Wes Miles

Ra Ra Riot
Ra Ra Riot playing at the 9:30 Club in Washington D.C.
Background information
Origin	Syracuse, New York, U.S.
Genres	Indie rock, baroque pop
Years active	2006–present
Labels	Rebel Group V2 Barsuk Arts & Crafts México
Associated acts	Discovery
Website	www.rarariot.com
Members	Wes Miles Mathieu Santos Milo Bonacci Rebecca Zeller Kenny Bernard
Past members	John Ryan Pike (deceased) Shaw Flick Cameron Wisch Michael Ashley Gabriel Duquette Alexandra Lawn

Ra Ra Riot is an American indie rock band from Syracuse, New York, consisting of vocalist Wes Miles, bassist Mathieu Santos, guitarist Milo Bonacci, violinist Rebecca Zeller and drummer Kenny Bernard.

Ra Ra Riot formed in January 2006, playing at houses and venues around the Syracuse University campus. They recorded a demo in February 2006. The band started to attract attention due to their energetic live shows, enough to gain an appearance at the CMJ Music Marathon, fewer than six months after their formation. Following this appearance, their live show received the first of several favorable reviews from Spin, who called them "one of the best young bands we've heard in a really long time". They went on to open for Art Brut and Bow Wow Wow in New York City, toured the UK twice on their own, then returned, opening for the Editors (footage of which can be found on Crackle); they also toured North America supporting Tokyo Police Club. Their first solo headlining tour of the U.S. was completed in 2007, and in early 2008, they embarked on a second. The band was also invited to play the Iceland Airwaves Festival, in Reykjavík, Iceland. They have recorded three sessions on the national online radio station WOXY and three for the acclaimedDaytrotter sessions at Futureappletree Studio 1 in Rock Island, Illinois.