News
7/1/2009
Hey, we just posted our Cemetery Gates video via Pitchfork TV in our Videos section. Check it out!
6/17/2009
We are very excited to announce our fall headline tour with Maps & Atlases and Princeton. Hope to see you this summer when we tour with Death Cab, Andrew Bird, and New Pornographers, at a festival near you, or in the fall.
September:
10 Ithaca, NY Castaways *
11 Toronto, ON Lee's Palace *
12 Pittsburgh, PA WYEP's Rock The Block
13 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop *
14 Columbus, OH The Basement *
17 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater *
18 Madison, WI High Noon Saloon*
19 Urbana, IL Pygmalion Festival ^
20 St. Louis, MO Firebird *
21 Lawrence, KS The Bottleneck *
23 Dallas, TX Granada Theater *
24 Austin, TX Emo's *
25 Houston, TX Warehouse Live *
26 Baton Rouge, LA Spanish Moon *
27 Birmingham, AL Bottle Tree *
29 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade *
30 Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle*
October:
1 Washington, DC 9:30 Club *
2 Philadelphia, PA Trocadero *
* w/ Maps & Atlases, Princeton
^ w/ Princeton
6/17/2009
LP, the debut album from Discovery, Wes's side project with Rostam Batmanglij from Vampire Weekend, is out July 7th on XL. Check out dscvry.net to listen.
6/8/2009
We are excited to announce a show in Toronto on September 11th at Lee's Palace. Tickets go on sale this Thursday, June 11th at 10am. For more information, go to ATGconcerts.com.
5/12/2009
Don't miss Ra Ra Riot's performance on WHYY TV 12 Philadelphia's
"On Canvas" tomorrow night, 5/13 at 8PM!
5/7/2009
Don't forget to come out to Park Avenue for the acoustic instore tonight at 5pm.
2916 Corrine Drive
Orlando, FL 32803
http://www.parkavecds.com/
5/7/2009
Can You Tell single now available on Itunes with bonus track: Ghost Under Rocks Remix by Passion Pit as well as the Can You Tell video all for $2.99! Get it here.
4/29/2009
Hey!
We are djing at The Linkery in San Diego tonight after our show with DCFC at the RIMAC. Come hang out and eat some of the best food imaginable while we play some of our favorite songs.
-RRR
4/23/2009
Hey all Boston fans. We are excited to announce that Can You Tell has just
been added to WFNX! Please call in and request it!
Request line 781.595.WFNX
email - wfnx@wfnx.com
http://wfnx.com
4/16/2009
Ra Ra Riot acoustic set on April 18th at Flat, Black, and Circular in East Lansing, MI
(541 E. Grand River East Lansing, Michigan 48823) to celebrate Record Store Day at 2:30pm.
4/9/2009
2nd show with Death Cab For Cutie at Marymoor Ampitheatre in Redmond, WA added. Tickets now available Here
3/2/2009
Today we were able to stop by KCRW for a session on Morning Becomes Eclectic. Everyone there was unbelievably nice and we couldn't ask for the session to have sounded any better. You can take a listen here.
Mat also dropped in at MTV's subterranean blog to talk about the Can You Tell music video.
1/29/2009
We have just added even more dates including our own show at Webster Hall in NY. Tickets go on sale tomorrow, here. Pretty excited to tour with some of our favorite bands and really looking forward to seeing you at the shows.
1/30 - Colgate University (Hamilton, NY)
1/31 - Smith Opera House (Geneva, NY)
2/11 - Barfly (Birmingham)
2/12 - King Tuts (Glasgow)
2/14 - Academy 2 (Newcastle)
2/15- Night and Day (Manchester)
2/16 - Bodega (Nottingham)
2/17 – King's College (London)
2/18 - La Fleche D'or (Paris)
2/21 - Richard's on Richards (Vancouver, BC) !@
2/22 – Lucky (Victoria, BC) !
2/24 - Doug Fir Lounge (Portland, OR) !@
2/25 - Neumos (Seattle, WA) !@
2/27 - The Independent (San Francisco, CA) (Noise Pop) !@
2/28 - El Rey Theatre (Los Angeles, CA) !@
3/1 - The Loft (San Diego, CA) !@
3/2 - Detroit Bar (Costa Mesa, CA) !@
3/5 - New York University (New York, NY) >
3/7 – Harvest of Hope Festival (St. Augustine, FL)
3/8 - Langerado Music Festival (Miami, FL)
3/10 - The Parish @ HOB (New Orleans, LA) #
3/11 - Walter's on Washington (Houston, TX) #
3/12 - Cine El Rey (McAllen, TX) #
3/13 - The White Rabbit (San Antonio, TX) #
3/14 - Granada Theatre (Dallas, TX) #
3/16 - The Slowdown (Omaha, NE) #
3/17 – The Billiken Club (St. Louis, MO) *
3/18 - The Conservatory (Oklahoma City, OK) $
3/24 - The Cinemat (Bloomington, IN) $
3/25 – Musica (Akron, OH) $!
3/26 - The Blind Pig (Ann Arbor, MI) $
4/4 - Webster Hall (New York, NY)
4/7 - Tower Theatre (Upper Darby, PA) %
4/8 - DAR Constitution Hall (Washington, DC) %
4/9 - John Belk Arena (Davidson, NC) %
4/10 - Louisville Palace Theatre (Louisville, KY) %
4/11 - Orpheum Theatre (Memphis, TN) %
4/12 - Brady Theater (Tulsa, OK) %
4/15 - Roy Wilkins Auditorium (St. Paul, MN) %
4/17 - Aragon Ballroom (Chicago, IL) %
4/18 - Michigan State University, Breslin Events Center (East Lansing, MI) %
4/19 - Carroll College, Van Male Fieldhouse (Waukesha, WI) %
4/24 - Gonzaga University, McCarthey Athletic Center (Spokane, WA) %
4/25 - Morrison Center (Boise, ID) %
4/27 - Sacramento Convention Center, Memorial Hall (Sacramento, CA) %
5/1- Austin Music Hall (Austin, TX) &
5/4 - Ryman Auditorium (Nashville, TN) &
5/5 - BJCC Concert Hall (Birmingham, AL) &
5/6 - Fox Theatre (Atlanta, GA) &
! w/ Cut Off Your Hands
@ w/ Telekinesis
# w/ Tokyo Police Club
* w/ Maps & Atlases
$ w/ Passion Pit
% w/ Death Cab for Cutie, Cold War Kids
& w/ Death Cab for Cutie, Matt Costa
> w/ A Place To Bury Strangers and Marnie Stern
1/27/2009
Check out the shows page for lots of new dates!
And...here's a free remix from our upcoming tour partners Passion Pit:
Ghost Under Rocks (Passion Pit Remix)
1/15/2009
Ra Ra Riot in Salt Lake City
Check out this video that just went up over at Daytrotter. We filmed this last April in Salt Lake City and were really excited to see how it turned out.
Our short vacation comes to an end this weekend and then we hit the road again. Hope to see everyone soon. Stayed tuned for more exciting news in the following weeks.
RRR
12/3/2008
Hello-
We have been quiet for a little bit in the US but we have just had an enjoyable week off with our families and are ready to tour again. Today we head out on a short run with our friends So Many Dynamos and Princeton (with a quick reunion with vw) for our last shows of 2008. 2009 dates to be announced very soon so check back in the next week or so. Look forward to seeing everyone again. Below the tour dates is a special thank you to everyone who has helped make the past few months so amazing. None of this would be possible without your help. Thanks and see you soon.
RRR
12/3 - Higher Ground (Burlington, VT)*
12/4 - Valentines (Albany, NY)*
12/5 - Iron Horse Music Hall (Northampton, MA)*
12/6 - Olde Club @ Swarthmore College (Swarthmore, PA) *
12/7 - The Third Floor (Fredericksburg, VA)
12/8 - The Wellmont Theatre (Montclair, NJ) $
12/10 - Southgate House (Newport, KY)*
12/11 - 930 Listening Room (Louisville, KY)*
12/12 - Exit In (Nashville, TN) *
12/13 - 40 Watt Club (Athens, GA) *
12/14 - Grey Eagle (Asheville, NC) *
12/16 - Ottobar (Baltimore, MD) *
* w/ So Many Dynamos
w/ Princeton
$ w/ Vampire Weekend
A Present
11/19/2008
Vote Here for our video for Ghosts Under Rocks at MTV's Subterranean. I think you can vote as many times as you want.
10/26/2008
Tonight is the first night of our UK tour with Vampire Weekend. Hope to see a lot of you out at the shows in the UK and throughout Europe. For our US friends and fans we will be back in December, see you then
10.26.08: London // London Forum // SOLD OUT
10.28.08: Newcastle // Newcastle Academy // SOLD OUT
10.29.08: Glasgow// Glasgow Barrowlands // SOLD OUT
10.30.08: Liverpool // Liverpool Academy // SOLD OUT
10.31.08: Bristol // Bristol Academy // SOLD OUT
11.01.08: Leeds//Cockpit
11.03.08: London // Hoxton Bar
11.05.08: Madrid// Joy Eslava (w/ Los Campesinos!)
11.06.08: Valencia// Mirror (w/ Los Campesinos!)
11.07.08: Barcelona// Razz2 (w/ Los Campesinos!)
11.08.08: Bilbao// Rockstar Barakaldo (w/ Los Campesinos!)
11.11.08: Lisbon// Santiago Alquimista
11.13.08: Milan// Zoe Club
11.14.08: Munich// Atomic Cafe
11.16.08: Berlin// Bang Bang Club
11.17.08: Hamburg// Molotow
11.18.08: Cologne// Blue Shell
11.20.08: Den Haag// Crossing the Border Festival (w/ Death Cab For Cutie)
11.21.08: Rennes// CANCELLED (SORRY!)
11.22.08: Paris//Le Fleche D'or
10/20/2008
Thank you so much to everyone who came out to a show along our first US tour in support of the Rhumb Line. We had an amazing time and hope you did too. Check out more US dates in December.
We have a few days off then head to the UK and Europe. Hope they are ready for us.
Love,
RRR
9/18/2008
Please vote for us over at MTVu's "Freshmen". Thanks for all of your support so far, can't tell you how much we appreciate it.
rrr (from somewhere between salt lake city and boise)
9/6/2008
Hi
We are about to leave Jamestown, NY where we had an incredible show last night. Wanted to let you know that you can follow our travels regularly through our friend and sound engineer Andrew Maury's blog.
See you soon.
RRR
8/15/2008
We are excited to announce a 2nd new york show at the Bowery Ballroom on October 16th. Tickets go on sale this Saturday at noon. Show is 16+ and tickets are $15. Walter Meego and Morning Benders will be playing too.
8/15/2008
You can now pre-order The Rhumb Line on orange vinyl with an 11x22 poster at the barsuk website. It will be in stores on September 2nd. Very limited so order them while they last. With every pre-order you will receive the digital files for the album on 8/19 when the CD is released.
8/15/2008
Hello,
So the last few weeks have been a bit of a whirlwind preparing for our album to finally come out. It's pretty crazy to think that it comes out in less then two weeks and we are so excited for you to hear it.
We wanted to let you know that you can now pre-order the album from Amazon, Barsuk Records and Insound. If you pre-order the album from Insound you will also receive a limited edition blue 7" with Ghost Under Rocks and an awesome remix of Can You Tell by The Epochs.
Also - pick up a copy of the latest issue of Rolling Stone to see their 4 star review of the record.
Can't wait to see you all soon!
RRR
8/8/2008
Hey!
So the last few weeks have been a bit of a whirlwind preparing for our album to finally come out. It's pretty crazy to think that it comes out in less then two weeks and we are so excited for you to hear it.
We wanted to let you know that you can now pre-order the album from Amazon and Insound. If you pre-order the album from Insound you will also receive a limited edition blue 7" with Ghost Under Rocks and an awesome remix of Can You Tell by The Epochs.
Also - pick up a copy of the latest issue of Rolling Stone to see their 4 star review of the record.
Can't wait to see you all soon!
RRR
6/30/2008
Hello!
We are pretty excited to announce a ton of new tour dates for September/October to coincide with the release of the Rhumb Line. Hope everyone is enjoying their summer and we look forward to seeing you soon.
-RRR
SEPTEMBER:
3 Lambi (Montreal, QC)#
4 Horseshoe Tavern (Toronto, ON)#
5 Mojo's (Jamestown, NY)#
6 Bug Jar (Rochester, NY)#
7 Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY)
9 The Basement (Columbus, OH)#
10 Case Western (Cleveland, OH)
11 Subterranean (Chicago, IL) #^
12 7th Street Entry (Minneapolis, MN)#^
14 Jackpot Saloon (Lawrence, KS)#^
16 Hi Dive (Denver, CO)#^
17 Kilby Court (Salt Lake City, UT)#
18 Neurolux (Boise, ID)#
20 King Cobra (Seattle, WA)#
21 Media Club (Vancouver, BC)#
22 Doug Fir Lounge (Portland, OR)#
24 Rickshaw Stop (San Francisco, CA)#
25 The Echo (Los Angeles, CA)#
28 The Casbah (San Diego, CA)#*
29 Modified (Phoenix, AZ)#*
30 Plush (Tucson, AZ)#*
OCTOBER:
2 The Loft (Dallas, TX)#*
3 Stubb's (Austin, TX)#*
4 Rudyards (Houston, TX)#*
7 The Social (Orlando, FL)#*
8 Club Downunder (Tallahassee, FL)#*
10 Drunken Unicorn (Atlanta, GA)#*
11 Local 506 (Chapel Hill, NC)#*
12 Black Cat Backstage (Washington, DC)#*
14 Ottobar (Baltimore, MD)#*
15 Johnny Brenda's (Philadelphia, PA)#*
16 Bowery Ballroom (New York, NY)#*
17 Music Hall of Williamsburg (Brooklyn, NY)#&
18 Middle East Downstairs (Cambridge, MA)#*
# w/ Walter Meego
^ w/ Pepi Ginsberg
* w/ the morning benders
& w/ and the moneynotes
5/20/2008
We are very excited to announce that we've signed with Barsuk Records and will release our first full-length album on August 19 in the US and later this fall in the UK! See Spin.com and NME.com for more details.
4/4/2008
Thanks to everyone who came out to a show on this last run with The Cribs. We had a great time and hope you did too. Tomorrow we head out for a 6 week co-headline tour with The Little Ones. Hopefully we will see you along the way.
4/5/08 – San Diego, CA @ The Casbah
4/6/08 – Phoenix, AZ @ Modified
4/9/08 – Norman, OK @ Opolis
4/10/08 – Ft. Worth, TX @ Lola’s
4/11/08 – Austin, TX @ Stubb’s
4/12/08 – Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon
4/14/08 – Orlando, FL @ The Social
4/15/08 – Gainesville, FL @ Common Grounds
4/16/08 – Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits
4/17/08 - Atlanta, GA @ Lennys
4/18/08 – Charleston, SC @ Map Room
4/20/08 – Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
4/22/08 – Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
4/23/08 – Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell’s
4/25/08 – Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Downstairs
4/28/08 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Garfield Artworks
4/29/08 – Columbus, OH @ The Basement
4/30/08 – Cincinnati, OH @ The Gypsy Hut
5/2/08 – Toledo, OH @ Frankie’s
5/3/08 – Detroit, MI @ Alvin’s
5/4/08 - Madison, WI @ The Annex
5/5/08 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
5/7/08 - Omaha, NE @ Slowdown
5/8/08 – Lawrence, KS @ Jackpot Saloon
5/9/08 - Colorado Springs, CO @ Black Sheep
5/10/08 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
5/12/08 - Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey
5/13/08 - Portland, OR @ Towne Lounge
5/14/08 - San Francisco, CA @ Cafe Du Nord
5/15/08 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Troubadour
5/16/08 – Pomona, CA @ Glass House
3/24/2008
We will be stopping by Fearless Radio in Chicago tomorrow. Feel free to call in and ask us any questions
To listen: www.fearlessradio.com, choose Listen Live
Call Ra Ra Riot in the studio: 312/224-8273
IM us: fearlessradio00 on AIM Yahoo;
fearlessradio on MSN
3/8/2008
Thank you!
3/6/2008
Rebecca just posted a new blog and here is our official sxsw schedule:
Wednesday March 12th - Austin Convention Center, 5pm
Wednesday March 12th - Todd P Party @ Ms. Beas, 9:30pm
Thursday March 13th - Saddle Creek/Arts & Crafts/The Onion/Canvas
Media Party @ Emos, 1:55pm
Friday March 14th - Soundcheck Magazine Party @ Emos Annex, 2:30pm
Saturday March 15th - Park the Van/Daytrotter Party @ Emos Annex, 10pm
Saturday March 15th - Diesel Party @ Saengerrunde Hall 11:30pm
Hope to see a lot of you in Austin.
2/29/2008
We hit the road this past Wednesday basically until the middle of May. Hope to see you at a show along the way.
Ra Ra Riot
2/4/2008
Just wanted to let everyone know that our friends in Vampire Weekend released their debut record last week and you should go out and buy it. Wes even sings back up on the song "One (Blakes Got A New Face)". Enjoy!
2/4/2008
Hey everyone thanks for all the support on the tour so far... We've
been having a blast with you and our faithful buddies the virgins.
Yesterday we did an amazing loud messy and fun collab with them while
at daytrotter's HQ in rock island,IL (2 Basses?!?!)
We've been going full steam with no breaks and unfortunately after
last night's show I lost my voice! So unfortunately we wont be making it to the
Bowling Green, OH show tonight (sorry!). We're making our way to Pittsburgh
now though. Thanks again for all the fun!
Peace,
Wes
1/30/2008
Tomorrow NPR's All Songs Considered will be reviewing our Daytrotter Session of "Dying Is Fine". Check it out!
NPR's weekly series All Songs Considered hosted by Bob Boilin available to stream or podcast every Thursday.
All Songs Considered
1/30/2008
Don't forget to tune in to WOXY tonight at 7:30pm for a special extended lounge act!
1/25/2008
Our Winter Tour kicked off last night in New London, CT (Thanks to everyone who came out) and we look forward to seeing more of you on the rest of the tour!
1/24 - The Oasis (New London, CT)
1/25 - Casa Del Popolo (Montreal)
1/26 - El Mocambo (Toronto)
1/27 - Mohawk Place (Buffalo, NY)
1/28 - The Crofoot (Pontiac, MI)
1/29 - Frankies (Toledo, OH)
1/30 - Special WOXY Lounge Act
1/31 - Grog Shop (Cleveland, OH)
2/1 - Schubas (Chicago, IL)
2/2 - Club 770 (Madison, WI)
2/3 - Huckleberry's Pizza Parlor (Rock Island, IL)
2/4 - Howards (Bowling Green, OH)
2/5 - Garfield Artworks (Pittsburgh, PA)
2/6 - Cafe 9 (New Haven, CT)
2/7 - Boston University (Boston, MA)
2/8 - Iron Horse Music Call (Northampton, MA)
1/23/2008
Hello!
Just wanted to let everyone know about a contest we are doing with the fine folks over at WOXY. Next week we return to the station for our 3rd lounge act and wanted to do something a bit different. There is a contest running on the WOXY site for a handful of winners to come down and eat our favorite food (Pizza) at our favorite radio station. We will play an extended Lounge act and possibly take over the station afterwards to play you some of our favorite songs.
See you soon!
1/13/2008
Hello!
Hope everyone had a nice holiday and a happy new year!
Just wanted to let you know that our friend Andre with the RAC (www.theremixcompany.co.uk and www.myspace.com/remixartistcollective) just finished a remix of "A Manner To Act". We have posted it on our myspace page for now, but very soon it will be coming out on a benefit compilation he is putting together. More info to come.
Can't wait to see you on our tour in January!
Love,
Ra Ra Riot
12/23/2007
Happy Holidays!
See you in 2008
Love,
Ra Ra Riot
12/23/2007
Cameron just posted a new blog
12/18/2007
Hello All,
First off, THANK YOU to everybody who came to the benefit on Saturday in Cambridge. It was a night of wide-ranging emotions, but it was wonderful to see such a supportive and enthusiastic crowd filled with friends and familiar faces. An extra special thanks goes out to Vampire Weekend, Tokyo Police Club, and the Middle East Club for helping to make it all possible. THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
In other news, we are all back home for a few weeks, taking a break after months of touring, writing, and recording. The album is finally finished being recorded, and the year is winding down. It has been a hectic autumn, so we just need to recharge our batteries and rejuvenate so that we’ll be ready to hit the road with The Virgins in early ’08.
12/14/2007
Here are some links to some footage from our show last week in DC . Hope you enjoy them!
Ghost Under Rocks
Dying Is Fine
Untitled New Song
Ra Ra Riot
12/9/2007
Hey!
Just wanted to let everyone know that tickets for our Bowery Ballroom show on March 7th go on sale tomorrow at 12pm EST
Get Tickets
12/5/2007
Greetings!
Welcome to our new website (Thanks Tyler, Albert, and Vanessa)! We know that we’ve been pretty stagnant for the past year with our online activity- so this time around we’re going to try to keep on top of the updates in order to bring you, the faithful RRR friend or foe, up to speed on whatever exciting or mundane adventures we are up to. As of now, there are a couple photos, videos, blogs and what have you, but over the next few months those things will expand and develop as an ongoing dialogue with friends and fans. So, make sure to check back at least semi-frequently!
In other news: we’re back in the studio- which is partially why I’m going to have to cut this short (I think I might have to go shake a shaker or tambourine or something in a minute). We are eight days away from (what we hope will be) the completion of the album… which means it will hopefully be ready for your enjoyment sometime in April or May. We are very excited!
-Milo and Ra Ra Riot