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| Name = The Dresden Dolls
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| Background = group_or_band
| Origin = [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], [[United States|USA]]
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'''The Dresden Dolls''' are an [[United States|American]] musical duo from [[Boston, Massachusetts]]. Formed in 2001, the group consists of [[Amanda Palmer]] (vocals, piano) and [[Brian Viglione]] (drums, guitar, back-up vocals). They describe their style as "[[
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}}</ref> and are part of an underground [[Dark Cabaret|dark cabaret]] movement that started gaining momentum in the early [[1990s]].
==Career==
The duo formed shortly after Brian Viglione witnessed
The name, according to Palmer, was "inspired by a combination of things", including the [[Bombing of Dresden in World War II|firebombing of Dresden, Germany]] and the porcelain dolls which were a hallmark of pre-war Dresden industry; an early song of the same name by [[The Fall (band)|The Fall]]; and a reference to the [[Virginia C. Andrews|V.C. Andrews]] novel ''[[Flowers in the Attic]]'' where the classically blond and blue-eyed protagonists are called "the Dresden dolls." The name also evokes [[Weimar Republic|Weimar Germany]] and its cabaret culture. Additionally, she "liked the parallel between Dresden (destruction) and Dolls (innocence, delicacy), because it is very much in keeping with the dynamics of the music, which sometimes goes from a childlike whisper to a banshee scream within a few seconds."<ref>
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The duo was featured in a webcast performance at the 2002 [[Ig Nobel Prize]] ceremony in Cambridge, Massachusetts. After a self-promoted demo, their first release was the mostly live compilation ''[[A Is for Accident]]'' ([[Important Records]]), followed in 2004 by a self-titled debut produced and recorded by [[Martin Bisi]] ([[Swans (band)|Swans]], [[Sonic Youth]]) at The Old American Can Factory in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Two songs off the album ranked in the [[Triple J Hottest 100, 2004]], "[[Girl Anachronism]]" at #30 and "[[Coin-Operated Boy]]" at #12. In 2003 they were crowned the winners of Boston's long-running [[WBCN Rock & Roll Rumble]].
On October 6, 2005 The Dresden Dolls were interviewed by the subject of one of their songs, [[Christopher Lydon]], on the radio show [[Open Source (radio show)|Open Source]].<ref>
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In March 2005, the duo supported [[Nine Inch Nails]] on tour. On June 5, 2005, The Dresden Dolls hosted a free concert at the Paradise Club in Boston. When a power outage unexpectedly delayed their performance, city streets became a temporary stage for some of the many performers (living statues, stilt-walkers, and fire-breathers) who had come from across the world to entertain audiences. The entire event -- both concert and street performances -- was filmed and the resulting DVD, ''Paradise'', was released on November 22, 2005.<ref>
{{cite web
| url = http://www.theshadowbox.net/ddbb/viewtopic.php?t=5059
| title = Update on The Dresden Dolls "Paradise" DVD Pre-Ord
| accessdate = 2006-08-21
| author = BillH
| date = [[2005-09-25]]
}}</ref>
The Dresden Dolls latest album, ''[[Yes, Virginia]]'', was released on April 18, 2006.<ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.dresdendolls.com/diary/2005/09/out-of-closet-and-into-studio.html
|date=2005-09-08
|title= Out of the Closet and into the Studio|author=[[Amanda Palmer]]}}
</ref>
Over the summer, the duo performed at [[South by Southwest]], [[Bonnaroo]], Britain's [[Reading and Leeds Festivals]], [[Lollapalooza]], in addition to touring with the rock band [[Panic! at the Disco]].
On August 17, 2006, the East Providence Community Theatre in East Providence, Rhode Island premiered a full-length fan-written musical titled ''The Clockwork Waltz'', featuring songs from the Dresden Dolls' three albums. The show was encouraged by the band and their management.
In December 2006 and January 2007, the music of The Dresden Dolls was featured in an original production, ''[[The Onion Cellar]]'', at the [[American Repertory Theatre]]'s [[Zero Arrow Theatre]] in Cambridge, Massachusetts.<ref>http://amrep.org/onion/</ref><ref>
{{cite web
| url = http://www.thephoenix.com/OnTheDownload/PermaLink.aspx?guid=3634f0e3-a628-4230-90fc-d39925783c24
| title = Dresden Dolls take the ART
| accessdate = 2006-08-21
| date = [[2005-04-20]]
| publisher =The Phoenix Media/Communications Group
}}</ref> The play is co-authored by duo member Amanda Palmer, from her original concept.
As of January 14, 2007, the duo is on a temporary hiatus. In this time Amanda Palmer plans to work on a solo album, and Brian Viglione will be touring with Boston-based humanwine.<ref>http://www.humanwine.org/</ref> They project that they will tour again in the late spring or early summer, making reference to [[True Colors Tour 2007]].
==Discography==
===Albums===
<gallery>
Image:dre702.jpg|<center>'''''[[A Is for Accident]]'''''<br /><center>([[2003]])<br /><center>Important Records<center>
Image:The Dresden Dolls - The Dresden Dolls.jpg|<center>'''''[[The Dresden Dolls (album)|The Dresden Dolls]]'''''<br /><center> ([[2003]])<br /><center>8ft Records<center>
Image:The Dresden Dolls - The Dresden Dolls.jpg|<center>'''''[[The Dresden Dolls (album)|The Dresden Dolls (Reissue)]]'''''<br /><center> ([[2004]])<br /><center>[[Roadrunner Records]]<center>
Image:Yesvirginia.jpg|<center>'''''[[Yes, Virginia]]'''''<br /><center>([[2006]])<br /><center>[[Roadrunner Records]]<center>#42 US, #41 Austria, #138 France
</gallery>
===Singles===
*"[[Good Day (vinyl)|Good Day]]" (7" Vinyl) ([[Important Records]], 2003)
*"[[Girl Anachronism]]" (Roadrunner, 2004)
*"[[Coin-Operated Boy]]" (Roadrunner, 2004)
*"[[Sing (Dresden Dolls single)|Sing]]" (Roadrunner, 2006)
*"[[Backstabber]]" (Roadrunner, 2006)
===Compilations===
*"[[Coin-Operated Boy]]" on album ''[[A Dark Cabaret]]'' ([[Projekt Records]], 2005)
*"Coin-Operated Boy" on album ''[[Triple J Hottest 100]]'', Volume 12 (2005)
*"Coin-Operated Boy" on album ''[[Krock2]]'', (2005)
*"Pretty in Pink" (cover) on album ''High School Reunion'' (American Laundromat Records and Face Down Records, 2005)
*"Life on Mars" (cover) on album ''2. CONTAMINATION: A Tribute to David Bowie'' (FTC Records, 2006)
*"A Night At The Roses" on album ''A Users Guide To The First 100 Important Records Releases'' ([[Important Records]], 2006)
===DVDs===
*''[[The Dresden Dolls: Live in Paradise]] (DVD) (Roadrunner Records/8ft Records 2005)
==See also==
*[[World/Inferno Friendship Society]]
*[[Klaus Nomi]]
*[[Salon Betty]]
*[[Gavin Friday]]
*[[Nina Hagen]]
*[[List of Dark cabaret artists]]
==Trivia==
*In July 2005, the Internet Sketch Comedy Show [[Moron Life]] released their parody of "[[Coin Operated Boy]]" entitled "[http://moronlife.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=78&Itemid=46 Beer Activated Girl]" to the delight of both [[Amanda Palmer]] and [[Brian Viglione]].
*Although their biography of the band states otherwise, both Palmer and Viglione have admitted that they met the day before Halloween, not the night of.'''{{Fact|date=February 2007}}'''
*Throughout some of 2003, the band experimented with two other members, a guitarist and a bassist.
*Their current "merch-girl", Laura, is the sister of ex-[[Rasputina]] cellist [[Zoë Keating]].
==Notes==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.dresdendolls.com/ Official website] including lyrics and downloads
*{{MySpace|id=dresdendolls}}
*{{Discogs artist|artist=Dresden+Dolls,+The}}
*{{YouTube|id=dresdendolls}}
*[http://vampirefreaks.com/u/thedresdendolls/ The Dresden Dolls] at [[VampireFreaks.com|VampireFreaks]]
*[http://www.starpulse.com/Music/Dresden_Dolls/ The Dresden Dolls] at Star Pulse
*[http://www.weblo.com/celebrity/Others/Dresden_Dolls/410073/ The Dresden Dolls fansite] at [[Weblo]]
*[http://dresdendollsphotos.com Photos] of The Dresden Dolls
*[http://www.automaticjoy.com/ Automatic Joy - The Dresden Dolls Mp3 downloading site], including unreleased songs and live shows
*[http://www.theshadowbox.net/ The Shadowbox], the official Dresden Dolls forum
*[http://www.punkcabaret.net/ Punk Cabaret]
*[http://cw.eptheatre.org/ The Clockwork Waltz] a musical inspired by The Dresden Dolls
*[http://www.freeassociationradio.com/dresdendolls2003.htm The Dresden Dolls : Das Punk Cabaret] radio airing of a 2003 concert
* [http://www.musicphotographer.biz Photographs of The Dresden Dolls at The Round House in London]
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