After her parents discovered her sneaking off to a Sheryl Crow concert, a sixteen-year-old Amy Wallace sat in her room, grounded. Instead of twiddling her thumbs, Wallace made a decision that would change her life: she decided right then and there to pick up the guitar she had bought with saved-up babysitting money, teach herself to pluck the strings, and write down a few songs. And that’s where our story begins.
In 2004, Wallace moved from her hometown of Midland, Texas to Austin to attend the University of Texas. There she not only studied Communications, but also developed her passion for music and became immersed in the Austin music scene. It didn’t take long for the college community to discover this unique singer/songwriter had something special.
Wallace built a loyal fan base from the ground up as she hit the stage at some of the best-known and well-respected venues in Austin, ranging from the legendary Antone's to The Saxon Pub, Momo’s on 6th and Hanover’s. It wasn’t too long before Wallace released her self-titled debut EP, followed by Behind Brown Eyes (2007), which spread her music to new listeners in Alaska, New York, California and Europe.
With a college degree in one hand and a guitar in the other, Wallace "got out that old suitcase she couldn’t afford to use” (to quote her song "Angels Called Us Home”), hopped in her car, and headed out west to Los Angeles to pursue her dreams of sharing her music with the world. Her transition from Texas to L.A. instilled Wallace with a new perspective, which in turn gave her pages and pages of new ideas, songs, and inspiration. She played her first L.A. gig at the legendary Hotel Café, and has been playing there comfortably ever since. In April of 2009, Wallace released her most recent EP, Angels and Devils, currently available on iTunes, Rhapsody, Napster, Virgin Online, and emusic.
In addition to her solo gig, Wallace recently started up a new writing team
known around L.A. as The Music Department. Their first single, a Christmas
song titled "Christmas With(out) You," is due out this November on iTunes.
When Wallace is not performing, writing, or in the studio, she spends her time in the outdoors cycling, mountain biking, hiking, or running. She has a weakness for pizza and desperately wants a dog one day.
“Give a listen to “Don’t Deserve Your Love” on her Myspace and it is immediately clear: Amy is a talent waiting to break out. They quality and depth of her music and lyrics is far from typical for someone her age; her music is that of a seasoned veteran, not an anxious newcomer, and it is worthy of the praise it is already receiving.”
-- Jim Patterson, MRT (www.mywesttexas.com)
“I wrote this review on a napkin wrapped around a bottle of beer. Amy liked it. That message should convey the type of show that Amy plays and the type of person Amy is. I’ve seen the Amy Wallace Band play to a crowd of rusted barbies and burnt-out musicians, I’ve seen her play to a crowd of sorority girls. All seemed to find an intimate connection with the music. Amy personifies the image of an authentic Austin musician. She battles through University during the day finding the stage by night, ready to rock and then roll out for another gig. A hardworking musician with the kind of passionate playing and organic vocals that make you relate to her songs. The band does a solid job of representing the folk rock genre, providing solid lyrics with the occasional and fully appropriate lead guitar solo. The recent adoption of a fiddle player has brought the band to a nice balance, providing the rock band experience with a bit of country sophistication.”
-- Tim Myers (www.austinlivemusic.com)
"Catch rising Alt-Country singer Amy Wallace... Backed by a talented band, Wallace puts on a great show and this night won't be any different... As someone who has seen her perform a bunch of times, this is one of the gig I can promise will be worth checking out."
-- Dan Kohn (neontommy.com)
“Despite her young age, Wallace sings with a voice beyond her years in a style that harkens back to the great female folk singers of the 1960s… She should have no problem gaining notoriety.”
Hotel Cafe, Hollywood, CA
Gibson Guitar Showroom, Beverly Hills, CA
Saint Rocke, Hermosa Beach, CA
Molly Malone's, West Hollywood, CA
Genghis Cohen, West Hollywood, CA
Dakota Lounge, Santa Monica, CA
Antone's, Austin, TX
The Saxon Pub, Austin, TX
Room 5, Los Angeles, CA
Momo's on 6th, Austin, TX
Amy, thank you so much for the add request. It's an honor and a privilege to have you as a friend in music. I listened to THESE DREAMS, and loved it. Super tune. Take care. Mark
Thank you for the friendship, Amy. :-) Beautiful and touching compositions, it's a delight to listen to your soulful melodies and your relaxing sounds with such beautiful lyrics ... I can not say which song I like most. They are all wwunderschön and show your talent. There be so many different directions in music. But they all have one thing in common: They touch to accompany us happy, contemplative, thoughtful, gentle, loud, full of energy, melancolik and with a lot of positive energy through our day. The world has great talent, are any of them. Just someone like Daniel, who is a great talent with a unique voice. Wwürde glad you and I would be grateful if you hear a little time and write a greeting on Daniel, Daniel still standing at the very beginning and he is always very critical of himself and he is obviously very happy about any feedback which are also singing, composing...simple live for and with music. Thank you once again that you have found me here.
All the best and much success with your musical work, Mabi x
