands I know and have wanted to see and some new ones I've actually  heard of and have been meaning to check out. Also thank you for selling some beer that isn't a summer double hops extra pale ale or some shit like that.  No human can consume that consistently for a 3 day festival. If you can you may very well be a sociopath.
Oh, they also have a wrestling ring.
So lets recap.
Rock bands? Check
Mumford and Sons? Nope
Cheap beer? Check
Wrestling? Check
Sounds like a little slice of heaven to me.  Here are my must sees this weekend:
The Replacements
The Lawrence Arms
Screeching Weasel
Guided by Voices
Rancid
Danzig
The Broadways
Rocket from the Crypt
Off with their Heads
The Lillingtons
Masked Intruder
Against Me!
There are many more I want to see but I'll be impressed if I pull off seeing all of the above before falling asleep under a tree/bench/lean to. Rock on everyone.