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FAWN HEUN >EDITOR1=MACHEL SPENCETITLE=AN INTERVIEW WITH AMANDA PALMERURL=HTTPS://BOOKS.GOOGLE.COM/BOOKS?ID=TNN07FLHNNCC&PG=PA46ACCESS-DATE=AUGUST 22, 2014 ISBN=978-1-4524-6181-6VOLUME=2PAGE=46AFP}}197630}}| birth_place = New York City, U.S.| death_date = | death_place = | origin = Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. Alternative rock dark cabaret > folk}}Singer-songwriter performance artist | author}}Vocals pianoukulele> harmonica| drums}}| years_active = 1999–presentRoadrunner Records>Cooking Vinyl| 8ft. Records }} The Dresden Dolls Evelyn Evelyn > 8in8Jason Webley>Brian ViglioneJherek Bischoff>Neil GaimanBen Folds>Zoë Keating}}| website = AmandaPalmer.netNeil Gaiman2022|reason=divorced}}}}Amanda MacKinnon Palmer (born April 30, 1976) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and performance artist who is the lead vocalist, pianist, and lyricist of the duo the Dresden Dolls.EPISODE, Band Tries to Make It Big Without Going Broke,weblink All Things Considered, Chris Arnold, National Public Radio, January 17, 2007, The web page also has audio and a transcript of the interview, and links to several of their songs. She performs as a solo artist and was also a member of the duo Evelyn Evelyn and the lead singer and songwriter of Amanda Palmer and the Grand Theft Orchestra.NEWS,weblink my earth-shattering news, by amanda fucking palmer., 2012-02-09, Amanda Palmer Blog, 2017-11-02, en-US, She has gained a cult fanbase throughout her career, and was one of the first musical artists to popularize the use of crowdfunding websites.WEB, The crowdfunded cult of Amanda Palmer,weblink 2022-07-06, Engadget, 13 December 2019,

Early life

Palmer was born Amanda MacKinnon Palmer in New York City's Mount Sinai Hospital,{{citation|title=Starfucking with Kevin Smith, Chapter 1 – The Neil/Amanda Interview|date=November 23, 2010|url=http://starfucking.smodcast.com/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101208232837weblink|archive-date=December 8, 2010}} and grew up in Lexington, Massachusetts.NEWS,weblink On 'Who Killed,' Palmer looks behind the veil, Perry, Jonathan, September 16, 2008, The Boston Globe, February 19, 2010, Her parents divorced when she was one year old, and as a child she rarely saw her father.NEWS, All Songs +1: Amanda Palmer And Her Dad Discover Each Other In Song, Boilen, Bob, NPR, July 18, 2016, August 30, 2016,weblink She attended Lexington High School, where she was involved in the drama department,NEWS,weblink Palmer hangs out in Lexington, Shanahan, Mark, Goldstein, Meredith, May 11, 2009, The Boston Globe, February 19, 2010, and later attended Wesleyan UniversityNEWS,weblink Amanda Palmer, Sless-Kitain, Areif, December 3, 2008, Time Out (company), Time Out, February 19, 2010, WEB, 2013-06-22, Amanda Palmer: visionary or egotist?,weblink 2022-03-19, the Guardian, en, where she studied theater and was a member of the Eclectic Society.WEB,weblink A piece of my mind, Bell, Sean, August 16, 2009, The Herald (Glasgow), February 19, 2010, In 1999, Palmer founded the Shadowbox Collective, a performance group devoted to street theatre and putting on theatrical shows (such as the 2002 play, Hotel Blanc,Boston Phoenix review of Hotel Blanc {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013123457weblink |date=2007-10-13 }} which she directed).Palmer graduated from Wesleyan University with a BA in 1998. Palmer then spent several years busking as a living statue called "The Eight Foot Bride" in Harvard Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Edinburgh, Scotland; Berlin, Germany and Melbourne, Australia (where she met future collaborator Jason Webley);{{citation|title=Controversial Musician Prepares for Local Debut|url=http://www.sptimes.ru/index.php?action_id=2&story_id=29563|journal=St. Petersburg Times|date=August 4, 2009|first=Sergey|last=Chernov|access-date=February 19, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090808222051weblink|archive-date=August 8, 2009|url-status=dead}} and many other locations. She refers to her street performance work in The Dresden Dolls song "The Perfect Fit", as well as on the A is for Accident track "Glass Slipper".

Career

2000–2007: The Dresden Dolls and The Onion Cellar

File:Amanda Palmer - Dresden Dolls (241481991).jpg|thumb|250px|right|Palmer performing with The Dresden Dolls at Kings Arms Tavern in AucklandAucklandAt a Halloween party in 2000, Palmer met drummer Brian Viglione and afterwards they formed The Dresden Dolls. In an effort to expand the performance experience and interactivity, Palmer began inviting Lexington High School students to perform drama pieces at the Dresden Dolls' live shows. This evolved to The Dirty Business Brigade, a troupe of seasoned and new artists, performing at many gigs.WEB,weblink Dirty Business Brigade website, Thedirtybusinessbrigade.net, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20080704184115weblink">weblink July 4, 2008, In 2002, after developing a cult following, the band recorded their eponymous debut album, The Dresden Dolls, with producer Martin Bisi. They produced the album before signing with the label Roadrunner Records.In 2006, The Dresden Dolls CompanionThe Dresden Dolls Companion, by Amanda Palmer, eight foot music publishing, June 2006, {{ISBN|1-57560-888-X}} {{ISBN|978-1-57560-888-4}} was published, with words, music and artwork by Amanda Palmer. In it she has written a history of the album The Dresden Dolls and of the duo, as well as a partial autobiography. The book also contains the lyrics, sheet music, and notes on each song in the album, all written by Palmer, as well as a DVD with a 20-minute interview of Amanda about making the book.{{citation needed|date=September 2016}}Palmer conceived the musical/production The Onion Cellar, based on a short story from The Tin Drum by Günter Grass. From December 9, 2006, through January 13, 2007, The Dresden Dolls performed the piece in conjunction with the American Repertory Theater at the Zero Arrow Theatre in Cambridge, Massachusetts. While Palmer was openly frustrated with the direction of the show, fan and critical reviews were very positive. In June 2007, as part of the Dresden Dolls, she toured with the True Colors Tour 2007,WEB,weblink True Colors Tour website, truecolorstour.com, September 16, 2012, including her debut in New York City's Radio City Music Hall,NEWS,weblink Power to the People (and Some Pop Too), June 20, 2007, November 9, 2007, Chinen, Nate, photos by Hiroyuki Ito, The New York Times, New York, B1, B5, 0362-4331, 1645522, and her first review in The New York Times.Though the Dresden Dolls broke up in 2008, Palmer and Viglione have continued to collaborate, and have had several minor reunions under the band name in 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, and 2018.NEWS,weblink The Dresden Dolls return with new fall tour dates, 2017-08-16, Consequence of Sound, 2018-01-02, en-US, In 2022, The Dresden Dolls reunited, and started work on a new album. In 2023, they toured the US.{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}

2007–2010: Who Killed Amanda Palmer, Evelyn Evelyn, and theatrical work

In July 2007, Palmer played three sold-out shows (in Boston, Hoboken, and NYC) in a new "with band" format. Her backing band was Boston alternative rock group Aberdeen City, who also opened along with Dixie Dirt. In August 2007, Palmer traveled to perform in the Spiegeltent and other venues at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland, and also performed on BBC Two's The Edinburgh Show. She collaborated with Australian theater company The Danger Ensemble; both again appeared at the Spiegeltent in Melbourne and at other venues around Australia in December 2007.File:Evelyn Evelyn by Kyle Cassidy.jpg|thumb|right|Palmer (left) as a member of Evelyn Evelyn, with Jason WebleyJason WebleyIn September 2007, Palmer collaborated with Jason Webley to launch the new project Evelyn Evelyn with the EP Elephant Elephant. In the project, the duo play conjoined twin sisters named Eva and Lyn, and through their music tell their fictional backstory.In July 2008, the Dresden Dolls released a second book, the Virginia Companion, a follow-up to The Dresden Dolls Companion, featuring the music and lyrics from the Yes, Virginia...(2006) and No, Virginia... (2008) albums, produced by Sean Slade and Paul Kolderie.{{citation needed|date=September 2016}}In June 2008, Palmer established her solo career with two well-received performances with the Boston Pops.NEWS,weblink All dolled up at the Pops â€“ Palmer brings the edge but the fest needs more, June 7, 2008, Eichler, Jeremy, June 20, 2008, The Boston Globe, Last night in Symphony Hall, Amanda Palmer brought some spark and much-needed edge to the Boston Pops' EdgeFest. On her own terms, Palmer, in strong gravelly voice, gave a richly satisfying performance that had this crowd roaring far more than most in Symphony Hall. But even she couldn't overcome the deeper tensions that make the EdgeFest a strained format.,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20080627133854weblink">weblink June 27, 2008, live, WEB,weblink All Dolled up, Amanda Palmer and the Boston Pops, Symphony Hall, June 19, 2008, June 28, 2008, Smith, Rachel, June 20, 2008, The Boston Phoenix, File:AmandaPalmer live.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Palmer during her 2008 tour promoting Who Killed Amanda PalmerWho Killed Amanda PalmerHer first solo studio album, Who Killed Amanda Palmer, was released on September 16, 2008. Ben Folds produced and also played on the album.WEB,weblink Dresden Doll Preps Solo Debut, December 8, 2007, April 25, 2007, spin.com music for life, spin.com, The Dresden Dolls' Amanda Palmer chats with SPIN.com about her forthcoming solo effort.,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20071213030648weblink">weblink December 13, 2007, dead, WEB,weblink here to dispel., December 8, 2007, Palmer, Amanda, April 1, 2007, Amanda Palmer, Speculation: Solo Album Title, The Dresden Dolls, .. i am recording the solo album....in nashville, at ben folds' studio, with ben, who is producing the record and playing on it., September 15, 2018,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20180915113008weblink">weblink dead, The title is a play on an expression used by fans during Twin Peaks{{'}} original run, "Who killed Laura Palmer?" A companion book of photos of Palmer looking as if she were murdered was released in July 2009. Titled Who Killed Amanda Palmer a Collection of Photographic Evidence, it featured photography by Kyle Cassidy and stories by Neil Gaiman, as well as lyrics from the album.BOOK, Palmer, Amanda, Amanda Palmer, Gaiman, Neil, Neil Gaiman, Cassidy, Kyle, Kyle Cassidy, Beth, Hommel, 2009, Who Killed Amanda Palmer: A Collection of Photographic Evidence, Eight Foot Books, New York, NY, 978-0-615-23439-7, In late 2008, she toured Europe with Jason Webley, Zoë Keating and The Danger Ensemble, performing songs mostly from her debut solo album. She did most of the shows with a broken foot she had sustained in Belfast, Northern Ireland when a car ran over her foot as she stepped out into a street.WEB,weblinkweblink 2021-11-17, live, Amanda Palmer: broken foot explanation, YouTube, November 7, 2008, {{cbignore}} In April 2009, she played at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.NEWS, Ben, Ratliff, Festival Rocks in Two Time Zones: The Real and the Virtual,weblink The New York Times, B1, 0362-4331, April 21, 2009, April 25, 2009,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20151006021333weblink">weblink October 6, 2015, live, In 2009, Palmer went back to her alma mater, Lexington High School in Massachusetts, to collaborate with her old director and mentor Steven Bogart on a workshop piece for the department's spring production. The play, With The Needle That Sings In Her Heart, was inspired by Neutral Milk Hotel's album In the Aeroplane Over the Sea and The Diary of Anne Frank. NPR's Avishay Artsy interviewed the cast on All Things Considered.WEB,weblink Neutral Milk Hotel Album Transformed For Stage: NPR, Avishay, Artsy, NPR, 'I watch people proselytize this record all over the world, and it's like this secret brotherhood of awesome music that's never had any kind of big mainstream publicity,' Palmer says. 'It's just this sacred record that people connect through.', December 27, 2010,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20101119173724weblink">weblink November 19, 2010, live, In 2010 Palmer returned to the A.R.T. for a two-month run of Cabaret, starring as the Emcee.WEB,weblink Cabaret, americanrepertorytheater.org, American Repertory Theatre, August 26, 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140226021126weblink">weblink February 26, 2014, live, The same year The Dresden Dolls reunited for a United States tour starting on Halloween in New York City and ending in San Francisco on New Year's Eve.WEB,weblink THE DRESDEN DOLLS HALLOWEEN 10th ANNIVERSARY & FALL TOUR, Amanda Palmer, YouTube, Amanda Palmer, September 7, 2010, September 7, 2010, On March 30, 2010 Palmer and Webley released their debut self-titled album as Evelyn Evelyn. This was accompanied by a worldwide tour and graphic novel based on the story of the sisters.WEB,weblink Jason Webley Events, Jasonwebley.com, July 9, 2013, December 4, 2013, Palmer began using the ukulele during a concert as a goof, but soon it became a regular part of her repertoire. Later, she recorded a full album with ukulele accompaniment: Amanda Palmer Performs the Popular Hits of Radiohead on Her Magical Ukulele.NEWS,weblink Eddie Vedder, Amanda Palmer and Magnetic Fields Join Ukulele Craze, Ben Sisario, November 17, 2011, November 17, 2011, 9, The New York Times, New York, 0362-4331, 1645522, WEB,weblink Herald Tribune, Neil Gaiman-Amanda Palmer ninja gig, April 5, 2013, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130323022724weblink">weblink March 23, 2013, WEB,weblink Singer proves a hit with Dublin street show, Una Mullally, The Irish Times, July 19, 2013, August 12, 2013,

2012–2014:Theatre Is Evil and The Art of Asking

On April 20, 2012, Palmer announced on her blog that she launched a new album pre-order on Kickstarter. The Kickstarter project was ultimately supported by 24,883 backers for a grand total of $1,192,793WEB,weblink Amanda Palmer Raises $1.2 Million On Kickstarter, And The Crowd Goes Wild, techdirt.com, June 1, 2012, June 2, 2012, — at the time, the most funds ever raised for a musical project on Kickstarter. A widely reported and commented upon controversy emerged from the related tour when Palmer blogged asking for "semi-professional" local musicians (fans who were already planning on attending various stops on the tour) to volunteer to play a couple of songs with her and her band, The Grand Theft Orchestra, during their live shows for "exposure, fun, beer and hugs" instead of money.NEWS,weblink Amanda Palmer defends herself over paying musicians with hugs and beer, 2012-09-14, 2017-01-25, NEWS,weblink Amanda Palmer Asks Musicians To Play For Free, Pisses Off Musicians [Update], Hamilton, Kirk, Kotaku, en-US, 2017-01-25, WEB,weblink Amanda Palmer Starts Paying Musicians, Pitchfork, 19 September 2012, 2017-01-25, MAGAZINE,weblink Amanda Palmer's Accidental Experiment with Real Communism, 2012-10-02, The New Yorker, 2017-01-25, NEWS,weblink Unions upset with Amanda Palmer for paying musicians with beer, hugs, 2012-09-12, 2017-01-25, NEWS,weblink Amanda Palmer 'Can't Afford' To Pay Her Backup Band, Prefixmag, en, 2017-01-25, After outcry from various music unions and professional musicians, Palmer responded publicly and changed her policy to one of paying local musicians cash (in addition to the aforementioned fun, beer and hugs).NEWS,weblink Amanda Palmer Responds To Volunteer Musician Criticism, 2012-09-14, Stereogum, 2017-01-25, WEB,weblink Amanda Palmer still doesn't get it, Williams, Mary Elizabeth, Salon, 20 September 2012, 2017-01-25, The album, Theatre Is Evil, was recorded with The Grand Theft Orchestra, produced by John Congleton, and released in September 2012. On November 9, 2012, Palmer released the music video for "Do it With a Rockstar" on The Flaming Lips' website. The video was co-created and directed by Wayne Coyne, lead singer of The Flaming Lips.WEB,weblink Amanda Palmer's New Video for "Do it With a Rockstar", newyorkmusicnews.com, November 9, 2012, November 9, 2012, Subsequent videos were released for "The Killing Type" and "The Bed Song".On August 9, 2013, Palmer made her Lincoln Center debut.NEWS, A.C. Lee, photo by Marco Sanchez, Celebrating Steampunk, the Old Updated for Today,weblink The New York Times, C27, August 9, 2013, 0362-4331, August 12, 2013, Around the corner, at the bandshell in Damrosch Park, you can catch Amanda Palmer & the Grand Theft Orchestra,..., WEB, nyctaper,weblink Amanda Palmer: August 9, 2013 Damrosch Park Lincoln Center, August 11, 2013, August 12, 2013, On the final weekend of Lincoln Center’s "Out Of Doors" Summer concert series, Amanda Palmer and the Grand Theft Orchestra brought their "punk cabaret" for a free show in a public park ..., In November 2014, Palmer released her memoir, The Art of Asking ({{ISBN|1455581089}}), which expands on a TED talk she gave in February 2013. The book made the New York Times Best Seller list.NEWS,weblink Hardcover Nonfiction, The New York Times, 2016-09-10, NEWS,weblink Combined Print and E-book Nonfiction, The New York Times, 2016-09-10, The book also received several critical reviews, most notably from NPR.WEB, Quinn, Annalisa, There's More To Asking Than Just Art,weblink NPR, 20 November 2014, 15 July 2019,

2015–2018: You Got Me Singing, I Can Spin a Rainbow, and Patreon

On March 3, 2015, Amanda began soliciting financial support on the crowdfunding platform Patreon."Amanda Palmer answers to herself and her fans". Toronto Star, November 11, 2016. Ben Rayner.Palmer spoke at the 2015 Hay Festival about the prospect of reconciling art and motherhood. The talk was recorded for the BBC Radio 4 series Four Thought and broadcast on June 21, 2015.WEB, Four Thought – Amanda Palmer, BBC Radio 4,weblink June 21, 2015, Also in 2015, she served as a judge for The 14th Annual Independent Music Awards. During the first months of 2016, she released the completely Patreon-funded song "Machete", and a David Bowie tribute EP, entitled Strung Out In Heaven: A Bowie String Quartet Tribute.WEB,weblink Drop everything: It's Amanda Palmer! – indieberlin, 2016-03-10, indieberlin, en-GB, 2016-05-17, 2016-06-10,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160610144533weblink">weblink dead, Amanda Palmer collaborated with her father, Jack Palmer, to record an album entitled You Got Me Singing.NEWS, July 14, 2016, August 30, 2016, Smith, Steve,weblink Amanda Palmer teams with long-estranged father for album, tour, The Boston Globe, They performed concerts in July 2016 in support of the album.NEWS, May 16, 2016, August 30, 2016, Pearis, Bill,weblink Amanda Palmer playing shows with her father in support of their collaborative covers LP (tour dates), The Brooklyn Vegan, Amanda Palmer collaborated with Legendary Pink Dots frontman Edward Ka-Spel to record an album, I Can Spin a Rainbow. The duo toured in May and June 2017 in support of the album, backed by Legendary Pink Dots' former violin player Patrick Q. Wright.NEWS,weblink AMANDA PALMER & EDWARD KA-SPEL: "I CAN SPIN A RAINBOW" – The Album, The official website of Amanda Fucking Palmer. Yes it is – Amanda Palmer, 2017-11-02, en-US,

2019–present: There Will Be No Intermission and podcast

On March 8, 2019, Palmer released her third solo studio album and first in seven years, There Will Be No Intermission. The album was promoted by an extensive world tour that was filmed for her patrons on Patreon.In fall 2020, Palmer launched a podcast called The Art of Asking Everything.WEB,weblink Amanda Palmer to launch new podcast 'The Art of Asking Everything', NME, 22 September 2020, On October 31, 2020, Palmer and Viglione performed "Science Fiction/Double Feature" to open the Wisconsin Democrats Livestream fundraiser that reunited some original Rocky Horror Picture Show cast members to act out the show with additional stars and singers.WEB, Tim Curry to Appear During 'Rocky Horror' Halloween Event for Wisconsin Democrats {{!, Hollywood Reporter|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/rambling-reporter/tim-curry-to-appear-during-rocky-horror-halloween-event-for-wisconsin-democrats|access-date=2020-11-14|website=www.hollywoodreporter.com|date=26 October 2020}}

Personal life

(File:Amanda Palmer - Arena Vienna 2011 a10 Neil Gaiman.jpg|thumb|right|Amanda Palmer and Neil Gaiman (Vienna 2011))Palmer lived for more than a decade in an independent artists cooperative named The Cloud Club in Boston, Massachusetts.WEB,weblink The Cloud Club | Longstanding underground artists community in Boston's South End, Cloudclub.org, Palmer is bisexual,WEB

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, Palmer has had three abortions, and her song "Voicemail for Jill" is about these experiences.NEWS,weblink Amanda Palmer Addresses Abortion on New Single, "Voicemail for Jill", Paste, 20 February 2019,weblink 21 February 2019, live, NEWS,weblink No, I Am Not Crowdfunding This Baby (an open letter to a worried fan), August 26, 2015,weblink 12 May 2019, live, Palmer and author Neil Gaiman confirmed their engagement in 2010."Neil Gaiman and goth-cabaret singer Amanda Palmer are engaged". Star Tribune, By Claude Peck, January 19, 2010 The couple married in a private ceremony in January 2011.WEB

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, {{Dead link|date=June 2021}} The wedding took place in the parlor of writers Ayelet Waldman and Michael Chabon.WEB,weblink Neil Gaiman And Amanda Palmer's Wedding In TwitPics – Bleeding Cool Comic Book, Movies and TV News and Rumors, Bleedingcool.com, January 3, 2011, June 30, 2013, They have a son, born in 2015.WEB,weblink Our Not-So-Humble Bundle., Gaiman, Neil, September 21, 2015, Journal.NeilGaiman.com, May 5, 2020, In March 2020, Palmer was on the final leg of her international tour in support of her latest album, There Will Be No Intermission, when countries started grounding flights and locking down borders due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Palmer, Gaiman, and their son were in Havelock North, Hawke's Bay, when on 25 March 2020, New Zealand's government announced that the whole country would move to COVID-19 Alert Level 4: complete lockdown and quarantining of people within their own homes.WEB,weblink New Zealand lifts all Covid restrictions, declaring the nation virus-free, Bbc.co.uk, 8 June 2020, Palmer later announced on her Patreon that she and Gaiman had separated. The couple later released a joint statement clarifying that they were not, however, getting divorced.WEB, Gaiman, Neil, Where I am, what I'm doing, how I'm doing and how I got here,weblink 2020-05-15, Journal.neilgaiman.com, They reconciled in 2021.WEB, 13 January 2021, UK author Neil Gaiman reunites with his son and Amanda Palmer in Havelock North,weblink NEWS, Kiefer, Halle, 15 May 2020, Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer Weren't Driven to Divorce by Quarantine After All, en-us, Vulture,weblink 23 August 2021, In November 2022, Palmer and Gaiman announced in a joint statement that they were going to divorce.WEB, A joint statement from Amanda and me,weblink NeilGaiman.com / Journal, 4 November 2022, 12 November 2022, WEB, A joint statement from me and Neil,weblink AmandaPalmer.net, 4 November 2022, 12 November 2022, Palmer practices yoga and meditation and wrote an article titled "Melody vs. Meditation" for the Buddhist publication Shambhala Sun (now known as 'Lion's Roar'), which described the struggle between songwriting and being able to clear the mind to meditate.WEB, Palmer, Amanda, Melody vs. Meditation – Lions Roar,weblink Lion's Roar, May 2008, Lion's Roar Foundation, 9 January 2023,

Awards and honors

• 2012: Artist & Manager Awards – Pioneer Award
• 2012: Twitter Feed @amandapalmer in the Boston Phoenix{{-'}}s Best 2012NEWS,weblink Best Twitter Feed, The Phoenix Media/Communications Group, Contests.thephoenix.com, April 13, 2012, LXXVI, 16, 24, April 15, 2012, dead,weblink" title="archive.today/20130204085518weblink">weblink February 4, 2013,
• 2011: Actress in a local production: Cabaret – Boston's Best, Improper BostonianNEWS, Actress in a local production – Amanda Palmer in Cabaret at the American Repertory Theater, Boston Best's 2011 Judges,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110927181540weblink">weblink September 27, 2011, The Improper Bostonian, July 8–26, 2011, 88, July 11, 2011,
• 2010: Artist of the Year – Boston Music Awards{{citation|url=http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/general/view.bg?articleid=1301118|journal=Boston Herald|title=Peter Wolf, Amanda Palmer lead BMA winners|date=December 7, 2010|first=Jed|last=Gottlieb|access-date=December 9, 2010|archive-date=October 4, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004091409weblink|url-status=dead}}{{citation|url=http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2010/12/06/uke_in_hand_palmer_tops_music_awards/|title=Uke in hand, Palmer tops Music Awards|journal=Boston Globe|date=December 6, 2010|first=Jonathan|last=Perry}}{{citation|url=http://www.boston.com/ae/music/packages/bma/2010winnerslist/|title=2010 Boston Music Awards winners|journal=Boston Globe|date=December 3, 2010}}
• 2010: Cover of "Fake Plastic Trees" (Radiohead) named 13th of Paste magazine's 20 Best Cover Songs of 2010{{citation|url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2010/12/the-20-best-cover-songs-of-2010.html|journal=Paste Magazine|first=Josh|last=Jackson|title=The 20 Best Cover Songs of 2010|date=December 7, 2010|access-date=December 9, 2010|archive-date=May 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160509175335weblink|url-status=dead}}
• 2009: No. 100 on After Ellen's Hot 100 of 2009.WEB

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• 2008: No. 6 on the Best Solo artist list in The Guardian{{-'}}s Readers' Poll of 2008.NEWS,weblink Readers' Poll 2008: The results, December 27, 2008, Rosie Swash, December 23, 2008, spinner.com, London,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20081227110148weblink">weblink December 27, 2008, live,
• 2007: No. 6 on Spinner.com's "Women Who Rock Right Now".WEB,weblink Women Who Rock Right Now: No. 6, December 8, 2007, Spinner Staff, photo by Sarah Komar, WireImage, July 15, 2007, spinner.com, Who: Amanda Palmer Birthplace: Lexington, Mass. Sound: Cabaret punk Palmer – one-half of Boston's Brechtian punk cabaret duo the Dresden Dolls – ain't no damsel in distress. The former street artist chokeholds her demons, teetering between sinister screeches and whimsical whispers of alcohol, self-mutilation and sexual exploration, while discordantly pummeling the piano – stocking-clad legs akimbo – in a sultry, sinful self-deprecation exorcism., May 8, 2013,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130508092128weblink">weblink dead,
• 2006: The Boston Globe named her the most stylish woman in Boston.NEWS,weblink

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• 2005: Best Female Vocalist in the WFNX/Boston Phoenix Best Music Poll.WEB,weblink Amanda Palmer, December 8, 2007, Half Jack, bestuff.com, In the 2005 WFNX /Boston Phoenix Best Music Poll, Palmer won Best Female Vocalist.,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20080105151038weblink">weblink 2008-01-05, dead, WEB,weblink The Dresden Dolls, December 7, 2007, ThoughtWorthy Media, Inc., In the 2005 WFNX/Boston Phoenix Best Music Poll The Dresden Dolls won Best Local Act and Best Local Album. Amanda Palmer also won Best Female Vocalist., dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070927001037weblink">weblink September 27, 2007,

Discography

{{See also|The Dresden Dolls discography|Evelyn Evelyn#discography|8in8}}

Solo studio albums

• Who Killed Amanda Palmer (2008)
• Theatre Is Evil (2012) (with The Grand Theft Orchestra)
• There Will Be No Intermission (2019)

Collaborative studio albums

• You Got Me Singing (2016) (with Jack Palmer)
• I Can Spin a Rainbow (2017) (with Edward Ka-Spel)
• Forty-Five Degrees - A Bushfire Charity Flash Record (2020) (with various artists)

Other albums

• Amanda Palmer Performs the Popular Hits of Radiohead on Her Magical Ukulele (2010)
• Amanda Palmer Goes Down Under (2011)
• An Evening With Neil Gaiman & Amanda Palmer (2013) (with Neil Gaiman)
• Piano Is Evil (2016)

Tours

• True Colors Tour (2007)
• Who Killed Amanda Palmer Tour (2008–2009)
• Amanda Palmer: Live in Australia (2010)
• Evelyn Evelyn Tour (2010)
• Dresden Dolls 10th Anniversary Tour (2010–2011)
• Amanda Palmer & The Grand Theft Orchestra: Theatre Is Evil Tour (2012)
• An Evening with Neil Gaiman & Amanda Palmer (2013)
• The Music of David Byrne & The Talking Heads (2014–2015)WEB,weblink Shows The official website of Amanda Fucking Palmer. Yes it is – Amanda Palmer, 3 March 2015,weblink 17 September 2020, 2015-03-03,
• An Evening with Amanda Fucking Palmer (2015)
• The Art of Asking Book Tour (2015)WEB,weblink Shows The official website of Amanda Fucking Palmer. Yes it is – Amanda Palmer, 6 May 2015,weblink 17 September 2020, 2015-05-06,
• You Got Me Singing Tour (with Jack Palmer) (2016)
• I Can Spin a Rainbow Tour (with Edward Ka-Spel) (2017)
• Dresden Dolls Reunion Tour (2017–2018)
• There Will Be No Intermission World Tour (2019–2020)
• An Evening with Amanda Palmer: New Zealand Tour (2020)

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Podcasts

The Art of Asking Everything

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! Year! Title! Episode|May 22, 2018|Love and Courage|"Amanda Palmer"|April 11, 2016|Design Matters|"Amanda Palmer"|June 14, 2018|Róisín Meets|"Amanda Palmer"|January 27, 2019|Conversations with People Who Hate Me|"I Hate Amanda Palmer"|April 17, 2019|The Tim Ferriss Show|"Amanda Palmer on Creativity, Pain, and Art"|April 2019|The Working Songwriter|"Amanda Palmer"|July 23, 2019|KEXP Live Room|"Amanda Palmer"|November 15, 2019|Against Everyone with Conner Habib|"AEWCH 90: Amanda Palmer or We Are All Here For Each Other"|January 17, 2020|'Creative Rebels' with Adam Brazier & David Speed|"The Art of Asking with Amanda Palmer"

Bibliography

Some of the books written in full, or collaboratively, by Amanda Palmer:

• BOOK, Palmer, Amanda, Amanda Palmer, 2006, The Dresden Dolls Companion, Eight Foot Music, New York, 978-1-57560-888-4,
• BOOK, Palmer, Amanda, Amanda Palmer, Viglione, Brian, Brian Viglione, 2008, The Dresden Dolls: The Virginia Companion, Cherry Lane Music Company, 978-1-60378-079-7,
• BOOK, Palmer, Amanda, Amanda Palmer, Gaiman, Neil, Neil Gaiman, Cassidy, Kyle, Kyle Cassidy, Beth, Hommel, 2009, Who Killed Amanda Palmer: A Collection of Photographic Evidence, Eight Foot Books, New York, 978-0-615-23439-7,
• BOOK, Palmer, Amanda, Amanda Palmer, Amanda Palmer: Who Killed Amanda Palmer?, 2009, Cherry Lane Music Company, 978-1-60378-123-7, 112, A songbook with the chords and lyrics to the album Who Killed Amanda Palmer,
• BOOK, Evelyn Evelyn, 2011, Diamond Comic Distributors, 978-1-59582-578-0, 144, illustrated, Cynthia, Von Buhler, Cynthia von Buhler, Amanda, Palmer, Amanda Palmer, Jason, Webley, Jason Webley,
• BOOK, Palmer, Amanda, Amanda Palmer, November 11, 2014, (The Art of Asking, The Art of Asking: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help), Grand Central Publishing, New York, 978-1455581085,

Palmer also has a chapter giving advice in Tim Ferriss' book Tools of Titans.{{ISBN_needed}}

See also

• List of TED speakers

References

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External links

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