BioThey've toured Ireland and are headed to Shanghai this summer, but PaperDoll started out in the dirty perdy Lower East Side of NYC.
Virginia native Teresa Lee met Irish native Patrick Moloney in the open mic circuit and along with NJ transplants - Chip Thomas and Jack Koch - they formed PaperDoll. The quartet's high octane live shows - featuring Lee's uninhibited front woman style - soon attracted a loyal following in New York and DC's rock dance scene. In May 2009, Jack Koch (bass) left the band and Steve Paelet joined - rounding out the rhythm section.
After appearing on ImaginAsian TV, MTV Iggy, and a slew of indie films (including critically acclaimed The People I've Slept With), PaperDoll were invited to tour Ireland as part of Indie Week 2009 (the only American band selected) where they won over fans in Dublin, Gallaway, Cork, and Limerick.
Their contagiously peppy video for single If Nothing Happened (also featured in a Vick's Dayquil commercial) was recently touted by Deli Magazine as a remedy for the Winter Blues. Directed by Hip Hop favorite Court Dunn, the colorful film was featured on youtube's music page.
Often described as Pat Benatar meets the Killers, PaperDoll's unique blend of nerdy rock pop are gathering them friends on both sides of the Atlantic. 2010 brings the band back to Ireland and to Shanghai where they will play at Fresh 2010.
PaperDoll: Teresa Lee (vocals/keyboard),Patrick Moloney (guitar), Steve Paelet (bass), Chip Thomas (drums).
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Breaking News7/28/10 - PaperDoll's going to China! Aug 1st - 14th. Here's our interview for Frexh Shanghai 2010!
7/20/10 - PaperDoll on Good Day NY! Fox Channel 5. See the performance and interview here!
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Check out our music video for IF NOTHING HAPPENED!
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7/26/10
More Shanghai Dates Announced!
7/16/10
Here's our performance and interview on Good Day NY!
7/16/10
Watch us on Good Day NY! Fox Ch 5 on Fri 7/16/10 @ 9:45 (ET)
7/15/10
China Tour Dates Annouced!
- August 5th, 2010
Yutintang
NO.851 Kai Xuan Rd (by West Yan'an Rd)
Changning (West Yan'an Rd station)
Shanghai, China
9pm
- August 5th, 2010
Yutintang
NO.851 Kai Xuan Rd (by West Yan'an Rd)
Changning (West Yan'an Rd station)
Shanghai, China
9:30pm
- August 6th, 2010
Frexh 2010
Mao Livehouse (570 Huaihai West Rd)
Shanghai, China
8pm
- August 10th, 2010
World Expo: USA Pavilion Stage
3588, Pudong Rd
Shanghai, China
10am
- August 10th, 2010
World Expo: USA Pavilion Stage
3588, Pudong Rd
Shanghai, China
11am
- August 10th, 2010
World Expo: America Square
Block C07
3588, Pudong Rd
Shanghai, China
7:30pm
- August 10th, 2010
World Expo: America Square
Block C07
3588, Pudong Rd
Shanghai, China
8:30p
- August 11th, 2010
World Expo: USA Pavilion Stage
3588, Pudong Rd
Shanghai, China
10am
- August 11th, 2010
World Expo: USA Pavilion Stage
3588, Pudong Rd
Shanghai, China
11am
- August 11th, 2010
World Expo: America Square
Block C07
3588, Pudong Rd
Shanghai, China
7:30pm
- August 11th, 2010
World Expo: America Square
Block C07
3588, Pudong Rd
Shanghai, China
8:30pm
7/09/10
Audrey Magazine Pat Benatar + Stefani + Nerd Pop = PaperDoll
7/01/10
AllkPop says PaperDoll is "Addicting!"
6/29/2010
Channel APA gives us a shout out and Disgrasian calls us "gleefully cute!"
6/28/2010
Angry Asian Man calls us a "a kickass band!"
6/27/2010
5/03/2010
The Gramercy Sat 5/22
Buy from the site above and avoid the $9 Ticket Master "convenience charge"
4/05/2010
PaperDoll TOP 5 bands in Manhattan!
Vote for PaperDoll to represent Manhattan in WNYC's Battle of the Boroughs! Our performance on Friday got us into the Top 5 - now we need you to vote! Voting ends this Friday 11:59p EST. So please do it now!
1. Go to
http://beta.wnyc.org/thegreenespace/articles/2010/apr/05/battle-boroughs-manhattan-vote/
2. Click on "Vote"
3. Select PaperDoll
4. Forward the link to friends, post on facebook, myspace, twitter, and tell your friends to vote for PaperDoll!
4/02/2010
LES blogger endorsing PaperDoll for the Battle of the Boroughs!
L.E.S. Band PaperDoll to Compete in Manhattan Throwdown...The Lo-Down will be heading "up town" to the Jerome L. Greene Space tonight to support the selected artists competing in WNYCs Battle of the Boroughs: Manhattan Throwdown. The showdown series was designed to bring out the best undiscovered bands and ensembles of all genres: instrumentalists, singers, DJs, spoken word artists and performance artists in the five boroughs. We'll be cheering for the band PaperDoll ... read more
3/29/2010
Check out - ANYTHING AT ALL in Mandarin - our first music video in Chinese! Thanks to Teresa's mom and aunt for translating. Thanks to Richmond, Shawn, and everyone at ANTHEM DESIGN GROUP in Atlanta for animating and putting in the Chinese characters!
3/28/2010
Another Great Review!
We're the AA Theory Artist of the Day! They have a lot of nice things to say about our music...
Fronted by Chinese American lead singer, Teresa Lee, the New York indie-rock band is quickly making waves in the music industry. Their new single, If Nothing Happened has been featured on the Today Show,in Blender Magazine - Five New Songs We Love - and Deli Magazine dubbed Paperdoll - Good for your Health. The MV for their single took one day, slices of New York pizza, quick changes of several multi-colored shirts, and one kick ass editor and director...read more
3/18/2010
Blender Magazine: Five New Songs We Love!
If Nothing Happened," PaperDoll - Another in a long line of songs featuring lovelorn lyrics disguised by chiming guitars and soaring choruses, but that doesn't mean that PaperDoll's "If Nothing Happened" isn't welcome. The band is currently a regular in New York clubs but, the song's hook-laden tune and campy-but-fun video might soon bring the quartet a much larger audience. Ballad Nerd Pop is out now.
3/16/2010
PaperDoll on the Today Show!
PaperDoll's song on the Today Show! Al Roker was working out to us in the background! Our music is so fun - we even get Al Roker to exercise!
2/02/2010
PaperDoll is "Good For Your Health"...from Deli Magazine...
Scientific studies show that a small weekly dose of power pop is good for you - in particular if you suffer from SAD symdome. Your third week of February should be covered by Paperdoll, who are playing Mercury on 02.19. - Paperdoll's efficacy is not verified by the Food and Drug Administration, side effects include jumping uncontrollably, heavy drinking, loss of sexual inhibitions.
2/01/2010
Our video has 28,000 plays in one week! Thanks to everyone who posted it - keep it up!
1/21/2009
Check out our awesome new music video!
12/13/2009
Hey everybody, just got back from DC, thanks to everyone who came out, we had a blast playing and will definitely be back soon!
Next up...more writing, finish the demos, and a video shoot in January with Court Dunn!
12/4/2009
Thanks everyone for an awesome show last night!!! Next stop....DC!!! (And back into the studio to finish the demos)
11/25/2009
Patrick is the REAL Edward Cullen!
11/18/2009
Change of venue for the 12/3 NYC show....it's now 7:30pm @ Mercury Lounge.....see Show Page for details......
11/17/2009
Rehearsal - You Can't Stop It is going a cool new direction, can't wait to play it 12/3!
[UPDATE] The DayQuil commercial is finally on YouTube...check it out here
11/16/2009
Last show of the year! Crash on 12/3...we'll be trying out some new songs. 8 bucks! (Hugs free, as always) info
11/15/2009
In rehearsal. You Can't Stop It gettin a makeover, and a new song that reminds me of ozzy
11/8/2009
Spent the day in the studio recording Bass & Guitar on Can't Concentrate, Drug, and It's Gone Dark
11/7/09
Hangin w P&T, workin on new material
11/6/09
Back into the studio this weekend, working on demo'ing some new songs!
11/1/09
Had a blast playing Halloween at Crash Mansion with Your Vegas. Stay tuned for photos!
10/20/09
Thanks everyone for the tremendous response to the Vicks/DayQuil ad! For those who haven't seen it yet, our song If Nothing Happened is currently appearing in a national TV commercial for DayQuil. We'll post video here as soon as it hits YouTube.
Check us out on ITunes or come to our Halloween show!
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Vote for PaperDoll to represent Manhattan in WNYC's Battle of the Boroughs! Our performance on Friday got us into the TOP 5 - now we need you to vote! Voting ends this Friday, April 9 at 11:59 pm EST. So please do it now!
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1. Go to:
http://beta.wnyc.org/thegreenespace/articles/2010/apr/05/battle-boroughs-manhattan-vote/
2. Click on "VOTE"
3. Select "PaperDoll"
4. Forward this email on to friends!
5. Post the link on facebook, myspace, twitter and tell friends to vote for PaperDoll!
Vote for PaperDoll to represent Manhattan in WNYC's Battle of the Boroughs! Our performance on Friday got us into the TOP 5 - now we need you to vote! Voting ends this Friday, April 9 at 11:59 pm EST. So please do it now!
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1. Go to:
http://beta.wnyc.org/thegreenespace/articles/2010/apr/05/battle-boroughs-manhattan-vote/
2. Click on "VOTE"
3. Select "PaperDoll"
4. Forward this email on to friends!
5. Post the link on facebook, myspace, twitter and tell friends to vote for PaperDoll!
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HERE'S VIDEO!
IF NOTHING HAPPENED wait for the "robot" at the end
ANYTHING AT ALL there is Mandarin in the last chorus
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- August 6th, 2010
Frexh 2010
Mao Livehouse (570 Huaihai West Rd)
Shanghai, China
8p
- August 10th, 2010
World Expo: America Square
Shanghai, China
7:30p
- August 10th, 2010
World Expo: America Square
Shanghai, China
8:30p
- August 11th, 2010
World Expo: America Square
Shanghai, China
7:30p
- August 11th, 2010
World Expo: America Square
Shanghai, China
8:30p
