
Dear Popwreckoning friend and Washington DC native Justin Trawick made his way up to Philadelphia for a performance with local favorite Jason Agers . Opening the three bill show was Laura Cheadle . I was delighted to hear the jazzy and funky soul that emanated from the small stage. Cheadle was joined by a tight drummer whom I found to be quite impressive and her father on the keys. I found her father's playing to be a bit too experimental and avant garde to fit with the soulful sounds Cheadle strove for. I was also slightly [...]

I can't believe I haven't done this one yet! The indie and indie-minded love to cover some Petty. He may be terrible at taxes, but he's great at writing songs. The zip file does NOT have the direct-linked ez archive songs in it; just the savefile ones. A is for Tom's most famous song . . . American Girl-Melora Creager B is for Backyard Tire Fire's tribute to this great songwriter . . . Tom Petty-Backyard Tire Fire C is for Change the Locks-Keller [...]

Thursday at the Tin Angel down in Old City, Justin Trawick opened the evening with an upbeat folk pop set on guitar while cohort Jean Finstad took his bass lines for a walk on a beautiful upright. The duo treated the crowd to a bit of Virginia (where the pair hail from) with some bluegrass mixed into the set. As he performed his songs about "not love...I'm an unlucky boy," Trawick was absolutely endearing; he stood with his feet turned in, knees waivering and belting out tunes with a lot of soul and passion. The only [...]
I got an email from a nice young artist named Justin Trawick the other day asking me to review his music. I haven't updated this in a while, but I thought I'd give this one a shot. Now this isn't the kind of thing I'll be listening to daily, but for what it is, it's good. For fans of Jack Johnson, that kinda college sit-around-a-bon-fire on the beach thing, it's good. It brings Ben Taylor(you know, James Taylor's kid?) to mind. If that's your cup of tea, check out Justin Trawick.