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Photographer: Bryan Bruchman

Amanda Palmer played a private loft party (pics) after her Kickstarter block party in Gowanus

photos by Bryan Bruchman

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In a Gowanus parking lot Thursday evening, author Neil Gaiman was standing near the adult-film star known as Stoya, discussing fundraising techniques.

Mr. Gaiman and Stoya were at an impromptu party thrown by Amanda Palmer, cult favorite singer/songwriter and Mr. Gaiman’s wife, to celebrate the end of her campaign on Kickstarter, a crowd-funding website. Ms. Palmer, best known for founding cabaret punk band the Dresden Dolls, had asked for $100,000 to fund her next album, but she’d wound up raising over $1 million. Stoya, a longtime friend, will star in Ms. Palmer’s next music video. [WSJ]

After her surprise Gowanus block party on Thursday (3/31), Amanda Palmer switched to rock show mode for a private loft performance for her high-level Kickstarter supporters. (She also revealed the name of her new record: Theater is Evil.) It sure looks like it was fun. See for yourself. More pictures from Amanda’s loft performance are below.

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