Amber Estrada SF Show Thursday

Happy Monday!

I just wanted to give you a quick heads up on a couple things. I will be short since I know you are planning your week. Actually, that's one of the things I would like to talk with you about...

For those friends in the San Francisco Bay Area (ok, almost all of you) I wanted to invite you out to Beale Street Bar & Grill this Thursday begining at 8pm for a very special dinner show:THURSDAY JAN 17th DINNER SHOW
Doors open at 7:30

8pm KELLY JEAN, http://www.myspace.com/kellyjean

8:30pm AMBER ESTRADA, http://www.myspace.com/amberestrada

9:15pm BROOKE AVED & THE ASSASSINS (in from Austin, TX), http://www.myspace.com/brookeavedandtheassassins

10pm FRED ODELL & THE BROKEN ARROW, http://www.myspace.com/fredodellmusic

-$5

Please come out and support us if you can. My band "The Hypnosis" - I have the honor of playing with some very talented musicians.

Aaron Snyder - Guitar

Dave Youdell - Bass

Tom Wilcox - Drums

You have permission to call in sick Friday if you have to, don't worry we will write you a note :)

If you are in Napa and your gastank is just too low to drive to SF, stop by Downtown Joe's to catch my mom, Diana Wallis holding down the fort. She's just awesome all around and she would love to see you. She will write you a note, too.

Sidenote: Next Thursday (Jan. 24th) at Downtown Joe's has been cancelled.

Also, I have been entering some of my songs into an online radio forum if you get a chance, please vote for my songs http://www.meermusic.com/amberestrada so I can win airtime, kudos and possibly even a toaster. Yum... Toast.

Thanks, you guys rock!!!!

-Amber Estrada

www.amberestrada.com
www.myspace.com/amberestrada
www.reverbnation.com/amberestrada

Happy 2008!

It's been a while since my last post so I am just checking in... I have been hard at work with my band "The Hypnosis" preparing for a show in S.F. next week as well as preparing to record my new cd. The studio is about 90% finished with minor software compatablitly issues sneaking up. Why are we expected to upgrade every other month anyway?

That's a topic for a whole other day...

The rain started leaking through my roof but thanks to a little roof tar, it's all good. No big deal.

I wrote a new song that I really like. it's called "Over The Hill". Two older people looked at the title with suspicion????? It's really a positive, uplifting song about the trials and tribulations, et all... So it's for everyone who's trying to make it.

I am excited to finally record some of my now "classic" material. I CAN'T WAIT!!!

Also, I am looking forward to Brooke Aved flying in with her band from Live Music Capital, Austin, TX next week for the SF show.

Wheeeeeeeee!

Well that is all for now I suppose. Peace out and much love.

Happy New Year!

Hello everyone! I wanted to begin the new year by telling you that starting this Thursday and every Thursday after, I will be taking up residency at Downtown Joe's in Napa:

Downtown Joe's Restaurant & Microbrewery
902 Main St
Napa, CA 94559
(707) 258-2337
Get directions

And don't miss me with my band The Hypnosis at a special engagement with Brooke Aved & The Assassins at Beale Street Bar & Grill:

Beale Street Bar & Grill
133 Beale St
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 543-1961
Get directions

Hope to see you there :)

Also, I am always adding new orginal songs to my repotoire so please check out my MP3's and purchase what you like. Thank you so much for being on my mailing list and best wishes for 2008!


-Amber Estrada
www.amberestrada.com
www.reverbnation.com/amberestrada

News News News

Hello there, just wanted to check in. I've been hard at work building the new studio with my God-father, musician F. G. in Vallejo, CA. This project has been a year in the making. It is nearly complete. I can't wait to record there. It will be very rewarding because so much energy has been put into it. I can't thank him enough for his love, generosity and spirit.

I have a few shows coming up which I am excited about. The Solano County Fair on Wednesday, July 11th, 2007 at 12 & 3pm at the Delta Stage.

I also have the honor of participating as a judge at the Solano Stars! Competition Saturday, July 14th at the Solano County Fair and will be performing one of my original songs there as well. Move over Paula :)

I was nominated in June 2007 for a Musician's Choice Award

USA4real Artists did an honarable mention of me on their website

This year is flying by and I am planning a Fall mini-tour so please stay tuned. There are always a few pans on my griddle.

Amber
xoxo

4/3/2007 - Amber Sings the National Anthem for the Napa Spinal Cord Injury Group

A few weeks ago an old friend, Erica Kennington called me up to ask me to sing the National Anthem at a basketball game. For the past 7 years she has been involved with the Napa Spinal Cord Injury Network (she just celebrated her anniversary - congrats girl!) At first I was really nervous about it but decided I couldn’t think of a better way to use my pipes. I was very glad to help out. So, though slightly overdressed and full of steroids (allergies hit me bad last week), I arrived at the Napa Valley College Campus ready to sing the mama jama of all ceremony songs in the college gymnasium. Having practiced like mad in my bathroom and even bringing the lyrics in the shower WITH me, I managed to get all the words right and hold all the notes that needed to be held.

I was sooooo nervous because I wanted very badly to inspire them but ended up being inspired BY them. A lot of the basketball players have had spinal injuries since they were children. Others were more recently injured. In either case, it was inspiring to watch them play a sport with as much vengeance and heart as any able bodied person and then some. Coming from a person who has been blessed enough not to have experience much pain in the bodily injury department, I cannot imagine how it must feel to have to fight for the simple bodily movements that are taken for granted everyday. Just imagine all the hours of intense physical therapy that coincides with those kinds of injuries that completely changes a person’s whole existence. But there they were. Dribbling the ball and shooting hoops out of wheel chairs. It was an amazing thing to see.

The event attracted local political supporters, such as Napa's Mayor Jill Techel as well as a few Napa council members sporting uniforms along with the rest of the team. Napa's Mayor, Jill Techel even played along side of the team in a wheelchair. Once again proving how much she cares about her community. I think she's the coolest mayor ever (definitely got my vote).

Please read the Napa Valley Register article here

Thank you again Executive Director, Ericka Kennington and the Napa Spinal Cord Injury Network for letting me be a part of your game!