RAINING JANE PERFORMS "PAPER CUT" IN SEATTLE 10/15/08
RAINING JANE WITH WILLY PORTER ON 101.9 KINK FM, PORTLAND
Raining Jane, Willy Porter and KINK FM Program Director Dennis Constantine pose for a photo after a live performance in the KINK Performance Lounge. This was our AAA debut! Thanks so much to Dennis and KINK for being such wonderful hosts, we had an amazing time. The performance and interview will be online at www.kink.fm for a week starting Sept. 12, 2008.
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JASON MRAZ'S NEW ALBUM FEATURES SONG CO-WRITTEN WITH RAINING JANE
Jason Mraz's new album, "We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things," features a song that he co-wrote with Raining Jane! It's the last track on the record, "A Beautiful Mess."
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FIRE RELIEF CD FEATURING RAINING JANE w/ JASON MRAZ
Raining Jane is featured on a song by Jason Mraz, "Silent Love Song," which appears on a compilation album benefiting victims of the 2007 San Diego wild fires. Learn more about this awesome community outreach project and buy the album by clicking below...
RAINING JANE PRESENTS THE RAIN ROOM AT FOLK ALLIANCE 2008
Raining Jane presented a private showcase room at the International Folk Alliance Conference in Memphis, TN, February 20-24th, 2008. An amazing lineup of artists graced The Rain Room stage, making it a place people came back to every night. We even stayed up until 6am playing music together for two nights in a row! Thank you to everyone who was involved with this project. The slideshow below features some of the artists who played in our room, photographed by Holly Houser.
The complete roster of artists performing in The Rain Room:
Mitch Barrett, Jenni Alpert, Mother Banjo, Rachael Sage, Emilia Dahlin, Vienna Teng, John Cruz, Adam Levy, Raining Jane, Rebecca Loebe, Justin Roth, Vance Gilbert, Ellis, Danny Schmidt, Amber Rubarth, Molly's Revenge, Chad Elliott, John-Alex Mason, Michael Fracasso, Sarah White, Vanessa Torres & Touching Ground, Ali Handal, The Paper Raincoat, Anna Wolfe, Stephanie Smith, Lindsay Mac & Raining Jane, porterdavis, Twitch, Amilia K. Spicer, Po' Girl.
RAINING JANE & TOWNHOUSE 84
Comedian Alexandra McHale shot some video footage of Raining Jane on the road in Wisconsin for her website www.townhouse84.com. Check out the videos below and there's more on her website. It's funny!
Mona & Chaska warm up for their show at Seattle University-5.24.08
PHOTOGRAPHER COLIN YOUNG-WOLFF DOCUMENTS THE BAND
In May of 2007, Santa Monica-based photographer Colin Young-Wolff jumped in the van with Raining Jane for eight days, to document their lives on the road. It was the end of another four-month tour, wrapping up in Oregon and Washington. The photos below were taken in and around Seattle, where Raining Jane played at Columbia City Theater with Jonathan Kingham on May 21st. Colin has sorted through many, many photos and put together the following "Day In The Life Of Raining Jane" slide show. Thanks Colin! To see more of Colin's work, and find contact info: www.colinyoung-wolff.com
Raining Jane is an eclectic rock-folk band based in Los Angeles but on the road more often than not. Forming in 1999 out of the UCLA music community, Raining Jane was able to quit their day jobs in 2004 to pursue music full-time. Since then, they have toured relentlessly, averaging 120 shows per year. Taking on all business and artistic responsibilities (songwriting, booking, web design, driving and so much more), they have become a notable example of independent success in the music industry, while simultaneously carving their own niche artistically.
On March 4th, 2008, Raining Jane released their third record, "Paper Nest." This EP was made with Brad Gordon at Magic Carpet Studios in Los Angeles. Brad produced the record and graces it with his instrumental talents (various keys, guitars and banjo). Paper Nest features eight tracks of Raining Jane originals. Sara Bareilles makes a guest appearance singing backup vocals on the song "Clementine."
Aside from touring and recording, the ladies of Raining Jane have kept themselves very busy with several other exciting projects. In the summer of 2007, all four band members volunteered at the Rock and Roll Camp For Girls, in Portland, Oregon, where they coached young girls in the fine art of making noise and rocking out. Raining Jane has collaborated with Jason Mraz since January 2007, writing and workshoping songs at Mraz's studio. The band co-wrote the song "A Beautiful Mess" with Mraz, which was released on his EP "We Sing." This song will also appears on Mraz’s full-length album "We Sing We Dance We Steal Things." Raining Jane is also featured on Mraz's "Silent Love Song," which was recently released on a Fire Relief CD compilation benefitting victims of the 2007 San Diego wildfires. In February 2008, Raining Jane performed several private showcases at the International Folk Alliance Conference in Memphis, Tennessee. They also presented a private showcase room at the conference, The Rain Room, which hosted performances by 30 incredible artists. Raining Jane has also recently toured with Sara Bareilles, Rachael Yamagata and Willy Porter.
Musically, Raining Jane’s path is constantly growing and shifting. The band has always aimed to challenge themselves and each other to write great songs, and to never stagnate. Their sound is defined by the merging of four songwriters, three vocalists, and a variety of instruments: acoustic and electric guitars, drum kit, bass guitar, cello, cajon and sitar. Stunning vocal harmonies provide the thread in songs that are rooted in rock-folk, but pushed and pulled in a variety of directions. On top of solid musical and songwriting chops, Raining Jane delivers a performance that is thoughtful, playful and utterly engaging. And guiding Raining Jane's journey is a passion for music and a desire to make a positive difference in the world, one song at a time.
hey sexy ladies!! i miss you gals already!! damnit!! thx for showin up in klamath, i mean you really could have sailed on by considering we were your last stop!! glad u didn't tho! I don't need to tell you this but okay i will....You all are amazing with amazing talent & looking forward to the next time our paths cross!!! good luck with your shows love, the blonde girl who loves her drinks!! (;
I had a ball at the show on June 2nd. You ladies amaze me! You twisted my arm Mona. Although I wont be there for all 4 shows, I will be back on the 23rd. I am VERY excited!!!!! Take care. xoxxo Veronika
Hey raining Jane, Thanks for coming to perform at WOU :) I got to see half of your show but I had class so I couldn't stay for the rest. It was good seein ya gals again :) see you again next year :) hope u have a great rest of the tour :)
I just was checking to see what's happening this week that I'm in LA and I just saw that your residency at the Hotel Cafe starts AFTER I'm leaving.
I'm supersad about this!
I really really want to see you gals perform. You really are one of my favorite writers and your songs are impressive. I would love to hear them live. This happened like last time - I left before you were playing a show. =(
Anyhow, I'm glad for you guys! I'll let people know about the Hotel Cafe residency.
Ladies, I must admit,"If love's a letter, you're my papercut". I could not have summed it up any better. Thanks for putting all the right words in my mouth!
I saw you guys at Centralia College and you guys are really talented. As soon as I heard a couple of songs you performed today, I ran to the merchandise booth and I bought your CD. I hope I see you guys again soon.
Hey girls!!! i love your music! it totally ROCKS! but i do think you need to put the song "papercut" on your page so people can set it as there myspace profile page ;) I loved that song, i went to your concert, well it wasnt just yours but you know what i mean!! lol. Love you all lots!!! Take care. -Meagan (i live in seattle area so yeahh)
my friends and i had a fun time seeing you perform at Firefly last night. my butt still hurts from the hardwood but i'm a trooper. hope you all enjoyed the cupcakes! see you next time!!!
You lovely ladies just posted some pics from your tour with Sara B this past year, and I thought I'd share with you a picture of myself with you at the Pageant in St. Louis on Oct. 28 from that same tour:
I hope y'alls tour is going great! Am coming down to LA to see you guys, me and some friends saw you in SF a while back, we had a great time!!! I dunno if you remember the M crowd from the north bay, but I have been sending people your way all over the place! So hopefully tons of people are coming out to see you!!!
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