Chicago, IL – Next weekend will begin one of the largest
rock festivals in 2014. Chicago is gearing up for Riot Fest 2014 and it willfeature some of the biggest names in Alternative Music and classic rockincluding The Cure, Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears, Title Fight, JanesAddiction, The Grizzly Mighty, Tegan and Sara, The Flaming Lips, Weezer, TheBuzzcocks, Cheap Trick, Television, and many more. The festival is going to
also include after parties with extended sets by the festivals performers including
Billy Bragg and Andrew WK. This is the largest festival of its kind and will
have travelled to two other cities including Toronto and Denver.
Hot Metro Finds and Ted Cantu will be there to cover the
sets and to bring feedback to the online fan bases for the festivals entirety.
“The idea is to bring the experience to the fans who will not be in attendance.
The objective is to give the fans a first person narrative about the shows, the
after parties instead of reading a blurb about in the newspaper.” The idea to
create a fan experience on the web comes at a time when many bookstores, record
shops and newspapers are folding up.
The media outlets are drying up all over Chicago including
the demise of Borders Books. This problem is
one of a national concern including the elimination of Barnes and Nobles
book store in Royal Oak, Michigan. Upon further investigation the problem of
disappearing book stores and music shops is even happening across the UK. “The
bands love it, the fans love it and that’s what this project is all about. A
lot of great acts never see the light of day simply because nobody knows about
them.” Adds Ted Cantu.
Hot Metro Finds is creating a bridge between the fans and
the music and is always looking for new undiscovered acts. The site is
currently getting material together from indie bands from all over the globe.
Some of the music that will be featured in upcoming events will include Calling
All Astronauts, Rat Neck, and classic rock tribute bands like Live The Who.
This will be presented in a first person narrative and the shows that are
reviewed are actually seen in person by one of the writers from Hot MetroFinds.
About Hot Metro Finds
Hot Metro Finds.com is a web site that focuses on music and concert reviews, restaurants, business insight and things that are trending. It focuses on the Metro Detroit, Michigan area.
Hot Metro Finds.com is a web site that focuses on music and concert reviews, restaurants, business insight and things that are trending. It focuses on the Metro Detroit, Michigan area.
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