Sharin Foo will attack her bass at three area shows (photo by twi-ny/mdr)
THE RAVEONETTES / THE BLACK ANGELS
Tuesday, October 13, Maxwell’s, 1039 Washington St., Hoboken, $22, 11:00
Wednesday, October 14, Webster Hall, 125 East Eleventh St. between Third & Fourth Aves., $22, 8:00
Sunday, October 18, Music Hall of Williamsburg, 66 North Sixth St. , $22, 8:00
http://www.myspace.com/theraveonettes
http://www.myspace.com/theblackangels
Formed in Copenhagen and now based in L.A. and New York, the Raveonettes — Sune Rose Wagner, who loves goofy hats, and Sharin Foo, who could not look cooler hiding behind dark sunglasses and black outfits, her straight golden locks flowing — play an endearing brand of pure pop heavy on retro-1950s and 1960s rhythms; indeed, their name is a combination of Buddy Holly’s “Rave On” and the Ronettes. Their brand-new album, IN & OUT OF CONTROL (Vice, October 2009), is not a blast of Norwegian black metal, despite such song titles as “Bang!,” “Boys Who Rape (Should All Be Destroyed),” “Oh, I Buried You Today,” “Suicide,” “D.R.U.G.S.,” and “Wine.” Instead, it’s their most ambitious record to date and should sound great live; the band played a solid, groovy set, as always, at this past summer’s Siren Festival in Coney Island.
The Black Angels were named after Velvet Underground song (photo by twi-ny/mdr)
The Raveonettes are on tour with Austin band the Black Angels, whose name and look recall motorcycle gangs but play hard-edged psychedelic garage rock, as featured on such albums as last year’s DIRECTIONS TO SEE A GHOST and 2006’s PASSOVER. The Black Angels, named after the Velvet Underground tune “The Black Angel’s Death Song,” cite the Raveonettes as an influence on their MySpace page and will be opening up at the Webster Hall and Music Hall of Williamsburg shows.