One-Eyed Doll, and you need to read (and see, and hear) this!

Kimberly Freeman, One-Eyed Doll, The Boardwalk, Orangevale

I took a few hours out of editing my remaining Marillion weekend photos (yes, I'll share soon, no, they are not ready yet, yes, the weekends were absolutely-brilliant) to see one of my favourite bands, One-Eyed Doll, back at The Boardwalk for the second time in a few months.

One-Eyed Doll

You haven't seen them live yet, I'm sure, otherwise you'd be raving about them as much as I do. Kimberly: great guitar, huge stage presence, multiple personas, full control of the crowd, bendy as all heck... and a beautiful voice. Junior: driving the sound from behind the drums. Together: an extremely entertaining and fun and heavy and metal and halloween sound.

One-Eyed Doll

Someone once told me that you can't paint abstract art well, until you've mastered classical drawing. It's the same with music: you can't put on this kind of show, unless you're a master of the underlying technique. Listen to Kimberly's voice. It underpins all the theatrics and show. Same with the guitar and drums: One-Eyed Doll is built on true rock (in both senses of the word).

Kimberly Freeman leaping from the drum kit, One-Eyed Doll

Those of you around the world, outside the USA: you've not been lucky enough to "meet" One-Eyed Doll yet. You should. So go check out their website, and here's an intro.

More photos in the Toon's Tunes gallery (and back up a level to see the other shows Toon's Tunes has covered).