Hurray for the Riff Raff announce new live album, share “Rhododendron” live video

Hurray for the Riff Raff have announced Live Forever, a new live album recorded over two nights at Chicago’s Old Town School of Folk Music. It’s due out on March 20 (digitally) and May 8 (physical media) via Nonesuch, and was produced by Johnny Wilson, with Parker Grogan (electric guitar, vocals), Nnamdi Ogbonnaya (bass, backing vocals), Marcus Drake (drums) and Sen Morimoto (saxophone, keyboards) joining Alynda Segarra. Alynda says:

I moved to Chicago in September 2024, the year I released The Past Is Still Alive and hit the road with a new band – a group of musicians recommended by my front of house/production manager, Johnny Wilson. Everyone had ties to the city, and had been playing together in the DIY scene for over a decade.

Since then, we’ve traveled the world together, becoming family, playing the best shows of my life. Chicago has become home for me, and I feel grateful for the welcome I’ve gotten into the best music scene in the country.

I wanted to capture this time and this brilliant band, a moment that won’t last forever. This record is a love letter to the working class musicians out there, we who slug it out on the road against all odds. We deserve so much more from an industry built to exploit us. It’s a thank you to all the fans supporting live music, you who believe songs made by human beings are a vital life force.

Thank you

Watch the live video for the first single, a performance of Life on Earth (one of our favorite albums of 2022) track “Rhododendron,” below.

Hurray for the Riff Raff have a few East Coast shows coming up in June, including Woodstock, NY’s Bearsville Theater on June 17 and Basking Ridge, NJ’s The Ross Farm on June 20. See all dates below.

HURRAY FOR THE RIFF RAFF – LIVE FOREVER TRACKLIST
Alibi (Live)
Hawkmoon (Live)
Rhododendron (Live)
Dynamo (Live)
Buffalo (Live)
Colossus of Roads (Live)
Snake Plant (The Past Is Still Alive) (Live)
Precious Cargo (Live)
Pyramid Scheme (Live)
Vetiver (Live)
The World Is Dangerous (Live)
Hourglass (Live)
Ogallala (Live)
Pa’lante (Live)

HURRAY FOR THE RIFF RAFF: 2026 TOUR DATES
6.17 – Woodstock, NY – Bearsville Theater
6.18 – East Meredith, NY – West Kortright Centre
6.19 – King of Prussia, PA – Concerts Under The Stars
6.20 – Basking Ridge, NJ – The Ross Farm
6.21 – Greenfield, MA – Green River Festival