The first being Brad Doggett. This college kid from D.C. looks like every open-mic acoustic guitarist I’ve seen at all of my coffee house gigs. But don’t let that fool you. The District of Colombia native has a little soul in him. Wyclef Jean saw him play a cover of “Sweetest Girl” on YouTube and asked him to open for him. Here he is now playing Lil Wayne.

He gives hope to us White Boys. Look for my cover of Tootsie Roll by the 69 Boyz next week.

Next is a group out of Florida, and another cover band. While they have a few originals, they suck. The Manzano brothers of Boyce Avenue are more known for their covers, and are a YouTube phenomenon. Alejandro has a phenomenal voice that can only be augmented by the talent these brothers have. While they tend to cover hip-pop songs, I had to include this cover of Viva La Vida.

This last band has already been discovered, but it was this video that made me a fan. Whenever I hear of a new artist, I always check out YouTube for a live performance to see if I like them or not (See “Fall Out Boy, and why I hate them”). The following is a song by Paramore, with lead singer (and future ex-wife of mine) Haley Williams

That’s it for this Review. If you have any suggestions, hit me up in the comments, or drop me and e-mail: bbyrne@knights.ucf.edu