Amanda Palmer is a performer, director, composer and musician who is best known for her role as front woman and keyboardist for internationally acclaimed punk cabaret band The Dresden Dolls. In 2008, Amanda released Who Killed Amanda Palmer, her debut solo album which was produced by Ben Folds. Current projects include a fine art photography book on which she is collaborating with esteemed author Neil Gaiman and a WKAP companion songbook, as well as a WKAP DVD (out 6/16/09). Amanda recently wrapped up a year-long tour that took her through sold out performances in Europe, the US, Australia, & New Zealand and most recently her epic set at Coachella. Live highlights of the last year include two epic performances with the Boston Pops at Symphony Hall, residency at the Famous Spiegeltent at Edinburgh, and a critically acclaimed performance at the 2009 Coachella Valley Arts and Music Festival.

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“…Dark and jubilant…”
-New York Times

“… Palmer’s songs about alcoholism and romance deftly teeter along the vamp-virgin divide.”
- Timothy Gunatilaka, Planet

“From the personal, over-sentimental inflection of the lyrics to the relentless dramatic style — on top of the flawless production of Ben Folds — this is proof that Palmer can go light years beyond piano and drums.”
- Janine Rizak, Beyond Race

“Comparatively alone with her piano, her unfurling splendor in “Ampersand” is a wonder, but it can’t hold a candle to the jazzed stomp of “Leeds United,” where pounding drums and blaring horns really bring her point home. When she slows the tempo to a grind on the ethereal “Blake Says,” the taste is sweet sadness indeed. But when the doo-wop pop of “Oasis” kicks in, Palmer hits the next level.”
- Metromix.com

“Palmer and Folds are truly kindred spirits, two piano-pounding songwriters with knacks for crazy-good melodies and wicked senses of humor — we don’t know anybody else who could make a song about rape and abortion (‘Melissa Mahoney”) poignant, funny, and catchy.”
-Trevor Fisher, IE (Illinois Entertainer)

“Talking to this pianist/songstress is like peeling back the layers of an onion. A freaky, talented, German cabaret-styled onion.”
- Bettie Magazine

“Flawed but intriguing.”
- Australian Stage

“…To say her songs are the stuff of legend is no overstatement…”
- The Big Cheese, UK

“The dramatic, emotional material clearly connected with fans who spilled out of the tent trying to see the set. Amanda jumped to the top of my Coachella list after a terrific performance…Amanda ****ING Palmer, indeed!”
- Orange County Register


“A Veritable Force of Nature.”
- Huffington Post