Live: In Paradise is a live concert DVD

DVD

A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....

 by American dark cabaret

Dark Cabaret

Dark cabaret may be a simple description of the theme and mood of a cabaret performance, but more recently has come to define a particular musical genre which draws on the aesthetics of the decadent, risqué German Weimar-era cabarets, burlesque and vaudeville shows with the stylings of post-1970s...

 duo The Dresden Dolls

The Dresden Dolls

The Dresden Dolls are an American musical duo from Boston, Massachusetts. Formed in 2000, the group consists of Amanda Palmer and Brian Viglione...

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The Dresden Dolls hosted a free concert at the Paradise Rock Club in Boston on June 5, 2005. When a power outage unexpectedly delayed their performance, city streets became a temporary stage for some of the many performers (living statues, stilt-walkers, and fire-breathers) who had come from across the world to entertain audiences. The entire event—both concert and street performances—was filmed and the resulting DVD was released on November 22, 2005.

Track listing

1. "Good Day" – 5:35
2. "Missed Me" – 4:49
3. "War Pigs" – 11:24
4. "Perfect Fit" – 5:40
5. "Christopher Lydon" – 4:57
6. "Bad Habit" – 3:29
7. "Half Jack" – 10:23
8. "Girl Anachronism
   Girl Anachronism
   "Girl Anachronism" is a song by American dark cabaret duo The Dresden Dolls, released as a promo single from their self-titled debut album. The lyrics, alternately angry, apologetic, and full of complaint, deal with Amanda Palmer, the band's lead singer, as a "problem child", a trait which she...
   
   " – 4:39
9. "Pierre" – 6:21
10. "Truce" – 8:21

Bonus features

Live at Roskilde Festival, Denmark 2005

• "Coin-Operated Boy
  Coin-Operated Boy
  "Coin-Operated Boy" is a single by The Dresden Dolls duo, taken from the self-titled debut album The Dresden Dolls. It was produced by Martin Bisi and released on December 13, 2004 by Roadrunner Records. "Coin-Operated Boy" was written by Amanda Palmer...
  
  " – 5:34
• "Girl Anachronism
  Girl Anachronism
  "Girl Anachronism" is a song by American dark cabaret duo The Dresden Dolls, released as a promo single from their self-titled debut album. The lyrics, alternately angry, apologetic, and full of complaint, deal with Amanda Palmer, the band's lead singer, as a "problem child", a trait which she...
  
  " – 3:18

Bonus videos

• "Coin-Operated Boy" – 3:43
• "Girl Anachronism" – 3:01

• "A Life in the Day of The Dresden Dolls" (documentary) – 53:54
• Preshow Featurette – 19:37

Personnel

• Amanda Palmer
  Amanda Palmer
  Amanda MacKinnon Gaiman Palmer , sometimes known as Amanda Fucking Palmer, is an American performer who first rose to prominence as the lead singer, pianist, and lyricist/composer of the duo The Dresden Dolls...
  
   - vocals, piano
• Brian Viglione
  Brian Viglione
  Brian Viglione is the drummer for The Dresden Dolls. Additionally, he was a prominent member of New York City's cabaret punk orchestra, The WORLD/INFERNO Friendship Society...
  
   - drums, vocals, guitar, bass
• Michael Pope
  Michael Pope
  Michael S. Pope, is an award-winning underground filmmaker and multi-media artist best known as auteur of the feature Film/Event: Neovoxer....
  
   – director
• Zea Barker – production design
• Pierre Lamoureux – producer
• Michael Pope
  Michael Pope
  Michael S. Pope, is an award-winning underground filmmaker and multi-media artist best known as auteur of the feature Film/Event: Neovoxer....
  
   – editor
• Zea Barker - co-editor
• Christopher Lydon
  Christopher Lydon
  Christopher Lydon is an American media personality and author. He is best known for being the original host of The Connection, produced by WBUR and syndicated to other NPR stations.-Background:...
  
   – Master of Ceremonies
• Noah Blumenson-Cook – Production Coordinator
• Lee Barron – concert camera operator
• Maria Gambale – concert camera operator
• Michael Hobbs – concert camera operator
• James Holland – concert camera operator
• Wayne Kimball – concert camera operator
• Jake Liman – concert camera operator
• Dave McGlocklin – concert camera operator
• Scott Patterson – concert camera operator
• Robert Beinhocker – assistant camera
• Tom Buehler – camera system assistant
• Ben Vaughn – senior video engineer

• Doug Martin – video engineer
• Christina Bryant - art department key
• Jake Flowers – art department crew
• Brian Metzendorf – art department crew
• Davina Yannetty – art department crew
• Stephen Martin – production assistant
• Becca Rosenthal - "Special Thanks"
• Francois Lamoureux – audio producer
• Lonnie Bedell – recording engineer
• Greg Hanawalt – recording assistant
• Joel Simches - live audio
• Dave MacNamara - monitor mix
• Ron Nordin - still photography
• Bona Weiss - still photography
• Sheri Hausey - still photography
• Jeff Wasilko - still photography
• Kyle Cassidy
  Kyle Cassidy
  Kyle Cassidy, born in Woodbury, New Jersey, is an American photographer and videographer who lives in West Philadelphia. He holds a BA in English from Rowan University, and also holds an MCSE. His latest book is "Armed America: Portraits of Gun Owners in Their Homes"...
  
   - still photography
• Barnaby Whitfield - cover artwork
• Ben Richter - additional music
• Brian Carpenter
  Brian Carpenter (musician)
  Brian Carpenter is an American composer, multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and radio producer. He is the lead singer and songwriter for the Boston, Massachusetts band Beat Circus. His primary instrument is the trumpet. He also leads the Ghost Train Orchestra in New York City...
  
   / The Beat Circus - additional music