'''''The Dresden Dolls''''' are a musical duo from Boston, Massachusetts. Formed in 2001, the group consists of Amanda Palmer (vocals, piano) and Brian Viglione (drums, guitar, back-up vocals); they describe their style as "Brechtian punk cabaret", a phrase invented by Palmer because she was "terrified" that the press would invent a name that "would involve the word gothic,".
The band toured with [[Nine Inch Nails]] in 2005 as a supporting act on the ''[[With Teeth Club Tour]]''. During the tour, NIN gave Amanda a cake for her birthday which [http://dresdendollsdiary.blogspot.com/2005/05/vegas-is-deceitful-above-all-things.html she described] as "All Black, one solitary candle. Very NIN". The Dresden Dolls have released two studio albums and a live album.