Stereogum — Vampire Weekend have been touring a lot lately. Way before Ezra Koenig was in that band, though, he had a short-lived experimental band in high school called the Sophisticuffs, which also happened to feature future Ra Ra Riot frontman Wes Miles. V... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Bruce Thomas (Elvis Costello). Big wheel keep on turnin’. Read Ra Ra Riot in MAGNET on an Attractions Rockpalast performance from 1978: The post Happy Birthday Bruce Thomas (Elvis Costello) appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Miles Davis. It was the birth of cool. Read Ra Ra Riot in MAGNET on Miles’ On The Corner: The post Happy Birthday Miles Davis appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Ezra Koenig (Vampire Weekend). Don’t have a bad birthday party. Photo for MAGNET by Chris Sikich. Read Delicate Steve in MAGNET on doing pull-ups with Ezra as well as Wes and Milo from Ra Ra Riot: The post Happy Birthday Ezra Koenig ... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Steve Nieve (Elvis Costello). It’s raining somewhere. Read Ra Ra Riot in MAGNET on an Attractions Rockpalast performance from 1978: The post Happy Birthday Steve Nieve (Elvis Costello) appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Jaco Pastorius (Weather Report, Joni Mitchell). Bass of doom. Read Ra Ra Riot in MAGNET on Jaco: The post Happy Birthday Jaco Pastorius (Weather Report, Joni Mitchell) appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Antimusic Rock — Ra Ra Riot co-founder and bassist Mathieu Santos is back with 'Suzanne' today more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Bruce Thomas (Elvis Costello). Big wheel keep on turnin’. Read Ra Ra Riot in MAGNET on an Attractions Rockpalast performance from 1978: The post Happy Birthday Bruce Thomas (Elvis Costello) appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Antimusic Rock — Indie rockers Ra Ra Riot have released their second new track of the year, following May's 'The Wish': the darkly theatric 'Friendly Neighbor,' more info

Stereogum — 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 Discovery (Batmanglij and Ra Ra Riot’s Wes... more info