[PHOTO CREDIT: Camilla Stephan] We've always been suspicious of national ticketing and events concerns, because, well, it's hard to see what they are doing for concert-goers at the local level. Any convenience the former provide those unwilling to make the trudge to the venue or the small network of retail outlets that once serviced the needs of ticket seekers (does anyone sleep out all night on the sidewalk outside Mad's Records in Ardmore, PA to buy tickets any more? Anyone?) is typically eliminated by fees and bad vibes. The larger live events concerns, well, their ability to bring big names to fans is certainly appreciated, but the benefit they bestow on local acts is hard to quantify. But here's a slam dunk for Clicky Clicky readers: a nice rep from Live Nation recently asked us if we wanted to give away tickets to readers, and we of course said hizzell yizzeah. Which is a long way of explaining why we have two tickets for Tuesday night's Raveonettes show at Boston's Paradise Rock Club up for grabs.
The first person to email us (address is linked in the sidebar) the name of her or his favorite Raveonettes tune gets the pair. The Danish/New York-ish duo, in case you didn't know, is supporting the release of its new set In And Out Of Control, which was issued by Vice Records Oct. 6. The collection, the duo's fourth, plays up the band's tuneful, Spector-ish attack. This is somewhat to the detriment of the band's fondness for regularly spreading out blankets of blissful white noise. But our initial streams of In And Out Of Control make us nearly as excited about it as we were about the band's prior effort, Lust, Lust, Lust (one of our favorites of 2008, particularly the track "Dead Sound"). Anyway, the first person to email us as directed above is our winner, and we'll update this space once the tickets are gone. We'll be giving away tickets to Thursday night's Atlas Sound show at The Paradise later this week, probably via Twitter, so if you aren't already following us @clickyclicky, get with that. [UPDATE: Congrats to reader Dave, who won the Raveonettes tickets!]
Speaking of Twitter, The Raveonettes recently disclosed it will give away a different pair of tickets, and those tickets come with a backstage drink with the band prior to show time. All fans need to do is tweet the date on which they’d like to see the band, along with a new merch idea, making sure to include the hash-tag #ravestour. The band will select the winner at random and alert the lucky someone in each city via direct message two days before the show. This, of course, is awesome, and makes our ticket offer feel a little inadequate. We will make sure our ticket offer seeks the appropriate counseling. But if you are thirsty and love The Raveonettes, you should really give that a shot. Remaining tour dates and MP3s below.
The Raveonettes -- "Suicide" -- In And Out Of Control
The Raveonettes -- "Last Dance" -- In And Out Of Control
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10/21 -- MONTREAL, QC -- CLUB SODA
10/22 -- TORONTO, ON -- PHOENIX
10/23 -- DETROIT, MI -- MAGIC STICK
10/24 -- NEWPORT, KY -- SOUTHGATE HOUSE
10/25 -- CHICAGO, IL -- THE METRO
10/26 -- MINNEAPOLIS, MN -- FIRST AVENUE
10/28 -- KANSAS CITY, MO –- BACKYARD
11/05 -- VANCOUVER, BC –- VENUE
11/06 -- SEATTLE, WA -- NEUMO’S
11/07 -- PORTLAND, OR -- DOUG FIR LOUNGE
11/09 -- SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- BIMBO’S
11/10 -- COSTA MESA, CA -- DETROIT BAR
11/12 -- SOLANA BEACH, CA -- BELLY UP
11/13 -- LOS ANGELES, CA -- HENRY FONDA THEATRE
11/14 -- POMONA, CA -- GLASSHOUSE
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