Ra Ra Riot’s infectious energy connected with the Larimer Lounge crowd on Friday. Photos by .
Die-hard fans made themselves known at the Friday night at the double-fisted, first-rate show featuring Ra Ra Riot, and opening act , presented by the . The swarm remained in a steady state of stimulation and merriment as each band casting its long lines of high energy pop melody — mixed, of course, with plenty of drinks.
New York-based Ra Ra Riot is a traditional indie sextet that has been rapidly building momentum with a self-produced EP (released last summer) and stimulating live shows. After the tragic, unexpected loss of drummer John Pike last year they somehow found the means to resume. Recently the band took time off from finishing up their new album with producer Ryan Hadlock (the Gossip, Stephen Malkmus) to get back out on tour.
The show on Friday sampled a bit of whatap on the new album, due out later this year. Singer Wesley Miles set the stage with insistent energy, and a softer-sided voice, backed by engaging string instruments and dance-worthy beats. Ra Ra Riot was clearly the star of the night’s acts, their energy bouncing back and forth between audience and band throughout the set. The band will continue its tour with the Cribs through the first week of April before joining L.A.’s indie sensations , co-headlining through mid-May.
Also providing no disappointment were the Cribs, a pure, racket-rock cult band ruled by the three Yorkshire-hailing Jarman brothers. They stuck to the hi-fi energy pace of the evening, the crowd reacting instantly to the intensity and distinctive riffs in songs like, “The Wrong Way to Be,” “Hey Scenesters” and “Our Bovine Public” (see from Denver Post theater critic John Moore).
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