Paige Kalenian

Raue is a two-piece band reviving the 90’s alternative rock grunge sound with the performance and high energy of a punk band. Out of Santa Cruz, California, the band includes Paige Kalenian (18) and Jax Huckle (17). Their sound often gets compared to the Pixies, Sonic Youth, Garbage, and Hole. Paige writes and plays everything melodic for the songs, and Jax fills in with drums, resulting in a sound equivalent to a 5-piece band. They pull off their full sound live by triggering the instruments they aren’t physically playing. Jax drums while simultaneously “playing” bass by triggering 10-20 sec long samples sourced from the original studio recordings. Paige plays guitar and sings while kicking off the rest of the instruments heard in their songs via a pedal board. They don’t play with backing tracks. They like flexibility, leaving room to let their inner punks express themselves on stage.

They released their debut album self-titled Raue in late June 2021. The album features 12 songs, and was followed up with a 4-track EP titled Erase & Rewind. The EP was distributed by AWAL and released in its entirety in April 2022. This upcoming EP, KARMA!!, is being released in partnership with Volcom. After a successful live show at Volcom Headquarters, and campaign involvement promoting the release of Volcom’s new line of womens’ skate pants (the ThisThatThem pant), the “Karma” music video is being shot on location at Volcom’s HQ skatepark.