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The Holland Dutch

About Me

Our first full-length album, Self-Starter, is available NOW! Here's how you can own it...

BUY OUR MUSIC
click these links to purchase CDs or downloads:

CDs are also available locally at our shows,
out of the trunks of our cars, and at these fine local retailers:

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/26/2007
Band Website: http://www.thehollanddutch.com
Band Members: Courtney King: guitar, vocals
Erin Bradley Dangar: bass, vocals
Rob Gal: guitar, vocals
Elliott Dangar: drums

Influences: In no particular order...

X
XTC
The New Pornographers
The Damned
Dusty Springfield
Throwing Muses
Neko Case
Frank Black
The Red Aunts
Buzzcocks
Kristin Hersh
The Jam
Fig Dish
The Breeders
Dance Hall Crashers
Pulp
Big Star
Blondie
The Flamin' Groovies
The Bonzo Dog Band
Guided By Voices
Dukes of Stratosphear
The Kinks
Roxy Music
Link Ray
Pavement
Scream
50 Foot Wave
Sounds Like: la la la la la
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

THD with The Explorers Club @ The EARL, 5/20/09

Get a healthy dose of power pop and harmony Wednesday, May 20th with this 3-band bill:The Explorer's ClubThe Holland DutchThe SkylarksWednesday, May 20thThe EARL9pm / $8
Posted by on Sun, 10 May 2009 21:28:00 GMT

500 Songs for Kids

We're very excited to be participating in this year's 500 Songs For Kids at Smith's Olde Bar. This 10-day live music marathon runs from April 30th to May 9th. This year, we will be counting down the 5...
Posted by on Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:12:00 GMT

Benefit Show for Spanky Twangler

.. January 31, 2009The Star BarThe Holland Dutch, Caroline and the Ramblers...
Posted by on Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:56:00 GMT

THD with Amy Ray this Saturday!

Saying we're excited about this weekend's show would be an understatement, but I'm not really sure how to overstate it, so let's just say it's a pretty darn big deal to us. We're really honored that ...
Posted by on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:28:00 GMT

Cold Front

I am not a morning person. I am also not a winter person. And sometimes at this time of year when the weather starts changing and I swear I can already see winter mocking me from around the corner, I ...
Posted by on Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:33:00 GMT

See THD live... in your living room?

Thanks to the wonders of modern technology (and Comcast OnDemand) you can now enjoy two live performances of The Holland Dutch from the comfort of your own living room!It's true! But, like most good t...
Posted by on Sat, 03 May 2008 14:28:00 GMT

OUR NEW CD IS HERE!!

All hail UPS. I never thought I would say that, considering that most everything they bring to my door is either broken or otherwise damaged... but I'm temporarily lifting my personal ban on them to ...
Posted by on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:10:00 GMT

but enough about us...

Neither Dutch, nor from Holland, the Holland Dutch will rock you all the way to the Netherlands and back. Big praise for a small, fairly new band, you might say. But the big sound of this 3-piece fr...
Posted by on Fri, 09 Nov 2007 13:36:00 GMT

from Erin

Het Hallo,As some of you have already heard, the music bug has bitten me again. I just can't stay away for long! About 6 months ago, Courtney King (formerly my bandmate in The Moto-Litas) and I got to...
Posted by on Fri, 24 Aug 2007 12:29:00 GMT