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I've never even heard of Brandi Shearer until today, when I got one of those PR blasts from a contact...All Music has two albums listed but no bio-- the cover of her LP The Sycamore is pictured above. According to the press release (some of which I'll post below) she's the first artist signed by Amoeba Records' new label and they're pushing some of her stuff out there in support of her forthcoming The Pink Lady LP that won't be out until 2007...Check out her Myspace to listen to a couple of her tunes-- I'm partial to "Harvest" and "I'm Dead," meself...I think I'm going to try and catch her on the 5th or 15th...I just spoke with her peeps and mebbe an interview's in the offing...here's an excerpt from the press blast (if you're in L.A., note the two shows):

"Amoeba Music, the largest independent record store in the country, has signed their very first artist to their label - BRANDI SHEARER.

Brandi has recently been in LA performing shows at the Hotel Café including Amoeba's Breast Cancer Awareness Benefit ...her album “The Pink Lady” slated for release in March 2007 by Amoeba Music. Produced by long time collaborator Ted Savarese at Fantasy’s Berkeley Studios, “The Pink Lady” combines Shearer’s introspective lyrics, jazz inspired guitar riffs and Patsy Cline/Loretta Lynn-like voice..."

I concur with a lot of this but check out Brandi for yourself in December if you live in the greater Los Angeles area...

Tuesday, December 5, 2006 10:00pm - Hotel Cafe 1623 1/2 North Cahuenga Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90028

Friday, December 15, 2006 8:00pm - The Mint 6010 West Pico Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90035