The Dolls hit BOSTON this weekend: patron event @ the paradise, merch fire social & MORE….

Hello my loves.

I’m reading comments, hit me, say hi, introduce yourself….and if you’re feeling chatty, comment on one another’s posts. That’s what we’re here for, yeah?

Tomorrow I will send you a single poem I’ve been working on.

I won’t explain.

 Read on even if you’re not in Boston, this is a manically juicy post. The kid was out of school this morning and I’m bobbing and weaving through my to-do list like a crazy person. I CAN DO THIS. YOU’RE MY PATRONS. YOU UNDERSTAND ME.

It’s a race to the finish this week, it’s pre-election and pre-dolls-shows fever in every cell of my ragged perimenopausal shaking sweating and exahusted and gorgeous body. Whoever is scripting this shit is doing a hilariously good job at setting the micro landscape of my tiny personal fires against the macro landscapes of the world burning. FUN! It’s giving Sound of Music (last 15 minutes of the film) vibe. Running! Racing ! Hiding! Music! Nazis! Liars! Betrayal! Flames! It all cuts together!!! I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I fucking love YOU. I’ve never been held more fully by this community. I have never needed you more. I never knew it would come to this, like this, but here we are. To all of you who held me in your arms this weekend, thank you. I needed it.

Quick-like:

-THE WOODSTOCK/NEW YORK DRESDEN DOLLS SHOWS THIS PAST WEEKEND WERE SOLD OUT AND OFF THE HOOK!!! THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING. AFTERSHOW/GROUP PATRON PHOTOS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS POST!!!

 -THE DOLLS HIT BOSTON THIS WEEKEND!!! SAT NOV 2 IS SOLD OUT. FRI NOV 1ST STILL HAS TICKETS. SPREAD THE WORD AND HELP US SELL THIS FUCKER OUT!!! TICKET LINK: https://www.axs.com/events/584693/the-dresden-dolls-tickets?skin=roadrunner

-I AM HOSTING A PATRON-ONLY GATHERING IN BOSTON ON SHOW DAY #2 (THIS SAT) FROM 12-2PM, INFO BELOW!

-AFTER THAT ON SATURDAY THE 2ND: THE BAND IS THROWING A HUGE MERCHANDISE FIRE SALE SOCIAL!!! WE ARE SELLING OFF OLD WEIRD DOLLS SHIT GALORE!! COME BUY IT SO WE CAN CLEAN OUR MERCHANDISE CLOSET AND FILL IT WITH NEW THINGS!!! INFO BELOW!

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I am exahusted but my god, in the best way.

I have a heavy, happy heart. I posted this picture to insta this morning and I mean every word I say here…

Photos by Melissa Smith

Photo by Adrienne Page

Omfg.

This band is still so hot. 🔥😭🔥BOSTON, YOU ARE NEXT, this weekend.

Deeply hoping we can replicate this supreme awesomeness in Boston at @roadrunnerboston in Allston this weekend. There are 7,000+ tickets total: Saturday Nov 2 is 100% sold out and there’s still room on Friday Nov 1st. @gogolbordello, @johnnymanchild, and @ensmb.band are all joining us. This is going to be a historic weekend. Please please come and tell your Boston people. We are relying on word of mouth for this show to sell out.

🪓COME DRESSED FOR THE END OF THE WORLD, OR THE BEGINNING💄
🎉PUNK CABARET IS FREEDOM♥️
🥁LONG LIVE THE PUNK CABARET🎹

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THE DETAILS!!!!!………

NIGHT 1 (Friday) still has tickets. Night 2 is SOLD OUT! Doors are at 6pm both nights !!!

COME EARLY – the openers start RIGHT AWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you’re local to Boston, FUCKING HOORAY!!! WE CANNOT WAIT TO SEE YOU!!!!

If you’re coming in from out of town, WELCOME TO BEANTOWN, enjoy the beautiful weather. Whetehr you’re local and an old-timer, OR YOU RE NEW…CONNECT!!!! If you want to ride-share, couch surf, share tickets, find suggestions of stuff to do or people to meet or wanna try to hook up with local patrons, I just made a thread on the shadowbox HERE, and it’s for patrons only:

https://forum.theshadowbox.net/t/boston-dolls-shows-nov-1-and-2-go/15817

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PATRON-ONLY GATHERING AND Q & A with me …..at….yay….THE PARADISE!!!

12pm-1:30pm SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd.

This is a HISTORIC venue for me and the dolls. If you’re from Boston, you’ve probably seen the band play here a gazillion times. We have filmed two concerts here. It’s home.

I looked ALL OVER TOWN for a good place for us all to gather The Paradise was free on Saturday, so we are RENTING IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YIP.

967 Commonwealth Ave….about 15 minutes drive or 30 min walk from the venue.

All Ages. Free. I’ll have a microphone and a stage and a chair. The capacity is over 500 so I can’t imagine it’ll be too full. Bring friends if they’re willing to hop aboard the patreon train.

Bring hugs, gifts, things to share with the community, questions, your heart.

We’ll take a group photos…I will be heading straight to the Merch Fire Sale and soundcheck so I won’t have time to do personal photos, or a long signing….forgive me for that.

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RIGHT AFTER THAT, everyone should head back to THE DRESDEN DOLLS MERCH FIRE SALE AND SOCIAL….at American Flatbreads, which is RIGHT ACROSS the street from the venue, Roadrunner.

The address: 76 Guest Street.

Don’t worry. THERE IS TONS OF STUFF….you won’t miss out if you show up a little late with me…and most people will be coming from the patron gathering anyway. If we wanna cut out early from the Paradise, we can do that too….my voice will be fried. We can take a vote.

WE WILL HAVE TONS OF OLD WEIRD THINGS for sale FOR SUPER CHEAP….so just come and fill up your basket and keep hanging out with the community!!!!!

THINK ABOUT CHRISTMAS.

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WE WLL DO A PATRON PHOTO at the end of the showS!!! Just wait by the edge of stage as usual after the final bow and gimme 5 minutes to catch my breath…I’ll come out!!!

Here’s the lot of us weirdos after dolls this past weekend, night one, shot by Michael…night two is coming:

And Night 2, Brendon Downey shot this one:

WHERES AMANDA?????????

That’s all, my loves.

See you soon.

I’m reading comments for the next hour and then later tonight.

SAY HELLO.

I LOVE YOU.

WONT YOU TELL ME YOUR NAME.

xx

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P.S SETLIST FROM NIGHT 1