Singer/songwriter Alynda Segarra is perhaps uniquely qualified to make music under the banner "Americana." Segarra records as Hurray for the Riff Raff, and they spent time as a teenager hitchhiking ...

Much of what is described as "folk music" comes from musical forms, sounds, and vocabularies that have been passed down over generations and become embedded in the identity of a place or people. It's ...

Alynda Segarra grew up in a Puerto Rican community in the New York City's Bronx borough. When she was a teenager, she left New York and landed in New Orleans -- where she started making folk music ...

The New Orleans-based bandleader Alynda Lee Segarra talks about the wide range of political and musical inspirations — from her Puerto Rican... How many choruses does it take to turn a party song into ...

Alynda Segarra's unamplifed voice in this Tiny Desk performance had no problem rising above the drums, congas, cello, violin, bass, keyboards, and an electric guitar. The passion for her Puerto Rican ...

Riff Raff, a band that covers songs of good times, hard times and heartache, seeks to entertain listeners with familiar tunes, including some that you might not have heard lately. The musicians ...

Just two mainstream movies opened nationwide at the previous weekend's box office, with Dito Montiel's Riff Raff and Alex Parkinson's Last Breath making their big-screen bow. However, one certainly ...

Bedouine’s Azniv Korkejian, Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield, and Hurray For The Riff Raff’s Alynda Segarra have teamed up for a collaborative cover of Big Star’s 1972 classic “Thirteen.” As Korkejian ...

“Doors open at nine” is usually a relaxed suggestion of sorts for most concert-goers in Athens, yet with a Riff Raff show, arriving at nine means waiting in line alongside dozens. Personally, I didn’t ...

Or, you might hear it when you see Riff Raff in person. Days before releasing his new single, Riff Raff announced The Lilac Lightning Tour. Kicking off on March 16 in Dallas, Texas, the tour sees Riff ...