NTS aired an episode dedicated to the music of Rain Parade on 7 February 2020. Rain Parade has been played over 10 times on NTS, first on 9 October 2017. Rain Parade's music has been featured on 12 episodes.

The Rain Parade was part of the Paisley Underground scene that emerged in the West Coast during the mid-eighties and also included groups like The Dream Syndicate. In August 2023, the band released their first full album in 37 years, Last Rays of a Dying Sun.

The band was founded by college roommates Matt Piucci (guitar, vocals) and David Roback (lead guitar, vocals) in 1981,…