Night Riots hops on spring tour enroute to Jack Rabbits
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Published by Sareth Ney on March 31, 2015 at 12:53 a.m.
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Photo credit: Big Picture Media.
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Photo credit: Big Picture Media.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—Night Riots will be joining The Mowgli’s “Kids In Love” tour and they’ll be making a tour stop at Jack Rabbits, on April 26. Hippo Campus will also be joining them on tour, this spring. The tour begins on March 25 in San Francisco and will conclude on May 7 in San Diego.
Travis Hawley is the lead vocalist and plays synth, Nick Fotinakes and Matt DePauw are the guitarists, Mikel Van Kranenburg is the bassist and Rico Rodriguez is the drummer of Night Riots.
After completing a national headlining tour—Night Riots performed at South By Southwest (SXSW) and South By So What?!, in 2015. They’ve shared the stage with The Mowgli’s before, as well as with such musical acts including: Cage The Elephant, K.Flay, Meg Myers, OK Go, Step Rocets, Walk The Moon, Wild Club and Youngblood Hawk.
On the album, “Howl”, “Contagious” can be heard. It was produced by Eric Palmquist (Bad Suns, Mars, Trash Talk, Waaves) and it was released on Jan. 20 via Sumerian Records. It debuted at number 17, on the Billboard Heat Seekers Chart. The album can be streamed at Spotify by clicking here. The EP can be purchased on iTunes by clicking here.
“Contagious” is Night Riots recent single climbed to the number one spot on SiriusXM’s Alt Nation’s Alt 18 Countdown. Currently, it is #31 on the Billboard Top 40 Alternative Song Chart. It was placed on the “Tomorrow’s Hits” list, as well. To listen to the song, please click here. Praises for Night Riots from various sources include: All Things Go, AV Club, Billboard, Earmilk, FUSE, Huffington Post, KROQ, MTV, NYLON and Filter. Some excerpts are stated below.
Travis Hawley is the lead vocalist and plays synth, Nick Fotinakes and Matt DePauw are the guitarists, Mikel Van Kranenburg is the bassist and Rico Rodriguez is the drummer of Night Riots.
After completing a national headlining tour—Night Riots performed at South By Southwest (SXSW) and South By So What?!, in 2015. They’ve shared the stage with The Mowgli’s before, as well as with such musical acts including: Cage The Elephant, K.Flay, Meg Myers, OK Go, Step Rocets, Walk The Moon, Wild Club and Youngblood Hawk.
On the album, “Howl”, “Contagious” can be heard. It was produced by Eric Palmquist (Bad Suns, Mars, Trash Talk, Waaves) and it was released on Jan. 20 via Sumerian Records. It debuted at number 17, on the Billboard Heat Seekers Chart. The album can be streamed at Spotify by clicking here. The EP can be purchased on iTunes by clicking here.
“Contagious” is Night Riots recent single climbed to the number one spot on SiriusXM’s Alt Nation’s Alt 18 Countdown. Currently, it is #31 on the Billboard Top 40 Alternative Song Chart. It was placed on the “Tomorrow’s Hits” list, as well. To listen to the song, please click here. Praises for Night Riots from various sources include: All Things Go, AV Club, Billboard, Earmilk, FUSE, Huffington Post, KROQ, MTV, NYLON and Filter. Some excerpts are stated below.
"New wavey bliss." - Billboard
"[Night Riots are] known for synth-driven, cloaked-in-darkness ballads that feel like the less anguished but no less talented first cousin to The Head on the Door and Disintegration-era Cure." – MTV
"[Night Riots are] known for synth-driven, cloaked-in-darkness ballads that feel like the less anguished but no less talented first cousin to The Head on the Door and Disintegration-era Cure." – MTV
To visit Night Riots’ official website, please click here. To “Like” them on facebook, please click here. To follow them on twitter, please click here. To subscribe to their YouTube channel, please click here. To follow them on Instagram, please click here.
To purchase tickets to any of the concerts on The Mowgli’s “Kids In Love” tour featuring Night Riots and Hippo Campus, please click here. For the complete list of the tour dates, please continue to scroll towards the bottom and mark your calendars:
To purchase tickets to any of the concerts on The Mowgli’s “Kids In Love” tour featuring Night Riots and Hippo Campus, please click here. For the complete list of the tour dates, please continue to scroll towards the bottom and mark your calendars:
March 31 - Salt Lake City, Kilby Court Gallery
April 2 - Kansas City, Mo., The Midland
April 3 - Minneapolis, Varsity Theater
April 4 - Chicago, The Metro
April 6 - St. Louis, The Ready Room
April 7 - Columbus, Ohio, The A&R Music Bar
April 8 - Indianapolis, Delux, Old National Center
April 9 - Detroit, The Shelter
April 10 - Toronto, CAN, The Garrison
April 11 - Montreal, CAN, La Vitrola
April 14 - Boston, Paradise Rock Club
April 15 - Brooklyn, N.Y., Music Hall of Williamsburg
April 16 - New York, Bowery Ballroom
April 17 - Philadelphia, Union Transfer
April 18 - Washington, DC, U Street Music Hall
April 21 - Nashville, Tenn., Mercy Lounge
April 23 - Tallahassee, Fla., Club Down Under (Florida State)
April 24 - Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Culture Room
April 25 - Orlando, Fla., The Social
April 26 - Jacksonville, Fla., Jack Rabbits
April 30 - Dallas, House of Blues (Cambridge Room)
May 1 - Austin, Texas, The Parish Room
May 2 - Houston, Texas, Fitzgerald's Downstairs
May 5 - Phoenix, Crescent Ballroom
May 7 - San Diego, The Casbah
May 9 - Tampa, Fla., Big Guava Festival
May 15 - Burlington, Vt., Higher Ground with Meg Myers
May 16 - Rochester, N.Y., Marina Jeep Arena, Main Street Armory with Rise Against
April 2 - Kansas City, Mo., The Midland
April 3 - Minneapolis, Varsity Theater
April 4 - Chicago, The Metro
April 6 - St. Louis, The Ready Room
April 7 - Columbus, Ohio, The A&R Music Bar
April 8 - Indianapolis, Delux, Old National Center
April 9 - Detroit, The Shelter
April 10 - Toronto, CAN, The Garrison
April 11 - Montreal, CAN, La Vitrola
April 14 - Boston, Paradise Rock Club
April 15 - Brooklyn, N.Y., Music Hall of Williamsburg
April 16 - New York, Bowery Ballroom
April 17 - Philadelphia, Union Transfer
April 18 - Washington, DC, U Street Music Hall
April 21 - Nashville, Tenn., Mercy Lounge
April 23 - Tallahassee, Fla., Club Down Under (Florida State)
April 24 - Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Culture Room
April 25 - Orlando, Fla., The Social
April 26 - Jacksonville, Fla., Jack Rabbits
April 30 - Dallas, House of Blues (Cambridge Room)
May 1 - Austin, Texas, The Parish Room
May 2 - Houston, Texas, Fitzgerald's Downstairs
May 5 - Phoenix, Crescent Ballroom
May 7 - San Diego, The Casbah
May 9 - Tampa, Fla., Big Guava Festival
May 15 - Burlington, Vt., Higher Ground with Meg Myers
May 16 - Rochester, N.Y., Marina Jeep Arena, Main Street Armory with Rise Against
about the author
Sareth Ney is a concert journalist for the Wu-Man Chu Chronicles. It is a division of A Quarter and Dream Pictures. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Mass Communications and Center for New Media from Colorado State University-Pueblo. After graduating—he continued his four year apprenticeship with master of horror, Clive Barker. In California, he met members of the Wu-Tang Clan. He became the journalist/superhero, Wu-Man Chu. He inducts everyone into his hall of fame, “Supreme Clientele”. His goal is to write 150 articles in select time zones. He is the founder and co-host of No Cover Podcast.