Why Didn't Anyone Tell Me...

...that Ra Ra Riot put on such an amazing live show? I caught them at the Black Cat last night opening for The Cribs and I was totally blown away. I didn't know anything about them going into the show other than the unfortunate passing of their drummer. But I walked out a fan. A very lazy comparison would be Reckoning -era R.E.M. with cello and violin. In other words...BEST.

They were on stage when I got to the venue and I really liked the first song I heard. By the fourth or fifth I was dancing along so much I was having a hard time taking photos. Good stuff! They are on tour through April so go check them out. I can't recommend them highly enough.

On the way home as I was listening to the EP I bought, I thought to myself "these guys would be perfect playing with someone like Jukebox the Ghost or Sam Champion." Then I checked my email upon returning home and I saw a show from last November at the Rock n Roll Hotel with that very lineup! Argh. Whenever I tell you I am ahead of the curve on something, be sure to point me to this post.

As for The Cribs...Yawn. Too much shouting with nothing to say, but they did do a nice cover of "Bastards of the Young."