Album artwork for Tomorrow by The Rave-Ups

The Rave-Ups’ three albums established the group as one of the pioneers of the cowpunk genre that eventually transformed into Americana, following in the footsteps of L.A.-bred country-rock groups from The Flying Burrito Brothers and The Byrds through contemporaries like X, The Blasters, and Rank + File.

1985’s independently released Town + Country culminated with the band’s name being scratched onto a notebook in John Hughes’ Sixteen Candles, as well as the band appearing as themselves in Hughes’ follow-up, Pretty In Pink. That success led to major label interest, and the band released 1987’s The Book of Your Regrets and 1990’s Chance, both for Epic Records. Singer/guitarist Jimmer Podrasky would leave the band at that point to raise his son–the namesake of their final album

The original Los Angeles lineup—singer/songwriter Jimmer Podrasky, guitarist Terry Wilson, bassist Tommy Blatnik, and drummer Timothy Jimenez, who first met while working together in the A&M Records mailroom, reunited for reunited five years ago to play Town + Country at a record release party for that album’s reissue (with 11 bonus tracks) on Omnivore Recordings, but a full-fledged reunion wasn’t in the cards until Jimmer and Tim hooked up at the latter’s studio. When they were eventually joined by Terry and Tom, it was clear this was not a Jimmer solo project—but a full-on Rave-Ups revival.

The Rave-Ups

Tomorrow

Omnivore Recordings
Album artwork for Tomorrow by The Rave-Ups
CD

$17.99

Released 02/04/2022Catalog Number

OVCD476

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The Rave-Ups

Tomorrow

Omnivore Recordings
Album artwork for Tomorrow by The Rave-Ups
CD

$17.99

Released 02/04/2022Catalog Number

OVCD476

Learn more

The Rave-Ups’ three albums established the group as one of the pioneers of the cowpunk genre that eventually transformed into Americana, following in the footsteps of L.A.-bred country-rock groups from The Flying Burrito Brothers and The Byrds through contemporaries like X, The Blasters, and Rank + File.

1985’s independently released Town + Country culminated with the band’s name being scratched onto a notebook in John Hughes’ Sixteen Candles, as well as the band appearing as themselves in Hughes’ follow-up, Pretty In Pink. That success led to major label interest, and the band released 1987’s The Book of Your Regrets and 1990’s Chance, both for Epic Records. Singer/guitarist Jimmer Podrasky would leave the band at that point to raise his son–the namesake of their final album

The original Los Angeles lineup—singer/songwriter Jimmer Podrasky, guitarist Terry Wilson, bassist Tommy Blatnik, and drummer Timothy Jimenez, who first met while working together in the A&M Records mailroom, reunited for reunited five years ago to play Town + Country at a record release party for that album’s reissue (with 11 bonus tracks) on Omnivore Recordings, but a full-fledged reunion wasn’t in the cards until Jimmer and Tim hooked up at the latter’s studio. When they were eventually joined by Terry and Tom, it was clear this was not a Jimmer solo project—but a full-on Rave-Ups revival.