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Music
The Dresden Dolls

When

Wednesday May 21, 2008 (8:30pm)

Where
The Wiltern (3790 Wilshire Blvd, 213.388.1400)
Price
$25
Details
http://www.livenation.com/event/getEvent/eventId/324102
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The Dresden Dolls bring their over-the-top theatrics to the Wiltern tonight for a show full of stage makeup, eclectic costumes, and, if you're lucky, performances from talented locals (read: scantily clad women doing acrobatics on a stripper pole). The self-described "Brechtian-punk cabaret" duo plays a bombastic brand of confessional pop, with Amanda Palmer over-enunciating smart, candid lyrics over catchy piano melodies and crisp, caffeinated drums. Joining the Dolls are young indie rockers Smoosh and local psych-folk rock outfit Lavender Diamond.

Joe Blankholm