Vineyard Rehearsal, extra NYC/dolls tix released, &....OREGON & CALIFORNIA! (Patreon)

HELLO LOVES.

Greetings from Woodstock, New York. I'm graveside at the moment. Liz is next to me working away.

It’s fall. It’s colding.

Just a quickie rando post...tickets JUST went on sale for the Dolls in Portland and Berkeley, CA, more below. You'll need the password. The beautiful art, once again, is by Niki McQueen (who has been a bounty of art this season, eh?)

I just spent the last few days in rehearsal feckin' paradise on Martha's Vineyard, playing a handful of crowdsourced pianos. It really filled my soul, as I’ve traveled so little for R&R since getting back from New Zealand. I got to tune up my chops, but I also got to lie in the sand for a second, in the arms of peace.

I owe thanks to many people for that....I reached out here and on social media and was offered piano spots galore. So in the end: thanks to Bruce, Jon, Suzie, Jimmy, Vicki, Louisa and Geraldine (some of whom were old friends, some of whom came through the internet/patron network) for hosting, helping, feeding, guiding, and providing pianos, hugs and stories.

I have missed couchsurfing and crowdsourcing, and the true, deep, joy of staying with people and not in hotels, and the joy of navigating through the world of helpers and people with pianos and open-heart kitchens. A lot of things killed that magic, and it's all starting to - slowly - grow back where it was chopped. I didn't like that it was chopped. It took me a long time to come to terms with the fact that it had even happened.

I'm trying really hard to focus on getting my voice and soul ready for Riotfest on Sunday...which is one of the biggest shows the dolls have ever, ever played (they expect around 40,000 people)....so everything else is kinda going on hold while mama gets her shit together.

That being said, the show must go fucking on, there's Dolls shows coming down the pike, AND the anniversary of Who Killed Amanda Palmer is THE DAY BEFORE RIOTFEST (and that also happens to be the kiddo's 8th birthday), so I am serving many gods.

Gorgeous photo dump from the Vineyard way down below....

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You may have seen this on social media, where it was just announced, but the Dresden Dolls mailing list JUST got the code for our final three shows of 2023. THE PASSWORD FOR TICKETS WAS SENT, as usual, ONLY TO THE DRESDEN DOLLS MAILING LIST...so make sure to go check your inboxes, and if you're not on the dolls mailing list, GET ON IT, because this is gonna keep happening, AND if you want the ticket password...I'm not gonna cross the stream, and give it to you here...but you probably know a hardcore dolls fan, and you can, ahem, ask them for it.

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THE TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW!!!

**$75 patrons, you should have all gotten a post about the guest listage, if you missed it, it's HERE.**

December 28th & 29th at the Aladdin Theater in Portland, Oregon. (Here's the ticket link or night one, and night two).

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December 31st - NEW YEARS EVE - at THE UC THEATRE, BERKELEY. We've never played there before...it looks STUNNING. Ticket link HERE.

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WE ALSO HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS FOR YOU NEW YORK PEOPLE.....

The SOLD OUT DOLLS SHOWS at Bowery Ballroom (Oct 24, 25, 27 & 28) have a tiny wiggle, and a teeeeny handful of tickets have just been released for 24th and 25th. GO, they will VANISH:

https://mercuryeastpresents.com/tm-event/the-dresden-dolls/

That's it for the moment, my loves.

Here's the Vineyard love...and by all means, if you're on the Vineyard and have a piano or a place to stay, or a kid around my kid's age (almost 8!), or know or wanna share ANYTHING VINEYARD, I think Ash and I will be back....soon.

The Fish Derby:

xxx

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