The Dandy Warhols have been around since around 1995, but they have been under the radar, until recently when many of their songs show up on TV shows and TV commercials. From Portland, Ore, the band is has been strongly influenced by The Velvet Underground. In 2000, the Dandys released "Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia" and the college radio scene picked up on them, and they have been in the limelight since. Mark Ewing released "Bohemian like you" as the first song on his critically praised 'Be Home Blyleven' and it is rumored the Dandy's will appear on his upcoming 'Shark Sandwich' CD. The Dandys have a new CD coming out in May of 2008.
The Dandy Warhols went into Star Wars 2008 as Ewing's strongest group, and the Number One Seed ranking was expected and granted. The Warhols lost only one game all year, a 4-point loss during the regular season to Jack Johnson. The Bohemians started off in the South and thrashed 16-David Bowie to no one's surprise. Next was the 8-Vapors, a group that DVitale, Yoda, and Mark Ewing predicted would be a force, but the Warhols beat them. Another tough assigment came up with the hard-charging 4-Yeah Yeah Yeahs, again a group that experts stated would be very tough. The Warhols sent them home and it was on to the 3-Tindersticks. The Warhols never fell behind, punched them out, and now the world was beginning to take notice. Where many experts and charlatans(Tony Signore) were proclaiming the 1-seeded Flaming Lips as Star Wars Champs, the Dandy Warhols were waiting for them and took them down. In a few days, everyone could be very familiar with "Thirteen Tales of Urban Bohemia".
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