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RA RA RIOT ROCKS OUT ON THEIR RELEASE DA...

Tue, Sep 02, 2008, 08:15 PM

 

Many believed that the release of Ra Ra Riot's long awaited album, The Rhumb Line, was cause for celebration.  Ra Ra Riot seemed to think so too and so they played a free show at Union Square's Virgin Megastore on August 19.  The six-piece indie pop band got their start back in 2006 when they all met at Syracuse University. They have graduated from playing at local bars and house parties and have since moved on to open for Editor's, tour North America with Tokyo Police Club, tour the UK twice solo, and tour the U.S. on their own too which they are suiting up to do again. They have also taken the stage at some major music festivals such as South By Southwest in 2007, and more recently The Siren Festival and have collaborated with the newly famous, Vampire Weekend.  These achievements were not without struggle unfortunately.

        On June 3, 2007, Ra Ra Riot suffered the loss of their beloved drummer, John Pike, but has continued to thrive despite this hardship. The new cd is a tribute to that and could be described as both mournful and celebratory. They played a mere thirty minute set in Virgin and did not disappoint the well-sized turnout of fans, SU alums, and a few proud parents as well. The band was energetic and animated as usual and bounced around onstage looking somewhat like bumper cars. Afterwards, they lined up to chat with fans and old friends, pose for pictures, and autograph cds. The booklet appropriately says, "For John," and he certainly would have been proud if he had been there.

 

Live @ The Virgin Megastore

 

Ra Ra Riot 2008 Tour Dates:

Aug 22 - Soundgarden (Baltimore, Maryland)
Aug 25 - Casino De Paris w/ Gossip (Paris, France) 

Aug 26 - White Heat @ Madame Jojo's (London, England) 

Aug 27 - Water Rats (London, England) 

Aug 28 - Proud Gallery (London, England) 

Aug 29 - Club NME @ Koko (London, England) 

Aug 30 - Electric Picnic Art and Music Festival (Stradbally, Ireland) 

Sep 2 - Late Night with Conan O'Brien (New York, New York) 

Sep 3 - Lambi (Montreal, Quebec) 

Sep 4 - Horseshoe Tavern (Toronto, Ontario) 

Sep 5 - Mojo's (Jamestown, New York) 

Sep 6 - Bug Jar (Rochester, New York) 

Sep 7 - Syracuse University (Syracuse, New York) 

Sep 9 - The Basement (Columbus, Ohio) 

Sep 10 - Case Western University (Cleveland, Ohio) 

Sep 11 - Subterranean (Chicago, Illinois) 

Sep 12 - 7th Street Entry (Minneapolis, Minnesota) 

Sep 14 - Jackpot Saloon (Lawrence, Kansas) 

Sep 16 - Hi Dive (Denver, Colorado) 

Sep 17 - Kilby Court (Salt Lake City, Utah) 

Sep 18 - Neurolux (Boise, Idaho) 

Sep 20 - King Cobra (Seattle, Washington) 

Sep 21 - Media Club (Vancouver, British Columbia) 

Sep 22 - Doug Fir Lounge (Portland, Oregon) 

Sep 24 - Rickshaw Stop (San Francisco, California) 

Sep 25 - The Echo (Los Angeles, California) 

Sep 28 - The Casbah (San Diego, California) 

Sep 29 - Modified (Phoenix, Arizona) 

Sep 30 - Plush (Tucson, Arizona) 

Oct 2 - The Loft (Dallas, Texas) 

Oct 3 - Stubbs (Austin, Texas) 

Oct 4 - Rudyards (Houston, Texas) 

Oct 7 - The Social (Orlando, Florida) 

Oct 8 - Club Downunder (Tallahassee, Florida) 

Oct 10 - Drunken Unicorn (Atlanta, Georgia) 

Oct 11 - Local 506 (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) 

Oct 12 - Black Cat Backstage (Washington, Washington DC) 

Oct 14 - Ottobar (Baltimore, Maryland) 

Oct 15 - Johnny Brenda's (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) 

Oct 16 - Bowery Ballroom (New York, New York) 

Oct 17 - Music Hall of Williamsburg (Brooklyn, New York) 

Oct 18 - Middle East Downstairs (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
 

 

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