THE RAVEONETTES: Live at Webster Hall 1.17.09

The Jukebox Churns Out Songs About Sex

It may have been record freezing cold temperatures in New York City last night, but it could not get cooler inside Webster Hall where Danish group THE RAVEONETTES headlined.

Guitarist/vocalist Sune Rose Wagner and his cohort, the striking Sharin Foo (also on guitars/vocals), brilliantly served their sound to a hungry audience. That sound being the trashy love child of early American rock and roll and distorted post-punk -- plenty of feedback please.

Unlike previous U.S. tours which took a much more minimalist approach, with Sune and Sharin taking turns on guitars and drums, on this go they brought a four piece band on the road to strengthen their towering wall of sound.

The set tended to focus on their latest release, last year’s Lust Lust Lust. However, the band did touch upon tracks from earlier albums such as 2002’s EP Whip It On and 2005’s homage to classic rock and pop from decades past, Pretty in Black. Highlights from the night included the girl group style of “Dead Sound” and “Love in a Trashcan” to the toe-tapping electro rock of  “Twilight.” They ended the night with an encore of the oh-so-sexy “Aly, Walk With Me”.

You can catch the band tonight in Washington D,C, at the Black Cat. They end their short tour later this month on the West Coast in Los Angeles and San Francisco.

More tour dates, photos and info via The Raveonettes.com. Head on over to BrooklynVegan for some high quality photos from the show!

Posted under Music, Review by Danny