News

Upcoming shows for 2018 - All shows are in the Sacramento CA area unless otherwise noted

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Gold Country Fair (Auburn CA) - Sat Aug 11th

Antelope Valley fair (Lancaster CA) - Fri Aug 24th

Street Vibrations (Reno NV) - Thur Sept 27th

Swabbies on the River - Sat Sept 29th

Arizona State Fair (Pheonix AZ) Sat Oct 20th

Corner Pocket sports bar - Sat Oct 27th

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In the books (2018)

Swabbies on the River - Sat May 12th

Roseville Opera House - Sat Feb 24th

Swabbies on the River - Sun Feb 11th

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In the books (2017)

Swabbies on the River    Sept 30th 2017

Visalia Beer Festival      Sept 22nd 2017

Hard Rock Café - Lake Tahoe    Sept 2nd 2017

Swabbies on the River    July 1st 2017

Miners Leap Winery       June 17th 2017

The Whiskey Barrel (Lodi)  Jan 28th 2017

Roseville Opeara House      April 28th 2017

Swabbies on the River     May 13th 2017

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In the books: (2016 shows)

Butte County Fair            Aug 27th 2016

Swabbies                          May 7th 2016

Roseville Opera House   May 27th 2016

Harrah's Reno                  June 4th 2016

Swabbies                           July 2nd 2016

Rosevile Opera House    July 22nd 2016

Swabbies                       Sept 17th 2016

Whiskey Barrel Saloon   Oct 16th 2016

The Corner Pocket           Oct 31st 2016

Whiskey Barrel (lodi)      Nov 12th 2016

The Corner Pocket           Dec 31st 2016

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RIFF/RAFF would like you to join us in welcoming our newest member, JOEL PROTO on Guitar.

When Craig Boom notified us that he was moving on to pursue different projects, we knew we had some HUGE shoes to fill. Craig was and is an outstanding guitar player and we definitely understood his desire to branch out to display his chops. He will be missed. We wish him nothing but the best!

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So, with Craig moving on, we rallied our contacts and scheduled several auditions with guitarists that we knew in the hopes that we'd be able to seamlessly transition from one of the area's best and well-known talents in Craig Boom, to someone that would absorb the material and keep the chemistry strong. Everyone that came out was EXCELLENT!
The choice was not an easy one, but as the saying goes, "There can be only one", and I think we found our guy.

Joel plays guitar in the Bay Area Band, Featherwitch and is also the current guitarist in San Francisco's 80's Heavy Metal band, VAIN. He also recently filled in with the Bay Area AC/DC Tribute Band, AC/DZ, so he understands the nuances of Malcolm Young's Legendary persona. He's got that cool "guitar guy" vibe onstage and has a relaxed laid back
personality that seems to fit right in with the rest of us.

His first show with us will be at Swabbies on July 7th, so come on out, say “Hi", and Welcome JOEL PROTO to the RIFF/RAFF Family!