The Dresden Dolls

For the album, see The Dresden Dolls (album). For the 19th-century doll, see parian doll.

The Dresden Dolls
The Dresden Dolls: Amanda Palmer (left) and Brian Viglione (right)
The Dresden Dolls:
Amanda Palmer (left) and Brian Viglione (right)
Background information
OriginBoston, Massachusetts, US
Genres
Years active2000–present
LabelsRoadrunner[1][2]
MembersAmanda Palmer
Brian Viglione
Websitewww.dresdendolls.com

The Dresden Dolls are an American musical duo from Boston, Massachusetts. Formed in 2000, the group consists of Amanda Palmer (lead vocals and piano; additional: keyboards, harmonica, ukulele) and Brian Viglione (drums and backing vocals; additional: guitar, bass guitar). The two describe their style as "Brechtian punk cabaret", a phrase invented by Palmer because she was "terrified" that the press would invent a name that "would involve the word gothic".[3] The Dresden Dolls aesthetic exemplifies dark cabaret.

  1. ^ "Dresden Dolls". Roadrunner Records. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
  2. ^ Amanda Palmer (April 6, 2010). "FREE AT LAST, FREE AT LAST (Dear Roadrunner Records…)". amandapalmer.net. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
  3. ^ Speer, Deborah (April 3, 2006). "The Dresden Dolls". Pollstar. Archived from the original on September 25, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2013.