Amanda Palmer

Summary: Amanda Palmer is the singer and pianist of The Dresden Dolls . Born in 1976, she grew up in Lexington, Massachusetts and received her B.A. from Wesleyan University. She attended Lexington High School, where she was very involved in the drama department. Amanda sometimes has Lexington High School students perform drama pieces at her shows. Before she was in the Dresden Dolls she was in a band called ", Amanda Palmer and the Void ", . In October of 2000 she met Brian Viglione , a drummer, together they formed the Dresden Dolls.

Filed under: alternative, female vocalists, piano, punk cabaret, singer-songwriter

Upcoming Shows

Thu, Aug 2 2012

Amanda Palmer & the Grand Theft Orchestra

Boston Phoenix
The future -- for some
Published 5/11/2012 by BOSTON PHOENIX LETTERS
Letters to the Boston Phoenix editors, May 11, 2012

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Dynamite with a laser beam
Published 11/25/2011 by PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF
Wax Tablet

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Watch: Amanda Palmer teams up with #OccupyBoston filmmaker Mike Gill for new #OWS video
Published 11/14/2011 by Carly Carioli
Fresh off a mini-tour of seven #Occupy sites around the country -- wonder if she's

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VIDEO: Amanda Palmer covers Neutral Milk Hotel, Rebecca Black at #OccupyBoston rally
Published 10/7/2011 by Carly Carioli
"I keep looking up and expecting to see snipers," she joked. As reported here first

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Amanda Palmer and her ukulele to join #OccupyBoston today
Published 10/6/2011 by Carly Carioli
Just got an email from Amanda Palmer confirming that she'll be heading down to OccupyBoston