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Feb
09

LIVE: AFP and The Grand Theft Orchestra at Northcote Social Club!

AFP & GTO at Northcote Social Club
AFP and her new band, The Grand Theft Orchestra, are doing an exclusive five-night-residency at Melbourne’s Northcote Social Club…new band, new music, and special guests every night!

Tickets are on sale NOW! Grab ‘em (and RSVP on Facebook):


• TUESDAY, February 28th – TICKETS | RSVP


• WEDNESDAY, February 29th – TICKETS | RSVP


• TUESDAY, March 6th – TICKETS | RSVP


• WEDNESDAY, March 7th – TICKETS | RSVP


• MONDAY, March 12th – TICKETS | RSVP

Get additional info (ages, openers, etc) at the shows page, read more about The Grand Theft Orchestra (including these shows and the new album) on the blog, and if you can spare a minute to help us promote…Join The Reconnaissance (street team) and distribute the hell out of the poster and handbill we made: http://bit.ly/NorthcotePromoFind


Posted in Amanda Palmer, Grand Theft Orchestra, music, news, The Grand Theft Orchestra, tour by AFPwire | 14 Comments »

Feb
07

NEW MUSIC VIDEO: “Polly” featuring The Grand Theft Orchestra!

You may remember SPIN Magazine’s celebration of and tribute to Nirvana’s “Nevermind” on the 20th anniversary of the record’s release, last fall. You hopefully also recall that Amanda recorded a spine-tingling cover of “Polly” for it alongside her new band, The Grand Theft Orchestra (Michael McQuilken and co-conspirator, Chad Raines).


Shot in Connecticut in November 2011, the video - directed by GTO-member McQuilken and featuring actors Christopher M. McFarland and Jillian Taylor with a special guest appearance by Blake Brasher – is available exclusively on Amanda’s YouTube.
The single, a newly mixed and remastered version engineered by Raines and produced by Michael, is available on Amanda’s Bandcamp for 50¢ + donation (just enough to cover licensing and transaction fees) as well as iTunes, AmazonMP3, and other digital-music-retailers.

For additional information on the song, making-of the music video, and pictures documenting the film-shoot, read Amanda’s new blog – “new video for ‘polly’ (nirvana cover)…with some explaining.” – at amandapalmer.net


About the song, (via Amanda’s blog, and various sources Wikipedia):
“Bass player Krist Novoselic remembers Kurt Cobain writing “Polly” after reading a newspaper article about the abduction, torture, and rape of a 14-year-old girl who had just finished attending a rock show in Tacoma, Washington. In June 1987 Gerald Arthur Friend picked up a 14-year-old female friend after leaving a concert at the Tacoma Dome. Upon trying to exit the car the girl was handcuffed and held hostage at knife point. The girl was taken to a mobile home where she was tortured and raped with various objects for two days. She was also threatened with a blowtorch.”

Posted in Amanda Palmer, download, music, music video, news, single by AFPwire | 15 Comments »

Feb
03

AFP LIVE: More Dates in Melbourne!

Photo by Lauren Goldberg
We’re happy to announce two more special dates in Melbourne this month!  Amanda will appear as a special guest at the infamous Club Spiegel cabaret show presented by the Arts Centre of Melbourne.  The raunchy hijinks go down at 11:45PM on February 17th.  You can get your tickets HERE and be sure to RSVP.



Also, be sure to catch international cabaret diva Meow Meow when she joins Amanda on stage for “Amanda Palmer and Meow Meow are Frank.”  It will be a special discussion about life, love and creation on February 24th at 7:30PM at the Athenaeum Theatre.  Tickets are available HERE and you can RSVP to the event HERE.   



Be sure to follow Amanda on Twitter and Facebook for all the latest!

Posted in Amanda Palmer, music, news, tour by Jared | 36 Comments »

Jan
30

LIVE: AFP Appearances in Melbourne!

AFP in Melbourne!

The Dolls’ Reunion Tour may be over, but Amanda Fucking Palmer isn’t finished with Australia just yet.  We’re announcing two more appearances later this month.  On February 17th, Melbourners can catch AFP at Federation Square for the Sustainable Living Festival 2012.  This free, all ages show will feature a special ukulele only set.  Then, on the 19th, Amanda will be make a guest appearance at The Thornbury Theatre for Women of Letters.  Tickets for this event should go quickly, so go HERE and reserve your spot.



Stay tuned to the upcoming shows page and be sure to follow AFP on Twitter and Facebook for all the latest! 

Posted in Amanda Palmer, music, news, tour by Jared | 12 Comments »

Jan
30

GIVEAWAY: Win Tickets To See Paul Kelly!!!

Aside from being a musical legend in Australia, Paul Kelly is a dear friend of Amanda’s and an ally to all here at Team AFP.  He will be finishing up a tour of the UK before heading over to the States for a month of what will surely be unforgettable shows.  Check out a complete list of his tour dates HERE.  You can learn more about Paul Kelly, his music, and his incredible memoir How To Make Gravy HERE.

 



One of those UK shows will take place on Sunday, February 5th at Ten Feet Tall in Cardiff, UK and we’d like to give four lucky winners the chance to see Mr. Kelly in action.  Take a look at the widget below and take SOME action to enter.  The more tasks you complete, the more likely you are to win!

 

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You can tweet about the giveaway once per day, so help spread the word for a chance to see a living legend in action.

Posted in Amanda Palmer, music, news, tour by Jared | 1 Comment »

Jan
21

Ninja Giggin’ in New Zealand!

Amanda Palmer at Occupy Wall Street

Attention Christchurch and Auckland! Amanda and Brian will be bringing their ninja gig antics to New Zealand. Here are the details:



January 24th – Christchurch Ninja Gig, 2PM at South Hagley Park for Occupy Christchurch.



January 27th – Auckland Ninja Gig, 2PM at Central City Library, 44-46 Lorne Street.



Stay tuned to The Dolls‘ and Amanda’s Twitter accounts for more info!  Tickets are still available HERE for shows in Chistchurch, Auckland and Wellington!  Viva la Punk Cabaret!!!

Posted in news by Jared | 12 Comments »

Jan
19

Weekend Fun at MONA FOMA Featuring The Dresden Dolls!

MOFO 2012

The Dresden Dolls will be all over MONA FOMA this weekend.  In addition to yesterday’s set, they’ll be performing today as part of a MOFO Supergroup, playing the Violent Femmes’ first album in its entirety.  But the fun doesn’t stop there…Saturday at 1PM, Amanda and Brian will be there to christen the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony of MOMA, a new art marketplace opening on the roof of the MONA museum.



Later that night, the Dolls will be making an appearance at FAUX MO, the official after party of MONA FOMA, at 11PM.  Who knows what wild antics they’ll have planned for a late night in Australia?



Details for both of these events can be found on the MONA FOMA website.  You can download the brochure HERE and get the MONA FOMA app HERE.  Note, you will have to download the app to find locations, dates, times and artists for FAUX MO.  

 

 

Posted in Amanda Palmer, Brian Viglione, music, news, The Dresden Dolls, tour by Jared | No Comments »

Jan
17

MOFO Supergroup feat. The Dolls to Perform “Violent Femmes” in its Entirety!

Violent Femmes

The Dresden Dolls are wrapping up the Australian leg of their Down Under Reunion Tour with plenty of punk cabaret pizazz.  If one set at the Mona Foma Festival wasn’t enough for you, then you’re in luck.  As documented in AFP’s most recent blog entry, The Dresden Dolls have been asked to play a second set at the annual Tasmanian festival as part of an exclusive MOFO supergroup.  On Friday, January 20th, the Dolls will be joined by Brian Ritchie (original Violent Femmes’ bassist and MOFO curator) as well as members from PJ Harvey’s touring band; Mick Harvey (also known for his solo work and his work with the Bad Seeds) and John Parish (also PJ’s multi-talented producer).  The supergroup will be playing the eponymous “Violent Femmes” record in its entirety.  Tickets are still available for both days HERE, so don’t miss out on this once in a lifetime performance! 

 

Posted in Brian Viglione, music, news, The Dresden Dolls, tour by Jared | No Comments »

Jan
07

New Zealand: Win Tickets to See The Dresden Dolls!

We are running another round of ticket giveaways for each New Zealand date! 

Hurry up and enter for your chance to win! 



Click on your city of choice below and do something suggested via the widget but please know our FAVORITE thing is when people TWEET about the show…do that for TWO points, and do any of the other stuff to score bonus points (which will increase your chances of winning)!  Seeing as the shows are a few days away, we’re letting you tweet once per day!  The more you tweet, the better your shot is at winning! Check it out:

See The Dolls in Christchurch!See The Dolls in Auckland!See The Dolls in Wellington!

Please note that for your tweet to be eligible, you must click the button that says “+1 Do It!” – click the button that says “Tweet” – and follow the directions for entering your tweet’s URL.

Thanks to everyone who’s participated in our previous giveaways!  We appreciate you helping us spread the word. 

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Posted in Amanda Palmer, contest, news, The Dresden Dolls, tour by AFPwire | 15 Comments »

Jan
06

WEBCAST: The Dresden Dolls in Sydney!

Thanks to our friends at Moshcam, we were able to bring our show in Sydney on January 7th directly to your computer. If you tuned in to watch at partyontheinternet.com, THANK YOU. If you told people about the show, THANK YOU. If you were there, THANK YOU. And to thank you, we have a little bit longer on the contest, where you can win STUFF…



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Posted in Amanda Palmer, Brian Viglione, news, The Dresden Dolls, tour, video by AFPwire | 17 Comments »

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