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RAQ () are a psychedelic/progressive rock jam band quartet from Burlington, Vermont.
History
The group formed in 2000 with original keyboard player Marc Scortino and released their first studio effort "Shed Tech" a year later. In 2002, Scortino left the band and was replaced by Todd Stoops. Along with Chris Michetti (Guitar), Jay Burwick (Bass) and Greg Stukey (Drums) the band would release their second album "Carbohydrates Are The Enemy" later in the year and embark on their first national tour. In 2006, Harmonized Records signed RAQ and helped release their third studio album "Ton These". In 2013, the band re-formed with Adrian Tramantano on drums.
In a 2004 article, music writer Eric Ward Glide Magazine stated, "They've invented the concept of jambands even having an old school style to bring back in the first place."
RAQ ended a 20-month hiatus with the announcement of a show on April 30, 2010 at the Bowery Ballroom in New York City. During the hiatus, Chris Michetti toured with his own band called Michetti. The band originally included Rob O'Dea on bass and Tim Sharbough on drums. Sharbough was eventually replaced by Greg Stukey. Jay Burwick opened with a solo acoustic set for Michetti on a short tour in early 2009, usually joined by Michetti for one or two songs. Michetti usually performed a mix of new songs and various covers, while Burwick performed a mix of new songs, humorous covers, and older RAQ songs.
Todd Stoops co-founded his project, Kung Fu. The band is composed of Chris DeAngelis on bass, Tim Palmieri on guitar, Adrian Tramantano on drums, and Rob Somerville on tenor and soprano saxophone.
Touring
In its first national tour in 2002, the quartet played at North American musical festivals including Tennessee's Bonnaroo Music Festival, California's High Sierra Music Festival, Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival, Florida's Langerado Music Festival, New York's moe.down, Massachusett's Berkshire Mountain Music Festival, and Vermont's Garden of Eden Festival. The band has also appeared at venues such as the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco and the Knitting Factory in New York City. RAQ completed a tour of Colorado performing in front of sold out crowds in Telluride, Denver and Breckenridge.
Recognition
RAQ was chosen as a 'New Groove of the Month' by Jambands.com, and nominated for a Jammy Award in the category of 'Best New Band'. Relix Magazine featured the band in its Spotlight section, saying "RAQ has the ability to captivate an audience, dropping jaws with hyperkinetic improvisational splendor." The band was also highlighted by Relix as one of the top bands to look out for in the summer of 2005.
Discography
= Shed Tech
=Released: March 1, 2001 (debut album – currently out of print)
Artists
Marc Scortino: Keyboards and vocals
Chris Michetti: Guitar and vocals
Greg Stukey: Drums
Jay Burwick: Bass and vocals
Track listing
Time Bomb
There When I Land
Verde Burro
Tunnel Vision
Hot Wired
Confuzor
Weakling
Guilty Pleasure
Last Bag
Welcome to the Donkey Show
= Carbohydrates
=Released: 2002
RAQ's second release and first to feature keyboardist, Todd Stoops. The album was produced by Grammy Award winner Mark Johnson (Paul Simon, Los Lobos, Jackson Browne) in Colchester Vermont at Egan Media Productions, and mixed by Johnson in Los Angeles.
Artists
Todd Stoops: Keyboards and vocals
Chris Michetti: Guitar and vocals
Greg Stukey: Drums
Jay Burwick: Bass and vocals
Track listing
Shirley Be a Drooler
TheDownLow
Beauregard
Georgia
Brother from Another Mother
The Hunter Becomes the Hunted
Circumstance
Carbohydrates Are The Enemy
Sweet Cream Butter
Hannah Can
Barometric Whether
The Anthem of Beauregard
= Ton These
=Released: 2006
RAQ's third album. Recorded at Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio's recording studio The Barn, in Vermont.
Artists
Todd Stoops: Keyboards and vocals
Chris Michetti: Guitar and vocals
Greg Stukey: Drums
Jay Burwick: Bass and vocals
Track listing
Walking in Circles
Forget Me Not
Tumbling Down
Glimpse
Lush of Lush
Bootch Magoo
Will Run
City Funk
One of These Days
Said & Done
The Whistler
Botz
References
External links
Official website
Jay Burwick at Reverb Nation
http://www.hyperfunkalicious.net/, a fansite
Internet Archive Live concert recordings from the Internet Archive
Ton These CD review at Home Grown Music
March 2005 feature at Glide Magazine
RAQ album Review at Jambase
Raq may refer to:
Aviation
No. 610 Squadron RAF (codename RAQ), British Royal Air Force
Rath Aviation (ICAO airline code code: RAQ), see List of airline codes (R)
Sugimanuru Airport (IATA airport code: RAQ), Raha, Muna, Southeast Sulawesi, Sulawesi, Indonesia
Science and technology
Cobalt RaQ, a 1U rackmount computer server product line
Revised Attribution Questionnaire (r-AQ), a psychological self-assessment
RAQ, initial prefix designation for the Q-25 drone, the Boeing MQ-25 Stingray
Other uses
RAQ, American rock band
Raq, the pet dog of George Bramwell Evens, mascot of the Romany Society, and star of radio programmes
Rarely Asked Questions, a monthly column in the magazine Analog Dialogue
Régie des alcools du Québec (RAQ), the former name of the Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ)
Réseau des services d'archives du Québec (RAQ), see List of Canadian archives associations
Saam language (ISO 639 language code: raq)
See also
All pages with titles beginning with RAQ
All pages with titles beginning with Raq
All pages with titles containing Raq
RAC (disambiguation)
RACC (disambiguation)
RAAC (disambiguation)
RRAC
Rack (disambiguation)
RAK (disambiguation)
RACQ
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