Brendan Benson

Before Bikini Kill's triumphant headlining set, day three Riot Fest attendees were treated to great sets from Patti Smith, The Raconteurs, Ride, Bob Mould, The B-52s, Against Me!, and more...

Chicago // Austin band Any Kind are slated to release the follow-up to their 2012 self-titled effort, called Other, in late-July via their new label home of Brendan Benson's Readymade Records...

The Best Fest's Petty Fest, Dylan Fest, and Stones Fest are New York tradition. They've taken the fests elsewhere too--like Austin, Los Angeles, and San Francisco--and this year, Petty Fest is coming to Chicago for an event at Metro on April 23...

As seen on BrooklynVegan, Brendan Benson has launched his own label/publishing company, Readymade, and will self-release his new LP What Kind of World on April 21...