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2006 was a good year for Evan Mast and Mike Stroud, the partners in crime that make up Ratatat.
This past autumn the band toured in support of their second full-length, "Classics" and played to sold-out audiences in New York, Los Angeles, Boston, and Philadelphia, ending with a very high profile performance at the Guggenheim Museum on November 6th and a one-off DJ set opening for Goldfrapp. They've since toured the U.S. some more with The Faint, and the Classics World Tour has and will include stops in Canada, Mexico, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Turkey, Estonia, UK, Ireland, Germany, Netherlands, France, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden and Norway.
There's still plenty to look forward to in 2007 since they'll be back in the U.S. this spring.
Also, a new mixtape with 14 new remixes is coming soon!
Check out a sample MP3-
Z-ro, Devin the Dude & Juvenile - The Mule (Ratatat Remix)
"By the end of this album, the listener will still be unsure of whether to call this a rock record or a dance
record, but the truth of the matter is, it's both, so just enjoy it" - Amplifier
"Although you won't see Mike Stroud's name in the usual guitar hero mags, he may be
the most original, talented and inventive guitarist to come along in the new millennium" Future Music Mag
"Thankfully, with Classics, Ratatat have reinvented themselves, incorporating downbeat rhythms,
space-age synths and more fully realized electronica to create a sound that's truly indefinable." HARP
"On wax, Mike Stroud and Evan Mast infuse stadium-sized rock music with Timbaland-sized bounce,
a block-rocking formula they established on their debut and developed on this year's Classics." - Pitchfork
"When Ratatat's guitars aren't being reversed, cut up and otherwise mangled, they're usually played as if
Metallica fell into a space-time vortex mid solo"
"Classics transcends mere experimentation; it's relaxing and melodically adventurous." - REMIX
RATATAT TOUR DATES
Wed. March 14 - MEDFORD, MA: Oxfam Cafe w/Despot
Thurs. March 15 - BOSTON, MA: Paradise w/Professor Murder, Despot
Fri. March 16 - BUFFALO, NY: Showplace Theatre w/Professor Murder, Despot
Sat. March 17 - CLEVELAND, OH: Grog Shop w/Professor Murder, Despot
Sun. March 18 - GAMBIER, OH: Kenyon College w/Professor Murder, Despot
Mon. March 19 - NEWPORT, KY: Southgate House w/Professor Murder, Despot
Tues. March 20 - ST. LOUIS, MO: THE GARGOYLE w/120 Days, Despot
Wed. March 21 - CHICAGO, IL: Logan Square Auditorium w/120 Days, Despot
Fri. March 23 - DENVER, CO: Bluebird Theatre w/120 Days, Despot
Sat. March 24 - SALT LAKE CITY, UT: In the Venue w/120 Days, Despot
Mon. March 26 - PORTLAND, OR: Wonder Ballroom w/120 Days, Despot
Tues. March 27 - SEATTLE, WA: Neumo's Crystal Ball Reading w/120 Days, Despot
Thurs. March 29 - EUGENE, OR: WOW HALL w/120 Days, Despot
Fri. March 30 - SAN FRANCISCO, CA: BIMBO'S w/120 Days, Despot
Sun. April 1 - POMONA, CA: GLASS HOUSE w/120 Days, Despot
Mon. April 2 - LOS ANGELES, CA: HENRY FONDA THEATRE w/120 Days, Despot
Tues. April 3 - LA JOLLA, CA: PORTER'S PUB w/120 Days, Despot
Thurs. April 5 - FORT WORTH, TX: RIDGLEA w/120 Days, Despot
Fri. April 6 - AUSTIN, TX: Emo's Alternative Lounging w/120 Days, Despot
Sat. April 7 - HOUSTON, TX: RICE UNIVERSITY D w/120 Days, Despot
Mon. April 9 - NASHVILLE, TN: MERCY LOUNGE w/120 Days, Despot
Tues. April 10 - ATLANTA, GA: The Loft w/120 Days, Despot
Wed. April 11 - ORLANDO, FL: The Club at Firestone w/ Despot
Thurs. April 12 - GAINESVILLE, FL: Common Grounds w/ Despot
Fri. April 13 - TALAHASSEE, FL: Club Downunder w/Despot
Sat. April 14 - MIAMI, FL: TBA w/Despot
Mon. April 16 - CARRBORO, NC: Cat's Cradle w/Despo
Tues. April 17 - WASHINGTON, D.C.: 9:30 CLUB w/Despot
Wed. April 18 - NEW YORK, NY: Webster Hall w/Despot
Tags:
Electronica, Ratatat, Webster Hall
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Posted on 2/28/2007
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