Hurray for the Riff Raff

In true Wisconsin fashion, the 2025 Blue Ox Music Festival kicked off with a good ol’ mud bath. Held June 26–28 at The Pines Music Park in Eau Claire, it didn’t take long for the opening-day rain to turn the grassy grounds into a squishy, Chaco-sucking mess. But if you’ve ever been to Blue Ox, you know a little mud doesn’t scare anyone off—long-time attendees always pack for it. Once the sun appeared and temperatures climbed, the weather shifted from soggy to scorching, yet spirits stayed sky-high from start to finish.

Today, following a stunning performance on The Kelly Clarkson Show, Hurray for the Riff Raff has released an official music video for their song, "Buffalo." One of many moving highlights from The Past Is Still Alive, the 2024 Nonesuch album that Pitchfork just declared one of the best of the decade thus far, "Buffalo" is a love song about survival, patience, miracles and

Welcome to Resist Psychic Death: This week, Hurray for the Riff Raff's Alynda Segarra invites you to join them in a special new space they carved out in the corner of the Internet. Available via Substack, the publication will be a channel for community, purpose and positivity, gathering all that keeps their spirits lifted – and reminding us what's most important. "I feel like I'm at the beginning of a new chapter artistically and personally," writes Segarra. "Social media platforms hurt my soul.

The International Folk Music Awards – presented by Folk Alliance International (FAI), a 501(c)3 and the foremost global nonprofit for folk music— took place last night as part of the opening of the conference and Best of 2023 awards were won by Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway (Album of the Year); Billy Strings (Artist of the Year); and Iris Dement (Song of the Year). NPR Music and World Cafe live-streamed the awards show.

AEG Presents is excited to announce the soulful and enchanting Norah Jones, with the opening act Hurray for the Riff Raff, live at two of Colorado's most iconic venues this summer. Join us at the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater in Vail on Monday, July 22, 2024, and at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, for an unforgettable evening of music under the stars.

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