...Magic happens. All of that with just an acoustic guitar. Tristan Prettyman - Just Like Heaven (The Cure Cover) Remember when Katie Melua dared to do a cover of this song, and everybody was like 'This is amazing, I've never thought of it that way before'? Well, that one is DULL compared to this. It's the best cover version of the song around, and this may be oversaying, but at some levels, I do enjoy this version more than the original. Well, it's simply just Tristan's subtle vocals and her guitar, but she turned [...]
Lyrics Of The Week Tristan Prettyman's brutally overlooked and underrated. She got signed by major label Virgin and still she remained obscure like an indie act. an indie act. Her music could easily be put in the same category as that of Jack Johnson and Jason Mraz (her ex-boyfriend), but why nobody knows about her? Maybe for the fact that her songs are sometimes too breezy and light. Or that you have to be in a particular mood to enjoy them. They're not readymade for radio. Still, I'm a fan [...]
Yes, the Festival is so close, you can smell it. Sorry, that was the hippies that live in South Austin. Each day has its highlights. So many in fact, that I cannot do them justice in one post. So, BEHOLD! Day One, Part One! Typically, the Friday lineups have been weaker than the rest of the weekend. For some reason, they mixed it up this year. The fun starts early, well musician early anyway. Before the clock strikes high noon, all the way from Great Britain, David [...]
Last week, before heading out to California, I stopped in a local music store that I usually don't frequent. At the front of the store, there were boxes and boxes of CDs that were being offered at .99 cents a piece or 6 for $5. Knowing that I would I have to sort through obscure bands and NSYNC garbage, I plowed ahead and spent almost an hour mining for gems. Here's what I found, all for only $5.75: Nitzer Ebb originally started out in the English Industrial scene, but by [...]
Good Morning! Here's another mp3 sampler for you you all. All covers. All nice. Mojoplus covers DJ Jazzy and the Fresh Prince's Summertime [mp3] The Elected cover Neil Young's Till The Morning Comes. [mp3] Pierre De Reeder covers Neil Young's Harvest [mp3] Rilo Kiley covers David Bowie's Rock and Roll Suicide [mp3] Tara Angell covers Neil Young's Soldier [mp3] [...]
2:40, 2:50 Who: Joy Davis When: Friday, 2:40-3:20 Where: BMI Stage What: Singer/songwriter from Austin, Tx. Hear - Joy Davis on Myspace Who: Tristan Prettyman When: Friday, 2:50-3:30 Where: Austin Ventures Stage What: Singer-songwriter from San Diego, California. Hear - Smoke (Live)
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