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[03.25.07] *NEW SHOW ALERT!!!* *NEW SHOW ALERT!!!* Amanda is scheduled to perform at Sin-é on Sunday, April 1st, 2007 @ 8pm!!!

[01.23.07] Check out Amanda's MySpace page!

[01.20.04] To the Beat Productions' "Music Inspired By Lowe's" CD, which features a new Amanda Kravat song, is now available via tothebeat.com & lowes.com!

[12.18.03] Amanda's contribution to the "Music Inspired By Lowe's" CD is a lovely new song called "Moving Day". The song has been gathering a lot of buzz, as the Lowe's sponsored reality show 'House Rules' has apparently been playing bits of it during the last few episodes. Fans of the show have been flocking to its official msgboard, asking about the song! Hear it for yourself, as you can now hear a 30 second sample of it at tothebeat.com!

[12.09.03] It's been awhile, but Amanda is scheduled to perform at The Makor on Tuesday, December 16th!

[09.25.03] After being "unavailable" for several weeks, it's good to know that 'Wrong All Day' is once again available at Amazon.com! The album is also now available at CDbaby.com!

[09.15.03] With the help of To the Beat Productions, Amanda has written and recorded a song for home improvement giant Lowe's. Soon the store will be offering "a CD designed to meet customer demand for the music". It's possible that the song will also be featured in their commercials.

[02.18.03] Amanda is currently hard at work on a new album! Details are currently unknown, but she says "this collection of songs is really about the vocals, lyrics ...and harmonies ...and letting people hear what [she has] to say"!

[02.04.03] Amanda is scheduled to perform at The Makor on February 19th! Also, Never Again -which features music by Amanda- is now available on VHS & DVD.

[01.03.03] A new "ditty" - Don't Close All The Windows (formerly Knocking On Your Cocoon) - debuted during tonight's Bitter End show!

[12.30.02] Amanda will be celebrating the new year with a performance at The Bitter End on Friday, January 3rd!

[10.25.02] Amanda will be taking part in The Bottom Line's Nightbird special - A Celebration of Women Performers on Friday, November 1st. And don't forget, she's also scheduled to perform at The Bitter End on Friday, November 8th.

[10.08.02] Since things have been rather slow lately, I decided to tap Amanda for some news. She was kind enough to tell me that she has an upcoming show on Friday, November 8th @ The Bitter End in NYC. She also mentioned "working on first track for new album with Rich Mercurio".

[08.10.02] Amanda will be opening up for singer/songwriter Neshama Carlebach at The Bottom Line in NYC on Thursday, August 22nd!!!

[07.12.02] Hear new music by Amanda (including "Wouldn't Be This") in Eric Schaeffer's latest film, Never Again (USA Films) - in theatres today!!!

[07.07.02] Amanda will be performing at the Makor in NYC on July 30th!!!

[06.16.02] You can catch a small (and quick) glimpse of Amanda in the trailer for the new Eric Schaeffer film, Never Again. (Hint: She's in the newspaper!)

[03.21.02] As a big treat for Marry Me Jane fans, amandakravat.com is now featuring "The Dessau Demos" for download! These were the songs (in their original forms) that got the band signed to Sony/Epic back in 1995!

[12.13.01] With 'Never Again' due in the theatres soon, I think it's safe to say that the music line-up for the film is final. According to Terence Michael's website, Amanda contributed three songs: "Steady Now" (which is available on the new cd, 'Wrong All Day'), "Wouldn't Be This" (which you can hear on amandakravat.com), and "Pinky's Theme". As mentioned back in May, Eric Schaeffer is actually listed as a co-writer to Pinky's Theme (The Chili Song). Apparently, this song is a duet by sung by Amanda and Eric! Also, I came across an interesting mention of Amanda from when she was often referred to as that girl "Jane". Five years ago (December 13th, 1996), Amanda took part in Glen Burtnik's 6th Annual Xmas Xtravaganza at the Bottom Line in NYC. There, she peformed a self-written Christmas song - "Santa, This Has Got To Stop" - described as "a funny song about being a Jewish girl at Christmas time". Apparently, the evening was so festive that she tossed bagels into the audience. It was described as being "far out". Does this song still exist?! Was it ever recorded?! Will it ever see the light of day?! Who knows!!

[10.19.01] As of this morning, if you go to amandakravat.com you'll see a flashy little logo promoting the new mp3 addition to the Ear Candy section! The song is "Wouldn't Be This" and is written by Amanda & Glenn Rosenstein (whom you may remember from producing Marry Me Jane's debut album). It's featured in (writer/director) Eric Schaeffer's new film, Never Again, which is due out in the first quarter of next year (March 2002). Be sure to give the song a listen and post your thoughts on the official bulletin board! Hopefully, this is a preview of what to expect of her major-label (solo) debut!

[09.28.01] According to eMarker's website, their service will be shutting down at the end of this month. Now if you recall back in June, Billboard mentioned (in a write-up regarding the new CD) something about Amanda taking part in Emarker's summer tour. This being September and already into fall, obviously a "summer" tour is out of the question. However, it doesn't mean that it just wasn't pushed and/or delayed. But if Sony is cancelling their service, it's rather doubtful that they'll be sponsoring any sort of tour!

[09.24.01] Today, I was lucky enough to obtain an extremely rare piece of Marry Me Jane memorabilia! Finally in my posession, I hold the original *full* version of their only music video, "Twentyone" (directed by Bill Ward)!!! I will work on updating the video page with more stills and perhaps a mpeg or two!

[09.13.01] Amanda (thankfully) is okay! I received the following message regarding yesterday's events: "dear friends, thank you for your thoughts and prayers. my family/friends and i are safe and sound here in new york city. hope you're as lucky as we are. i finally got home via central park a few hours after the wtc nightmare. i wouldn't dare to take public transportation, but i live and work here in manhattan and had an option. i thought about (as i'm sure you all did) our parents or their parents or relatives and friends in other countries, and how this zombie march home is familiar to them. that it's random that i'm an american and have been blessedly free from this fear. and how i take that for granted and do anything less than insist on others experiencing it. there was the strangest quiet within this group of thousands walking in the same direction. the woman i walked with was named natasha and from the ukraine. i'll never forget our chat about how much her family misses her, still over there, and will insist she move back now. i have been accidentally spared and don't think i'll ever forget that. thank you for all your good wishes. and p.s. - you can bet your ass there's a song or fifty in this."

[08.28.01] Amanda has finished recording a new song entitled, "Wouldn't Be This". (If you recall, this song was mentioned back in May. It appears to be a collaboration with Glenn Rosenstein.) It is set to be included in Eric Schaeffer's USA Film, 'Never Again', which is due out in early 2002. Keep checking amandakravat.com for this song! Also, 'Wrong All Day' has been kicking butt on Amazon's Independent Charts! It is currently residing at #1, #2, and #7 on their "Indie Alternative Rock: Singer Songwriters", "Soundtrack: General", and "Alternative Rock: General" charts, respectively. Not to mention, it is also sitting at #3 on their regular "Alternative Rock: Singer Songwriters" chart which also includes mainstream and Top 40 releases from artists/bands like Tori Amos, etc. Check out the charts page for more information on how well the CD is being received!

[07.01.01] Due to uncontrolable circumstances (ie: Coolboard shutting down), the official Amanda Kravat bulletinboard has moved! However, this appears to be good news, as the board is now refered to as "The Amanda Kravat Forums" and the host (aimoo.com) looks to be very festive! Please be sure to register and post! For those of you interested in getting Amanda into your hometown for a show, swing by the "Help Plan Amanda's Tour" section!

[06.22.01] Thanks to Lou Tambone and Tracy Francese, there are now over twenty-some photos available from Amanda's latest show at The Bitter End show. (If you have any more photos, a review, or anything else you'd like to share, please e-mail me!) Also, thanks to Peter Reck, a guitar tab for "Twentyone" is finally available! And if you still haven't picked up your copy of Amanda's Wrong All Day... what are you waiting for?!

[06.05.01] As of today, Amanda's debut solo album, 'Wrong All Day' is available through amazon.com! Also, Amanda was featured in yesterday's Billboard Bits! According to the article, she will be performing as part of Sony's eMarker summer tour and "plans to follow-up 'Wrong All Day' with her proper solo debut"!!!

[06.01.01] Eric Schaeffer's 'Never Again' (which features music by Amanda) has been picked up by USA Films! You can read more about it on Terence Michael's website!

[05.23.01] The setlist from Amanda's latest performance from The Bitter End is now available (again, thanks to Lou Tambone)!

[05.21.01] Apparently sometime recently, Amanda wrote two new tunes! It's unclear as to whether or not they are actual songs or if they're just score for a film. But interestingly enough, one of them -"Pinky's Theme (The Chilli Song)"- has Eric Schaeffer listed as a co-writer. The other one -"Wouldn't Be This"- looks to be a collaboration with Glenn Rosenstein.

[05.15.01] New Amanda show announced for the NYC area! Check her out at The Bitter End next Tuesday, May 22nd @ 7:30pm (ET)!

[05.08.01] Bruce Paltrow's Duets -in which Amanda played an interesting part as "the redhead"- is now available on VHS & DVD.

[04.18.01] Thanks to Lou Tambone, a setlist and several beautiful pictures from the Bitter End performance are now available for viewing. (Also, many thanks to Tracy Francese for taking the photos!)

[04.01.01] Amanda is scheduled to perform at The Bitter End this Thursday (April 5th).

[03.22.01] Thanks to Mateo Moreno, a setlist and review from Amanda's Triad performance is now available!

[03.19.01] If you pre-ordered the new CD, keep an eye out on your mailbox because according to Kip - the new cd is finally shipping!

[03.08.01] We have a release date on Amanda's new CD! Here's what Kip had to say: "I don't think any of us expected the cd to take as long as it did. By including so many tracks from such a long time period entailed much research and getting of permissions to allow us to include said tracks... Barring any acts of God or late manufacturing snafus, we should be releasing the cd March 15th!!!" Also, Amanda is set to perform at The Triad in NYC that night (Thursday, March 15th)!

[12.28.00] No definites or details yet, but Amanda mentioned that she plans on being out and about for a "solo acoustic tour" early next year in support of the new album.

[12.23.00] Thanks to those who voted, Amanda can now be seen in the Red and Proud music gallery!

[12.16.00] A "small but unstoppable group of fans" were lucky enough to receive a special "3 song sampler" from Amanda. This CD included the songs "Beautifully Complicated", "Dollhouse", and "Fraulein.

[12.13.00] Vote for Amanda Kravat as your favorite "Famous Redhead" on the british website, Red and Proud!

[12.12.00] According to fellow fan Ross, the hold up on the new CD is over and Amanda is "trying to get the plant to do a rush burn".

[12.06.00] A new edition of the 'Twentyone or So Questions' can now be found at amandakravat.com.

[11.13.00] Earlier tonight, Amanda performed at The Bitter End in the NY Songwriters' Circle. The shared acoustic set introduced a new song - "Somebody Else's Driving". This song was included in the new album's original track listing.

[11.09.00] Amanda will be playing The Bitter End on Monday, November 13th @ 8pm. Her performance will be part of the NY Songwriters' Circle: BMI Night which is also set to feature Lisa Loeb and Jeff Cohen!

[11.03.00] Fellow fan Jenn informs me that 'If Lucy Fell' is due for DVD release on January 30th, 2001. No word on the extras, yet.

[10.13.00] Lyrics to a few of the new songs are now available at amandakravat.com. Kip also posted a new mp3, entitled "Me and My Tree". This funky Christmas-esque song is apparently a demo dated back from the days of Marry Me Jane.

[09.28.00] Thanks to Kip, we now know Amanda is adding another track to the new cd. The song, "Steady Now", is dubbed as the theme from 'Never Again' (her fourth film collaboration with Eric Schaeffer). As far as its release, still no word.

[09.26.00] Amanda can be seen in the new film, 'Duets', starring Gwyneth Paltrow. Kimberly tells us, "she had a small part in the beginning" where she was apparently getting it on with Huey Lewis." (Kip confirms this!)

[09.10.00] Amanda's third film collaboration with Eric Schaeffer, 'Wirey Spindell', is now available for DVD/VHS preorder via most online stores! The film features several of her new songs, including "Love Me Like You Know Me". The VHS street date is October 3rd (with the DVD version being delayed until November 7th), so depending on the status of Amanda's new cd... this may be the soonest we'll get to hear her new music!

[08.29.00] According to fellow fan Sean, Amanda was scheduled to play the North Star Bar in Philadelphia tonight. However, he informs me that she apparently had to cancel.

[08.26.00] Amanda is scheduled to perform at The Bitter End this Thursday (August 31st) at 7pm.

[07.20.00] Marry Me Jane was mentioned on tonight's episode of VH1's The List (#350). "You Didn't Kiss Me" was nominated for 'Best Song Lyrics' by featured guest Eric Schaeffer. Eric described Amanda as a "beautifully talented singer and songwriter"! If anyone recorded this episode, please e-mail me!

[07.19.00] Kip from amandakravat.com has sent a special request for all us fans... "We're putting together an Ask Amanda 20 Questions area on the site, so if you guys want to pose anything to her about the songs, Marry Me Jane, her fish, or whatever, send me those questions at kip@high-voltage.com and we'll try to include them soon!"

[07.01.00] According to Terence Michael's website, 'Never Again' wrapped up shooting yesterday. So within the next few months, I would imagine we'll find out if there will be any new music available.

[06.30.00] Insider Michael Miller reported meeting Amanda while serving as an extra in Eric Schaeffer's latest film, 'Never Again'. Apparently, Amanda was on hand with her husband, Seth, and should be seen in the background, during a bar scene!

[06.21.00] Kip has updated amandakravat.com with the front artwork and track listing of the new album, 'Wrong All Day'. Unfortunately, the song "For the Wrong Reasons" is not included. However, three of the five songs that Amanda collaborated with the guys from Crown Jewels are included!

[06.18.00] We're still waiting on the track listing for the new Amanda CD, but it's possible that a song called "For the Wrong Reasons" will be included. Also, many thanks to Steve Conte who informed me that his NYC band, Crown Jewels, teamed up with Amanda back in March of '99 for the 'Wirey Spindell' soundtrack. Together, they wrote five songs: "Beautifully Complicated", "Dollhouse", "If You See Kay", "One More Day", and "Rotten Moon". There's a very good chance that some of these songs will make it onto the new album!

[06.10.00] According to the website of film producer Terence Michael, Amanda will once again be working with writer/director Eric Schaeffer. She's listed as the composer for his fifth feature film, 'Never Again'. This film is currently in production and shooting in NYC, with a possible release date of late 2001!

[06.01.00] As posted on amandakravat.com, Kip announced the title of Amanda's (formerly self-titled) new CD, 'Wrong All Day'. It is set to include music from two Eric Schaeffer films -'Fall' and 'Wirey Spindell'- as well as some new material!!!