RAQ & FRIENDS at The 1up - Colfax - Denver CO (11/13+14)
Friday November 13th + Saturday November 14th, 2015
Support: TBA
Friends: TBA
On Sale Friday October 9th, 2015 @ 10AM MST!
11/13 ticket: http://www.the-1up.com/event/978533-raq-denver
11/14 ticket: http://www.the-1up.com/event/978561-raq-denver
2 day combo ticket: http://www.the-1up.com/event/978589
RAQ finally returns to Denver... And we've got some friends with us!
Self-described as high performance rock n roll, RAQ has been touring as a four piece band for over a decade now. Their unique sound featuring complex song structure and quirky-yet-accessible lyrics has their older fans wishing the band was still full time and the younger generation wondering what they have missed. There is little doubt after the first reunion shows that RAQ still delivers tremendously when it comes to live improvisational rock.
The band met in Burlington, Vermont, where they first called themselves "Shadraq", but decided to shorten the name to RAQ before cutting their debut album “Shed Tech” in March of 2001. In 2002, the band saw original keyboard player, Marc Scortino, leave the band and replaced by Todd Stoops. Stoops joined Chris Michetti (guitar), Jay Burwick (Bass) and Greg Stukey (drums) to make up the band for the remainder of the decade. The band went on to release “Carbohydrates Are the Enemy” later that year and set out for their first national tour. In 2006, RAQ released their third album “Ton These.” The band took a brief hiatus from 2012-2014 to pursue some other projects such as Conspirator and Kung Fu. In 2015 the band reformed with Neal "Fro" Evans (ex Dopapod) on drums.
One of the reasons behind RAQ's highly successful tour past is due to their compositions being grounded in solid song structures, but still being malleable enough to go in infinite directions in the live setting. This keeps the quartet's devout following and first time listeners yearning for more as the audience is taken along on the collective journey. Their extensive repertoire of original compositions and eclectic selection of covers give the band the freedom to create a unique set list for every show.
The wait is over, RAQ is back!
Jay Burwick — Bass/Vocals
Chris Michetti — Guitar/Vocals
Todd Stoops — Keyboards/Vocals
Neal Evans — Drums
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