Biography
There are two bands named The Shears:
1) Summer 2003 project of former Hurtu members Sam Deutsch, Aidan McEneaney, and C-Mac. Other members included Alex Signorino, Jeff Ziga, and Tim Nelson. They recorded two EPs at Summer Music Programs "¡Swing Pad!" and "Smokin' in the Girls Room." Members went on to Love Athena, Mr. Disco, SWade, and Super River among many other projects.
2) The Shears are an electro dance pop band from Austin, Texas.
Driven by Inné Aguilar’s soaring vocals & layers of driving synth lines, their energetic sound stands out in the crowded Austin music scene.
The band began performing towards the end 2010 and quickly made a name for themselves within the local Austin music scene with their vibrant live performances which landed them as one of the "Top Ten Best New Indie Bands" in the Austin Chronicle’s Austin Music Awards.
Inné Aguilar, who is Guatemalan/Salvadoran, began performing Tejano & mariachi music at age 3. She is also an accomplished artist. Aguilar has created a painting for each song on the new album. Prints of each of these paintings will be available at The Shears shows once the album is available.
Their new album, “From the Ashes” was written & produced by guitar player Aaron Blackmar & vocalist Inné Aguilar who has perfected the balance of catchy pop hooks, memorable synth lines & dance inducing drum beats.
“From the Ashes” features 8 tracks and will be available on March 4th, 2014 on CD and digitally on iTunes, Amazon MP3 & Bandcamp.
The band consists of
Inné Aguilar (vocals)
Aaron Blackmar (production, guitar, backing keys, and vocals)
Albert Vuong (keyboards)
Jon Giffen (drums)
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