From sfburning.com:
Early this year, musician Joanna Newsom, opened some shows for Devendra Banhart. Word soon spread around that this was a musician to check out. The 21-year old harpist Joanna Newsom grew up in Nevada City, California. She had been in bands before and had been writing songs, but never before had she played her songs in public in front of a large audience. The first shows were such a success that Joanna was invited to play with Bonnie Prince Billy and Cat Power.Read more