Amanda Abizaid & Geoffrey J @ Cafe Cordiale
14015 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA
Set: 10:15 PM
All Ages

On Wednesday Feb 8th, I’m performing at Acoustic Cordiale (at Cafe Cordiale) in Sherman Oaks. These are FREE, No Cover Charge shows and they are known for featuring some of the very best acoustic talent from around Los Angeles and beyond!

9:00 Amanda Abizaid
9:40 Geoffrey J
10:20 3tles

Acoustic Cordiale at Cafe Cordiale may be the very best acoustic concert anywhere in the LA area. It’s a FREE show, with loads of FREE parking (huge lot in the rear). It’s ALL ages, they serve dinner till 10:30. Reserve a table & dine while you enjoy the show at 818-789-1985, full entree’s start under $12. There are also some light bite items for $9 and under. The place features a full bar and there are plenty of private tables. They’ll also be giving away free dinners. Details will be explained on the mic! Would love to see everyone there!

Thanks again!

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I love it when a middle-eastern flair is poured into American music; that minor key twist and immediately recognizable touch always adds weight and soul to the music. In her new EP “Be in Love”, Amanda Abizaid really lets her Lebanese half shine through to her songwriting and pulls the audience in with her distinctly beautiful voice. Released in October of last year, the album has a soft, soothing quality to it that meshes itself with sudden bouts of intensity to pull at your heart strings the whole way through.

From the first song, “Be In Love Again”, the pace of the EP is set. She leads the whole way with her enchanting voice and the gentle music accompanies her vibe with soft percussion, gentle strings, and relaxing piano. Then, a restful horn pops in to fill the song out with just the right touch. “Blue Sky” and “I Remember Her Love” come next and they are a perfect exhibition of the Lebanese influence in Amanda Abizaid’s songwriting style. “I Remember Her Love” in particular just makes you want to close your eyes and sway your head to the cadence of her voice, even when she sings in Arabic and you’re not sure exactly what she’s saying, because you know it’s something beautiful and comforting.

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To all my fans around the world!

Happy New Year! Feliz Año Nuevo! Glückliches Neujahr! Gelukkig nieuwjaar! Bonne et Heureuse Année!

I hope you had a great holiday and are back in full force. Mine was fun and relaxing and I am gearing up now for a bunch of shows these next two weeks in the Los Angeles area. Make sure you check out the TOUR tab on my website for days, locations, and times. I look forward to staying in touch and seeing you at my shows as much as I can. I plan to tour a lot this year to promote my new EP BE IN LOVE with a compilation of earlier songs at your request at my upcoming shows. My fan base continues to grow and I have YOU to thank for that! As a thank you for being a fan, you will receive a free CD of my earlier tracks at one of my shows!

RECAP

Last year went by so fast. I worked on the new EP all year writing songs, and worked with a producer and composer for the first time which was really exciting and a great experience! I’ve also enjoyed working with my songwriting teacher and reaching into myself, writing different kinds of stories than I have before. I hope you have been enjoying my new sound. I have also been working with a team of people who helped me focus on what’s really important (YOU) to help me grow as an artist, which in turn makes it easier for me to meet you at shows and stay connected online. The social networking aspect of my music career is exploding and I am meeting so many new people online around the world. This is very exciting and fun to know who’s out there and listening.

THANK YOU

My fans (YOU) are the most important part of my music. If I don’t have you then it’s not fun to write songs to record and perform so thank you for following me on twitter and facebook. Along with meeting you, I have also been meeting a lot of new musicians through reverbnation which has been really great. Learning about other styles of music and hearing what new artists are working on around the world is really cool.

NOW

Stageit.com, my online worldwide house concert is coming up this Sunday January 8^th at 6pm PST. YOU, my fans, introduced me to this amazing technology! Now I can do concerts online for all of you around the world, in your home, your town, your country, and I have YOU to thank for that! So invite your friends to hang out with you for the concert! It will be a blast!

GOOD WISHES

I wish you the best year ever and really hope to meet you and continue to stay connected online and in person through touring this year. As fans, YOU will always be the first to know about any new songs, projects, benefits, and charities in which I participate this New Year! I wish the best of success in your life and love you always for being a fan and supporting my music. I’m excited about writing songs that you will love forever. That is truly my dream come true.

Lots of love, Amanda

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Osaka is a restaurant/lounge with an indoor garden area (Pisco Garden) where we have featured artists as part of the “Good Music, Good Karma” series in partnership with Karma Tequila and O.N.E. Coconut Water.

It is free to enter the restaurant and watch the show.  However, we suggest your fans/friends purchase $20 tickets which get you appetizers and a drink special and $10 donation to a charity partner (C5LA.org, a youth leadership program).   Our ticketing partner Goldstar is also offering limited $10 tickets in advance:

http://www.goldstar.com/events/los-angeles-ca/good-music-good-karma

We also have a guest emcee and comedian Victoria Cordova helping that evening.

Facebook event page:  http://www.facebook.com/events/132505990196679/

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Happy New Year. I am so excited for my touring plans with my music this year and really look forward to seeing you on the road. For my fans who are in different countries or in places where I may not be able to tour to, my first show this year will be online at my home from my living room to yours. It’s called Stageit. You can watch from your own home or wherever you are online anywhere around the world.  This is a really great new way I have discovered to share my music with everyone worldwide. It’s your personal unplugged acoustic show. I will be accompanied by my friend and guitar player David Morrisson playing a 30 minute set with songs from my new EP, “Be In Love” and a couple of my earlier songs. This show is free or you can pay what you want. I hope you will join me for our online concert together in the comfort of your own home. Tell all your friends and thank you for being a fan and I look forward to our show together Sunday 1/8 at 6pm PST

Here is the url http://www.stageit.com/amanda_abizaid/be_in_love_house_concert/6025

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Hi everyone, thanks for  coming out to my last show of 2011 with Cheat you Fair at The Viper Room Lounge. It was so much fun. A great show. This lounge is really cool and intimate and I met some new fans from Australia who were there and purchased 1 of every CD I have. That was so flattering. Of course they got away before I could get a pix together. They were love birds and arrived 2 days ago. ) I hope you enjoy the pix from my pre-party at my place with friends, and a mini rehearsal with guitar player David Morrison and my other peeps. Happy Holidays and I’m so happy you are in my life. XO Amanda

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