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RAQ
Background information
Origin	Burlington, Vermont, USA
Genre(s)	Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Progressive Rock
Years active	2001–Present
Members
Jay Burwick Chris Michetti Todd Stoops Greg Stukey
Former members
Marc Scortino

RAQ (rāk) is a psychedelic, progressive rock quartet from Burlington, VT. Formed in 2000 with original keyboard player Marc Scortino, Raq 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 released their sophomore album "Carbohydrates Are The Enemy" later in the year and embark on their first national tour. The quartet played in front of thousands at many of North America's 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^{[citation needed]}. The next 2 years, Raq would continue to spend most of their time on the road, making their way as a live act by playing over 100 concerts a year. 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. In 2006 Harmonized Records signed RAQ and helped release their third studio album "Ton These".

Contents 1 Music 2 Touring 3 Recognition 4 Discography 4.1 Shed Tech 4.2 Carbohydrates 4.3 Ton These 5 List of original songs 6 List of cover songs 7 References 8 External links

[edit] Music

Glide Magazine says, "They've invented the concept of jambands even having an old school style to bring back in the first place."^[1]

[edit] Touring

In its first national tour in 2002, the quartet played in front of thousands at many of North America's 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^{[citation needed]}. 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^{[citation needed]}.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Shed Tech

Released: March 1, 2001 (debut album - currently out of print)

Artists

• Marc Scortino: Keyboards/Vocals
• Chris Michetti: Guitar/Vocals
• Greg Stukey: Drums
• Jay Burwick: Bass/Vocals

Tracklist Time Bomb There When I Land Verde Burro Tunnel Vision Hot Wired Confuzor Weakling Guilty Pleasure Last Bag Welcome to the Donkey Show

[edit] 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/Vocals
• Chris Michetti: Guitar/Vocals
• Greg Stukey: Drums
• Jay Burwick: Bass/Vocals

Tracklist 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

[edit] Ton These

Released: 2006
RAQ's Third album. Recorded at former Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio's renowned recording studio The Barn, in Vermont.

Artists

• Todd Stoops: Keyboards/Vocals
• Chris Michetti: Guitar/Vocals
• Greg Stukey: Drums
• Jay Burwick: Bass/Vocals

Tracklist 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

[edit] List of original songs

Adonai [shadraq] 15 Shakes Back To The Head Bag It Out Barometric Whether (Carbs) Bean Beauregard(Carbs) Bob's Your Uncle Boom Bootch Magoo (Ton These) Botz (Ton These) Bowl Position Brain Phat Brother From Another Mother (Carbs) Café Borgia Carbohydrates Are The Enemy (Carbs) Choose CHUCK Chuck & T-Bird Circumstance (Carbs) City Funk (Ton These) Clamslide Cloud City Comin' Home Confuzor (Shed Tech) Crazie Tonie Dave Lew Cell Phone Jam Dirty Sanchez Donkey Show (Shed Tech) Don't Let Go DownLow, The (Carbs) Drive By World Forget Me Not (Ton These) Freya Gabvonie Georgia (Carbs) Girl Glimpse (Ton These) Goner Guilty Pleasures (Shed Tech) Hannah Can (Carbs) Hitchhiker Hot Lunch Hot Wired (Shed Tech) Hyperfunkalicious

I Like Pot Japan Last Bag (Shed Tech) Late Night Lembo Lines Within Loose Lush Of Lush (Ton These) Massive Merge Mollies Cules Moserine Moxie Nancy's Jig Nasty Newton One-Eyed Jack One Of These Days Otis Spode Quick and Painless Papasta Premium Rattlesnake Reason Return to Sender Said-N-Done (Ton These) Shirley Be A Drooler (Carbs) Silhouette Stuck In a Big Hole Sucked Up The Shoot Sweet Cream Butter(Carbs) There When I Land (Shed Tech) Time Bomb (Shed Tech) Time to Hurry Tone Tumblin' Down (Ton These) Tunnel Vision (Shed Tech) Unavailable Ventriliquist, The Verde Burro (Shed Tech) Walking in Circles (Ton These) Wax Weakling (Shed Tech) Whistler, The (Ton These) Will Run (Ton These)

[edit] List of cover songs

7 Days - Sting All Day And All Of The Night - The Kinks Andy - Frank Zappa Angry Young Man – Billy Joel B-Movie Boxcar - Blues Brothers Bails Of Cocaine – Woody Guthrie BBC - Ming Tea Big Shot – Billy Joel Big Time (tease) – Peter Gabriel Billy Jean - Michael Jackson Birthday - The Beatles Black Friday – Steely Dan Brain Stew - Green Day Bright Sized Life - Pate Metheny Bubble House Jam - MMW Carolina Hard Core Ecstasy – Frank Zappa Caribbean Queen – Billy Ocean Catfish John - B. McDill & A. Reynolds Cavern - Phish Cheap Sunglasses – ZZ Top Cult Of Personality - Living Color Dear Prudence - Beatles Dirty Love - Frank Zappa Dont Stop Believing - Journey Easy Like Sunday Morning – Lionel Ritchie – The Commodores Echidna’s Arf - Frank Zappa Fishin' Hole, The (The Andy Griffith Show Theme) - Earle Hagen Fixin' To Die – Bukka White Fire On The Mountain (tease) – Grateful Dead Funk 49 – James Gang Gambler, The - Kenny Rogers Green Earrings – Steely Dan Hava Nagilah - (traditional) Have a Cigar – Pink Floyd Hello (tease) – Lionel Ritchie Hells Bells (Tease) - AC/DC Helter Skelter - Beatles Highway 61 – Bob Dylan I’m The Slime – Frank Zappa It's A Long Way To The Top (If You Want To Rock N' Roll) - AC/DC I Wanna Be Sedated - The Ramones Informer - Snow Jackhammer - Paul Gilbert Jump – Van Halen Just Kissed My Baby – The Meters Just What I Needed - The Cars Legalize It - Peter Tosh Led Boots – Jeff Beck Let’s Move To Cleveland – Frank Zappa Let There Be Rock - AC/DC Lights (tease) - Journey

Listen To The Music – Doobie Brothers Lovely Rita - Beatles Maybe I'm Amazed - Paul McCartney Mean Streets - Van Halen Mercury Blues - Alan Jackson Message In A Bottle – The Police Mississippi Queen - Mountain Mojo Workin’ – Muddy Waters My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama – Frank Zappa Mystery Train - Junior Parker and Sam Phillips Nation Wide – ZZ Top Neutron Dance - Pointer Sisters Night Moves - Bob Seger November Rain (tease)- Guns N' Roses On The Road - Canned Heat Over The Hills And Far Away - Led Zeppelin People Say - The Meters Push The Lil' Daisies – Ween Raspberry Beret - Prince Red Baron – Billy Cobham Rock And Roll - Led Zeppelin Rockin' In The Free World - Neil Young Rock Lobster (tease)- B52s Scarlet Begonias (tease) – Grateful Dead Seeker, The - The Who Shout It Out Loud - Kiss Showbiz Kids - Steely Dan Simple Man - Lynyrd Skynyrd Sneaking Sally Through The Alley - Allen Toussaint/Robert Palmer Son of Mr Greengenes - Frank Zappa Spanish Castle Magic - Jimi Hendrix Starfish and Coffee – Prince Stratus – Billy Cobbham Sweet Home Alabama – Lynyrd Skynyrd Take Me Home – Phil Collins Tell Me Something Good - Rufus Tennessee Jed - Grateful Dead Terrapin Station – Grateful Dead That's All Right Mama - Carl Perkins Them Changes – Band of Gypsys The Way It Is – Bruce Hornsby Thunderstruck (tease) - AC/DC Tocatta And Fugue - Bach Torture Never Stops, The - Frank Zappa Tough Mama – Bob Dylan Trouble Everyday - Frank Zappa Waterfalls - TLC We Are The Champions (tease) – Queen When I Come Around – Green Day Wharf Rat (tease) - Grateful Dead What Goes On - Velvet Underground Whipping Post – Allman Brothers Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Visit the official RAQ website.
• Visit the on-line fansite Hyperfunkalicious.net.
• Live concert recordings of RAQ are available for free download and stream from Internet Archive
• Home Grown Music: Ton These CD review
• Glide Magazine: March 2005 feature
• Glide Magazine: February 2004 feature
• KyndMusic : May 2006 Review
• KyndMusic : October 2006 Interview