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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

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Amanda Shaw's birthday bash a big hit
Posted by Keith Spera, Music writer, The Times-Picayune August 04, 2008 10:10AM
Categories: Reviews
Amanda Shaw only turns 18 once, so she made the most of it.

More than 800 people attended the Cajun-pop singer and fiddler's Aug. 1 birthday party at the Mid-City Lanes. The venue reached its maximum capacity at various points throughout the night; new arrivals had to wait for people to leave before being admitted. "We were expecting a Jazzfest-size crowd," said one of the Lanes' bartenders, "and that's what it was."


The bash was also a benefit for Voice of the Wetlands, the coastal restoration advocacy group founded by Houma guitarist Tab Benoit. Upwards of $8,000 was raised from the $10 cover charge, all of which went to Voice of the Wetlands.

Ironically enough, Benoit was the only no-show among the long list of expected guest artists. According to Benoit's manager, the guitarist accidentally stuck a hook through his right hand while fishing Friday morning. He is expected to fully recover, but could not play that night.

Even without Benoit, Shaw's birthday party was a full night of musical cross-pollination. Harmonica and accordion ace Jumpin' Johnny Sansone and Cajun fiddler Waylon Thibodeaux each led the band for long stretches. They also danced alongside Rockin' Dopsie Jr. Jazz trumpeter Irvin Mayfield was in the house.

During a set by Big Chief Monk Boudreaux -- resplendent in a feathered and sequined pink Mardi Gras Indian "suit" -- sousaphonist Kirk Joseph hand signaled the other musicians, not all of whom normally play Indian funk. They included Shaw's ever-steady rhythm section -- drummer Mike Barras and bassist Ronnie Falgout -- plus Thibodeaux and Dr. John guitarist John Fohl. For perhaps the first time in the history of New Orleans music, "Indian Red" featured a Cajun fiddle solo, courtesy of Thibodeaux.

Late in the show, Mid-City Lanes owner John Blancher even made his traditional appearance onstage. Watching from the dance floor, Shaw's father speculated on which of Blancher's three patented star turns -- the one-handed push-up, the striptease or "The Star Splanged Banner" -- he would chose. Blancher opted for "The Star Spangled Banner."

The birthday girl, decked out in a black silk dress, seemed to enjoy herself as much as anyone. Just before midnight, she received a birthday cake onstage and a serenade from the audience. "Ya'll made it, like, the most special night ever," she said.

With that, she hefted her fiddle and led her band on a spry sprint through the traditional "French Jig," a highlight of her current "Pretty Runs Out" CD. It was her gift to those on the dance floor.



http://blog.nola.com/keithspera/2008/08/amanda_shaws_birthday_bash_a_b.html

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