Minutes off their signing with
Barsuk,
Ra Ra Riot is ready with their debut full length
The Rhumb Line, out on August 19th. "Dying is Fine," a cut from the new album, is available for free download as well on Myspace.
The album was made after a summer of mourning the sudden loss of their drummer,
John Pike, in 2007. The band managed to pick up the pieces and regroup, the result being the new record. We're glad they did; early response to the material is indicating lots of things to look forward to. Also, Ra Ra Riot has an extensive tour planned that will carry them well past the album release and into the fall. Catch them when they riot through your town. -
joe puglisi
Ra Ra Riot on Tour
9/3 Lambi (Montreal, QC)#
9/4 Horseshoe Tavern (Toronto, ON)#
9/5 Mojo's (Jamestown, NY)#
9/6 Bug Jar (Rochester, NY)#
9/7 Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY)
9/9 The Basement (Columbus, OH)#
9/10 Case Western (Cleveland, OH)
9/11 Subterranean (Chicago, IL)#%
9/12 7th Street Entry (Minneapolis, MN)#%
9/14 Jackpot Saloon (Lawrence, KS)#%
9/16 Hi Dive (Denver, CO)#%
9/17 Kilby Court (Salt Lake City, UT)#
9/18 Neurolux (Boise, ID)#
9/20 King Cobra (Seattle, WA)#
9/21 Media Club (Vancouver, BC)#
9/22 Doug Fir Lounge (Portland, OR)#
9/24 Rickshaw Stop (San Francisco, CA)#
9/25 The Echo (Los Angeles, CA)#
9/28 The Casbah (San Diego, CA)#*
9/29 Modified (Phoenix, AZ)#*
9/30 Plush (Tucson, AZ)#*
10/2 The Loft (Dallas, TX)#*
10/3 Stubb's (Austin, TX)#*
10/4 Rudyards (Houston, TX)#*
10/7 The Social (Orlando, FL)#*
10/8 Club Downunder (Tallahassee, FL)#*
10/10 Drunken Unicorn (Atlanta, GA)#*
10/11 Local 506 (Chapel Hill, NC)#*
10/12 Black Cat Backstage (Washington, DC)#*
10/14 Ottobar (Baltimore, MD)#*
10/15 Johnny Brenda's (Philadelphia, PA)#*
10/17 Music Hall Of Williamsburg (Brooklyn, NY) #*
1018 Middle East Downstairs (Cambridge, MA)#*
# w/ Walter Meego
% w/ Pepi Ginsberg
* w/ the morning benders
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Ra Ra Riot on Myspace