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Thursday, October 16, 2008

ra ra riot does soundfix

photos by Chris Gayomali. See more photos HERE.
There, quite possibly, may not be a more loveable bunch bopping about the scene these days than the peppy, precious popsters who comprise Syracuse NY's rag tag outfit, Ra Ra Riot. The band's recently released debut record, The Rhumb Line, has been a Fall standard 'round these parts...so we gathered half the office and made our way to Sound Fix in Brooklyn last evening to get a taste of the live evolution of the band. You might recall we filmed Ra Ra Riot in their infancy, almost two years ago, at the Canal Room. They were good then...they're even better now. Singer Wesley Miles is a comfortable kind of front man, twisting and turning his patented, pitchy melodies wherever he so pleases...all while Cellist Alexandra Lawn, violinist Rebecca Zeller, and bass player Mathieu Santos spin the light and loveable pieces of pop into a tizzy with swirling textures, and backbone to boot. Our only qualm? The band only managed to muster up a half hour set...though I suppose the fact that it was FREE made up for that one. Check out more pictures, and a full-slate of tour dates below. david pitz

ra ra riot on tour
10.15.08: Philadelphia, PA // Johnny Brenda's
10.16.08: New York, NY // Bowery Ballroom // SOLD OUT
10.17.08: Brooklyn, NY // Music Hall of Williamsburg // SOLD OUT
10.18.08: Cambridge, MA // The Middle East Downstairs
10.25.08: London // Push @ Astoria 2
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
12.03.08: Burlington, VT // Higher Ground
12.04.08: Albany, NY // Valentines
12.06.08: Swarthmore, PA // Swarthmore College
12.05.08: Northampton, MA // Iron Horse Music Hall
12.09.08: Newport, KY // Southgate House
12.11.08: Louisville, KY // 930 Listening Room
12.12.08: Nashville, TN // Exit/In
12.13.08: Athens, GA // 40 Watt Club
12.14.08: Asheville, NC // Grey Eagle
12.16.08: Baltimore, MD // Ottobar