Evelyn Evelyn are a fictional musical duo created by
Amanda Palmer (of
The Dresden Dolls) and
Jason Webley
Jason Webley is an American musician known for his sincere fusion of folk, experimental, and alternative music. Webley plays the guitar and accordion, sometimes providing percussion by stomping or shaking a plastic vodka bottle filled with coins ...
. According to the backstory provided by Palmer and Webley, the duo consists of
conjoined twin sisters (aka "Eva" and "Lyn"), Evelyn and Evelyn Neville,
who were discovered in 2007 by Palmer and Webley. The twins are actually portrayed by Palmer and Webley, dressed in connected garments.
Discography
In 2007, the band released a 3-song, colored 7"
vinyl record
A phonograph record (also known as a gramophone record, especially in British English), or simply a record, is an analog sound storage medium in the form of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove. The groove usually starts nea ...
, along with a 6-track CD titled ''Evelyn Evelyn'', which was released in a limited edition of 1,111 copies on Jason's label (11 records); it quickly sold out. The package also contains Amanda and Jason's story of how they met the Evelyns, as well as the process of recording the vinyl, and a sticker of the two-headed elephant, Bimba & Kimba.
A full-length album, ''
Evelyn Evelyn'', was released March 30, 2010, followed by a worldwide tour.
Albums
* ''
Evelyn Evelyn'' (2010)
EPs
* ''
Elephant Elephant'' (2007)
Bibliography
A book by these artists:
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See also
*
Black Tape for a Blue Girl
Black Tape for a Blue Girl (often stylized as black tape for a blue girl) is an American dark wave band formed in 1986 by keyboardist/songwriter Sam Rosenthal, the founder of Projekt Records.
Their music takes on elements of dark wave, ether ...
*
Dark cabaret and
List of dark cabaret artists
This is a list of musical artists who pertain to the dark cabaret genre.
A
* Abby Travis
* Alu
* Amanda Palmer
*Andi Sexgang
* Antony and the Johnsons
* Aurelio Voltaire
* American Murder Song
B
*Baby Dee
* Battle Circus
*Beat Circus
* Bird ...
*
''The Art of Asking: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help''
References
External links
* Evelyn Evelyn review a
Stuck Between Stations
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Rock music groups from Washington (state)
Fictional conjoined twins
Rock music duos
American musical duos
Musical groups established in 2007
Dark cabaret musicians
Bands with fictional stage personas
*Evelyn Evelyn