Leslie & the LY's | |
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.jpg) Leslie and the LY's performing in Salt Lake City in 2010 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Ames,Iowa,United States |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2004–2014 |
| Labels | Hefty Hideaway |
| Past members | Leslie Hall Ramona "Mona Bonez" Muse Karen "Scraps" Kvitek Grace "Grazie" Locke-Ward Kristilyn "Klassy K" Stevenson Sassy Cassie Emily "Obese E" Hyde "DJ Dr." Laura De Waal |
| Website | leslieandthelys.com |
Leslie & the LY's was a pop music band fromAmes, Iowa that began as anopen mike trio in 2004.
Leslie & the LY's is made up of front-womanLeslie Hall, also known as Mother Gem, who composes all of the music herself generally using theApple Computer programGarageBand.[3] Other past and present members include, DJ Dr. Laura on the turn-tables, and Klassy K on thekeytar and dance, OBESE E on turn-tables, Sassy Cassie, & K To the Double L onbacking vocals.[4]
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.[5] She has been featured inVice magazine, on television withVH1 andG4, and has had music videos featured onAtomFilms andYahoo!'s main page. In 2006, Leslie was filmed as part of space150's viral campaign forWe Are the Web, a site that advocatesnet neutrality. Fans of the band are known as Junior Gems.
The group has been inactive since Hall started to focus more on her other musical project,Neon & Nude.[6]
Leslie & The LY's toured the US in 2010 in support of Hall's album,Back2Back Palz; the tour began in Chicago, Illinois on February 12, 2010 with supporting act Christopher the Conquered. They have also toured for Hall's 2013 album,Songs in the Key of Gold.
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