Hurray For The Riff Raff Details 1st Live Album & Adds Tour Dates

Hurray for the Riff Raff will issue their first live album, Live Forever, through Nonesuch Records digitally on March 20 and physically on May 8. The project led by singer-songwriter Alynda Segarra previewed the release with a recording of “Rhododendron” and shared a batch of 2026 Summer Tour dates.

Produced by Johnny Wilson, Live Forever sees Segarra backed by the current touring roster of guitarist Parker Grogan, bassist Nnamdi Ogbonnaya, drummer Marcus Drake and keyboardist/saxophonist Sen Morimoto.

The tracklist includes a complete rendering of Hurray For The Riff Raff’s 2024 album, The Past Is Still Alive, alongside other selections like “Precious Cargo,” “Pa’lante” and “Pyramid Scheme.” The 14-song collection was recorded over two nights at Old Town School Of Folk in Segarra’s current home of Chicago.

Segarra’s statement regarding Live Forever follows:

“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.”

Hurray For The Riff Raff booked four headlining shows in mid-June on the East Coast, leading up to a previously confirmed appearance at the Green River Festival in Greenfield, Massachusetts. Scroll on for tour information and watch “Rhododendron” from their first live album below:

Live Forever Tracklist

1. Alibi (Live)
2. Hawkmoon (Live)
3. Rhododendron (Live)
4. Dynamo (Live)
5. Buffalo (Live)
6. Colossus of Roads (Live)
7. Snake Plant (The Past Is Still Alive) (Live)
8. Precious Cargo (Live)
9. Pyramid Scheme (Live)
10. Vetiver (Live)
11. The World Is Dangerous (Live)
12. Hourglass (Live)
13. Ogallala (Live)
14. Pa’lante (Live)