Up-Load UK, Gigs News & reviews Ra Ra Riot Interview

Upload	Welcome to the UK. We are watching you when you play Guilfest later Today. Are you looking forward to playing the festival and is this your first UK show?
RRR	Thank you. Yes, we are very excited to play the UK again. We went to London for a long weekend in April, but this will be our longest trip yet, and the first time playing outside of London.
Upload	Are you just spending the day at the festival or are you going to stay around all weekend?
RRR	We're only going to be around for the day because we have a show the next night in Glasgow. In addition to that, we'll be playing club dates and a few other festivals in Manchester, Leeds, Suffolk and London.
Upload	Are there any other bands that you are going to see during your time at Guilfest?
RRR	We're excited to be there and see as much music as we have time for.
Upload	Your Debut Single, 'Each Year' / 'A Manner To Act' is released 16th July in the UK and it is looking likely to be a huge success. Are you excited about it all and have you received many reviews on it yet?
RRR	We haven't received many reviews yet, but we're all pumped to see it released. 7"s are not as popular in the US so we may not get to do one, so we all can't wait to see it.
Upload	We were very sad to hear about the tragic accidental death of your drummer John Pike early last month and commend you all on carrying on with the band. How long has the band been together and how did it all start?
RRR	Thank you. We've been together since January 2006. We were all friends or friends of friends, and we wanted to make music together. We started playing shows less than two weeks after we started practicing and everything picked up from there.
Upload	What are the band members' names and what are their roles?
RRR	Milo Bonacci – Guitar Alexandra Lawn – Cello Wesley Miles – Vocals Mathieu Santos – Bass Rebecca Zeller – Violin Michael Ashley is now filling in on drums.
Upload	Where do you see yourselves, career wise, this time next year?
RRR	Hopefully doing a full month tour in Japan.
Upload	What is the favourite gig you have played so far in your career?
RRR	Probably Koko in London was the best show. It's an awesome venue and it was so much fun to be there. It was one of the bigger shows we've played and there was just so much built up excitement- it certainly wasn't our most technically perfect show, but it was definitely one of the most fun.
Upload	What other countries would you like to tour in?
RRR	In no particular order Japan, Germany, France, Mexico, Russia, China, Sweden, Ghana, Brazil, Australia, South Shetland Islands or Antarctica, Costa Rica, Tortolla, and Indonesia, basically anywhere and everywhere. And we're excited to get to Iceland in the fall.
Upload	Which other bands do you admire and why?
RRR	Vampire Weekend has a great vibe. They are friends of ours and they may be heading to the UK soon, so keep an ear out for them. They are definitely onto something- their songs are witty and original and meticulously constructed.
Upload	Do you enjoy touring and what is the thing you miss the most when you are out on the road?
RRR	I (Wes) enjoy touring a lot, but I miss home cooked meals on the road. Allie misses her dachshund. Matt misses naughty dogs (a hot dog place). Milo misses being in one place for more than two days.
Upload	Do you prefer small, intimate club gigs or big open-air festivals?
RRR	It depends on my mood. Its good to have a mix.
Upload	If you could swap places with someone for a day, who would it be and why?
RRR	We would all probably swap places with other people in our own band. Except for Milo, he would be Joe Satriani.