The Dresden Dolls

Couple or unarticulated puppets, The Dresden Dolls (Amanda Palmer - chant and piano and Brian Viglione - drums) meet in 2001 and claim to be covered in the gothic movement, preferring the name cabaret punk Brechtien .
Renowned for the theatrical dimension of his concerts, where he blended in orgy theatre, dance, painting and music, the duo released a first live compilation, A Is for Accident in 2003 followed by an eponymous album, the following year, the first real effort of the band who preferred the warmth of the stage and the public to the isolation in the studio. Gradually expanding their audience, Dresden's Dolls opened for Nine Inch Nails in 2005, méducating the French public with covers of "Amsterdam" by Jacques Brel and "No One Knows" by Queens of the Stone Age. A first DVD including a concert at the Paradise Club in Boston, their hometown, and various artistic performances before the show ended this first period in late 2005.
In 2006, he released Yes, Virginia and the band chained festivals during the summer before temporarily separating in 2007, the time for Amanda Palmer to record her solo album, Who Killed Amanda Palmer? , which will be released a year later. Shortly after, moreover, the release of No, Virginia , comrping b-sids and unreleased from the recording sessions of Yes, Virginia .
At the beginning of 2008, The Dresden Dolls confirmed his hiatus; Dolls no longer appear on the same wavelength, neither musically nor privately.