photos by Vincent Cornelli
"It's been a lot of shows since SXSW [2009]," says [The RAA's lead singer, Nils Edenloff] with a chuckle, taking a few minutes to call from a Tim Horton's somewhere off the 401. "I think by the end of [2009] we might hit 100 shows. I'm hoping we hit 100 because that would be pretty cool to say."The Rural Alberta Advantage just completed a four-show-in-three-nights run in the NYC area. Last night it was two shows in a row at Mercury Lounge which came one night after opening for Passion Pit at Terminal 5 which came after a show at Maxwell's. More pictures from Terminal 5 with one of the Mercury Lounge setlists, below...Just add it to the band's list of milestones. In addition to the above, you can score a No. 1 on the Canadian college radio charts, inclusion on the bill for Vancouver's Cultural Olympiad this February and credit for writing the Prime Minister's (or maybe just his assistant's) favourite song of the moment, "Edmonton."
Edenloff has a harder time ticking off his achievements from the last year. "It's funny because it feels like every step is a new high," he reflects. "When we first played New York [in January] at this little bar, Piano's, we felt like 'This is the most amazing thing ever.' I never thought anything would top that. And then SXSW, it was a crazy-amazing time down there, everything just went really well. And, you know, playing Alberta for the first time, if just feels like everything is getting better and better." [Dose.ca]
The Rural Alberta Advantage - Mercury Lounge setlist (early or late? not sure) (via)
The Ballad of the RAA / Rush Apart / Don't Haunt this Place / Luciana / Frank, AB / (new song) / Maybe Tomorrow (Littlest Hobo theme song) / Four Night Rider / The Deadroads / (new song) / In the Summertime / Drain the Blood / Edmonton // Northlights / Sleep All Day / The Dethbridge in Lethbridge
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not a fan of that dress
Posted by Anonymous | January 10, 2010 8:37 PM
"don't haunt this place" is #17 on my best-of-2009 list.
these guys kick major ass.
Posted by Anonymous | January 10, 2010 10:41 PM
woodhands > raa
Posted by Anonymous | January 10, 2010 10:53 PM
Bv needs a comment spam filter upgrade.
Posted by Anonymous | January 11, 2010 12:26 AM
the maxwell's set crushed those at mercury.
Posted by Anonymous | January 11, 2010 10:16 AM
these guys are incredible - all the new songs were great.
the crowd at the 2nd mercury lounge show was really rude and obnoxious for some reason. really could have done without hearing inane, shouty, drunk-girl-chatter during the quietest, most powerful part of Frank, AB.
Posted by anonymous | January 11, 2010 11:15 AM
That setlist was from the early show.
Same problem then with amazingly rude talkers throughout the whole thing.
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Posted by Anonymous | January 11, 2010 10:25 PM
Late show setlist was identical. And so were the rude talkers, but worse, for the late show they were also ridiculously drunk. One guy literally falling all over people had to be taken out the back door (which then set off the alarm).
Posted by Anonymous | January 11, 2010 11:23 PM
10:25...huh?
Posted by Anonymous | January 11, 2010 11:58 PM
"Ridiculously drunk?" At a RAA show? Their music does not seem to say *Par-taay* to me. Are'nt most of their fans 28-40 olds yearning for days at the Sigma Nu-tral Milk Hotel? What a confusing report.
Posted by Anonymous | January 12, 2010 10:39 AM
Phew, 10:41. I'm glad theyre on yr list! That was what I was waiting to hear, that the were good enough for YOUR list.
Posted by Anonymous | January 13, 2010 11:21 AM