The Dresden Dolls

Combine the smoky cellars of a Weimar-era cabaret with the rock 'n' roll fury of Joan Jett, PJ Harvey and The Violent Femmes and you have a remote idea of what to expect when experiencing The Dresden Dolls.

Formed in the mid-2000s, the über-dynamic duo of Amanda Palmer (Piano/Vox) and Brian Viglione (Drums) create confessional story-songs with raw, tragicomic lyrics, accompanied by a thunderous and shimmering piano style that rests on the shoulders of Jerry Lee Lewis and Nina Simone and Viglione's jazz and hardcore-influenced drumming as percussion.

The duo won accolades from both mainstream and underground media until Palmer decided to go it alone and carve out a highly successful solo career. In 2018 she decided to return to her first love though and resssurect the Dresden Dolls.