Leslie and the LY's

Leslie & the LY's was a pop music band from Ames, Iowa that began as an open mike trio in 2004.

OriginAmes, Iowa, United States

Genres

• Hip hop,^[1][2] comedy

Years active2004–2014

LabelHefty Hideaway

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Leslie & the LY's
Leslie and the LY's performing in Salt Lake City in 2010
Background information
Origin	Ames, Iowa, United States
Genres	Hip hop,[1][2] comedy
Years active	2004–2014
Label	Hefty Hideaway
Past members	Leslie Hall Ramona "Mona Bonez" Muse Karen "Scraps" Kvitek Grace "Grazie" Locke-Ward Kristilyn "Klassy K" Stevenson Sassy Cassie Emily "Obese E" Hyde "DJ Dr." Laura De Waal
Website	leslieandthelys.com

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Leslie & 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.^[3] 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.^[4]

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.^[5] She has been featured in Vice magazine, on television with VH1 and G4, and has had music videos featured on AtomFilms and Yahoo!'s main page. In 2006, Leslie was filmed as part of space150's viral campaign for We Are the Web, a site that advocates net neutrality. Fans of the band are known as Junior Gems.

The group has been inactive since Hall started to focus more on her other musical project, Neon & Nude.^[6]