Amanda Shaw and the Cute Guys, plus Sara Hickman

Friday Aug 08 08:00PM -- Skipper's Smokehouse

ON-LINE SALES ARE NOW CLOSED for this show

$15 door ~ Pick up your Advanced purchased tickets at will-call, open at 7pm ~

Louisiana teenage fiddle sensation Amanda Shaw returns after her triumphant set at Tropical Heatwave.


Heatwave review:
“Shaw’s poise, charisma, and chops belie her age. Then again, she’s been performing in public for a decade, and it showed Saturday. 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.”
- Wade Tatangelo, Creative Loafing

SARA HICKMAN - With a twenty year recording career (including releases on Elektra, Discovery and Shanachie), the Texas singer-songwriter has an impressive catalogue of songs. Live, she is an irresistible, irrepressible spirit who is nearly impossible to categorize, with a musical style ranging from pop to jazz to folk to her own brand of whimsical music.