The Ray, Ari and Russ (R.A.a.R) Trio scheduled two intimate late-night throw-downs, on October 30 and 31 after Phish’s sets at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The shows at Notoriety Lounge on Fremont Street were the Trio’s first performance since recording during the pandemic in Burlington.  

Attendees got to see Ray on his usual analog heavy organ, clavinet, and Wurlitzer set up. Ari, an innovative singer-songwriter trained in jazz and ready to go in any direction, had a tasty set up of spooky soulful…

RAaR (Russ Lawton, Ari Joshua, Ray Paczkowski) 
October 30th 2021 Las Vegas, NV 

Set I 
Strut, Star Lord, The Jodi Grind, Audio Bicycle Day (#6), Ollie, For Ray, The Nail 

Set II 
Tinyland, Ellsies Song, Gramama, Bernard, Inertia, The Bernie Meme, Allah Uya, After Midnight, Mimi Digs It, Melodies 

Set III 
The Jodi Grind reprise, Slide B, Introductions, The Bear Necessities, La Grange 

RAaR (Russ Lawton, Ari Joshua, Ray Paczkowski) 
October 31st 2021 Las Vegas, NV 

Set I            
Audio Bicycle Day (#6)…

Relix magazine and Ever Kipp have confirmed that Relix will premier the release which is not only dream, it is also a great honor! They have asked Ari to write a few paragraphs about the upcoming release which is due to come out next week November 16th! We are thrilled to share a open letter about the release from Ari.

Dear readers,

As I climbed into airplane with my favorite two guitars, and a suitcase full of toys, I knew it was gonna be a great adventure to travel to Burlington, VT and track with these…

https://www.jambase.com/article/ari-joshua-raar-ep-trey-anastasio-band-ray-paczkowski-russ-lawton

A huge thank you to one of our favorite live music publications, Jambase, for all the love this month. Looking forward to putting on an unforgettable weekend of Halloween shows following the one and only Phish!! Come check out Ari, Ray Paczkowski & Russ Lawton from Trey Anastasio's band Saturday October 30th and Sunday October 31st @ Notoriety.

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Sat. Oct. 30th

https://www.notorietylive.com/event/p…

Ari Joshua Announces New ‘RAAR’ EP Featuring Trey Anastasio Band’s Ray Paczkowski & Russ Lawton 

The Ray, Ari and Russ (R.A.a.R) Trio will perform two late-night shows, on October 30 and 31, after Phish’s concerts in Las Vegas.

BUY TICKETS HERE! 

Saturday Oct. 30th, 2021 

https://www.notorietylive.com/event/phish-after-party-r-a-a-r-ray-ari-and-russ/2021-10-30/

Sunday Oct. 31st, 2021 

https://www.notorietylive.com/event/2021-10-31/

A new six-song EP, RAAR by guitarist Ari Joshua, featuring Ray Paczkowski…

RELEASE DATE October 11, 2021 
ARI JOSHUA SINGLE ‘STAR LORD’  
FEATURING RAY PACZKOWSKI AND RUSS LAWTON 

’Star Lord’ EP includes six (6) songs from the February Burlington, VT  
recording sessions set for release November 16, 2021 

OCTOBER 11, 2021 - A new single, “Star Lord” by guitarist Ari Joshua, featuring Ray Paczkowski and Russ Lawton from The Trey Anastasio Band and Soule Monde released today.  A six (6) song EP by this team is scheduled for release early November 2021, and more gorgeous original…

The High Dive re-opens with The Ari Joshua Band and special guests GLyph & Tryin' 

This will be a release party for 'Father Time' featuring Ray Paczkowski & Russ Lawton of Soule Monde and The Trey Anastasio Band (Phish) 

All ticket purchases will come with a FREE download of 'Father Time' 

FIRST SINGLE FROM THE RECENT VERMONT SESSIONS OUT AUGUST 5TH ON ARIJOSHUA.COM 

FATHER TIME FEATURES THE AMAZING RUSS LAWTON AND RAY PACZKOWSKI FROM SOULE MONDE AND THE TREY ANASTASIO BAND - to preview review Click Here

In the winter of 2020-2021 in middle of the pandemic, Ari happily and safely flew into a the snowy city of  Burlington, VT to collaborate with Russ and Ray forming a new trio (name ideas welcome). We are happy to announce the release date of August 5th for the first single from this session. 

It’s been a wonderful trip, over 2 weeks in Vermont, lots of rest, lots of prep time, and solid work in the studio. Thanks to Ben Collette and Rob O’dea for the hospitable and safe studio experience, and to 

Soule Monde (Ray Paczkowski & Russ Lawton) 

as well, the results will speek for themselves, but I’ll share that it was great chemistry from the first note to the last overdub. The fact that it felt so good the whole time, that is something. We managed to track forms for an astounding 27 songs. I…