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As was evident from the Lawrence, Kansas show, the Tilly and the Wall family has clearly grown. Yes, tapper Jamie Pressnall is pregnant as her slight bulge and dress with a baby and umbilical cord showed (it's a girl!), but the band's family has grown in another respect. The Lawrence performance showed that "family" means more to Tilly and the Wall than just a blood connection because that night, Tilly made every single person inside the Granada feel like they were a part of their family. The family atmosphere was [...]

In anticipation of their short summer jaunt leading the tap-dancing, glitter-loving Tilly and the Wall to Kansas, I got the chance to catch up with one of the boys (yes, one of the two boys in that band). Here's my interview with guitarist/vocalist Derek Pressnall : Derek Pressnall , Tilly and the Wall: What is this for? Bethany, PopWreckoning: A website, called PopWreckoning.com. DP: Haha, ok. Just wanted to make sure I wasn't on the radio or something. [...]

Tap dancing used to just be something you saw on Sesame Street or at your kid sister's dance recital. Then, Tilly and the Wall came along and made it indie rock cool. On April 7, you can learn to "T... Continue reading "Even you can learn to tap like Tilly and the Wall" >

Tilly and the Wall is the upbeat, colorful Omaha band everyone knows immediately because of their trademark tap-as-percussion sound. The band recently played some shows in the area and I had a chance to sit down with their star member and tap dancer, Jamie Pressnall, before their show at the Bowery Ballroom. Check [...]