The Dandy Warhols are an Americanalternative rock band formed in Portland, Oregon in 1994. The band was founded by lead singerCourtney Taylor-Taylor, keyboardistZia McCabe,guitaristPeter Holmstr?m, and drummerEric Hedford. Hedford left in 1998 and was replaced by Taylor-Taylor's cousin Brent DeBoer. The band's name is a pun on the name of Americanpop artistAndy Warhol.
The Dandy Warhols are strongly influenced by The Velvet Underground, The Beach Boys, Simon & Garfunkel, The Beatles, The Shadows, The Rolling Stones and The Brian Jonestown Massacre. Frontman Courtney Taylor-Taylor describes the band's beginning as a group of friends who "needed music to drink to."
