The Dandy Warhols Surprise NYC Crowd With Extra Encore, Rolling Stones Cover
Posted on Nov 7th 2010 7:30PM by DJ Lanphier
Elizabeth Bruneau for AOL
The Dandy Warhols had left the stage. The show was over. The house music at New York City's Webster Hall was playing through the speakers, the house lights were turned up and the roadies began to dismantle the equipment. But the boisterous audience at the Dandy Warhols show Saturday night refused to go home.
And then the unthinkable happened. The stage lights reappeared and the Portland, Ore. rockers returned to the stage. Microphones were hastily returned from the dark recesses of the wings, guitars were strapped on, a quick sound check was completed and the band tore into the Rolling Stones' 1965 hit 'The Last Time' -- a fitting (true) end to the set.
Written by Keith Richards and Mick Jagger, the Stones' first top-ten hit boasts edgy guitars while maintaining a perfect pop sensibility -- a combination that happens to match what the Dandy Warhols do best. Onstage, the Dandys gave it a renewed sense of urgency, delighting the crowd after a night filled with stellar moments of pop, country-twang, good old-fashioned rock 'n' roll, swirling psychedelic synthesizers and guitar histrionics.
The spacey kaleidoscope of 'Be In' opened the show and from then on, it was a fun ride through the greatest hits of the Dandy Warhols' more than 17-year career. 'Not If You Were The Last Junkie On Earth,' 'I Love You,' 'Good Morning,' 'The Legend of the Last of the Outlaw Truckers' and 'Bohemian Like You' all made appearances, augmented by a simple yet effective light show and round, white Chinese lanterns of different sizes illuminated in purple, blue or red, which floated like planets against a starry backdrop.
Mid-set, frontman Courtney Taylor-Taylor sked the audience which song they wanted to hear next, offering a choice between 'Your Ghost' and 'Every Day Should Be a Holiday.' He conducted a loose "applause meter" and 'Holiday' came out the clear winner, a favorite that he opted to play quietly, accompanied only by keyboardist and percussionist Zia McCabe, while drummer Brent De Boer and guitarist Peter Holmstrom took a short break.
At show's end, as the audience filed out of the venue, a young woman stood at the edge of the stage as the equipment was being broken down and was eventually handed Courtney Taylor-Taylor's set list. She held it in her hand and looked at it proudly telling Spinner, "They were great last night too."
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