New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Hurray for the Riff Raff, aka Alynda Segarra, begins a two-week, full-band headline tour of the US next week with support from Squirrel Flower followed by a week-long duo acoustic tour of the UK with support from Katie Malco. It all starts with a show at 3rd and Lindsley in Nashville on Wednesday, July 12, followed by concerts in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, New York, Delaware, DC, Kentucky, Iowa, and Missouri, as well as sets at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago, La Fête de Marquette in Wisconsin, and the Calgary Folk Festival. The UK tour kicks off with a sold-out show at Omeara in London on August 11, followed by shows in Oxford, Hebden Bridge, Manchester, and Brighton. Segarra then heads to Norway for sets at the Pstereo and Parken festivals. See below for details on all of the currently scheduled shows; for all the latest read Top40-Charts.com
To commemorate Earth Day earlier this year, Hurray for the Riff Raff released a digital deluxe version of their acclaimed 2022 Nonesuch debut, LIFE ON EARTH. Along with the album's original eleven songs, the deluxe edition has seven additional tracks, three of which are previously unreleased: an acoustic version of "POINTED AT THE SUN" and two originals from the Life on Earth sessions, "LET HER IN THE SKY" and "RESISTANCE ROCKERS," the Kelly Gallagher-directed video for which can be seen here:
Life on Earth was a departure for the New Orleans-based Segarra. Its eleven new "nature punk" tracks on the theme of survival are music for a world in flux—songs about thriving, not just surviving, while disaster is happening. For this eighth full-length album, Segarra drew inspiration from The Clash, Beverly Glenn-Copeland, Bad Bunny, and the author of Emergent Strategy, adrienne maree brown. Recorded during the early months of the pandemic, Life on Earth was produced by Brad Cook (Waxahatchee, Bon Iver, Kevin Morby). Among other accolades, the album was on many media outlets' best of 2022 lists, including those of NPR, Mojo, Rolling Stone, Uncut, and Brooklyn Vegan.
HURRAY FOR THE RIFF RAFF ON TOUR:
Jul 12 3rd and Lindsley Nashville, TN
Jul 13 The Bishop Bloomington, IN
Jul 14 La Fête de Marquette Madison, WI
Jul 15 Bell's Eccentric Cafe Kalamazoo, MI
Jul 16 Grog Shop Cleveland, OH
Jul 18 Levon Helm Studios Woodstock, NY
Jul 19 Arden Gild Hall Arden, DE
Jul 20 The Kennedy Center Washington, DC
Jul 21 The Burl Lexington, KY
Jul 23 Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago, IL
Jul 25 Raccoon Motel Davenport, IA
Jul 26 Off Broadway St. Louis, MO
Jul 28-30 Calgary Folk Festival Calgary, AB
Aug 11 Omeara (Sold Out) London, UK
Aug 12 The Bullingdon Oxford, UK
Aug 13 Trades Club Hebden Bridge, UK
Aug 15 YES Manchester, UK
Aug 16 Komedia Basement 380 Brighton, UK
Aug 18 Pstereo Festival Trondheim, Norway
Aug 19 Parkenfestival Bodø, Norway
