Looking at The Rakes on stage at Bowery Ballroom, you’d never think these guys weren’t bona fide rock stars. Frontman Alan Donohoe leads his band through a frenetic romp of speedy guitars, thumping basslines, and floppy hair with a confidence usually seen in veterans.

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