Amanda Palmer is a singer, songwriter, playwright, pianist, author, director, blogger and ukulele enthusiast who simultaneously embraces and explodes traditional frameworks of music, theatre, and art. She first came to prominence as one half of the Boston-based punk cabaret duo the Dresden Dolls, earning global applause for their inventive songcraft and wide-ranging theatricality. She has released her solo piano album and accompanying book of photographs and essays, There Will Be No Intermission, which will be followed by a global tour. Recorded with Grammy-winning producer/engineer John Congleton, the album is a masterwork that includes life, death, abortion, and miscarriage among its tentpole themes.