Live! Ra Ra Rasputin w/ the Dance Party @ 930 Club

Following up on her interview with Patrick of Ra Ra Rasputin, Bandsintown intern Chiara De Lio checked out their show with The Dance Party at the 930 Club in Washington DC, and sent along this snapshot:

As soon as I enter the 930 club I can tell the atmosphere is different from any other gig I attended there before. I immediately feel connected with the crowd, clearly filled with friends who brought along their friends … pitched something about a great local music night to friends of friends.

The enthusiasm of the crowd is great when Ra Ra Rasputin enter the stage; everybody immediately leans towards the stage, against the barriers, clapping and screaming, and raising hands. On the first chord people are already moving their bodies in a frenetic way; on the second chord my friends and I found ourselves doing the exact same thing. Ra Ra Rasputin music is contagious, it starts from your feet, you cannot help yourself, before you can even be aware of it your body is shaking out of control. Like the guy next to me, during the show he evolved into a dance-punk-funk version of Johnny Castle, amazing!

Ra Ra Rasputin presence on stage def plays a role in their audience wildness. They are energetic, dynamic, smiling people. They’re having fun themselves and sharing it with their public. Ken is amazing at the drums; Patrick is versatile and totally into his music – as himself declared to Bandsintown in an interview for our new series “5 questions” last week – without forgetting to cheer on the crowd; Broke can sing while playing 3 instruments at the same time and Anna is awesome with her strong personality and her great voice. It is fun just to watch Ra Ra Rasputin on stage: they sing; they dance; they jump everywhere and each of them plays all the instruments available on stage.

You can tell they were definitely inspired by some of the bands that they themselves declared to be big influences. In their music you can find some Q and not U (and Patrick was proudly wearing their t-shirt on stage), mixed with the dance pace of The Rapture, and a touch of early 80’s Depeche Mode – mainly due to Broke’s amazing tone of voice, and to the keyboard sound.

To those of you who missed Ra Ra Rasputin at the 930 Club, I highly recommend checking out this review by Brightest Young Things, and getting to an upcoming show: July 24 in NYC, 25 in Boston and August 9^th back here in DC. Also, don’t forget to add Ra Ra Rasputin to your list of favorite artists at Bandsintown.com to receive alerts for upcoming shows, recommendations for similar artists, and much more.

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