Leslie and the Ly's
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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.
[edit] Discography
2005 - Gold Pants[1]
2006 - Door Man's Daughter
[edit] References
- ^ Lelie & The Ly's: Gold Pants. cdbaby.com. Retrieved on August 21, 2006.
- 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.
