2/3/12
Hey!
Our performance from NPR's Mountain Stage is airing all over the country today!
Check out the radio listings here to find out when your local NPR station is airing it: http://www.mountainstage.org/mtnstageaffiliates.aspx
Party on / Happy Friday!
1/31/12
Mat did some bass playing live for Delicate Steve over at Brooklyn Bowl!
Check out the vids that Noisey made about it here: http://www.noisey.com/
1/30/12
Mat's video for "I Can Hear The Trains Coming" got listed as the 10th best animated music video of ALL-TIME by Flavorwire!
http://flavorwire.com/253002/10-of-the-best-animated-music-videos-ever#10
1/30/12
Hey! We have two free remixes for you on this beautiful Monday!
One is a never before released remix of "Oh, La" and the other is a track by The Submarines remixed by Milo, check'em out here: http://soundcloud.com/lightfiction/sets/ra-ra-riot-and-the-submarines
We're doing three dates in February with The Submarines and Papa on the west coast.. hope to see you there!
Wed-Feb-22 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre ^ GET TICKETS
Thu-Feb-23 San Diego, CA Belly Up Tavern ^ GET TICKETS
Fri-Feb-24 Santa Ana, CA Constellation Room ^ GET TICKETS
Sat-May-5 Toluca, Mexico 5punto5 GET TICKETS
^ w/ The Submarines and Papa
1/24/12
We are so excited to announce that we're heading back down to Mexico for a festival called 5punto5 during Cinco de Mayo!
Check out the details of the festival here: http://marvin.com.mx/noticia.detalle.php?art_id=4910
1/3/12
Ra Ra Riot Oh La from Moog Music on Vimeo.
Check out this session! It was one of the cooler things we've done. In the Moog Sound Lab we used all of their gear and played "Oh, La" above and we also did "Boy" which you can find over at Spin
12/24/11
Check out Wes singing the National Anthem from the New England Patriots - Miami Dolphins game earlier today!
12/23/11
Happy Holidays!
12/22/11
FILTER Mag posted our top 10 albums of 2k11!
Here they are in no particular order:
- Delicate Steve - Wondervisions
- Gotye - Making Mirrors
- Austra - Feel It Break
- Adele - 21
- Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi - Rome
- James Blake - James Blake
- tUnE-yArDs - w h o k i l l
- Real Estate - Days
- Givers - In Light
- The Black Keys - El Camino
12/19/11
Check out this awesome rework of Mat's track "I Can Hear The Trains Coming" by Superhumanoids!
http://getoffthecoast.blogspot.com/2011/12/premiere-mathieu-santos-i-can-hear.html
12/8/11
Just wanna remind everyone about the rescheduled dates as well as announce a show in Santa Ana, CA! Also very excited to announce that The Submarines will be playing with us at all three west coast shows and Papa will be playing with us in San Diego and Santa Ana. All dates below, make sure to get tickets now!
Sat-Dec-17 Pittsburgh, PA The Warhol @ Carnegie Lecture Hall # GET TICKETS
Wed-Feb-22 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre % GET TICKETS
Thu-Feb-23 San Diego, CA Belly Up Tavern ^ GET TICKETS
Fri-Feb-24 Santa Ana, CA Constellation Room ^ GET TICKETS
# w/ 1,2,3
% w/ The Submarines
^ w/ The Submarines and Papa
11/21/11
Dear Fans,
Again, thank you so much to everybody who came out during this tour, every show was amazing in it's own way.
We're going to try to reschedule as many of the canceled shows as possible to make it up to you guys. To start, we've rescheduled LA and San Diego:
Wed-Feb-22 Los Angeles, CA El Rey
Thu-Feb-23 San Diego, CA Belly Up
11/21/11
We're very sorry Pittsburgh, we will look into rescheduling immediately, but tonight's show is canceled. Wes just needs more recovery time.
11/16/11
Dear Friends, Fans, and Family,
After visiting a third ENT physician two days ago in Salt Lake City, it was recommended to us that Wes needed to rest his voice for five solid days. Taking the doctor's advice into consideration, we decided to cancel that night's show and the next three (last night in Boulder, CO, tonight in Lincoln, NE, and tomorrow night in Iowa City, IA) to allow for enough time for recovery. We will be playing Chicago and Pittsburgh but will have to postpone Madison (TBD) and Harrisburg (already moved the Harrisburg show to Nov. 30th) to allow for proper recovery time - Wes cannot do two shows in a row right now.
Eight days ago we had to cancel our show in Santa Fe, NM. It was the first time in nearly six years that we've had to cancel a show because of lingering health concerns, and frankly we were in uncharted territory. Canceling any show is always a last resort, and we didn't take the decision lightly. At that point we never would have guessed that we would've had to cancel more shows. We assumed that we'd be in the clear within a day or so... Boy, were we wrong! Over the past week, on a daily basis we'd be waiting to hear whether or not we'd be able play a show that night... And with every cancellation our disappointment grew exponentially. Our sincere apologies go out to anyone who feels like we were stringing them along, but the truth is that we ourselves were very much in the dark and tried to keep everyone informed as quickly and as efficiently as possible. We thought we were out of the woods when it came time to play San Francisco on the 11th, but afterwards it was clear that Wes needed more time to rest his voice or else he would run the risk of doing permanent damage to his vocal chords. To paraphrase, as one doctor put it: It's like running on a sprained ankle... You're never going to heal if you don't give your body the chance.
We are truly sorry to everyone who drove out to come to a show only to find out it had been cancelled and to all the venues, promoters and ticket holders. We are looking forward to making up the shows as soon as possible!
P.S. - Delicate Steve & Yellow Ostrich are still playing tonight in Lincoln, NE at the Bourbon Theatre.. the show is 18+ and tickets are $5.. go see them, they are awesome!
11/14/11
Hey everyone in Salt Lake City,
Terribly sorry to have to do this, but after the last two shows Wes' voice was set back again, and we have no other choice then to cancel tonight's show.
RRR
10/25/11
Great News! We are hitting the road tomorrow, check out all the dates and make sure to grab your tickets here.
The Delicate Steve remix of Mat's "I Can Hear The Trains Coming" was just released on weeklytapedeck.com, Check it out here!
Also, we just released limited edition cassettes of The Rhumb Line and The Orchard! be sure to pick one up during our tour or order them from Working Man Records.
10/18/11
In case you missed it last week, here's our video from Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
- Delicate Steve - Wondervisions
- Gotye - Making Mirrors
- Austra - Feel It Break
- Adele - 21
- Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi - Rome
- James Blake - James Blake
- tUnE-yArDs - w h o k i l l
- Real Estate - Days
- Givers - In Light
- The Black Keys - El Camino
Sat-Dec-17 Pittsburgh, PA The Warhol @ Carnegie Lecture Hall # GET TICKETS
Wed-Feb-22 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre % GET TICKETS
Thu-Feb-23 San Diego, CA Belly Up Tavern ^ GET TICKETS
Fri-Feb-24 Santa Ana, CA Constellation Room ^ GET TICKETS
# w/ 1,2,3
% w/ The Submarines
^ w/ The Submarines and Papa
