ONE-EYED DOLL WINS BEST PUNK BAND AND BEST GOTH BAND
FOR THE 2011 AUSTIN MUSIC AWARDS AT SXSW
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The Duo Rocked Out At Multiple Appearances For SXSW
And Gave Two Stellar Acoustic Performances On Good Day Austin
And KXAN-TV’s Noon Show
Austin punk duo One-Eyed Doll (OED) won big at the 2011 Austin Music Awards while at South By Southwest (SXSW), the largest annual music and media festival in the U.S. For the third consecutive year, the rockers took home the honor of Best Punk Band. In addition, OED unexpectedly garnered another trophy, winning again in the category for Best Goth Band.The band was nominated for 17 different categories including Best Guitarist, Best Drummer, Album of the Year (Break) and Song of the Year (“Beautiful Freak“).
Back on their home turf, OED played four SXSW showcases and lit up two of the city’s morning TV stations with their captivating acoustic performances—beating out thousands of other band submissions for their first stop on Austin Fox 7‘s Good Day Austin segment and again, just two days later, on KXAN-TV for the station’s Noon Show.
In light of the recent tragedy in Japan, OED is also supporting the cause with the release of their single “Water Song.” 100% of the proceeds will benefit relief efforts. The track was originally meant to be included on Freeman’s new solo project, however, she felt it necessary to release it with positive intentions for their Japanese fans.
In mainstream news, Freeman has recently graced the inside cover of Revolver magazine for the January/February 2011 issue, which named her one of the “Hottest Chicks In Hard Rock.” This month, she is featured in Guitar Player’s April 2011 issue, highlighting her talent as a female in hard rock and her electric guitar playing ability. Freeman’s talent, paired with Sewell’s creative production skills, prompted legendary Sylvia Massy (Tool, System Of A Down, Prince) to work with the band on their next LP, slated for a late 2011 release.
ONE-EYED DOLL’S INSPIRING NEW TRACK ‘WATER SONG’
RELEASED TO HELP THE JAPAN EARTHQUAKE
AND TSUNAMI RELIEF EFFORT
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The Hard Rock Duo Will Promote The ‘Water Song’ Japanese Benefit
This Week At SXSW Performing The Track Acoustically on
Good Day Austin And KXAN TV’s Noon Show
After the devastating 8.9 earthquake and tsunami that shook the Northern Coast of Japan on March 11, 2011, hard rock duo One-Eyed Doll(OED) is helping those in dire need of the recent tragic events through the power of music. In support of helping the people of Japan, lead vocalist and guitarist Kimberly Freeman posted a new single “Water Song,” for download at http://music.oneeyeddoll.com/track/water-song-tsunami-benefit outreaching to OED’s devoted fans and newcomers to “name your own price.” OED will give 100% of the download proceeds to the Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Effort.
“Water Song” was initially planned to be released on Freeman’s upcoming solo project, which is currently being produced by the other half of OED and drummer for the duo, Jason “Junior” Sewell. She wrote the track on stormy summer day in Texas, after massive triple thunderstorms hit the area on June 2, 2010, ironically the date of Freeman’s birthday. The thunderstorms helped Freeman to express some her most intimate and inspiring lyrics that touch on finding inner strength.
“I didn’t write this song about the recent disaster and it wasn’t meant to be released until the next ‘Kimberly Freeman’ album later this year,” the singer explained “… I just thought now would be a good time to release it with positive intentions and the possibility of raising some help and awareness for our Japanese fans.”
In other news, OED is taking on their home turf of Austin, Texas this week for 2011 South By South West(SXSW). One of the biggest and most influential film and music festivals in the U.S., OED was chosen among thousands of band submissions to perform on, not only on one, but two, of the city’s TV stations. First, the rockers will light up the studio stage at Austin Fox 7 on Monday, March 14 at 8:30 a.m. CT for Good Day Austin. Then on Wednesday, March 16 the duo will give another stunning acoustic performance for KXAN TV for the station’s Noon Show segment in support of “Water Song” Japanese benefit and their upcoming shows at SXSW.
In mainstream news, Freeman was recently shot by renowned photographer Matthew Rainwaters for her inside cover and feature for Revolver’s January/February 2011 issue, which named her one of the “Hottest Chicks In Hard Rock.” The outtake photos by Rainwaters, sky rocketed the magazine’s website traffic since it viral release in December 2010. Freeman will also be featured in Guitar Player Magazine’s April 2011 issue due to her talents as a female in hard rock and her electric guitar playing ability. That same talent, along with Sewell’s strong and creative production skills, caught the attention of legendary producer Sylvia Massy (Tool, System Of A Down, Prince). Massy is now working with the band to produce the next OED project. The new OED album is slated for late 2011.
EVENT RECAP:
March 14
“Good Day Austin” KTBC FOX 7 LIVE
119 E. 10th St.
Austin, TX 78701
8:30 a.m.
March 15
Party:Smart 2011
Momo’s Club
618 W. 6th Street Suite 200 (Above Katz’s Deli)
Austin, TX 78701
8:30 p.m.
March 16
KXAN TV 36 “NOON SHOW” LIVE
908 Martin Luther King
Austin, TX 78701
12:00 p.m.
March 17
Bass Invasion
Bass Invasion Compound
419 E. 7th Street
Austin, TX 78701
4:00 p.m.
All Ages
No Cover
March 18
Heart Of Texas Rockfest SXSW
Texas Rockfest
207 W. 5th St. and Colorado
Austin, TX 78701
10:30 p.m.
All Ages
No Cover
March 20
J Dub Allstars Sxsunday Throw Down
Headhunters
720 Red River
Austin, TX 78701
11:15 p.m.
21+
No Cover
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The Austin Punk Rockers One-Eyed Doll Debuts A New Music Video For
Their Latest Single ‘You’re A Vampire’ And Lands Features In Revolver
And Guitar Player Magazine For Early 2011
Punk band One-Eyed Doll’s lead singer and guitarist Kimberly Freeman and drummer and producer for the duo Jason “Junior” Rufuss Sewell are taking a bite into this holiday season with their latest single “You’re a Vampire.” The dark comedy lyrics and catchy hook already have fans and newcomers eagerly awaiting the release of their next punk project slated for first quarter 2011, however, the single can currently be purchased with a bonus track “Battle On” for $1 at http://music.oneeyeddoll.com/album/youre-a-vampire-single-battle-on-bonus.
Freeman and Sewell teamed up with the creative filmmaker Patrick Kendall in New York City to shoot a music video for the track. Since its viral release, the video has already received 35k+ views on One-Eyed Doll’s YouTube channel. To watch the video, visit http://www.youtube.com/oneeyeddollvideos.
One-Eyed Doll is scheduled to ring in the New Year with two big music features within Revolver, featuring Freeman wearing Bettie Page Clothing and Guitar Player magazine exposing her new Tregan Guitar. Both spreads are slated for early 2011 issues.
One-Eyed Doll has been receiving rave album reviews for their current record Break. The onslaught of positive reviews has also earned the spotlights recently in Tampa Tribune, Examiner, Punk World Views, Star Pulse, Get eXposed Music and The Trades.
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THE MULTIPLE SXSW AWARD-WINNING FRONT WOMAN
KIMBERLY FREEMAN HEADS ‘INTO OUTER SPACE’
ON A NEW ELECTRO DANCE SOLO PROJECT
AND THE BAND GEARS UP FOR THEIR NEXT PUNK CD,
DUE FEBRUARY 2011
Driven by the infectious musical intensity and wild antics of charismatic front woman Kimberly Freeman, the mega-popular punk band One-Eyed Doll (OED)—named the #1 rock band in Austin, TX by Reverb Nation—is setting major indie trends with a “pay what you want” approach to marketing that has sent sales for their new album Break skyward. Proving that a loyal fan base will support a band they love, OED has doubled their all-time downloads and physical purchases over the past two months.
This is just the latest coup for the explosive band, which swept the SXSW Music Awards two years in a row (2009-2010) in a wide array of categories—including Best Punk Band, Best New Band, Best Metal Band, Best Female Vocalist, Best Guitarist, and Best Drummer.
OED has appeared in Guitar World Magazine, toured nationally with their eye-popping and ear-bending performances, and has also found a devoted flock at major animation and gaming companies, such as popular online game AdvertureQuest and comic conventions like Dragon*Con and IKKiCON.
The band’s dynamic front woman keeps the momentum going, putting her punk rock vibe to an electro beat on an upcoming solo effort called Into Outer Space. Kimberly is creating a handful of exciting music videos for the project that will be directed by innovative Austin based production company NightRain Films. The album features guest appearances by drummer Martin Akins (Nine Inch Nails, Pigface) and Johnny Yong Bosh (an original Power Ranger TV character and Naruto voice actor), who sings with Kimberly on the Sci-Fi track “3009.”
Freeman and her cohort Junior are also gearing up for a punk-driven follow-up to the OED album Break. It will be One-Eyed Doll’s fourth studio release once again produced by SXSW award-winning producer Jason Rufuss Sewell. The first single “You’re A Vampire” slated for February 2011, will have a music video directed by the renowned Patrick Kendall, who has directed videos for such major artists as Megadeth and Incubus.
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Austin’s Punk Rockers
Travel To Atlanta Over Labor Day Weekend
Showcasing At The World’s Largest Multi-Media Convention
Dragon*Con
While The Band Continues To Hit The Open Road
For A U.S. Major City Tour
One-Eyed Doll and the popular online animation game AdventureQuest WORLDS (AQW) have teamed up once again! On Friday, August 13 starting at 6 p.m. ET, AQW will host a live viral gaming event at www.aq.com for their 15 million + users, while revealing One-Eyed Doll’s latest news! This event is open to members of AQW, which any newcomer can “name your own price” to quickly gain an AQW membership.
AQW and One-Eyed Doll’s frontwoman Kimberly Freeman and drummer-producer Jason Rufuss Sewell, AKA “Junior,” began to collaborate together on numerous music and gaming projects. AQW took the band’s hard rock concept and Freeman’s wild stage persona designing them their own animation characters. Freeman is like a mixed-up Strawberry Shortcake taking a wrong turn and ending up in Tim Burton’s infamous movie, Nightmare Before Christmas, creating the illusion of the unpredictable. AQW will further capture this illusion and will also construct an animation music video for the band’s next project, which is slated for winter 2011.
On Labor Day weekend (September 3-6) One-Eyed Doll and AQW will take on, Dragon*Con in Atlanta, the Universe’s largest multi-media and popular culture convention. The convention focuses on science fiction and fantasy, gaming, comics, literature, art, music, and film. The band will reveal never-before-performed music, as well as raw material from their current album, Break at AQW’s event sponsored by Sony.
One-Eyed Doll continues to take their stage swagger on the road. Catch the band performing on Sunday, August 15 with well-known artist In This Moment at Scout Bar in San Antonio, TX for the Lamb Of God after party. On Saturday, August 28 One-Eyed Doll will take charge at Emo’s in their home turf of Austin, TX with Mondo Generator, featuring Nick Oliveri of the major rock band Queens of the Stone Age. Kicking the venue doors down this fall, the rockers will showcase on Sunday, September 26 in Houston, TX at The Scout Bar for Texas Buzz 94.5 FM’s The Buzz Sunday showcase. Plus, One Eyed-Doll will grace Lafayette, La. on October 1 at Grant Street Dance Hall. The band will get rowdy on October 2 in New Orleans, La. at Checkpoint Charlies for a free show performing multiple sets of original material from 9pm-2am.
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Kimberly Freeman Is Rattling Cages and Brainpans
Letting Their Fans ‘Name Your Own Price’ To
Download Their Popular Album ‘Break’
Sporting a cowboy hat, ragged fairytale dress, striped long-leg tights and lace-up mega boots, One-Eyed Doll’s front woman Kimberly Freeman, is a wild-eyed presence even before she belts out a note. As soon as Freeman unleashes her voice on stage it’s combined by slashing, pulling and hammering on her guitar. Freeman’s on-stage persona is a mixed- up Strawberry Shortcake taking a wrong turn and ending up in Tim Burton’s infamous movie, “Nightmare Before Christmas,” creating the illusion of the unpredictable. That personality can be found throughout the band’s latest album, Break, which as with past releases, is innovatively offered to fans as a “name your price” to download the album for $10, $.50 or even free.
Named the #1 rock band in Austin, TX by Reverb Nation, One-Eyed Doll swept the SXSW Music Awards two years in a row (2009-2010) in numerous categories. The band has appeared in Guitar World magazine, toured nationally with their eye-popping and ear-bending performances, and has also found a devoted flock at major animation and comic conventions.
At One-Eyed Doll’s core is Freeman and drummer-producer Jason Rufuss Sewell, AKA “Junior.” The pair has worked together in the studio since 2006, Junior taking the drum throne in late 2009. Break follows two previous albums, Hole and Monster along with Freeman’s atmospheric Sleep.
Break’s lead track “Airplane Man” was inspired by a bodybuilder friend who had “wings” of his own. Freeman calls the catchy and rocking “Beautiful Freak,” a slice of candy-feel pop, like the music she often heard in China. The theme of murder as metaphor surfaces in two songs, “Murder Ballad” and “Murder Suicide,” while “Cinderblock” is a child abuse story about a young child with an alcoholic father. “New Orleans” comes from an unfortunate and horrifying incident of racial violence witnessed in the Big Easy and “Resurrection” is a tale of young love, death and hope that sadly never comes.
Recently the San Antonio Music Examiner gave Freeman the ultimate comment claiming,” Freeman quickly becoming Texas’ own Joan Jett.“
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