Spotlight On takes a second helping of a QRO favorite, Syracuse's young, sprawling collective, Ra Ra Riot
Name: Ra Ra Riot
Hometown: Syracuse, NY, and Frenchtown, NJ
Members: Milo Bonacci, Alexandra Lawn, Wesley Miles, John Pike (deceased), Matheiu Santos, Cameron Wisch, Rebecca Zeller
Albums: Ra Ra Riot EP (2007), The Rhumb Line (2008)
Has toured with: Bear Hands, The Cribs, Editors, Hooray For Earth, The Little Ones, Mason Proper, Sam Champion, stellastarr*, Tokyo Police Club, Vampire Weekend, Gossip (upcoming)
Festivals played: SXSW 2007 & 2008, Guilfest 2007, Indian Summer 2007, Latitude Festival 2007, Monolith Festival 2007, River-to-River Festival 2007, Siren Music Festival 2008, Westword Music Festival 2008, Wicker Park Summer Festival 2008, Electric Picnic Art and Music Festival (upcoming)
TV shows appeared on: Late Night with Conan O'Brien (NBC)
If the band was an animal, they'd be: a gaggle of geese
8/22/08 - Baltimore, MD - Soundgarden 8/25/08 - Paris, France - Casino De Paris* 8/26/08 - London, England, U.K. - Madame Jojo’s 8/27/08 - London, England, U.K. - Water Rats 8/28/08 - London, England, U.K. - Proud Gallery 8/29/08 - London, England, U.K. - Club NME @ Koko 8/30/08 - Stradbally, Ireland - Electric Picnic Art and Music Festival 9/3/08 - Montreal, QU, Canada - Lambi 9/4/08 - Toronto, ON, Canada - Horseshoe Tavern 9/5/08 - Jamestown, NY - Mojo’s 9/6/08 - Rochester, NY - Bug Jar 9/7/08 - Syracuse, NY - Syracuse University 9/9/08 - Columbus, OH - The Basement 9/10/08 - Cleveland, OH - Case Western University 9/11/08 - Chicago, IL - Subterranean 9/12/08 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry 9/14/08 - Lawrence, KA - Jackpot Saloon 9/16/08 - Denver, CO - Hi Dive 9/17/08 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court 9/18/08 - Boise, ID - Neurolux 9/20/08 - Seattle, WA - King Cobra 9/21/08 - Vancouver, BC, Canada - Media Club 9/22/08 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge 9/24/08 - San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Stop 9/25/08 - Los Angeles, CA - The Echo 9/28/08 - San Diego, CA - The Casbah 9/29/08 - Phoenix, AZ - Modified 9/30/08 - Tucson, AZ - Plush 10/2/08 - Dallas, TX - The Loft 10/3/08 - Austin, TX - Stubbs 10/4/08 - Houston, TX - Rudyards 10/7/08 - Orlando, FL - The Social 10/8/08 - Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder 10/10/08 - Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn 10/11/08 - Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506 10/12/08 - Washington, D.C. - Black Cat Backstage 10/14/08 - Baltimore, MD - Ottobar 10/15/08 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda’s 10/16/08 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom 10/17/08 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg 10/18/08 - Cambridge, MA - Middle East Downstairs
* w/ Gossip
MP3 Stream: "Dying Is Fine"
MP3 Stream: "Too Too Too Fast"
Ra Ra Riot playing "Ghost Under Rocks" live @ Union Square Virgin Megastore, New York, NY:
Ra Ra Riot playing "Can You Tell?" live @ Union Square Virgin Megastore, New York, NY:
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