Hurray for the Riff Raff release 'Young Blood Blues'
For those who aren't familiar, welcome to the world of New Orleans based, three piece indie-folk/blues rockers, Hurray for the Riff Raff.
The band started when a teenaged Alynda Lee Segarra began hopping trains, traveling across the country while learning to play banjo. Eventually she settled in New Orleans, and allowed music to take hold of her life. She quickly embraced the city's community of street musicians, who encouraged her to develop her banjo skills and sing old jazz songs. She was soon performing with traditional jazz bands on the sidewalks of the French Quarter, playing and singing while learning from the music of the city she loves.
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Hurray for the Riff Raff brings delicate wanderings of old souls and spirits from the past into the wide open spaces of consciousness. They are influenced by the sounds of classic country like Hank Williams Sr, 1960's Rock n Roll, and master singer/songwriters like Townes Van Zandt and Neil Young.
eMusic chose Hurray for the Riff Raff's new LP Young Blood Blues, for its eMusic Selects Program. The Program features a small handful up-and-coming unsigned bands a year. Other notable eMusic Selects artists have included Best Coast, Crystal Stilts, and the High Places. To quote Some Velvet Blog, "This is an album of great songs that will redefine any concept you have about folk or alternative-country."
"Alynda Lee Segarra sings with a huskier version of Judy Garliand's voice, a wavering crescendo twinkling at the corners, which are still caked with somberness and a sober tone." - Daytrotter
"Songwriter Alynda Lee's voice seems to emanate from some deep, wooded, dark Appalachian past." - Mojo Magazine
Hurray for the Riff Raff are about to embark on a MASSIVE 40 city tour with Sam Doores and the Tumbleweeds.
2010 tour dates:
(Dates and information subject to change.)
September 2010
9/2 New Orleans @ Allways Lounge
9/3 Lafayette, LA @ Bourque's Social Club
9/4 Houston, TX @ Super Happy Fun Land
9/5 Austin, TX @ Hole in the Wall
9/7 Waco, TX @ Beatnix
9/9 Santa Fe, NM @ Cowgirl Bar
9/10 Chama, NM @ High Country Saloon
9/12 Los Angeles, CA @ Redwood Bar
9/14 Oakland, CA @ Actual Cafe
9/15 Berkeley, CA @ TBA
9/16 San Francisco, CA @ Amnesia Bar
9/17 Davis, CA @ Sophia's Thai Kitchen
9/18 Chico, CA @ Cafe Flo
9/20 Eugene, OR @ Wandering Goat
9/21 Oympia, WA @ The Northern
9/22 Seattle, WA @ Funhouse
9/24 Port Townsend, WA @ Sirens Pub
9/25 Portland, OR @ Slabtown
9/26 Boise, ID @The Cider House
9/27 Provo, UT @ The Compound
9/28 Denver, CO @ Carioca Cafe (Bar Bar)
October 2010
10/1 Lawrence, KS @ Gaslight Tavern
10/2 Omaha, NE @ The Hole
10/3 Iowa City, IA @ The Mill
10/5 Minneapolis, MN @ Club M
10/7 Madison, WI @ Gates of Heaven Synagogue
10/8 Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club
10/9 Chicago, IL @ Reversible Eye Gallery
10/11 Columbus, OH @ Ohio State University
10/12 Oberlin, OH @ Oberlin College
10/15 Brooklyn, NY @ Coco 66
10/16 Boston, MA @ Plough &Stars
10/17 Philadelphia @ Cha Cha Razzi
10/18 Baltimore, MD @ Wind Up Space
10/21 Durham, NC @ The Pinkhook
10/22 Athens, GA @ TBA
10/23 Chattanooga, TN @ JJ's Bohemia
10/24 Nashville, TN @ The Basement
10/25 Asheville, NC @ Warren Wilson College
10/26 Asheville, NC @ Bobo Gallery
10/27 Huntsville, AL @ Flying Monkey Arts
10/28 Mobile, AL @ TBA
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