The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — Yesterday's big news about The Smiths having their songs turned into a comic book, left me with mixed feelings.  Of course, every time there is news about the Smiths, it's always a good day...but the more I thought about it, I became a little concer... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Eric Townsend, words by Andrew Sacher Ra Ra Riot are currently on a massive tour (with Guster?) that brought them to Ives Concert Park in Danbury, CT last night (8/3). It rained pretty hard the entire ourdoor show... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — As mentioned, Music to Know Fest makes its debut in East Hampton, NY over the weekend of August 13-14, and features artists such as Vampire Weekend, Bright Eyes, Matt & Kim, Ra Ra Riot, Dawes, and others. Set times... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The 2011 Truck America Festival, set to take place in the Catskills from Septeber 9-11, has been CANCELLED. The Hold Steady, Okkervil River, Ra Ra Riot, Wye Oak, The Felice Brothers, and many more were set to play what... more info

DrownedInSound — Since forming at the outset of 2006, New York based collective Ra Ra Riot have endured something of a stop-start existence. Here, DiS chats about the current record and the events of the past that ultimately shaped the band's future with bass player ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — After two successful albums as a member of Ra Ra Riot, Mathieu Santos has decided to step out into the spotlight with his own solo album Massachusetts 2010. The record comes out today August 2 via Barsuk, but you can listen to the entire album all t... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Ted Leo, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Sun Airway, Booker T, Ra Ra Riot, and Emmylou Harris are some of the artists NPR is streaming from Camden, NJ (hear Philly) this weekend.... more info

Altsounds — In anticipation of the debut full-length from Mathieu Santos, founding member and bass player of chamber-pop quintet Ra Ra Riot, Stereogum is offering Balam Acab's dreamily fuzzed out take on the track "Silly Thoughts" for free download. Download ... more info

Stereogum — Balam Acab remixed a song from Ra Ra Riot bassist Mathieu Santos’s solo debut Massachusetts 2010. As mentioned previously, Alec Koone is a patient, precise composer, so it’s interesting to give a close listen to what he decided to retain, shift, ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Yellow Ostrich - "Mary" (Alternate) (MP3) Yellow Ostrich at McCarren Park (more by Amanda Hatfield) Yellow Ostrich will share dates with Ra Ra Riot and Delicate Steve in the coming months, and though they aren't on board to join... more info