Pretty and Nice

Title Tracks (ex- Q And Not U)

Jumbling Towers, Loza

The Firebird
Sat, February 20, 2010
Doors: 8:30 PM / Show: 9:00 PM 
$8.00
Note: $2 minor surcharge at the door
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Pretty and Nice

Tucked away in a basement somewhere on the outskirts of Boston, there is a secret lair filled with motley recording equipment, and a neatly organized cache of guitars, synths and other flashing electronics. The stockpile of gadgetry is owned and operated by two young gentlemen who call themselves Pretty & Nice. The band sprouted from the mind of Holden Lewis in 2004 while he was living in Burlington, VT. There he met Jeremy Mendicino, a master knob twiddler and pop music masher who recorded Pretty & Nice’s first record. After about a year of touring the country, playing the songs, sharing vocal duties, and buying each other flowers, the decision was finally made to set sail to the south, and a new base of operation was established in Boston.

Imagine Elvis Costello genetically spliced with an Andy Kaufman type of prankster... Perhaps Giddy & Nice might seem a better name for this group (though once you see them in swimwear, the word “pretty” starts to make a strange kind of sense).

Title Tracks (ex- Q And Not U)

Title Tracks emerged in mid-2008 from the still-smoldering ashes of Georgie James. After years of co-writing songs with Q And Not U, Georgie James and others, John Davis began to focus his energy exclusively on solo material. On the Title Tracks debut single, "Every Little Bit Hurts", John displays an almost scientific approach to song-writing. Bits and pieces and diverse influences culled from such wells as; a holy-grail-stocked record collection; a moonlighting gig as a radio disc jockey; and more than a decade of touring and recording in the US, Europe and beyond, have all served to hone John's musical vocabulary into a powerful and engaging instrument.

While John is the writer/arranger behind Title Tracks he is joined live (and on the debut single) by Andrew Black (drums), Michael Cotterman (bass) and Merideth Munoz (organ/guitar/vox), all friends from the D.C. music scene.
Venue Information:
The Firebird
2706 Olive St
St. Louis, MO
63102
http://www.firebirdstl.com/