January 26, 2009

New Ra Ra Riot - "Ghost Under Rocks (Passion Pit Remix)"

It's a match made in blog heaven, these two getting together on a track like this: "Ghost Under Rocks" sees Ra Ra Riot at the height of their melodramatic, orchestral pop powers; Passion Pit are an ascendant band that make highly bloggable electro-singles. And the results are, well if you've ever heard "Ghost Under Rocks" and a Passion Pit track (or any Hypem-baiting promo remix before really) (and come now you're reading a music blog), you already know how this one goes. Still there may be a few moments of novelty to it for your next DJ set. Try it:

Ra Ra Riot - "Ghost Under Rocks (Passion Pit Remix)" (MP3)

Ra Ra is going on a pretty extensive tour, including stops with Death Cab, Tokyo Police Club, and their partners on this here remix. Digest the dates:

01/30 - Hamilton, NY @ Colgate University
01/31 - Geneva, NY @ Smith Opera House
02/11 - Birmingham, UK @ Barfly
02/12 - Glasgow@ King Tuts
02/14 - Newcastle @ Academy 2
02/15- Manchester @ Night and Day
02/16 - Nottingham @ Bodega
02/17 - London @ King's College
02/18 - Paris, France @ La Fleche D'or
02/21 - Vancouver, BC @ Richard's on Richards !@
02/22 - Victoria, BC @ Lucky !
02/24 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge !@
02/25 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos !@
02/27 - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent (Noise Pop) !@
02/28 - Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre !@
03/01 - San Diego, CA @ The Loft !@
03/02 - Costa Mesa, CA @ Detroit Bar !@
03/07 - St. Augustine, FL (Harvest of Hope Festival)
03/08 - Miami, FL (Langerado Music Festival)
03/10 - New Orleans, LA @ The Parish at HOB #
03/11 - Houston, TX @ Walter's on Washington #
03/12 - McAllen, TX @ Cine El Rey #
03/13 - San Antonio, TX @ The White Rabbit #
03/14 - Dallas, TX @ Granada Theatre #
03/16 - Omaha, NE @ The Slowdown #
03/17 - St. Louis, MO @ The Billiken Club *
03/18 - Oklahoma City, OK @ The Conservatory $
03/24 - Bloomington, IN @ The Cinemat $
03/25 - Akron, OH @ Musica $!
03/26 - Ann Arbor, MI @ The Blind Pig $
04/07 - Upper Darby, PA @ Tower Theatre %
04/08 - Washington, DC - DAR Constitution Hall %
04/09 - Davidson, NC @ John Belk Arena %
04/10 - Louisville, KY @ Louisville Palace Theatre %
04/11 - Memphis, TN @ Orpheum Theatre %
04/12 - Tulsa, OK @ Brady Theater %
04/15 - St. Paul, MN @ Roy Wilkins Auditorium %
04/17 - Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom %
04/18 - East Lansing, MI @ Michigan State University, Breslin Events Center %
04/19 - Waukesha, WI @ Carroll College, Van Male Fieldhouse %
04/24 - Spokane, WA @ Gonzaga University, McCarthey Athletic Center %
04/25 - Boise, ID @ Morrison Center %
04/27 - Sacramento, CA @ Sacramento Convention Center, Memorial Hall %
05/01- Austin, TX @ Austin Music Hall &
05/04 - Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium &
05/05 - Birmingham, AL @ BJCC Concert Hall &
05/06 - Atlanta, GA @ Fox Theatre &

! w/ Cut Off Your Hands
@ w/ Telekinesis
# w/ Tokyo Police Club
* w/ Maps & Atlases
$ w/ Passion Pit
% w/ Death Cab for Cutie, Cold War Kids
& w/ Death Cab for Cutie, Matt Costa

Also good news Passion Pit fans: they finally have a Wiki page.

Posted at 5:24 PM by amrit in MP3, Tour Dates
Tags: Passion Pit | Ra Ra Riot