Raining Jane is your new favorite band

Back in sophomore year, I had a radio show that served as a forum for my friends Kari, Melissa, and I to act like a bunch of idiots, playing ridiculous music (Eddie Murphy's "Party All the Time," anyone?), and occasionally interview bands. The show was called REEEEEEEEEEEMIX (yes, with that many e's) and we actually got pretty serious about it. For the year and a half tenure of the show, we interviewed Derek Trucks (of Allman brothers fame), college jam band gone good Parker House and Theory who are currently opening for Jack's Mannequin and OAR, Canadian rock god Sam Roberts and of course, most memorably, an all-girl band from LA called Raining Jane.

After showing up late to the interview and announcing her presence in the studio by banging on the studio glass and mouthing "Raining Jane" and holding up a CD, we had a crazypants interview with Mona Tavakoli, the drummer of the band. Despite how serious they look in the cover photo for their new EP, Paper Nest, these girls are fucking HILARIOUS and their music rules. Lately, they've been opening for Sara Bareilles and were just featured on Jason Mraz's new EP, We Sing.

So, why should you care? Let's look at it this way. If I'm not complaining, I'm dead. I can find fault in anything/anyone. Like at lunch today, when Christine thought it was cute when we overheard the owner tell his young son that he'll get 10 cents for every pizza box he assembles. I said that situation might be "cute" in America, but in China it's called "child labor." She told me that I ruin everything. So basically, this is a round-about way of telling you that if I heartily endorse something (ie: Raining Jane) and can't find anything bad to say about it, it's probably close to perfection. Just saying.

Go see to their MySpace and see for yourself. Personally, I'm obsessed with "Incline" and "Desperate Sails."