The Dandy Warhols Tear Up the Stage at LA's Fonda Theatre
The Dandy Warhols obliterated Hollywood’s historic Fonda Theater at their tour closing show yesterday. 30 years into their rollercoaster of a music career The Dandys took the stage with the most swagger I've seen on stage since I saw Run The Jewels last live. The Portlandian psych rockers highlighted greats of their decades oeuvre, including songs from their new album, Rockmaker.
The album is a recent addition to their collection, released only last week from Sunset Blvd Records. The Dandys kicked off their set with the classic Brian Jonestown Massacre dedicated track “Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth” and the classics did not stop from there while having the great new tracks from Rockmaker blend in perfectly. Lead singer/guitarist/main songwriter Coutrney Taylor-Taylor’s voice sounds just as youthful and snarky as when I heard it for the first time on the radio as a child. Similar compliment goes for drummer/singer Brent DeBoer whose beautiful harmonies with his cousin Courtney glide over the loud and heavy instrumentals the band concocks.
Also massive props are deserved for Brent for not missing a beat pretty much the whole evening while singing their Beach Boyesq harmonies. Guitarist Peter Holmström’s riffs are earworms (I still have a handful bopping around my head the next day as I write this review) while his soundscapes were lush while not pulling away from harmonies going on around it. For my ears keyboardist/bassist/vocalist/tamborine smasher/rainstick flipper Zia McCabe is the glue that holds everything sonically together her perfectly placed bloops and bleeps really tie the room together. All together they make a beautiful racket that I hope to be able to see and hear again one day. Plus, they all look cool as shit!
Show openers Sisters of Your Sunshine Vapor knew their assignment and set the perfect little noisey tone for the show. The Detroit based psychedelic power trio shook the walls with their cosmic waves before ending their set with a sonic juggernaut that ended with homages to The Doors and The Stooges.
Review & Photos by: Ben LaCross
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