Rise Against

With all the high-profile punk reunions of the past few months and years combined with the band's relative obscurity, it would be easy for most to overlook the reunion of Chicago's own August Premier. Read More

The way Rise Against sees it, now is the perfect time for it to be a band — and be heard. Read More

Rise Against, a punk band with roots in the Northwest suburbs, will make a stop in the city this weekend. Read More

In the early 1990s, Joe Principe could usually be found at McGregor's in Elmhurst or at Metro in Chicago, seeing punk rock bands like Bad Brains, Bad Religion, Green Day, Screeching Weasel or Naked Raygun. Read More

In the early 1990s, Joe Principe could usually be found at McGregor's in Elmhurst or at Metro in Chicago, seeing punk rock bands like Bad Brains, Bad Religion, Green Day, Screeching Weasel or Naked Raygun. Read More

Rise Against singer-guitarist Tim McIlrath is in a band that has defied his own modest expectations, rising from the Chicago punk and all-ages scene to headlining arenas (the band headlines UIC Pavilion on Friday). Read More

Hardcore heroes Rise Against, A Day to Remember and the Menzingers all came at music from slightly different angles and each succeeded in its own way. Read More

"I grew up listening to metal, punk and rock music, so when I was a teenager, Bob Dylan was always just on the peripheral for me. I just thought of him as someone from my parent's listened to, or whatever. I never really got into what he did, and more or less dismissed it," says Rise Against vocalist/guitarist Tim McIlrath. Read More

Kelly Clarkson and Michelle Branch may have unofficially endorsed Ron Paul, but Nicole Scherzinger, No Doubt and Rise Against ? Read More

Kelly Clarkson and Michelle Branch may have unofficially endorsed Ron Paul, but Nicole Scherzinger, No Doubt and Rise Against? Read More