Best New Bands » Ra Ra Riot http://www.bestnewbands.com News, Reviews and Interviews Wed, 07 Feb 2018 02:08:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 Ra Ra Riot Graces LA with Beauty and Light http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/ra-ra-riot-graces-la/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/ra-ra-riot-graces-la/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2016 17:00:28 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=33584 Los Angeles - Syracuse band Ra Ra Riot set the stage on fire Friday night, at the Greek Theatre, opening for Young The Giant. As far as openers go, Ra Ra Riot could have easily been the headliner, considering the band’s 2016 record, Need Your Light, is the quintet’s liveliest and most enthused material to date.

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/ra-ra-riot-graces-la/feed/ 0 6 New Bands at Outside Lands 2016 Day 1 http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/6-new-bands-outside-lands-day-1/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/6-new-bands-outside-lands-day-1/#comments Sat, 06 Aug 2016 20:36:02 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=32317 San Francisco – The ninth annual Outside Lands Music Festival kicked off this Friday in the misty glens of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. The sparse early afternoon crowds swiftly grew to massive proportions as the day progressed, and the areas around the festival’s four stages quickly filled with attendees keen to catch some of the most renowned acts

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/6-new-bands-outside-lands-day-1/feed/ 0 10 New Bands to See at Outside Lands 2016 http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/10-new-bands-see-outside-lands-2016/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/10-new-bands-see-outside-lands-2016/#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2016 17:28:47 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=32298 San Francisco – This weekend marks the ninth Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival, held annually in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. The first edition was held back in 2008, boasting acts like Radiohead, Beck, Tom Petty, and Jack Johnson. This year marks the triumphant return of Radiohead to OSL—as well as headlining sets from LCD Soundsystem, Lionel Richie,

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