Evelyn Evelyn Kicks Off First-Ever US Tour Today!

“…one of the most intriguing pop projects of recent years.” – Times Online

"...Palmer's newest project may be her grandest and weirdest yet." – Pitchfork

“…sounds… something like the accompaniment to a Coney Island freak show circa 1862 meets Barnum & Bailey, with contemporary references to debit cards and “dickheads” sprinkled throughout.”
– Entertainment Weekly

Evelyn Evelyn, the world’s only conjoined twin singer-songwriter duo “discovered” by Amanda Palmer of the Dresden Dolls and renowned minstrel Jason Webley, have released their debut album and will be touring the US beginning May 17. From the vaudevillian tracks “Have You Seen My Sister Evelyn?” and the quirky “Elephant Elephant” to the menacing country-tinged love ballad “You Only Want Me ‘Cause You Want My Sister” and the ukulele rendition of Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart” the record will suck you into the world and saga of the Evelyn sisters.

In concert, the Evelyn sisters harmonize and alternate vocals while accompanying themselves on piano, accordion, guitar, ukulele and even a bit of percussion. In addition to the twins' performances, circus composer, Sxip Shirey will open each night and Amanda Palmer and Jason Webley will each perform sets of their solo material to finish out the evening.

For a taste of what’s coming to a theater near you, check out the videos of “Have You Seen My Sister Evelyn?” and “You Only Want Me ‘Cause You Want My Sister,” filmed at Evelyn Evelyn’s performance at OBERON in Cambridge, MA. To learn more about Evelyn Evelyn, check out their “Behind The Music” documentary HERE. Don’t miss your chance to be one of the first to experience Evelyn Evelyn Live!

ABOUT THE TWINS:

Lyn and Eva Neville were born in September of 1985 on a small farm in Western Kansas. The girls are Parapagus Tripus Dibrachius twins, conjoined at the side and sharing between them three legs, two arms, two hearts, three lungs, and a single liver. Orphaned when their mother died in labor, little is known about their early life until 1996 when they made their first public appearance with Dillard and Fullerton's Traveling Circus. It was here that the "Evelyn" sisters developed their love of song and performance.

Unsatisfied with the grind of circus life, at the age of nineteen the twins decided to explore a solo career. It was then that they were discovered by Amanda Palmer and Jason Webley, who heard the twins' music on MySpace. Webley and Palmer encouraged the twins and offered to help them record a proper album.

The album will be accompanied by a full US and European tour and - later this year - a graphic novel about the twins' inspiring life, illustrated by Cynthia von Buhler and published by Dark Horse Press.

Amanda Palmer and Jason Webley (along with their legion of supportive fans) will be traveling with and musically supporting the sisters on their ambitious world tour of Europe and North America.