Leslie and the LY's
Leslie and the Ly's (sic) is a pop music band from Ames, Iowa that began as an open mike trio in 2004.
Leslie and the Ly's is made up of front-woman Leslie Hall, also known as Mother Gem, who composes all of the music herself generally using the Apple Computer program GarageBand. Other past and present members include, DJ Dr. Laura on the turn-tables, and Klassy K on the keytar and dance, OBESE E on turn-tables, Sassy Cassie, & K To the Double L on backing vocals.
Hall has since established The Mobile Museum of Gem Sweaters, which doubles both as the band's official tour vehicle and gift shop/museum, which sometimes appears at her shows. She has been featured in Vice magazine, on television with VH1 and G4, and has had music videos featured on AtomFilms and Yahoo!'s main page. In 2006, Leslie was filmed as part of space150's viral campaign for We Are the Web, a site that advocates net neutrality. Fans of the band are known as Junior Gems.
This is a write up done by Randy Castello of Tight Bros. Inc. An Atlanta promotions company that does the booking for the MJQ's Drunken Unicorn Room and Eyedrum Independent Art Gallery and music venue in Atlanta. Thought it was a good write up.
Leslie Hall initally caught the hearts & eyes of America’s children when she began posting images of her world famous gem sweater collection on the interweb. Word of mouth quickly grew and within a month Leslie recieved over 2 million unique hits to her website, which left her with a $800 bill for exceeding her bandwidth.
In order to raise money to pay back her mother, Leslie did what any 200 lb. plus girl from Iowa would do. She became a rapper. Leslie’s star has risen quickly with such viral video music hits as GOLD PANTS, BEATDAZZLER, & ZOMBIE KILLER.
Her stage show is like nothing you have seen before. Complete with video projection & 3-6 costume changes (all lovingly hand sewn by her mother), you can expect to be “beat”dazzled. Leslie’s laserbeam dance moves have been known to cause near blindness in the fans who gather at her shows. You can be sure that gay men will squeal with delight when she tumbles and triumphs never before seen dance moves. If you are lucky, it is possible that a bead of perspiration may ripple down her brow and upon your flesh.
-recent shows include 2 sold out nights supporting the Scissor Sisters at New York City’s Bowrey Ballroom.
-owns over 300 gemmed sweaters, over 30,000 Myspace friends -Find out why every venue she plays, asks her back....
Influences : Tracy Turnblad, Elvira - Mistress of the Dark, Ginger Spice Likes: Dill Pickle Potato Chips, Sierra Mist, Zombie Movies, Lifetime Television for Women, Hobby Lobby Craft Department
$2 off admission price if you show up in a Gem Sweater All kids under the age of 12 allowed free entry!
SUNDAY APRIL 22 EYEDRUM ART/MUSIC GALLERY (will report back details from show)
Discography
2005 - Gold Pants[1]
2006 - Door Man's Daughter
References
- ^ "Lelie & The Ly's: Gold Pants". cdbaby.com. Retrieved 2006-08-21.
- Sellards, Jason. Beautiful People 2006: Leslie Hall, Papermag. April 4, 2006.
- Marusa, Danielle. "Do the right bling: Leslie Hall's gem sweaters are truly outrageous", Bust Magazine. February-March 2006. (scan)
- Riggs, Jonathan. "Beat Dazzler", Instinct Magazine. January 2006. (scan)
- Chase, Katie Johnston. "Bedazzled! Leslie Hall's collection of glittery sweaters is bold and bizarre -- just like the artist herself", The Boston Globe. May 24, 2005.
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