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Leslie And The Ly\'s: official website; myspace; Leslie and the Ly's (sic) is a pop music band from Ames, Iowa that began as an open mike trio in 2004. Leslie and the Ly's is made up of front-woman Leslie Hall, also known as Mother Gem, who composes all of the music herself generally using the Apple Computer program GarageBand. Other past and present members include, DJ Dr. Laura on the turn-tables, and Klassy K on the keytar and dance, OBESE E on turn-tables, Sassy Cassie, & K To the Double L on backing vocals. 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. She has featured in Vice magazine, on television with VH1 and G4, and has had music videos featured on AtomFilms and Yahoo!'s main page. Fans of the band are known as Junior Gems. - mog

Christopher the Conquered: official website; myspace; \"Chris Ford is writhing on the floor.

It’s his last song, and with his band still jamming on stage, he belts out improvised lyrics while curled up in the fetal position. An entranced audience circles around him and, just inches away, wonders if he’s OK.

But the squirming, thrashing, and recoiling — all is normal. It’s just another Christopher the Conquered concert, and Ford is doing what he does best: breaking boundaries. He believes in translating his concerts into unique experiences by exploring physicality. He will try a number of surprising positions on stage: singing with his lanky legs lounging on his keyboard while he plays, for instance. An exuberant showman such as this is bound to get a range of reactions.\"

-D. Fabbricatore writing for the Daily Iowan

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