Wes Miles, the leader of the indie rock band Ra Ra Riot, remembers how much fun he had staying home from school because it afforded him the opportunity to watch science-fiction movies. He would watch ...

Ra Ra Riot (who no longer count Alexandra Lawn as a member) will release their third full length, Beta Love, on January 22 via Barsuk. The album was produced by Dennis Herring (Modest Mouse, The Hives ...

In music, there is a quantifiable and habitual science behind the “dud.” Most duds — which I define as a compelling band’s least compelling (and therefore shittiest) album release — will predictably ...

Ra Ra Riot have planned an extensive tour of the US and Canada this fall in support of their new album, The Orchard, which comes out August 24th on Barsuk Records. There will be four shows in New York ...

The single was co-written and produced by their friend and longtime collaborator Rostam Batmanglij (Remi Wolf, Carly Rae Jepsen, HAIM), mixed by Andrew Maury (Madi Diaz, Tegan and Sara, Shawn Mendes), ...

Ra Ra Riot is now a four piece and that configuration has infused the band’s music with a refreshed snap and sass. Fans will hear that added spark when the band plays its latest songs from the hot-off ...

Back in May, indie staples Ra Ra Riot returned from a semi-hibernation with "The Wish," produced by Rostam Batmanglij — a move that recalled the short-lived but never forgotten late-aughts project ...

Ra Ra Riot formed as a college rock band at Syracuse University 10 years ago with the modest goal of playing some house parties around campus. But when their baroque rock sound and feisty live shows ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook There are a lot of bands out there doing the whole artsy-twee collegiate thing. But at the Blind ...

Led briskly by guitarist Milo Bonacci, the four Syracuse University alums in Ra Ra Riot practically marched onto the stage in Setnor Auditorium tonight. They took a quick look at the current students, ...