PRETEND ROCKSTAR

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Pretend Rockstar is not your average cover band. They have a set list that is less mainstream than most other area cover bands. And their show includes multiple wardrobe changes from 80’s-inspired tuxedo jackets to matching Pretend Rockstar work shirts.

“We try and punk up some of our selections to keep everything upbeat and moving,” says lead vocalist Destery Hildenbrand. “Nowhere else in town will you go to a show and hear The Beach Boys, Paula Abdul, Rod Stewart, Vanilla Ice and Sir Mix-A-Lot all in the same show. We pride ourselves on the ability to keep the crowd guessing.”

The band members also spice things up by going into the crowd while singing and playing. You never know when you’ll have the lead singer or a guitar player make an appearance at your table. There is consistent witty banter, and if you are a regular at the bar where the band is playing, you will even have the opportunity to pay homage to your hangout by singing along to the “Cheers” theme song.

The Pretend Rockstar name has been around for about five years, but the current lineup has been together for about a year and a half. Various band members have played together in other bands since 1999, and many of them have worked or attended school together.

On any given night, you’re likely to hear band members reminisce together, whether it be about a humorous memory from a bar three of them once worked at or the time that Pretend Rockstar played a bar with a leaky roof and had to use umbrellas during their show.

Of all their shows, one stands out as the most memorable.

It was a June 2008 show at 3rd Street Live. “We opened for East 18 the week before the floods and were able to be one of the last live acts to grace the 3rd Street stage,” Destery says. “There was always something about being on stage there. It was exciting. It gave us small-time acts a big-time feel.”

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Members:

Jake - Guitar & Vocals

Jeff - Guitar

Mark - Bass

Brett - Drums & Vocals

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Songs we cover are: Delta Dawn by Tanya Tucker, Sloop John B by The Beach Boys, Me & Julio by Paul Simon, The Bad Touch( Discovery Channel) and Fire Water Burn by The Bloodhound Gang, Walk This Way by Aerosmith, Manic Monday and Walk Like An Egyptian by The Bangles, I Fought The Law by The Bobby Fuller Four, Leaving On A Jet Plane by John Denver, What I Got by Sublime, Stacy's Mom by Fountains of Wayne, Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond, Ring of Fire & Fulsom Prison Blues by Johnny Cash, The Look by Roxette, I Wanna Be ( 500 miles ) by The Proclaimers, Santa Monica by Everclear, My Own Worst Enemy by Lit, Hey Jealousy by the Gin Blossoms, Hash Pipe by Weezer, All The Small Things by Blink 182, I Melt With You by Modern English, I Think We're Alone Now by Tommy James and The Shondells ( Tiffany Remake ), Goodbye Earl by The Dixie Chicks, You Really Got Me by The Kinks ( Van Halen Remake ), Scottie Doesn't Know from the movie EuroTrip, She Hates Me by Puddle of Mudd, Girlfriend by Avril Lavigne, Ice Ice Baby by Vanilla Ice, Jump Around by House of Pain, Faith by George Michael, Just What I Needed by The Cars, Any Way You Want It by Journey, The Iowa Fight Song, Cheers Theme Song, Tush by ZZ Top, Longview by Green Day, Beat It by Michael Jackson, Nothing Compares To You by Sinead O'Connor ( Prince), The Middle by Jimmy Eat World, Talk Dirty To Me & Nothing But A Good Time by Poison, 867-5309 Jenny by Tommy Tutone, Forever Young by Rod Stewart, I Love Rock ' n ' Roll by Joan Jett, Dancing Queen by ABBA, You Shook Me All Night Long & Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap by ACDC, So What & U and Ur Hand by Pink, Should Have Been A Cowboy by Toby Kieth, Turning Japanese by The Vapors, Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous by Good Charlotte, Dancing With Myself & Rebel Yell by Billy Idol, Straight Up by Paula Abdul, Cover of a Rolling Stone by Dr. Hook, Torn by Natalie Imbruglia, Brick House by The Commodores, Surrender by Cheap Trick, You Give Love A Bad Name by Bon Jovi, Thunderkiss '65 by White Zombie, For Whom The Bell Tolls by Metallica, Wanna Be by The Spice Girls, and even a few more!