The Latest on Q101

10 Riot Fest Bands You Need to Hear Right Now

April 23, 2025 | clowe

For the last five years, I’ve served as your Expert In Bands At The Bottom Of The Poster. That role has since spiraled into A Case For, an interview series that began at Riot Fest 2023 that highlights bands that are embedded in the alternative community, but don’t find their music being played on Q101.…

Dave Grohl performs with the LA Philharmonic at Coachella

April 21, 2025 | bphillips

Dave’s surprise appearance included a performance of the Foo Fighters songs “Everlong” and “The Sky Is A Neighborhood”. WATCH the video here.

McDonald’s continues to tease the return of the Snack Wrap

April 21, 2025 | clowe

The world just got a little better.

4.20.2025 History Of Alternative

April 20, 2025 | bphillips

Green Day, Veruca Salt, Pearl Jam and Our Lady Peace in this set, album anniversaries for Beastie Boys, The Cure, Depeche Mode, The Ramones and Rage Against The Machine, plus U2, Nine Inch Nails, a few ‘420’ flavored tunes, along with Blondie, Bloc Party and The Breeders.

Keanu Reeves will play a villain in a new Weezer “mockumentary”

April 18, 2025 | bphillips

The project is described as a cross between ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ and ‘Weird: The Al Yankovic Story’. Fun fact: Weezer’s first gig, back in 1992, was opening for Keanu’s band, Dogstar.

Woman sings “All The Small Things” at karaoke unaware Tom DeLonge was there watching, waiting…

April 16, 2025 | bphillips

WATCH: the viral video of the California woman wearing a very interesting t-shirt belting out the Blink-182 classic here.

Billy Joe Armstrong joins The Go-Go’s at Coachella for a performance of “Head Over Heels”

April 14, 2025 | bphillips

WATCH the video of the cool collaboration along with Coachella 2025 performances from The Prodigy and Jimmy Eat World here.

Portillo’s breakfast is coming…tomorrow

April 14, 2025 | clowe

This is life-changing.

4.13.2025 History Of Alternative

April 13, 2025 | bphillips

Beastie Boys, Bad Religion, Fiona Apple and Afghan Whigs in this set, album anniversaries for The Pixies, Violent Femmes, Hole, Hum and Foo Fighters, plus Blink-182, 311, Gang Of Four, Eve 6, Stroke 9, The 1975, Haircut 100 and Apollo 440

The White Sox lost in the most White Sox way possible

April 10, 2025 | clowe

Remember on Opening Day when the White Sox won and we had hope? Well, hope is a dangerous thing. The White Sox have lost seven straight and the last three games have ended in tragic fashion. On Sunday, the Sox lost in walk-off fashion to the Detroit Tigers after a 9th inning bullpen collapse. On…