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Raining Jane

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About Me


Raining Jane is an eclectic rock-folk band based in Los Angeles but on the road more often than not. Forming in 1999 out of the UCLA music community, Raining Jane was able to quit their day jobs in 2004 to pursue music full-time. Since then, they have toured relentlessly, averaging 120 shows per year. Taking on all business and artistic responsibilities (songwriting, booking, web design, driving and so much more), they have become a notable example of independent success in the music industry, while simultaneously carving their own niche artistically.
On March 4th, 2008, Raining Jane released their third record, "Paper Nest." This EP was made with Brad Gordon at Magic Carpet Studios in Los Angeles. Brad produced the record and graces it with his instrumental talents (various keys, guitars and banjo). Paper Nest features eight tracks of Raining Jane originals. Sara Bareilles makes a guest appearance singing backup vocals on the song "Clementine."
Aside from touring and recording, the ladies of Raining Jane have kept themselves very busy with several other exciting projects. In the summer of 2007, all four band members volunteered at the Rock and Roll Camp For Girls, in Portland, Oregon, where they coached young girls in the fine art of making noise and rocking out. Raining Jane has collaborated with Jason Mraz since January 2007, writing and workshoping songs at Mraz's studio. The band co-wrote the song "A Beautiful Mess" with Mraz, which was released on his EP "We Sing." This song will also appears on Mraz’s full-length album "We Sing We Dance We Steal Things." Raining Jane is also featured on Mraz's "Silent Love Song," which was recently released on a Fire Relief CD compilation benefitting victims of the 2007 San Diego wildfires. In February 2008, Raining Jane performed several private showcases at the International Folk Alliance Conference in Memphis, Tennessee. They also presented a private showcase room at the conference, The Rain Room, which hosted performances by 30 incredible artists. Raining Jane has also recently toured with Sara Bareilles, Rachael Yamagata and Willy Porter.
Musically, Raining Jane’s path is constantly growing and shifting. The band has always aimed to challenge themselves and each other to write great songs, and to never stagnate. Their sound is defined by the merging of four songwriters, three vocalists, and a variety of instruments: acoustic and electric guitars, drum kit, bass guitar, cello, cajon and sitar. Stunning vocal harmonies provide the thread in songs that are rooted in rock-folk, but pushed and pulled in a variety of directions. On top of solid musical and songwriting chops, Raining Jane delivers a performance that is thoughtful, playful and utterly engaging. And guiding Raining Jane's journey is a passion for music and a desire to make a positive difference in the world, one song at a time.
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Member Since: 2/2/2005
Band Website: rainingjane.com
Band Members: Mai Bloomfield: vocals, guitar, cello
Becky Gebhardt: bass, sitar, guitar
Chaska Potter: vocals, guitar, tambourine
Mona Tavakoli: drum kit, cajon, vocals, glockenspiel

RAINING JANE WITH WILLY PORTER ON 101.9 KINK FM, PORTLAND

Raining Jane, Willy Porter and KINK FM Program Director Dennis Constantine pose for a photo after a live performance in the KINK Performance Lounge. This was our AAA debut! Thanks so much to Dennis and KINK for being such wonderful hosts, we had an amazing time. The performance and interview will be online at www.kink.fm for a week starting Sept. 12, 2008.

NEW EP "PAPER NEST" AVAILABLE NOW!

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JASON MRAZ'S NEW ALBUM FEATURES SONG CO-WRITTEN WITH RAINING JANE

Jason Mraz's new album, "We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things," features a song that he co-wrote with Raining Jane! It's the last track on the record, "A Beautiful Mess."

Check out "We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things" on iTunes:

FIRE RELIEF CD FEATURING RAINING JANE w/ JASON MRAZ

Raining Jane is featured on a song by Jason Mraz, "Silent Love Song," which appears on a compilation album benefiting victims of the 2007 San Diego wild fires. Learn more about this awesome community outreach project and buy the album by clicking below...

RAINING JANE PRESENTS THE RAIN ROOM AT FOLK ALLIANCE 2008

Raining Jane presented a private showcase room at the International Folk Alliance Conference in Memphis, TN, February 20-24th, 2008. An amazing lineup of artists graced The Rain Room stage, making it a place people came back to every night. We even stayed up until 6am playing music together for two nights in a row! Thank you to everyone who was involved with this project. The slideshow below features some of the artists who played in our room, photographed by Holly Houser.

The complete roster of artists performing in The Rain Room: Mitch Barrett, Jenni Alpert, Mother Banjo, Rachael Sage, Emilia Dahlin, Vienna Teng, John Cruz, Adam Levy, Raining Jane, Rebecca Loebe, Justin Roth, Vance Gilbert, Ellis, Danny Schmidt, Amber Rubarth, Molly's Revenge, Chad Elliott, John-Alex Mason, Michael Fracasso, Sarah White, Vanessa Torres & Touching Ground, Ali Handal, The Paper Raincoat, Anna Wolfe, Stephanie Smith, Lindsay Mac & Raining Jane, porterdavis, Twitch, Amilia K. Spicer, Po' Girl.

RAINING JANE & TOWNHOUSE 84

Comedian Alexandra McHale shot some video footage of Raining Jane on the road in Wisconsin for her website www.townhouse84.com. Check out the videos below and there's more on her website. It's funny!

Mona & Chaska warm up for their show at Seattle University-5.24.08

PHOTOGRAPHER COLIN YOUNG-WOLFF DOCUMENTS THE BAND

In May of 2007, Santa Monica-based photographer Colin Young-Wolff jumped in the van with Raining Jane for eight days, to document their lives on the road. It was the end of another four-month tour, wrapping up in Oregon and Washington. The photos below were taken in and around Seattle, where Raining Jane played at Columbia City Theater with Jonathan Kingham on May 21st. Colin has sorted through many, many photos and put together the following "Day In The Life Of Raining Jane" slide show. Thanks Colin! To see more of Colin's work, and find contact info: www.colinyoung-wolff.com

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My Blog

Portland show rescheduled

Due to scheduling conflicts our show with Sara Bareilles scheduled for this Tuesday, October 14th at the Crystal Ballroom has been postponed until Sunday, December 14 2008. The show remains at the Cry...
Posted by Raining Jane on Sun, 12 Oct 2008 01:31:00 PST

Raining Janie’s Got a Pun

Good Day Dear Friends!The fall tour has officially begun. And so has the blogging season (embarrassing). Sooo we are back in the lady van. She has been renamed "the thrust shuttle" for this tour. Just...
Posted by Raining Jane on Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:53:00 PST

Announcing Our Fall Tour With Sara Bareilles!

We are so excited to be embarking on a full month of shows with Sara and the boys!! Hope to see you out there...Check the dates and get your tickets!!Ticket are on sale RIGHT NOW for the following cit...
Posted by Raining Jane on Sat, 09 Aug 2008 11:08:00 PST

Or, whatever

1.5 weeks left on this tour. I think we have decided to name this the "or, whatever" tour based on a personal ad we read in the Centralia, Washington Penny Saver: SINGLE RETIRED white male seeking fe...
Posted by Raining Jane on Wed, 28 May 2008 04:49:00 PST

Raining Jane Featured On Jason Mrazs New EP "We Sing"

Back in January 2007, Jason Mraz invited us down to his studio to write and record some songs together. We happily agreed! Since then we’ve collaborated on a number of songs, over the course of ...
Posted by Raining Jane on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:20:00 PST

"Girls Rock!" Rock camp documentary is out - go see it!

In the summer of 2005, Becky and Mona spent a week volunteering at Rock n’ Roll Camp for Girls, in Portland Oregon. Coincidentaly, a documentary (Girls Rock!) was shot at the camp that year, and...
Posted by Raining Jane on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:08:00 PST

Raining Jane on MTV News blog

Check out this review of our recent show in Beaverdale, Iowa... posted on an MTV News Blog. Follow the link to see a photo and read the blog in its natural habitat.http://yourhere.mtv.com/Raining Jane...
Posted by Raining Jane on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:23:00 PST

Our new record is out now!!

We finally did it. Our new EP, "Paper Nest," is coming out on March 4th. What songs will be on the EP? What sonic treasures will you discover? What is a paper nest? So mysterious. Buy digitally from ...
Posted by Raining Jane on Sat, 01 Mar 2008 10:15:00 PST

Its hard to be nice in the winter

Sitting in the back seat, feet kicked up on our file cabinet full of binders, drinking a cup of some easy breezy breathe easy herbal tea and organizing raining jane photos to update our myspace page a...
Posted by Raining Jane on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:45:00 PST

Extreme Blog

Everyone's going for the extreme these days. Extreme sports, extreme supreme café java lattes, exxxtreme deodorant, extreme folk-rock ;)&don't we all just want to take it to the limit? The extreme lim...
Posted by Raining Jane on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 02:56:00 PST