RAQ - Hiatus

Hiatus

RAQ ended a 20 month hiatus with the announcement of a show on April 30, 2010 at the Bowery Ballroom in New York City.

During the hiatus, Chris Michetti toured with his own band called Michetti. The band originally included Rob O'Dea on bass and Tim Sharbough on drums. Sharbough was eventually replaced by Greg Stukey. Jay Burwick opened with a solo acoustic set for Michetti on a short tour in early 2009, usually joined by Michetti for one or two songs. Michetti usually performed a mix of new songs and various covers, while Burwick performed a mix of new songs (http://www.reverbnation.com/jayburwick ), humorous covers, and classic RAQ tunes. Todd Stoops co-founded his project, Kung Fu. The band is composed of David Livolsi on bass, Tim Palmieri on guitar, Adrian Tramantano on drums, and Rob Somerville on tenor and soprano saxophone.