Time For A Ra Ra Riot In The USA

Ra Ra Riot will be starting next year with a bunch of noise. The indie rock band has booked an early 2013 tour that begins Jan. 23 in Washington, D.C., the day after the release of its new album. Presale tickets will be available next week.

RRR’s third full-length studio effort, titled Beta Love, is due out on Barsuk. The album was recorded in Oxford, Miss., with producer Dennis Herring and drummer Josh Freese.

Photo: James P. Hendershot

Sweetlife Festival, Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, Md.

Remaining 2012 dates are scheduled on the East Coast in November and December, including stops in New York, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania and Connecticut.

Here’s the routing for the 2013 U.S. tour:

Jan. 23 – Washington, D.C., 9:30 Club
Jan. 25 – New York, N.Y., Webster Hall
Jan. 26 – Boston, Mass., Paradise Rock Club
Feb. 7 – Vancouver, B.C., Venue
Feb. 8 – Seattle, Wash., The Neptune
Feb. 9 – Portland, Ore., Wonder Ballroom
Feb. 11 – San Francisco, Calif., The Fillmore
Feb. 12 – Los Angeles, Calif., El Rey Theatre
Feb. 15 – Solana Beach, Calif., Belly Up Tavern
Feb. 16 – Tucson, Ariz., Club Congress
Feb. 17 – El Paso, Texas, Lowbrow Palace
Feb. 19 – Dallas, Texas, The Kessler Theater
Feb. 20 – Austin, Texas, The Belmont
Feb. 21 – Houston, Texas, Fitzgerald’s
Feb. 23 – Oxford, Miss., Proud Larry’s
Feb. 24 – Atlanta, Ga., The Masquerade
Feb. 25 – Carrboro, N.C., Cat’s Cradle
Feb. 26 – Asheville, N.C., The Grey Eagle
Feb. 28 – Columbus, Ohio, A & R Music Bar
March 1 – Chicago, Ill., Metro / Smart Bar
March 2 – Madison, Wis., The Rathskeller
March 3 – Minneapolis, Minn., Triple Rock Social Club
March 5 – Ann Arbor, Mich., Blind Pig
March 6 – Toronto, Ontario, Lee’s Palace
March 7 – Montreal, Quebec, Il Motore
March 8 – South Burlington, Vt., Higher Ground – Showcase Lounge
March 9 – Northampton, Mass., Pearl Street

A presale begins Oct. 30 and tickets go on sale to the public Nov. 2.

For more information visit RaRaRiot.com.