William Fitzsimmons

William Fitzsimmons is one of my favorite artists. Actually, I so lovingly call him Will Fitz. It has a nice ring to it. Don't you think? My sister Tisha and I had the pleasure of meeting him briefly last year when he performed at Cactus Music in Houston. He was so kind and soft-spoken. His music is so beautiful and mellow. I just love it.

If you have the time, please check out his music. If you like Iron & Wine, you would probably like his music. It's very similar. If I had to categorize his music style, I'd say it's contemporary folk.

I love his album "Goodnight." It's amazing. To check out his music, you can do so on Amazon or iTunes. Or you can visit his website at http://williamfitzsimmons.com/.

Below are some pics of myself and my sister with him. :)




Come to think of it, his music is very similar to Joshua Radin too. Speaking of Joshua Radin (not that I like to drop names or anything! :P), I have pics of us with him as well! I'll have to post them in a future blog. I also have pics of myself with Sarah McLachlan from 1997! Yep, it's true! Sorry, now I'm just bragging. Oops, that's not very nice of me. I'll post those pics later as well. ;) So now you have something to look forward to!

I know you must be SO JEALOUS right about now! ;) Don't hate...Appreciate!

Angus & Julia Stone

Angus & Julia Stone is another duo I'm a big fan of. I just discovered their website tonight. I love it. Very cool. If you like Iron & Wine, you would probably like Angus & Julia Stone. Their music style is very similar. Here's a link to their website: http://angusandjuliastone.com/.

Their latest EP entitled "Big Jet Plane" is only $2.99 on iTunes. I love the track "Big Jet Plane." And of course I love their track "You're The One That I Want." It's a cover of the song by Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta from Grease. I really like their rendition. I adored Grease growing up so naturally I'm drawn to this song. Their version is very fresh. It totally works for me.

And their latest full-length album "Down The Way" is only $9.99 on iTunes. It has 13 tracks and 3 videos. That's a great price! I'm listening to it now. I love this style of music. It's very mellow with a lot of acoustic guitar, which I love. Julia Stone's voice is very distinctive. This album is amazing too! "I'm Not Yours" is especially a beautiful track.

"What You Wanted" is one of my favorite songs by them from their previous EP "Just A Boy." Here is the video for it.



Please give them a listen. You won't regret it.

The Civil Wars

My latest obsession...The Civil Wars. I discovered this duo on iTunes when listening to Andrew Belle's albums. Their EP which is entitled "Poison & Wine" is only $3.96 on iTunes. You can also buy the MP3 album for $3.96 on Amazon. I think their style is similar to The Swell Season so that's probably why I like them so much. ;)

To preview the songs on this EP, you can do so on this page: http://www.amazon.com/Poison-Wine-EP/dp/B002XHQCSM/ref=dm_ap_alb1.

Below is the official video to their track "Poison & Wine."