News
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 TBA (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)
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 TBA (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 TBA (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)*
18 Middle East Downstairs (Cambridge, MA)*
all shows with Walter Meego
* w/ the morning benders
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