As mentioned, Riot Fest is taking place in Humboldt Park and at the Congress Theater, who host the opening night, from September 14-16. Two-day passes and single-day tickets are still available. (Avoid service charges by purchasing passes at The Music Garage and/or The Alley).

They've also just announced a few festival aftershows. Here's a full list of them:

Friday, September 14
Alkaline Trio, Brendan Kelly @ Empty Bottle
Naked Raygun, Dan Vapid & The Cheats @ Subterranean
Frank Turner @ Cobra Lounge

Saturday, September 15
NOFX, The Casualties, The Adicts, The Dickies @ Congress Theater
Fishbone @ Cobra Lounge

Full festival lineup-by-day is below...

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Ottobar photos by Chris Boarts Larson, Reggie's photos by Carmelo Espanola

English Dogs @ Reggie's

English Dogs brought their Forward Into Battle lineup to Reggie's on 2/16, part of the band's tour with The Casualties, Toxic Holocaust, and Havok that hit Europa in NYC on 2/12. Pictures from Reggie's, as well as another set from Baltimore's Ottobar on February 10th, are in this post.

The English Dogs' dates with America has officially come to a close, but Casulaties and Toxic Holocaust have forged on with their own US dates. Those tour dates are also below.

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