Who Killed Amanda Palmer?

Kirsten and I went to the Amanda Palmer show last night, and it was amazing. The 930 Club was double billed that night, so it was an early show, and because we took our time at our pre-show binge at Ben's, we actually missed the two opening acts, but we arrived right when Amanda started playing. It was an amazing show. I had wanted to see a Dresden Dolls show for a while, and this exceeded my expectations. She played some of her new songs and some Dresden Dolls songs. It was basically her and her keyboard and occasionally a violin player. Her dad, who apparently lives in Chevy Chase also came out to sing for a couple songs, including a Leonard Cohen cover (I don't know Leonard Cohen, so I couldn't tell you what song it was, but it was beautiful). Throughout the show there were interpretive performances by an Australian dance troupe. During one song they went into the middle of the crowd and performed an amazing lyrical piece (and this will be the one time I'm glad I watched So You Think You Can Dance so that I could appreciate just how brilliant and talented they are). They were also hilarious during Coin-Operated Boy. Then the show ended with a dance party!

The bottom line is that this concert goes in my top 10 easily. I had such a good time. If you can, I strongly recommend going to see her during this tour. The only downside is that because the venue was double booked, and she ran long, she had to end up cutting some songs.