RIOT do not play quiet sets. Tom Davidson and Daniel Magid built their sound around progressive melodies pressed against heavy bass-lines — what the duo has described as mixing “two extremes” of electronic music — and their 2019 debut album, Dogma Resistance, delivered on the premise. The Monstercat record is a dark sci-fi concept across 10 tracks, following protagonist Raymond Colt from 1936 to 2045, packaged with its own comic book. It has accumulated over 85 million streams.
About the Show
The Israeli-born, Los Angeles-based duo plays Photo City Music Hall on the Friday after Thanksgiving. They arrived on Monstercat in 2017 with a remix of Pegboard Nerds’ “BAMF” and have since released originals on Warner Music, Dim Mak, Insomniac Records, and NCS. The collaborative catalog is what defines the room: “Wake Up” with Kayzo ranks as one of the most-played dubstep tracks on Spotify — when a crowd knows a track that well, the drop lands differently — and “You Don’t Even Know Me” with Slander appeared on that duo’s Headbangers Ball EP and cracked the top 10 on the iTunes Dance Charts. Additional remix credits include Illenium, Knife Party, Infected Mushroom, and Pegboard Nerds. The range — melodic to industrial — maps the full arc of what a RIOT set can do.
Their fanbase goes by THE MOB. That crowd shows up.
No supporting acts are announced. The show is 18+, presented by Photo City and sponsored by Luna Presents. The November 27 Rochester date is one stop on a touring stretch running into December.
Venue & Logistics
Photo City Music Hall is at 543 Atlantic Ave in Rochester, part of the Finger Lakes live music circuit. At 400 capacity, the room keeps things close — close enough to the stage that the bass-lines register the way they’re supposed to. Doors open at 7:00 p.m.
Tickets
Tickets run $25–$30 — fair for a national act in a club-size room. No refunds. Available at PhotoCityMusicHall.com. Buy tickets