The Dandy Warhols: 30 years old and still cool, making music with Slash, The Pixies’ Black Francis and more

(PORTLAND TRIBUNE) — With 30 years and 11 albums behind them, The Dandy Warhols have made a lot of good music, enjoyed a number of tours and attracted a legion of fans.

And the upcoming 12th album, “Rockmaker,” has really lit the fire under lead singer/guitarist Courtney Taylor-Taylor, who fronts the Portland band that includes Peter Holmstrom (guitar, keyboards), Zia McCabe (keyboard, bass, percussion) and Brent DeBoer (drums, backing vocals).

There are collaborations with guitarist/vocalist Frank Black (aka Black Francis and Charles Thompson IV) of The Pixies, guitarist Slash with Guns N’ Roses (watch it on YouTube), and an iconic female lead singer from a 1970s-’80s pop band who The Dandy Warhols and publicists have held off announcing for publicity purposes till a later date. “It’s a doozy,” band publicity says.

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Mind you, The Dandy Warhols have collaborated with many artists in the past. But “Rockmaker” is a highlight of the band’s 30-year career, with Taylor-Taylor calling it “the manifestation of our desire to hear a record of heavy raw punk and metal guitar riffs, but has its own alley.”

Taylor-Taylor hopes fans love the album as much as he does.

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