NY Dolls

The lineup for the New York Dolls show at Warsaw in Brooklyn on Saturday, May 22nd has been filled out with opening acts performance-art/punk Voluptous Horror of Karen Black and party glam band Foxy Shazam…

“We are going to miss him terribly” – David Johansen Recording artist, manager of the Sex Pistols, provocateur, fashion designer, impresario — Malcolm McLaren, who died of cancer April 8th at 64 was all those things…

David Johansen w/ NY Dolls @ MHOW in June (more by Tim Griffin) The New York Dolls will be playing an eight show UK tour in December, but before that, Dolls frontman David Johansen will bring the David Johansen Band to NYC’s Highline Ballroom for a show on Saturday, November 28th…

“The New York Dolls — the two original dudes with the good fortune to still be alive, plus three sonically and sartorially like-minded newer recruits to replace those original members who were much less fortunate — will take no offense if you prefer the thrillingly brash, iconic garage-punk version of “Trash” that appeared on their 1973 self-titled debut to the slowed-down, hammed-up ska remake that graces this spring’s Cause I Sez So, their second reunion album, which vacillates between the thrilling garage-punk that made them famous and stranger, more disquieting flights of fancy like, say, doing a ska remake of one of their most famous songs…

Back in April we posted an interview with Jonah Matranga who is putting out a new Far album, and playing Mercury Lounge solo on May 21st (tickets)…

NY Dolls @ John Varvatos Store – May 5th (more by Tim Griffin) Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears are on the road until May 24th with Lucero who stay on the road into June when they hit the NYC-area for shows at Maxwell’s and the Big Apple BBQ…

“”Oh, this is beautiful!” said singer David Johansen, who emerged before a wall-to-wall crowd in a snug black blazer and skin-tight jeans, with a silky leopard print scarf draped around his neck, and who, along with guitarist Syl Sylvain, is one of the band’s two surviving original members…

NY Dolls @ SXSW 2009 (by Stereocourier)In support of their new album ‘Cause I Sez So’ produced by Todd Rundgren, New York Dolls return to US with Summer 2009 dates…

Semi Precious Weapons & Rachael Ray @ Santos in NYC (Nicky Digital) (thx Krista) As posted earlier today, Franz Nicolay & Major General will be opening for the Pogues at Roseland Ballroom on March 13th, but that is just one of many shows the Hold Steady’s moustached member has coming up…

NY Dolls @ Irving Plaza, NYC – (CRED) New York Dolls played the Fillmore @ Irving Plaza in NYC on December 28th & 29th. Next up: David Johansen (who turns 58 on January 9th) is part of a group playing Jazz Standard in NYC on January 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th…