As a huge Dandys fan, this show, in one word - rad. The thing about the Dandy Warhols that blows my mind is the apathetical, casual bohemian attitude, paired with the unmatched all-round musical genius they possess. Opening with a pseudo-Pink Floydian experimental montage, the Dandys rocked their sugary-sweet tunes, sided by video screens that flashed images from the mundane to the obscene. The set was both a nostalgic reliving of their older, quintessential hits - You Were the Last High, Heroine is so Passé, and of course, Bohemian Like you. Yet at the same time they switched it up with unreleased songs from their upcoming album, and made up for missing instruments on the stage with interesting results! Courtney Taylor-Taylor flouted his "da na na naaa" vocal talents en lieu of missing trumpeteers in their performance of "Godless." It was difficult after seeing Ondi Timonder's 2004 Documentary DiG! on the drug-riddled habits of the band to actually imagine that Zia McCabe's child is currently touring with them. Despite the difficulties of motherhood, the quartet maintained their cool narcissism in an impressive way. So fucking catchy it hurts. "See what looking pretty cool gets ya?" - I swear I have never seen so many artsy looking dandies in the audience. For some reason the show attracted throngs of young hipsters alternating with matching mullets on middle-aged couples. So much for social commentary... bottom line is the Dandy Warhols entertain on all fronts.
For more info on Ondi Timoner's DiG! check out http://www.jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/D/Dandy_Warhols/2007/05/30/4219475.html
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