Archive for November, 2011

AFP and Neil Gaiman Announce An Intimate NYE Trash Masquerade!

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

AFP and Neil Gaiman Announce An Intimate NYE Trash Masquerade!

Melbourners, get ready!  The fabulous duo of Amanda Palmer and Neil Gaiman will be at Revolt Melbourne to ring in 2012 with a debaucherous bang!  Tickets and more details are available HERE.  Guests should be prepared to bring masks, trashed up evening wear and other household items.  Additional musical entertainment will be provided by The Jane Austen Argument, The Bedroom Philosopher, Mikelangelo and Saint Clare, Lyndon “Flaming Violin” Chester, Lance Horne and a surprise guest!



The shindig goes down at 8PM (7pm for VIP’s). Standard entry is $100 + BF.  VIP tickets are $500 + BF and get you access to special VIP section; meet & greet with Amanda, Neil and the whole crew; early entry to the show; a gift bag with signed merch; drink tickets and your own personal bottle of champagne.  Be sure to check out this Shadowbox thread and (as always) stay tuned to Twitter for more details!

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Help Chad and Michael Make an Album!

Thursday, November 17th, 2011


AFP band members Chad Raines and Michael McQuilken have entered the studio to record a full-length album.  They’ve launched a Kickstarter campaign to help fund the effort and are still (as of noon today) roughly $1,400 short of their budget!  A donation as small as a single dollar will get you a digital download of the finished album.  Please help these amazing musicians and awesome dudes reach their goal by Thursday, November 24th at 1:55PM EST.  Donate and learn more about the project (which will feature guest vocals from Amanda) HERE.  Proceeds from the album will be donated to The International Rescue Committee and to Move On.     

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PRE-SALE: The Dresden Dolls in Australia

Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

The Dresden Dolls in Australia!

**UPDATE: Tickets are now available to the public for all shows in Australia and New Zealand!  Please go to the Shows page for ticketing and RSVP links.  Big thanks to everyone who participated in the pre-sale.**   

 

The Dresden Dolls are coming back to Australia in January and are giving their Oz fans a chance to grab tickets early.  A special password-protected pre-sale will be available starting Thursday, November 17th at noon EDT.  To purchase tickets during the pre-sale, some of the sites will require that you register as a Frontier member on their site.  For the pre-sale password and times, check out this Shadowbox post.

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NEW VIDEO: “The World Turned Upside Down”

Monday, November 14th, 2011

Amanda has been visiting Occupy sites around the country, performing for protesters in L.A., Oakland, Portland, Vancouver, and Seattle during her recent west coast tour with Neil Gaiman.  Now, Amanda has teamed up with Boston filmmaker and friend Michael Gill to create a video montage of the national Occupy movement.  The film is set to Amanda’s ukulele version of the 1975 Leon Rosselson song “The World Turned Upside Down”.

 

 


(Click here to watch on Vimeo, or here to watch on Youtube)

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On Sale: Tickets for The Dresden Dolls in Auckland and Wellington, NZ!

Tuesday, November 8th, 2011

The Dresden Dolls in NZ!

The Dresden Dolls have announced more tour dates!  Amanda Palmer and Brian Viglione will be going down under in January 2012 and have confirmed two more performances: January 27th at Powerstation in Auckland and January 28th at The Opera House in Wellington.  Stay tuned to the Shows page as well as Twitter and Facebook for more info and more dates down under! 

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