Demander is a New York City based musical group. They play a style of music that blends blues-punk, pop and rock together and are known for intense and joyful live shows. Karen toured as bassist/backup singer of the cult gypsy-punk band
The World/Inferno Friendship Society and has been a member of the composer/performer collective The Anti-Social Music. In January 2006 Demander was included in online "Band of the Year" contest at . The group's first full-length album (The Unkindness of Ravens) features Franz Nicolay (of The Hold Steady) on accordion and keyboards, Jean Cook (of ) and Peter Hess (of Balkan Beat Box and The World/Inferno Friendship Society) on horns and was a notable release on website, . Demander will be on tour in the US with indie bands The Hold Steady and in October 2007 as part of the and in Europe with legendary gothic punk band in November 2007.
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