Showdate: September 9th, 2010
Here we go. Night 2 of Musicfest NW. After the abortion that was Panda Bear, I’m ready for some real fun. So we’re hitting up Ra Ra Riot. I meet Chris in the mezz. He’s saved me a seat. Very nice. I beer up and some friendly people give Chris his. Smooth. I get to my seat and everyone is super friendly and tolerant in letting me through.
“Hey mom, I’m having a friend over to do homework. K?”
“Okay honey, who?”
“Ra Ra Riot”
“I really like Ra Ra Riot. So sweet. Are you guys friends? You really should spend more time with people like Ra Ra Riot.”
You get the point. I just get the sense if I say something mean about Ra Ra Riot, that….I don’t know. Doesn’t seem cool. Cosmic karma. Or maybe stoner logic I heard on the street. But not at Ra Ra Riot! Whew. Dodged a bullet there. I saw no illegal drug use at Ra Ra Riot. In fact, the girl behind me was loudly jonesing for nicotine.
I don’t know what to say. This review is a mess and I don’t care. If you are into Ra Ra Riot? I’d say the show is a winner. They sounded great and were energetic. Shiny. Well groomed. If you aren’t and you are taking a date? Good idea for date #1. For sure. If I was a male pig I would say if you were into blondes, steer to your right. Brunette? Your left. But I’m not going to oink this review up like that.
The cold hard reality is I delayed my review on this one because it was a decent show, but nothing I’m really going to remember much in a year. And the show suffers in comparison, frankly, because this week was awash in groups far more dynamic than this.
(girl next to me to her date)
“That was pleasant.”
Yeah. It was. But, not. You know. Exciting.
