ARTIST BIO
"Our very own John Mayer" - Washington Post
Somewhere in-between John Prine and Jason Mraz lies Justin Trawick, a Washington, DC based singer-songwriter working hard to etch his name in musical history. Winner of the 2006 Emerging Artist Contest at the Takoma Park Folk Festival, he has played repeated performances at DC area venues such as the 9:30 Club, IOTA, Jammin Java, the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage, and more. Justin has toured the east coast, performing at prominent out-of-town venues like World Cafe Live, the Knitting Factory and Antones in Austin, Texas. He has shared the stage with nationally renowned artists and bands like Brett Dennen, Pat Green, Bob Schneider, Blues Traveler, Sara Bareilles, Pat McGee, Ingram Hill, Edwin McCain, Corey Harris, Tyrone Wells, The Hackensaw Boys, The Gourds, Cowboy Mouth, Emmet Swimming,and even KC and the Sunshine Band!
Describing his music as "urban folk rock" and "singer/songwriter", Justin has a sound ranging from folk to bluegrass, and even acoustic funk-infused hip-hop. He performs both solo and with varying members of his eight-piece band, which consists of acoustic guitar, upright bass, drums, violin, mandolin, saxophone, cello, and hand percussion. His lyrics are gritty yet sweet, often referencing lessons learned or hopes for a better future.
His debut album, "How to Build a Life With a Lemonade Stand," is a drums-on-the-steering-wheel ride through thirteen songs captured live just as if he were playing in your living room. Justin released the record entitled "How To Build a Life With a Lemonade Stand" in February 2007. He has followed that up with his latest full-length album "Live at IOTA" which is a great demonstration of how Justin and his band have grown in a year. "Live at IOTA" was released May 2008 and he has worked extremely hard to continue to grow his already sizable fan base.
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SONG LIST
COUNTRY/FOLK/AMERICANA
Bob Dylan - When I Paint My Masterpiece
Bobby McFerrin - Don’t Worry Be Happy
Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth
Chris Stapleton - Tennessee Whiskey
Crosby Still Nash and Young -Teach Your Children
Darius Rucker - History in the Making
Dobie Gray - Drift Away
Dolly Parton - 9 to 5
Elvis Presley - Can’t Help Falling In Love
Indigo Girls - Shame on You
Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah
Jimmy Buffett – Margaritaville
John Prine - In Spite of Ourselves
John Prine - Angel From Montgomery
Johnny Cash - Jackson
Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues
John Denver - Leaving on a Jet Plane
Kenny Loggins - Footloose
Lyle Lovett - She’s No lady
Lyle Lovett - If I Had a Boat
Lynard Skynard - Simple Man
Lynard Skynard - -Sweet Home Alabama
Mumford & Sons - Little Lion Man
Nancy Sinatra - Bang Bang
O Brother Where Art Thou - Man of Constant Sorrow
Old Crow Medicine Show - Wagon Wheel
Paul Simon -You Can Call Me Al
Randy Newman - You’ve Got a Friend In Me
Riders of the Purple Sage -Glendale Train
Tim McMorris - Overwhelmed
Tom Petty - Wildflowers
Tom Petty - Last Dance With Mary Jane
Tom Petty - American Girl
Tom Waits - Come On Up to the House
The Beatles - Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da
The Lumineers - Ho Hey
ROCK/ALTERNATIVE/INDIE
4 Non Blondes - What's up
Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know
Ani DiFranco - Fuel
Beck mashup -Loser/Where it’s At
Bob Schneider -2002
Bruce -Dancing in the dark
Cake -Stickshifts and Safety Belts
Coldplay -Fix You
Cracker -Get off This
Crowded House -Don’t Dream Its Over
Cyndi Lauper -Time After Time
Eagle Eye Cherry -Save Tonight
Everclear -Santa Monica
Fastball -The Way
Foster the People -Pumped Up Kicks
Fountains of Wayne - Hey Julie
Journey - Don't Stop Believing
Milky Chance - Stolen Dance
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Portugal the Man -Feel It Still
Radiohead - High and Dry
Stevie Ray Vaughan - Pride and Joy
Sublime -What I Got
System of a Down - Chop Suey
The Lemonheads -The Outdoor Type
The Magnetic Fields -The Book of Love
The Police - Walking on the Moon
The Proclaimers - 500 Miles
The Talking Heads -This Must Be the Place
Three Dog Night - Never Been to Spain
Van Morrison - Into the Mystic
Warren Zevon - Werewolves of London
Wild Cub -Thunder Clatter
Wreckless Eric - Whole Wide World
X Ambassadors - Renegades
R&B/SOUL/MOTOWN
Aretha Franklin – Respect
Blackstreet -No Diggity
Four Tops - Sugarpie Honeybunch
Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
Jackson Five - I Want You Back
Louis Armstrong - What a Wonderful World
Macy Gray - I Try
Otis Redding - Dock of the Bay
R. Kelly - Ignition Remix
Strong Barrett - Money
The Bee Gee’s -Staying Alive
The Commodores -Easy
The Weather Girls - It's Raining Men
The Weeknd -The Hills
Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance with Somebody
Whitney Houston - How Will I Know
POP/TOP 40
Adele - Hometown Glory
Amy Winehouse - Valerie
Avicii - Wake Me Up
Billie Eilish - Bad Guy
Cher - Believe
DJ Khalid - All I Do Is Win
DNCE - Cake by the Ocean
Hall and Oats - Maneater
House of Pain -Jump Around
Kesha -Don’t Stop
Kid Cudi -Pursuit of Happiness
Lizzo -Truth Hurts
Macklemore -Thrift Shop
Meghan Trainor -All About That Bass
Olivia Rodrigo - Drivers License
OMI - Cheerleader
Rihanna - Stay
Taylor Swift - Bad Blood
The Goards - Gin and Juice
TLC -Waterfalls
Multiple - Old School Hip-Hop medley
More songs and original songs available upon request.