Career
Reviewers have referred to her as "a fine storyteller" who writes "with a brutally honest pen" while others have cited her ability to spin comedic storylines on racy, self-deprecating, or sharply feminist topics. By 2002, she had produced and recorded an extended play album entitled Last Train which is no longer in print. This European Parliament featured several of her early songs as well as a cover version of Van Morrison"s "Wild Night".
In 2004, while still attending Mount Hood Community College in Gresham, Oregon, Amanda released her debut full length, Not Always Sexy, to considerable regional acclaim.
She followed this up with a live album entitled Live at Mississippi Studios in 2006, and her second full-length LP, Who Has Your Heart followed in 2009. During these years, Amanda also became involved in the Portland burlesque scene frequently performing under the stage name, “Demanda”.
In a 2011 interview, she described these burlesque appearances as helping her to “infuse more theatrics” into her live performances. Performances in support of this album have developed into elaborate stage spectacles in recent years, with Amanda and her band members actually dressing as zombies and acting out various parts of the album"s story.