NY Dolls great Live!!! (opening band TSAR rocks)

[KennyHopeless]

Just saw the dolls the other night and i am here to report that the show blew me away. Not only are Johansen and Sylvain still the kings of glam rock, but with Sam Yaffa (ex-Hanoi) on bass and Steve Conte (could be Thunders twin minus the bullsh*t of the drugs) on guitar, was quite an evening for glam rock.
By the way, opening band TSAR from california are something to hear, sound like D'Generation...TSAR has a debut cd out NOW called "Girls, Band, Money" i picked it up at the show!!!! I will try to review it all for you guys. go to www.tsar.net and check em out!!!
vive le dolls

kenny

[creeper2]

girls, band, money is not TSAR's debut cd. they released a self titled cd back in 2000.

[Cotton Candy Lover]

Bill, don't forget the EP King of the School. The backstreet boys cover was excellent. [img]smile.gif[/img] Kenny, check through the features on the site. I had a chance to interview their singer, Jeff Whalen. Funny guy. btw, s/t puts their new cd to shame. [img]wink.gif[/img]

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[Sandy-Hazard]

Cool!....I've got my tix for the Vancouver show. Different openers though

"New York Dolls with special guests The Black Halos and Quincy Gold"

Looking forward to seeing the Halos as I haven't seen them in a while. Anyone heard of Quincy Gold?

Here's a review of the Washington show

Proto-Punk Flashback: New York Dolls Return

Friday, August 12, 2005; Page C08

It is now officially permitted for defunct cult-rock bands to reunite, provided that they meet a few requirements: They must have split before artistic fatigue set in, they must return at the behest of an esteemed peer or fan, and they must be able to muster a quorum of original members.

The New York Dolls narrowly met those requirements when Morrissey summoned them to play London's Meltdown festival last year, but no longer do: Original bassist Arthur Kane has died, following guitarist Johnny Thunders and drummers Jerry Nolan and Billy Murcia. That left just singer David Johansen and guitarist Sylvain Sylvain to lead the band now billed as the New York Dolls into the 9:30 club, where they performed with surprising authority Wednesday night.

Purists may well object, but this edition of the Dolls was more than a simulation of the early-'70s original. Indeed, some of the current lineup -- notably bassist Sam Yaffa, late of Hanoi Rocks, and guitarist Steve Conti -- were more reliable than their antecedents. Johansen pranced almost as lustily as he did 30 years ago, the backing vocals were endearingly sloppy, and the guitars (and unnecessary keyboards) melded to create a thicket of overtones that was a proto-punk flashback all by itself.

The set list largely followed the "Live From Royal Festival Hall, 2004" album, emphasizing songs from the group's first album and including an elegiac verse of Thunders's post-Dolls "You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory." The Dolls had to play "Personality Crisis" and "Trash," but they also demonstrated their flair for diverse covers. There was a Shangri-Las tune, of course, as well as a full-throated version of "Piece of My Heart," originally recorded by Erma Franklin but widely associated with Janis Joplin. The Dolls may not look quite so androgynous as they once did, but Johansen once again proved himself glitter rock's top almost-female belter.

-- Mark Jenkins