Review: Alanis Morissette, queen of confessional songwriting, recrowned for a new generation at Riot Fest
When Carole King sang about feeling the earth move in 1971, she was prophesying the moment 55 years later when her songwriting descendant Alanis Morissette would take over Douglass Park and bring more than tens of thousands of people together to sing “you, you, you oughta know” from the depths of their jagged little hearts.It was one of the most powerful moments of the Riot Fest 2026 weekend, and yes, underneath the soggy abyss, you could feel the ground shift a little with the weight of the…
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