hey y'all!

If you haven't already, make sure you check out my new profiles on twitter and facebook!

you can follow me on twitter by going to twiiter.com/amanda_shaw
Or you can go to facebook and friend me, become a fan or join the amanda shaw group
OR you can do both!

I can't wait to hang out with you guys even more now!

see y'all soon!
xox
amanda shaw

hey y'all! If you haven't already, please vote for us, Amanda Shaw and the Cute Guys, on the Best of the Beat ballot. We are up for best Country/Folk/Roots Rock album of the year. here is a link to the ballot www.wwltv.com/bestofthebeat Also, thanks to everyone who voted for the best Offbeat cover of the year. The February 2008 cover that we were on won! Thanks to everyone for their support!! love, amanda shaw

A lot of people ask me where I get my clothes from. Everything I wear comes from LF on Magazine Street. It is my favorite place to shop. They have clothes for every occasion from cute high-waisted blue jeans to flattering cocktail dresses. Sometimes I have to dress for a business meeting, look pretty for a party or i need all the right accessories to rock out in. They even have comfy t-shirts and warm-ups that I love to lounge around the house in. I get ALL my clothes from LF!!

And right now they are having their semi-annual sale. Everything in the store is 60% off all these spring styles and more. their address is 5408 MAGAZINE ST or you can visit their myspace www.myspace.com/lfneworleans or call them at (504)895-0971

hey ya'll!

New Orleans' B97 has just played our song "Pretty Runs Out"! Please call 504-260-9797 or go online to http://b97.com/pages/319407.php to request it so we can keep it on the air!!

thanks for the support!
xox
amanda shaw

Hey Ya'll!

I am so excited because on the 2nd of August I will be turning 18 and I am throwing a huge party to benefit Voice of the Wetlands!!! I want everybody to come out!! It will be on 8/2/08 at the Mid City Lanes Rock'n'Bowl. There will be TONS of music from me and my band, the Cute Guys, Tab Benoit, Marva Wright, Monk Boudreaux, Rockin Dopsie, Irvin Mayfield, Waylon Thibodeaux, Jumpin Johnny Samson and more. Everything starts at 8pm and is sponsored by Valero and DOW.

I can't wait to see everybody out there at the Rock'n'bowl to celebrate, so Save the Date to Save the Wetlands!!

xox
Amanda Shaw

Amanda Shaw brings the heat

May 18th, 2008 by Wade Tatangelo in News

"Tampa, can you get your mojo workin'?" a confidently smiling Amanda Shaw asked before launching into a fiery, fiddle-laced cover of the Muddy Waters classic "Got My Mojo Workin,"' which sent the all-ages audience into dance mode. The singer/songwriter/violinist/actor made a memorable Tampa Bay debut Saturday at WMNF's 28th Annual Tropical Heatwave. The community radio station's signature fundraiser, it featured six stages in and around the Cuban Club in Ybor City. About 30 mostly national and local bands, ranging from polka to post-rock acts, entertained the thousands of attendees.

Shaw, the 17-year-old wunderkind who appeared on the cover of this week's Creative Loafing, co-headlined the El Pasaje Plaza, which was rechristened the Louisiana Stage this year. All six artists playing on it hail from the Bayou State, with five of them, Shaw included, fresh off performances at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. The Louisiana Stage is where I remained — taking notes, pictures and thoroughly enjoying myself — for almost the entire evening, a decision I did not regret. (In fact, I'd like to see the Louisiana Stage, which featured killer sets by Shaw, slide-guitar master Sonny Landreth and hip-hop brass band Soul Rebels, become a permanent attraction at Heatwave.)

Shaw's poise, charisma, and chops belie her age. Then again, she's been performing in public for a decade, and it showed Saturday. Backed by her superb, ironically dubbed "Cute Guys" band — guitarist Brint Anderson, bassist Ronnie Falgout and drummer Mike Barras are all middle-aged and didn't appear too concerned about their looks — Shaw elated the crowd with her singular brand of Cajun-flavored roots rock.

Boasting a strong and expressive voice colored with genuine twang and beat-the-devil fiddle skills, the diminutive frontwoman turned in a dynamic performance that included interestingly reworked blues ("Got My Mojo Workin'"), traditional zydeco ("Hot Tamale Baby") and Cajun-spiced punk (The Clash's "Should I Stay or Should I Go?").

Shaw's originals, mostly culled from her Rounder Records debut Pretty Runs Out, were equally varied and impressive, with the teenager revealing a knack for mature lyrics and catchy hooks that make her rustic sounds appealing to pop fans — without sounding too poppy. Could Shaw bring Cajun music to the masses? Perhaps. For now, I just hope she returns to play a local venue like Skipper's in the near future.

Hey!

 

Don't forget to come and hang out with me tomorrow  Friday May 16, 2008, at the Rock'n'Bowl at 9pm. It is going to be tons of fun. Can't wait to see everybody there!

 

amanda

Hey ya'll!

I am so excited because tomorrow night (2/9/08) at the House of Blues I am having my CD release party! It is the official release of my new CD "Pretty Runs Out" and everything starts at 9 pm in the Parish.

Please come and bring all your friends and family! We are going to have so much fun, and don't forget to pick up your copy of "Pretty Runs Out"!

thanks!

xox

amanda shaw