tag:iratalive.com,2005:/blogs/latest-news?p=2Latest News2019-09-21T12:18:05-04:00Iratafalsetag:iratalive.com,2005:Post/59005082019-09-21T12:18:05-04:002024-03-05T08:50:16-05:00BMX with Vans!<p>We are very happy to announce that Vans has selected our song Waking Eye off of the Tower record to be included in their BMX Pro Cup World Championship Broadcast!</p>
<p>You can watch the entire broadcast <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vo8RwdS7FYY" target="_blank">here</a></p>Iratatag:iratalive.com,2005:Post/57585942019-05-17T16:54:54-04:002023-12-10T13:48:24-05:00Weedeater, Golden Haze Fest, Album Release, and more!<p>We've been pretty quiet here at the beginning of 2019, but things are starting to get hot!</p>
<p>On Friday, May 24th, you'll be able to pick up our latest release, Tower! ( <a contents="Pre-order here!" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://smallstone.bandcamp.com/album/tower" target="_blank">Pre-order here!</a> )</p>
<p>Then, beginning Wednesday, May 29th, we'll be heading out for a brief run with <a contents="Weedeater" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.weedmetal.com/" target="_blank">Weedeater</a>. This tour will take us to Tennessee, Ohio, DC, and Virginia, so be sure to check out when we'll be close to you!</p>
<p>We're also very excited about <a contents="Golden Haze Fest" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/2357557001146318/" target="_blank">Golden Haze Fest</a>, in Golden, CO, and <a contents="Descendants of Crom III" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/216035832675553/" target="_blank">Descendants of Crom III</a>, in Pittsburgh, PA. We'll be announcing tour dates around these festivals, so keep and eye on our <a contents="shows" data-link-label="Shows" data-link-type="page" href="/shows">shows</a> page!</p>
<p>We're just getting revved up, and hope to have many more announcements soon!</p>
<p>See you on the road!</p>Iratatag:iratalive.com,2005:Post/54263852018-09-12T21:07:01-04:002023-12-10T13:44:22-05:00Shows!<p>We haven't had enough of you yet! We're looking forward to playing with Cusses, Night Battles, Totally Slow, and King Buffalo over the next couple of months! Check out the <a contents="shows" data-link-label="Shows" data-link-type="page" href="/shows">shows</a> page to see where we'll be and who we'll be hanging with!</p>Iratatag:iratalive.com,2005:Post/51832512018-04-15T17:07:05-04:002023-12-10T14:17:00-05:00Irata and Sierra 2018<p>We are happy to be heading out on the road once again, this time with label mates Sierra from Ontario. We'll be hitting the upper-east coast, and there are several NC dates as well. Head over to the <a contents="shows" data-link-label="Shows" data-link-type="page" href="/shows" style="" target="_self">shows </a>page to see when we'll be near you!</p>Iratatag:iratalive.com,2005:Post/48925752017-10-15T12:05:06-04:002024-02-20T01:14:49-05:00Vinyl available for order!<p>You can get the vinyl for Sweet Loris on our <a contents="store page" data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="/store" target="_blank">store page</a> now!</p>
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<p>These shows are going to be super-special because we'll have: A) Owen Burd making our sound even thicker and scarier than before B) Sweet Loris Vinyl!!! You wanted it, we have it!!! and C) New songs which will be on the upcoming album!</p>
<p>Go to our <a contents="shows page" data-link-label="Shows" data-link-type="page" href="/shows" style="">shows page</a> to see when we'll be destroying your hometown.</p>Iratatag:iratalive.com,2005:Post/47970582017-07-30T17:13:58-04:002023-12-10T12:00:40-05:00New Member!<p>Everyone please join us in welcoming Owen Burd to Irata! He'll be co-slaying on guitar, keys, vocals, carrying heavy shit, and terrorizing small children. </p>
<p>We have some shows coming up that will be announced soon; you can catch the new lineup AND some brand new songs!</p>
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<p> </p>Iratatag:iratalive.com,2005:Post/46409242017-03-22T13:20:14-04:002022-05-18T05:03:09-04:00Doin' StuffHey! Huge thanks to everyone who came out to the shows the past couple of months! We had an absolute blast with our pals in Freedom Hawk and new buddies All Them Witches, and we couldn't have done it without you guys!<br>So, what's next? Well, we're working on getting Sweet Loris on vinyl, and writing some more music! We hope to have a new release out within the year. In the meantime, keep an eye on our shows page for special appearances near you!Iratatag:iratalive.com,2005:Post/44709122016-11-16T22:15:18-05:002023-12-10T11:41:23-05:00Irata, back on tour in 2017 with All Them Witches.We are beyond thrilled to announce that we will be returning to the road in March, 2017 with Nashville band All Them Witches. This tour will be the first to take us out of the country for a couple dates in Canada. All dates for this tour are currently listed on the <a contents="shows" data-link-label="Shows" data-link-type="page" href="/shows">shows</a> page, along with links to tickets; we recommend grabbing tickets soon, as all shows are expected to sell out.<br> Iratatag:iratalive.com,2005:Post/43674112016-09-11T21:25:40-04:002023-12-10T12:50:14-05:00Official Video for Deluge!We've put together an official video, complete with live footage, for the song Deluge off the Vultures EP! Visit our <a contents="music" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.iratalive.com/music" style="" target="_blank">music </a>page to watch!Iratatag:iratalive.com,2005:Post/42795112016-07-14T21:10:19-04:002023-12-10T11:41:49-05:00Summer Tour has begun!Irata is steamrolling their way to the west coast! We've got dates in Texas, Arizona, California, Oregon, Washington, Montana and Denver. Check out our shows page, and see whwn we'll be in your area!Iratatag:iratalive.com,2005:Post/40982922016-03-21T15:10:26-04:002022-05-21T03:10:51-04:00More shows in 2016!Thank you so much to everybody who came out for our March tour. We had so much fun traveling with <a contents="Caustic Casanova" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://causticcasanova.com/" target="_blank">Caustic Casanova</a>, and getting to play in places we've never been to before. Keep an eye on our <a contents="shows page" data-link-label="Shows" data-link-type="page" href="/shows">shows page</a>; we've got several already scheduled for the next few months, including a run with Asheville's Bask in May. More summer shows will be added soon, along with a possible tour announcement?!???!? <a contents="Caustic Casanova" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://causticcasanova.com/" target="_blank"> </a><br><br><br><br> Iratatag:iratalive.com,2005:Post/40271862016-02-05T15:24:05-05:002022-05-23T23:09:11-04:002016 Tour dates announced!We'll be back on the road, in the north-eastern part of the US in March! Click<a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.earsplitcompound.com/site/2016/02/05/irata-north-carolina-trio-returns-to-the-road-with-march-midwest-and-east-coast-us-tour/" target="_blank"> here</a> for the official press release, and <a contents="here " data-link-label="Shows" data-link-type="page" href="/shows"> here </a>for show dates!Iratatag:iratalive.com,2005:Post/39688992015-12-31T12:25:27-05:002022-05-23T23:10:58-04:00Good health, new shows!After a brief recovery period, Jason has completely healed from his injury/illness, and Irata is back! We have several NC shows scheduled throughout the first few months of 2016; check out our shows page (www.iratalive.com/shows) to see where we'll be!<br><br>Also, if you live in the upper/middle eastern part of the US, keep your eyes and ears open. We'll be announcing a March tour with dates in your area soon!Iratatag:iratalive.com,2005:Post/38717752015-09-28T09:13:05-04:002022-05-23T23:12:50-04:00Irata on NPRIf you're a fan of public radio, you'll be happy to hear that we have an appearance on 88.5 fm, WFDD. Today at 5:45pm, Triad Arts is re-airing the interview Cheryl did last year which discusses the writing of Semjase. This Friday, also on Triad Arts, you can listen to a live studio recording of the whole band playing songs off the upcoming album, Sweet Loris. Afterwards, Irata weighs in on writing, playing, and touring.
Listen on your computer or mobile device at www.npr.org.Iratatag:iratalive.com,2005:Post/38060082015-08-06T08:09:06-04:002023-12-10T13:58:58-05:00Irata announces new album, tour.Hey everybody! We are super stoked to announce the upcoming release of our new full-length album, Sweet Loris. It will be available on CD and in digital formats on October 9, 2015. Vinyl lovers, fear not! You all will have something to play with, hopefully by the end of the year.<br><br>We are incredibly excited to be supporting this album with an East Coast tour in support of <a contents="Kylesa" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.kylesa.com" target="_blank">Kylesa</a>, and their newest album, Exhausting Fire. We will be playing alongside <a contents="Inter Arma" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://interarma.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Inter Arma</a> and <a contents="Indian Handcrafts" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://indianhandcrafts.net/" target="_blank">Indian Handcrafts</a>.<br><br>Click <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.earsplitcompound.com/site/2015/08/05/irata-north-carolina-trio-to-release-new-lp-through-retro-futurist-in-early-october-band-confirms-tour-with-kylesa/" target="_blank">here</a> for the official press release and check the right side of this page to see if we'll be playing near you!<br>See you on the road!Irata