Two years ago, dance-rockers Ra Ra Rasputin played their first show in D.C. at Wonderland Ballroom. Since that time, they’ve developed a steady following. They’ve also played at most of the live music venues in the District, and up and down the East Coast. In a few weeks, however, the group will be performing, for the first time, at 9:30 Club. Mark your calendars, the show is Friday, July 10th. The line-up also features fun, radio-friendly locals The Dance Party and Casper Bangs, as well as Brooklyn’s awesome Tigercity. If you haven’t heard them before, Ra Ra Rasputin’s stuff is synth-heavy, dance-friendly, and a little dark. Sometimes sounding like The Knife (as on their track “Elif”) and at others, like the layered, energetic !!! (Chk Chk Chk) with some Trans Am thrown in. Recently, we sat down with Brock, Ken, Anna and Patrick to discuss the upcoming show, the proliferation of Ra Ra-prefaced band names, the D.C. music scene, day jobs, and the perils of rehearsing in a capoeira studio.