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RAC remixes Ra Ra Riot

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Check out RAC‘s take on ‘Boy’ by Ra Ra Riot from the upcoming album The Orchard. You can head to NPR (or click their album cover on the right) to stream the album. Out next week.

Ra Ra Riot – Boy (RAC Mix)

Download the original version of ‘Boy’ on Indie Music Filter V.7 (presented by Aux.tv).

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Boy

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Its on repeat here. Head to Aux.tv to read what I wrote about Ra Ra Riot‘s new single off the upcoming album ‘The Orchard’.

Think its going to be a big record.

No more time left today for the blog, hopefully a better site update tomorrow.

Keep It Quiet

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Check out a 2 minute preview video of Ra Ra Riot‘s Keep It Quiet” (a song off their upcoming sophomore album The Orchard) that gives us a look into the ‘idyllic setting in which the new album was written, including exclusive performance footage shot in the orchard that inspired the records title’. The album will be out August 24th on Barsuk Records. Look for them on the road (dates below).

Ra Ra Riot “Keep It Quiet” (Preview) from Barsuk Records on Vimeo.

Ra Ra Riot Tourdates

08-01 Montreal, QC – Osheaga Festival
08-04 Columbus, OH – Columbus State Fair w/Devo
08-28 Toronto, ON – Molson Amphitheater
09-05 Seattle, WA – Bumbershoot
09-09 Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom/MFNW
09-12 North Dorset, UK – End of the Road Festival
09-18 Geneva, NY – Three Stories Benefit @ Cracker Factory
09-21 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
09-22 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
09-23 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
09-24 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
09-27 Northampton, MA – Pearl St.
09-28 New Haven, CT – Toad’s Place
09-29 Providence, RI – The Met
10-01 Boston, MA – Royale
10-02 Philadelphia, PA – Trocadero
10-03 Pittsburgh, PA – Diesel
10-04 Ann Arbor, MI – Blind Pig
10-05 Chicago, IL – Metro
10-07 Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theatre
10-08 Omaha, NE – Waiting Room
10-11 Denver, CO – Bluebird Theatre
10-12 Salt Lake City, UT – In the Venue
10-13 Crystal Bay, NV – Crystal Bay Club
10-19 Pomona, CA – Glass House
10-20 Los Angeles, CA – The Music Box @ Henry Fonda
10-21 San Diego, CA – Belly Up Tavern
10-22 Tempe, AZ – The Clubhouse
10-24 San Antonio, TX – White Rabbits
10-26 Austin, TX – Emo’s
10-27 Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
10-28 Dallas, TX – Granada Theatre
10-29 Little Rock, AR – Rev Room
10-30 Nashville, TN – Exit/In
11-01 Birmingham, AL – Workplay Theatre
11-02 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade-Hell Room
11-03 Asheville, NC – Orange Peel
11-04 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
11-05 Washington, DC – 930 Club
11-13 Vancouver, BC – The Commodore
11-17 Calgary, AB – MacEwan Hall
11-19 Saskatoon, SK – Louis’ Pub
11-20 Winnipeg, MB – The Garric

Catching Up with Foreign Born, Little Joy, Ra Ra Riot, Peasant

Don’t have a lot of time here in the office today, have to be heading downtown to NXNE headquarters to pick up my pass and attend the town hall meeting. After that, a couple instores at Sunrise and shows and parties leading into the night.

Last night I hit the launch party then tried to make it into the Arts & Crafts party (where it was BSS performing). No luck though on the door, show was at capacity. Got to be a better early bird. But, I did meet up with Phil from Weewerk who took us into the Rosewater Supper Club to watch Great Lake Swimmers. I’ll talk more about this night next week with a post about Swim Drink Fish.

So, to keep things short, I’ll point you in a couple different directions, you do the work and get this music in your ears.

–Little Joy performed at Daytrotter recently and I couldn’t have picked two better songs for them to perform.

–Foreign Born gave us a new song on Stereogum‘s weekly download (The Gum Drop). Sign up. Its a good reason to look forward to wednesdays.

–Peasant recently stopped by The Laundromatinee to do a session.

–Ra Ra Riot did a Take Away Show, which I’ve embedded here. Check out ‘Oh La’. Also, head to their myspace to see the new tourdates they’ve posted.

Ra Ra Riot – Oh la – A Take Away Show from La Blogotheque on Vimeo.

Pit Your Passion against ‘Little Secrets’ for a Remix

This used to be a more common occurrence, but just noticing that I haven’t posted a remix competition up here on the site in a while. Well, here you go. Head here to see if you can out layer Michael Angelakos in remixing ‘Little Secrets’ off the music anticipated Manners album (May 19th). After voting closes, Passion Pit will pick five remixes to be released along with a special vinyl version of Little Secrets. Pretty cool.

Speaking of remixes and Passion Pit, I thought I’d post again the cover they do of Ra Ra Riot‘s ‘Ghost Under Rocks‘.

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