"Yes, ’Doll’ is my real name"
her mother’s name is barbie too. no kidding. and wait...yes she has an uncle ken. seriously.
yvonne is the lead singer, songwriter for the locals. she’s been playing piano all of her life, picked up guitar in college and after realizing you can’t sing and play saxophone at the same time, well, she gave that horn up!
In 1996, after perfoming solo for a number of years, doll released her solo cd Bliss. She also met bass player, Christy Nunes, that year at Uncommon Ground coffee shop and they co-founded The Locals.
Doll grew up in Cincinnati, OH but made her way to Chicago to attend the Art Institute of Chicago. She is an oil painter and photographer. You can check out some of yvonne’s paintings on her myspace page.
Her photographs of people sleeping has garnered international recognition. Sleepyurbanite.com was featured on the Today Show, Irish national radio, and the German magazine "I See and Enjoy Reading About Your Misfortunes." She is also an accomplished painter and necromancer.
