Back again. Spotlighting the next artist I'll be enjoying on the Hotel Cafe Tour. His name is William Fitzsimmons and he has quite the musical story but since I'm actually on vacation right now and don't really feel up to sitting in front of my computer trying to come up with something creative to say about him, I think I'll let his Myspace bio do it for me. "
So there you have it. He sounds a bit like Sufjan, a little Iron and Wine, with just a hint of Postal Service thrown in for good measure. It's good stuff. Check out a couple of my favorite tunes and go grab both of his albums! They're fantastic. Then go check him out live. Please support the artists you enjoy any way you can. Enjoy.
I have to admit that I don't go to nearly enough shows, and being this close to SF there's really no excuse. Well here's to changing that. I have tickets to the Hotel Cafe Tour when they come around these parts and am very excited to see a bunch of artists I love (and have never seen live) all in one venue. I'm going with a bunch of friends, and some of them are unfamiliar with a few of the artists we're going to see so I thought while I'm introducing them to my friends I might as well introduce them to anyone else who's listening.
The first artist that I'm going to highlight is someone I found a year or so ago in the great land of Myspace. Jessie Baylin is originally from New Jersey but left for LA right after high school. She has pulled steady gigs in bars and clubs around the country, touring with the likes of Brett Drennen and James Morrison. In October of 2006 she put out The Barefoot EP, a self released collection of live tunes (including a fantastic cover of The Beatles Rocky Raccoon) with a jazzy, southern lilt, like it's being played on the back porch of a Georgia block party. She released her first full length record, You, produced by another favorite of mine Jesse Harris. The album was released exclusively on iTunes and included more polished versions of two tracks from the EP, "Sparrow" and "Contradicting Words" (although I prefer the more intimate sound from the EP) alongside eleven other equally gorgeous new tracks. She's currently working on her next album and I'm currently dying to know what she's got in store for us. Check out my favorites "Not a Day More " and "Contradicting Words" from the EP then head on over to ye ol' iTunes and get a copy of You for you. It's worth well more than the measly $10 they're asking for it. And oh yeah, check back for more soon.
