May 22, 2008
I had seen Brandi Shearer perform in January and really liked her music. I had been listening to her CD on and off since that show. So when I saw that she was coming back to Atlanta, I tried to work out my schedule to see her again. She was playing Eddie’s Attic, so I knew the show would be a little more mellow and acoustic than the show I saw at Smith’s Olde Bar. I had wanted to catch Andy Zipf also that night and was hoping I could get across town in time to see Brandi. I knew if she was the opening performer, I was screwed. So I get there and Brandi has already started. It turns out she was the 2nd act. I missed hearing Quincy Coleman the opening act. I don’t think I missed too many of Brandi Songs and was able to catch most of her performance. She was great and I enjoyed hearing her with a new backing band. You just cannot beat a live performance. I had already bought Brandi’s CD and had her autograph it at her performance in January, so I talked to her after her performance to see when she was going to have another CD out. She seemed to enjoy Decatur, so hopefully she’ll be back soon.
After Brandi’s performance was Kate Walsh. Kate was from the UK and sang with a beautiful sweet voice. I bought Kate’s CD and got her to sign it after her show.
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January 19, 2008
Several weeks ago I came across a myspace profile for a musician named Brandi Shearer.
I can’t recall how exactly I found her (it was a link to a link to a link). But like most artist I’ve found, I added her as a friend so that I can go back later and listen to the music. Some of the pictures of her remind me of Monica Bellucci and several of my friends and I have become fans and expressed our deep appreciation of the beautiful Italian actress. So seeing the pictures and listening to her songs, I thought, what a perfect mix of beauty and music. I really liked the sound of Brandi’s voice. Something lately has drawn me to artists with soulful passionate voices and lyrics. A few days later I got a newsletter from Gibson guitar and in a list of artist with music you could download for free was Brandi.
I was able to download her song “Heaven” from here:
http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Downloads/Brandi%20Shearer/
I also noticed that it listed on her profile that she would be performing here in Atlanta at one of my favorite venues, Smith’s Olde Bar, on 1/19. I kept the date in mind, but wasn’t really sure if I’d go. The day came and the threat of the snow storm, so I was still unsure if I would go. News reports were saying not to go out unless absolutely necessary. I had been out earlier, running errands and didn’t see the danger. So at the last minute I decided to go. I didn’t have a ticket prepaid, but figured I could just buy one at the door. I was running late, but thought I would just miss some of the opening act, a band called Grace Potter and the Nocturnals. When I got to Smith’s there was a line through the bar waiting to get upstairs. I had not missed anything as they had not let anyone in the venue yet. I waited at the bar for the ticket holders to be let in and jumped in the end of the line. It turns out Brandi was the opening act. Her performance was incredible. Her voice and the songs sounded just as they had online. I bought her CD at the stand in the back of the room. After her performance, I saw her going back and forth from the venue to the bar, so I was able to catch her and get her to autograph the CD. She was very cool and appreciated everyone that came out to the show. The following act was Grace Potter and the Nocturnals. Grace was a little spitfire. Her performance reminded me of Janis Joplin. There were songs where she’d start on the Hammond organ and then go to electric guitar. I liked the songs and this type of music, but it’s just not something I’m into right now. Although, the performance and the showmanship was amazing. It was a great night of music.
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