It’s been a bittersweet year for Syracuse’s Ra Ra Riot. While on the edge of great success for their music, the band also experienced great tragedy this Spring with the death of their drummer John Pike.

With the encouragement of John’s family, the band have decided to keep pursuing their passion for music. While it has been a very emotional few months for this young band, everything else is eclipsed by their talent.

In this special session, we get several new tunes (including one that has yet to be titled) and the band pay tribute to John by performing “St. Peter’s Day Festival” which is the last song he wrote.

View the entire photoset here.

Track Listing:
Each Year
untitled (new/unreleased)
Too Too Fast (new/unreleased)
- interview -
Ghost Under Rocks
- interview -
St. Peter’s Day Festival (new/unreleased)

* Please note that the band also performed a cover of Kate Bush’s “Suspended In Gaffa” during this session but we cannot include it in the podcast for legal reasons.

Ra Ra Riot - Ghost Under Rocks (Live On WOXY.com)

Ra Ra Riot - St. Peter’s Day Festival (Live On WOXY.com/ Unreleased)

Ra Ra Riot - Live On WOXY.com (full session download)

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