As Dandy Warhols, we like to take a different approach to Christmas: a little more Old World and a lot more jaunty. Take Italy. Their holiday season is comparable in length to the common American holiday season, but with its baked eel and lumps of coal and mash-ups with what we think of as Halloween traditions – La Befana the Epiphany witch, children in costumes going from door to door for treats – it seems a hell of a lot more festive than a fat man whipping flying deer to bring you an iPhone, doesn’t it? We are on a mission to convince Christendom that Italy does it best. But these things take time; Rome wasn’t bilked in a day. Easing into the task we commence this year with our annual Christmas shows with the introduction of a sliver of sunny Italy to the Northwest’s dreary environs. Just a taste, a Fellini twist on the usual Dandys holiday performance, with shows on December 11th at Nuemos in Seattle and December 12th and 13th at Portland’s Wonder Ballroom.  Ticket link on Wednesday.

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Hey, it looks like we are going to be headlining at the Clean Air Clear Stars Festival on Saturday, September 19th in Pioneertown, CA. If you can make it out there, the price is nice — it’s free. Yeah!   Also on the bill for that day, our label mates Spindrift, The Upsidedown, and 1776.  Beat the World is taking over this place.

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Just a reminder that these shows in Southern California are less than a week away, and tickets, though still available, are dwindling. If you wish to guarantee your place, these tickets should be purchased post-haste.

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