With their signature fuzz and razor-sharp pop sense, Denmark's noise-rock duo the Raveonettes pick up where landmark bands like the Jesus and Mary Chain and Sonic Youth left off. But even if you strip away the layers upon layers of delicious, squalling, buzzy noise from the Raveonettes, you'd still be left with a great rock and roll band. The group began back in the early aughts when guitarist Sune Rose Wagner tried to marry his love for early rock and roll and the kind of squealing noise rock the aforementioned bands championed. After a bit of searching, he found his complement in singer, bassist and fellow Dane Sharin Foo. Together they created the Raveonettes, a band that took its name from the incomparable Ronettes and...
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Austin-based band She Sir was initially a duo when they made their official debut with the independently produced 2006 release Who Can't Say Yes. This was around the time I first met founding members Matt Grusha and Russell Karloff, both Iowa transplants who moved to Austin to concentrate on their songwriting and play shows with a number of rotating musicians, including drummer Christopher McGuire (John Vanderslice, Kid Dakota). It was a slightly more experimental time early on, as Grusha and Karloff were still exploring sounds and finding...
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