Kiki & Herb: O Come Let Us Adore Them — The Town Hall
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Kiki & Herb is the creation of Justin Vivian Bond and Kenny Mellman. Kiki is a washed-up, boozed-up chanteuse, with a voice that is a mixture of Tom Waits and Ethel Merman with a dash of Judy, whose middle age passed her by some time ago. Herb, her piano-battering, lifelong accompanist provi
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Interview: Kiki & Herb - by Abraham Riesman אברהם ריסמן
Kiki & Herb
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Chicago-area concerts this holiday season - Chicago Sun-Times
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Kiki and Herb head to Brooklyn Academy of Music for latest seasonal tribute
Justin Bond - Dallas tonight, Austin tomorrow. Full interview with the Dallas Voice here: kiki-and-herb/
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O Holy Night – Artforum
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Drag Time with Heklina Podcast
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Kiki and Herb: Kitsch, With a Whisky Chaser - The New York Times
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Fall in Love With Kiki's Delivery Service All Over Again With This New Translation of the Original Novel
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Why Kenny Mellman Needed to Revive Kiki and Herb