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  Yeah 3x: Awesome Shots From Austin's 2011 Fun Fun Fun Fest

  November 7, 2011 –  …
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  Ra Ra Riot's Mathieu Santos' Solo Project

  July 12, 2011 – As one of the founding members of the New York orchestral-pop outfit Ra Ra Riot, bassist Mathieu Santos has been content to remain in the background. But the Brooklyn-based musician is stepping out with a side-project and will release his debut album Massachusetts 2010 on Barsuk Records August 2. …
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• Ra Ra Riot, 'The Orchard' (Barsuk)

  August 10, 2010 – This sextet's poetry-quoting, cello-chugging debut came with plenty of stop-start, hum-along rockers, as if the band was out to prove that liberal-arts fops could soundtrack keggers. But here, they deliver the sort of mid-tempo, orch-pop fussiness that they'd been praised for transcending. …
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  SXSW Tech Talk: How Ra Ra Riot Stays Connected

  March 24, 2009 – With SXSW having wrapped up, hundreds of bands gathered here in Austin get ready to head back on the road, dispersing across the country on tour. One of those bands is Ra Ra Riot, who headlined SXSW's Barsuk/Merge showcase Saturday night at the Parish. They've been in Austin for three days, seeing old friends and meeting tons of new people. …
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  Ra Ra Riot

  September 22, 2008 – The members of Ra Ra Riot are close, but only to a point. "With girls in the band, booger placement is an issue," says bassist Mathieu Santos, 23. "You have to be more secretive." Cellist Alexandra Lawn, 23, isn't buying it: "It seems like you're more open about it." Relaxing in Brooklyn after a photo shoot, Lawn and her bandmates explain that this kind of ribbing is second nature. …
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  Ra Ra Riot in Chicago (picked by Gym Class Heroes)

  September 12, 2008 – The last time the Cure-meets-Morrissey heart-tuggers Ra Ra Riothit Chicago, the quintet could be seen conga-lining through a sea of hipsters post-gig at the Wicker Park street festival. That was before they were all about the 'Rhumb,' as in their August 19 debut Barsuk set, The Rhumb Line. …
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  New Albums From Ra Ra Riot, Fiery Furnaces and More

  August 19, 2008 – Here's a rundown of the essential albums available online and in record stores today, with more after the jump. …
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  Ra Ra Riot

  August 12, 2008 – What? In navigational terms, a rhumb line is a path of constant bearing. Given Ra Ra Riot's brief but turbulent history, it seems only fitting they name their debut after a fixed point that won't let you lose your way. That much is true of The Rhumb Line, out August 19 on Barsuk. Here, the chamber-pop outfit expertly guides its mischievous, youthful interpretation of indie rock around dueling violin and cello strings. …
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