Brian Viglione (born May 16, 1979) is the drummer for the Brechtian punk cabaret duo The Dresden Dolls. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... May 16 is the 136th day of the year (137th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the song by the Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... Greenville is a town located in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Alternative rock (also called alternative music or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of rock music that emerged in the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Dark cabaret is a music genre that can be traced back to the 1970s and is still played today. ... Punk Cabaret is a form of Cabaret music. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... May 16 is the 136th day of the year (137th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the song by the Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... Bertolt Brecht Brecht redirects here. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Cabaret is a form of entertainment featuring comedy, song, dance, and theatre, distinguished mainly by the performance venue — a restaurant or nightclub with a stage for performances and the audience sitting around the tables (often dining or drinking) watching the performance. ... The Dresden Dolls are an American musical duo from Boston, Massachusetts. ...

Viglione was born and grew up in Greenville, New Hampshire. Greenville is a town located in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. ...

In January 1996, Viglione joined his first band, Green Eggs and Ham. They performed around southern New Hampshire for two years before breaking up. Official language(s) English Capital Concord Largest city Manchester Area  Ranked 46th  - Total 9,359 sq mi (24,239 km²)  - Width 68 miles (110 km)  - Length 190 miles (305 km)  - % water 3. ...

In October 2000, he first met Amanda Palmer, and together they formed The Dresden Dolls. In addition to playing drums, Viglione also plays guitar on several Dresden Dolls songs including the first single, "Sing", from their 2006 album Yes, Virginia and sings back-up vocals, most notably on their version of "Pierre" from the The Dresden Dolls: Live in Paradise DVD. His range allows him to cover backing vocals on stage for songs such as "Delilah". This article is about the musician-artist. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Sing was the first single and final song (Track 13) from The Dresden Dolls second studio album, Yes, Virginia. ... See also: 2006 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2006 Record labels established in 2006 2000s in music. ... Yes, Virginia is the third album from Boston-based band The Dresden Dolls, released on April 18, 2006. ... DVD (also known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for data storage, including movies with high video and sound quality. ...

He has also worked with Helicopter Helicopter, Nanette Perrotte Jazz Combo and the Neovoxer Ensemble and currently with HUMANWINE. Neovoxer is an experimental non-dialogue film directed, written, edited, and composed by Michael Pope between the years of 1997 and 2004 in collaboration with hundreds of artists, performers, and musicians. ...

Brian Viglione was introduced to the drums by his father on Christmas Day at age five with his interest quickly deepening at age nine when rock music became a primary focus and passion. A pivotal moment occurred in 1990 when Brian’s father brought him to see The Elvin Jones Jazz Machine and Brian witnessed his first up-close exposure to the drummer who would become his principal inspiration on the instrument. At sixteen years old, Brian began playing gigs in clubs with bands around New England before moving from New Hampshire to Boston in 1999. There, he played with several Boston punk bands on both drums and bass guitar, before forming The Dresden Dolls in October 2000 with songwriter/pianist, Amanda Palmer. December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 6 days remaining in the year. ...

The Dresden Dolls are a Boston based keyboard/drum duo now famous around the globe. After signing with Roadrunner Records in early 2004, the band re-released their self-titled debut The Dresden Dolls to worldwide acclaim and recently made their Billboard chart debut with the equally applauded follow up Yes, Virginia. In addition, the band’s live audiences continue to grow exponentially around the planet as The Dresden Dolls have completed sold-out tours on four continents, supported Nine Inch Nails, and performed at prestigious world festivals including Reading, Leeds, Coachella, Fuji Rock, Roskilde and Glastonbury. Locally they have won numerous awards ranging from multiple Boston Music Awards to topping the Boston Phoenix/FNX Best Music Poll.

Recently, Viglione starred and played drums in the American Repertory Theatre’s production of The Onion Cellar, in Cambridge, MA which ran from December 9, 2006 to January 13, 2007. The American Repertory Theatre (or A.R.T.) is housed in the Loeb Drama Center at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ... The Onion Cellar is a play that premiered at Zero Arrow Theatre (a venue used by the American Repertory Theatre), in Cambridge, Massachusetts in December 2006. ...

Brian has finished recording drums with HUMANWINE on their upcoming debut album Fighting Naked to be released through Warner Music Group's Cordless Recordings and will embark on a US national spring tour to support this release in Mar/Apr of 2007.

When not on tour with The Dresden Dolls, Brian gives drum lessons and collaborates with many other Boston musicians including The Gill Aharon Trio, Neovoxer Ensemble, Reverend Glasseye and HUMANWINE. Reverend Glasseye, also billed as Reverend Glasseye and His Wooden Legs, are an American rock band. ...

External links

• Brian Viglione biography on The Dresden Dolls web site
• Brian Viglione at MySpace
• Harvard Independent's Interview with Brian Viglione of The Dresden Dolls
• Dresden Dolls Photos
• KissyFace early band of Brian Viglione