Mary and I had seen RAA a few months ago at 7th Street Entry and loved the band live. So when we saw they were coming back we were excited to see one of our favorite new bands again this time at the cedar. We were a little surprised when we walked in and the show was seated. Now I've seen both seated (Ryan Adam, Happy Apple) and non-seated (Fleet Foxes, Camera Obscura) shows at the Cedar but was not expecting RAA to be seated. We found our spot and it was actually quite nice to sit for the opener Dark Dark Dark who were kind of boring. RAA took the stage and it was immediately awkward to be seated. After the first song they mentioned that this is the first seated show they've played and said "please feel free to stand up and dance." For the next couple songs people kept standing then sitting, standing then sitting. It took about 5 songs for the cedar to collectively figure out that yes this may be acoustic but it's still a fucking rock show and finally stood up. RAA's energy is infectious and I plan on seeing them every time they are in town. I am always amazed with how good their drummer is.
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