Discography
10/10/07 TT The Bear’s Cambridge, MA[1] 10/11/07 The Iron Horse Northampton,MA[1] 10/12/07 Smith College Northampton, MA[2] 10/20/07 Fruitmarket Glasgow, Scotland[1] 10/21/07 Carling Academy Newcastle[1] 10/23/07 Zodiac Oxford[1] 10/24/07 Carling Academy Liverpool[1] 10/25/07 Robin 2 Bilston[1] 10/26/07 The Brook Southampton[1] 10/28/07 Shepard’s Bush Empire LDN[1] 10/28/07 Berbati’s Pan & Restr Portland, OR[3] 10/29/07 The Musician Leicester[1] 10/30/07 Komedia Brighton[1] 11/01/07 Academy 2 Birmingham[1] 11/02/07 Classic Grand Glasgow[1] 11/03/07 Brundell Rooms Leeds[1] 11/04/07 Club Academy Manchester[1] 11/06/07 Islington Academy London[1] 11/07/07 Raz 3 Barcelona, Barcelona[1] 11/08/07 El Sol Madrid, Madrid[1] 11/09/07 Kafe Antzokia Bilboa[1] 11/10/07 The Mills Club, Valencia[1] 11/11/07 Verbena Club Manresa[1] 11/17/07 Bowery Ballroom New York, NY[1] 11/21/07 Stone Pony Asbury Park, NJ[1] 11/08/07 Local 506 Chapel Hill, NC[1] Footnotes [1] Brian with Jesse Malin [2] Amanda Solo [3] Amanda With Estradasphere |
The Dresden Dolls are a Boston duo, Amanda Palmer and Brian Viglione, the singer/pianist and drummer, respectively. And it is amazing how much, in terms of sound and intensity, comes out of two instruments. It's very much rock and roll -- yet, at the same time, it's theatrical, and you could imagine yourself being in a seedy bar. I've seen their sound described as punk rock cabaret, though any labels or combinations thereof would seriously miss the mark.
A little background on the band: they started around 2000 and have since released three albums. First, a live album (A is for Accident, 2003), and two studio albums: the first of which is self-titled (2003), and the second, Yes, Virginia... (2006), a reference to the most famous letter-to-the-editor.
The self-titled shows their darker side, though it has a couple of lighter tracks, like the playful and suggestive "Coin-Operated Boy" (which can be heard on myspace). Perhaps the song that best showcases the raw energy of the band is "Girl Anachronism" (also on myspace) -- and would probably fit what anyone would imagine to be 'punk rock cabaret.' Yes, Virginia... may be the more accessible album to most listeners. Just as energetic, but would also appeal to poppier (it's a word today, kids!) sensibilities. Try "Backstabber."
A is for Accident will give you a pretty good idea of their broad range of sound, but I'll share with you the cover of Tammy Wynette's "Stand by Your Man," which closes the album on the original release; you're probably now going to need your Google prowess to find that track. If you're interested in any Dresden Dolls' covers, you should check out automaticjoy.com, a fan site which also includes live performances and interviews. You may even want to add them to Virb.
10/07/2007 13:16:31 Silpa my♥posts countstars.vox.com www.dresdendolls.com
