Monday, November 19, 2007

Leslie and the LY's

I'm going to guess that unless you've heard me talk about her previously, you probably don't know who Leslie Hall is, or her band, Leslie and the LY's.

The band started at an open mic night in the little town of Ames, Iowa in 2004, and since then has gained an immense following on the interwebs.
While Leslie produces most of her songs using Apples Garage Band program, when she goes on tour she is accompanied by band mates to play various instruments.
I find the whole concept of Leslie and the Ly's strangely intriguing. The songs are totally unique and off the wall, but I think half of the charm is the quirky fashion of Leslie. She always performs wearing various incarnations of the gold spandex cat suit pictured above. If you visit her official site, you'll find she has a fascination with gem sweaters, and thusly has created a gem sweater mobile museum (which also doubles as her tour bus).
Below is an early music video for my favorite song (though not the studio version) from Leslie and the LY's, "Zombie Killer"
Enjoy!

2 comments:

Zan said...

Gem sweaters? Do you mean those sweaters with stuff glued on them that come off in the dryer?

Zan said...

Oh lord, it is as I have feared...the sweaters with stuff glued all over them that comes off in the dryer!