The Raveonettes at the Paradise Rock Club on Thursday, January 15th
January 3, 2009 by Jay Derrico
English is a good language because you can make up words by combining existing ones. Denmark’s The Raveonettes know this: their stage name is a combination of Phil Spector’s darlings The Ronettes, and Buddy Holly’s jam “Rave On”. This wordplay reflects The Raveonettes’ ability to cut up vintage American rock sounds, and twist them into their own dark and detached riff rock. This stuff is clearly more “White Light/White Heat” than “Be My Baby”, but they don’t forget to bring the fuzzbox and reverb along with the attitude.
Check out The Raveonettes at the Paradise Rock Club on Thursday, January 15th. Doors: 8pm. Tickets: $16.50 (Buy tickets online or go to the Paradise Box Office at 967 Commonwealth Avenue on the MBTA Green Line’s “B” train). Ages: 18+. Also playing that night is Nickel Eye, the folk rock side project of The Strokes’ bassist Nikolai Fraiture.
Join the Exploit Boston! Email Newsletter to Win Cool Stuff From The Raveonettes
If you haven’t joined the Exploit Boston! email newsletter yet, sign up for a chance to win some cool stuff from The Raveonettes: Lust Lust Lust vinyl, all four of The Raveonette’s digital EPs, a signed poster, and tickets to the show at the Paradise Rock Club on January 15th. Winners will be selected on January 6th and notified via email. To stay on top of all things The Raveonettes, join their email newsletter, too.
The Raveonettes’ Music on iTunes
Dig into The Raveonettes’ latest EPs on iTunes: Wishing You A Rave Christmas, Beauty Dies, Sometimes They Drop By, Lust Lust Lust and check out the free Remixed EP on Vice Records.
Live Video of The Raveonettes at the SXSW Music Festival
Check out this video of The Raveonettes performming “Dead Sound” at the 2007 SXSW Music Festival in Austin. They’re almost too cool for smiles; but watch the drummer crack one at 2:34, just before she begins the buildup that launches a beautiful guitar squall on the audience. Also, playing the drums while standing tells you they aren’t messing around. Watch more videos on The Raveonette’s website.
