Dresden Dolls

One of the first gigs I ever went to in Australia was the Dresden Dolls in 2004. At the Zoo, with it's red curtains around the stage and with lots of live art surrounding the performance, it was pretty much everything the Dresden Dolls are about. And when they busted into a Sabbath War Pigs cover, I melted.



For a two piece, they are a great live act.

It's no surprise that Amanda Palmer (they keyboardist/singer) loves Australia. She's out here almost twice a year on solo or even ukulele tours. But it's been a while since we've seen the Dresden Dolls as a whole. Well.... January 5. Tivoli. It all changes. They are back.

Amanda f**king Palmer (the tour)

Amanda Palmer, avant-garde-cabaret-piano-player extraordinairre, is half of the band the Dresdon Dolls. Lately though, she's been doing her own solo thing. Including the incredibly random CD that is Amanda Palmer Performs The Popular Hits Of Radiohead On Her Magical Ukulele. It's bloody good though. Check it out.

She's also got a new album coming out at the start of next year, called Amanda Palmer Goes Down Under. I have a feeling it has something to do with our country, especially since she now comes here a few times a year.

As part of the album, she's doing a tour.


February 12. The Old Museum.

No word yet on if she's going to do her Dresden Dolls songs, but she's such a performer that it's worth seeing her no matter what she's performing. I saw her on the first Dresden Dolls tour, and it was just amazing.

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