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 ...

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), ...

Timeless rockers The Shins and indie upstarts Ra Ra Riot will play MontBleu on May 11 as part of their nationwide spring tour. The Shins began in 1996 as a side project for singer/songwriter James ...

“Craftsmanship has this ingrained sense of quality,” says Milo Bonacci, Ra Ra Riot’s founder and lead guitarist. “It implies that you love what you do…and you care about making some sort of connection ...

Ra Ra Riot are back with their first song in five years. Listen to “The Wish” below. Rostam Batmanglij, whose former Vampire Weekend bandmates are playing a handful of shows with Ra Ra Riot, co-wrote ...

It's been a rough but rewarding road for the Syracuse, N.Y., band Ra Ra Riot: In the two years since it formed, the group has endured a grueling tour schedule, inflated expectations from critics and ...

After five years, indie-rock band Ra Ra Riot have released a new single, “The Wish,” co-written and produced by Rostam Batmanglij. Ra Ra Riot is renowned for both their cultivation of live music ...

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 ...

In their first performance in Northampton, Syracuse’s Ra Ra Riot wowed fans with an explosion of anxious beats, lavish string arrangements and passionately delivered vocals. Following a 45-minute set ...

Portishead @ Hammerstein Ballroom (more by Erez Avissar) today in Chicago * Mac Miller @ House of Blues * Kites, Rough Island @ Ultra Lounge * Zola Jesus, Xanopticon @ Lincoln Hall * Tyler Ward, Casey ...

Barack Rock! continues to update its pro-Obama website with free music by bands like The Teenage Prayers, Bell, Sam Champion, Ra Ra Riot, Frank Bango, Clipd Beaks, Mobius Band, Tapes n Tapes, Sera ...