Poetic License

• George Urena - guitar, mandolin, vocals
• Annette Johnson - bass guitar, vocals
• Christian Nesmith - guitar, vocals
• Dennis King - drums, vocals

Poetic License is a classic/alternative rock cover band who's rockin' sound has everyone groovin'! These seasoned veterans have come together to form a group that is dynamic, energetic, musically adventurous and just plain fun. Each member brings many years of performing experience in all styles of music, allowing the group to play a very diverse song list with something to please everyone.

Recognized for their incredible vocal harmonies, Poetic License members have a long history of playing clubs, concerts, tours and festival events, as well as weddings, anniversaries and parties of all sizes. This talented quartet is comfortable on any size stage and focused on bringing your audience today's alternative hits along with the classic rock&roll, punk and funk you love to dance and listen to. You know. . . the songs you just love to hear!

• 3AM - Matchbox 20
• Addicted to Love - Robert Palmer
• Already Gone - The Eagles
• Anything Anything - Dramarama
• Anyway You Want It - Journey
• Back On The Chain Gang - The Pretenders
• Bad Case of Lovin' You - Robert Palmer
• Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater
• Badfish - Sublime
• Ball & Chain - Social Distortion
• Barracuda - Heart
• Basket Case - Green Day
• Beds are Burning - Midnight Oil
• Beer - Reel Big Fish
• Best of My Love - The Eagles
• Black Magic Woman - Santana
• Black Velvet - Alanah Miles
• Blister in the Sun - Violent Femmes
• Blitzkrieg Bop - Ramones
• Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf
• Boys Don't Cry - The Cure
• Brass in Pocket - The Pretenders
• Brick House - The Comodores
• Bring Me Some Water - Melissa Etheridge
• Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
• Burnin' Down the House - Talking Heads
• Call Me - Blondie
• Can't Get Enough - Bad Company
• Candy - Iggy Pop
• Chain of Fools - Aretha Franklin
• Cherry Bomb - John Mellencamp
• Closing Time - Semisonic
• Cocaine - Eric Clapton
• Constant Craving - k.d. lang
• Corazon Espinado - Santana
• Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
• Crazy Train - Ozzie Ozbourne
• Crossfire - Stevie Ray Vaughn
• Dancing With Myself - Billy Idol
• Dirty Little Secret - All American Rejects
• Don't Let Me Down - The Beatles
• Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
• Everlong - Foo Fighters
• Every Morning - Sugar Ray
• Everybody Wants You - Billy Squire
• Evil Ways - Santana
• Fast As You - Dwight Yoakum
• Feel Like Makin Love - Bad Company
• Freebird - Lynrd Skynrd
• Friends in Low Places - Garth Brooks
• Get Down On It - Kool & the Gang
• Get Over It - The Eagles
• Gimme All Your Lovin - ZZ Top
• Gimme Shelter - Rolling Stones
• Give Me One Reason - Tracy Chapman
• Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac
• Goodbye to You - Scandal
• Heartbreaker - Pat Benatar
• Heaven - Los Lonely Boys
• Hey Jealousy - Gin Blossoms
• Hey Soul Sister - Train
• Highway to Hell - AC/DC
• Hit Me with Your Best Shot - Pat Benetar
• Holiday - Green Day
• Honky Tonk Women - Rolling Stones
• I Wanna Be Sedated - Ramones
• I Melt With You - Modern English
• I Remember You - Skid Row
• I Want You to Want Me - Cheap Trick
• I'm a Believer - The Monkees
• I'm On Fire - Bruce Springsteen
• I'm The Only One - Melissa Etheridge
• If Looks Could Kill - Heart
• Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley
• Jealous Again - The Black Crowes
• Jenny Jenny - Tommy Tutone
• Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield
• Joey - Concrete Blonde
• Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry
• Jumpin Jack Flash - Rolling Stones
• Just Like Heaven - The Cure
• Keep Your Hands to Yourself - Georgia Satellites
• Kiss Me Deadly - Lita Ford
• Kryptonite - Three Doors Down
• La Bamba - Ritchie Valens
• La Grange - ZZ Top
• Landslide - Dixie Chicks
• Last Dance for Mary Jane - Tom Petty
• Lay Down Sally - Eric Clapton
• Lay Me Down - The Dirty Heads
• Learn to Fly - Foo Fighters
• Let's Go - Cars
• Lights - Journey
• Listen To Her Heart - Tom Petty
• Little Sister - Elvis Presley
• Livin on a Prayer - Bon Jovi
• Long Train Runnin' - Doobie Brothers
• Losing My Religion - REM
• Louie - Louie
• Love Me Like a Man - Bonnie Raitt
• Love Me Two Times - The Doors
• Love Shack - B52s
• Lovin Touchin Squeezin - Journey
• Low Rider - War
• Magic Man - Heart
• Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffett
• Mary Had a Little Lamb - Stevie Ray Vaughn
• Middle of the Road - Pretenders
• Mony Mony - Billy Idol
• Moondance - Van Morrison
• Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett
• My Favorite Mistake - Sheryl Crow
• My Own Worst Enemy - Lit
• My Sharona - The Knack
• Need You Tonight - Inxxs
• Night Moves - Bob Seger
• No Matter What - Badfinger
• Old Time Rock 'n' Roll - Bob Seger
• Ooh Baby Baby - Linda Rondstadt
• Panic Switch - Silversun Pickups
• Paper and Fire - John Mellencamp
• Piece of My Heart - Janis Joplin
• Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
• Pride & Joy - Stevie Ray Vaughn
• Proud Mary - Creedence Clearwater
• Purple Haze - Jimmy Hendrix
• Real Man - Bonnie Raitt
• Red House - Jimi Hendrix
• Red Red Wine - UB40
• Ring of Fire - Social Distortion
• Roadhouse Blues - The Doors
• Rock 'n' Roll - Led Zepplin
• Rock 'n' Roll Hoochie Koo - Rick Derringer
• Rock and Roll Hootchie Koo - Rick Deringer
• ROCK in the USA - John Cougar-Mellencamp
• Rockin Me - Bob Seger
• Rolling in the Deep - Adele
• Runaway - Bonnie Raitt
• Runnin Down a Dream - Tom Petty
• Sabor A Mi - El Chicano
• Santeria - Sublime
• Satisfaction - Rolling Stones
• Say You Love Me - Fleetwood Mac
• Sex and Candy - Marcy Playground
• Sex on Fire - Kings of Leon
• Shakey Ground - Delbert McClinton
• She Sells Sanctuary - The Cult
• Should I Stay or Should I Go - Clash
• Simple Man - Lynrd Skynrd
• Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple
• Smooth - Santana
• Soak up the Sun - Sheryl Crow
• Somebody Told Me - Killers
• Stand by Me - Ben E King
• Start Me Up - Rolling Stones
• Stop Dragging My Heart Around - Tom Petty/Stevie Nicks
• Stormy Monday - T. Bone Walker
• Straight On - Heart
• Stray Cat Strut - Stray Cats
• Super Freak - Rick James
• Superman - REM
• Susie Q - Creedence Clearwater
• Sweet Child o' Mine - Guns & Roses
• Sweet Emotion - Aerosmith
• Sweet Home Alabama - Lynrd Skynrd
• Takin' Care of Business - Bachman Turner Overdrive
• Talking in Your Sleep - Romantics
• Tequila Sunrise - The Eagles
• That Lovin' Feelin' - The Righteous Brothers
• The First Cut is the Deepest - Sheryl Crow
• The Flame - Cheap Trick
• The Game of Love - Michelle Branch / Santana
• The House is a Rockin' - Stevie Ray Vaughn
• The Joker - Steve Miller Band
• The One I Love - REM
• The Way - Fastball
• Things We Said Today - The Beatles
• Tush - ZZ Top
• Twist and Shout - The Beatles
• Two Tickets to Paradise - Eddie Money
• Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers
• Walk This Way - Aerosmith
• What I Like About You - The Romantics
• When You Were Young - Killers
• Wild Night - Van Morrison
• Wild World - Cat Stevens
• Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
• Wooly Bully - Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs
• Word Up - Cameo
• Working for the Weekend - Loverboy
• Wrong Way - Sublime
• You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC
• You Wreck Me - Tom Petty
• Your Guardian Angel - Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

Anniversaries, Bachelor Parties, Bachelorette Parties, Banquets, Birthday Parties, Children's Birthday Parties, Celebrations, Christmas Parties, Clubs, Cocktail Parties, Community Events, Conventions, Corporate Functions, Dinner Dances, Festivals, Fund Raisers, Funerals, Graduation Parties, Grand Openings, Halloween Parties, Picnic, Private Parties, Proms, Restaurants, Reunions, Sweet 16 Parties, Weddings, Wedding Ceremonies, Wedding Cocktail Hours, Wedding Receptions...and more.

• Poetic License did great! They clearly discussed what was needed to make the night a sucess. They played fun musice that all our guests loved. Their guitarist rocked! All the band members were friendly, courteous and professional! I can't wait to use them again for another event! Great job PL...u guys rocked! Thank you for making our 10 year anniversary and holiday party such a blast! -- Marissa M, Newport Beach, CA, 12/16/2011
• Poetic License ROCKED our wedding reception! They were super tight and energetic, and had our guests on the dance floor the whole time. As a musician myself, I have to say they really impressed me with their tightness, energy, excellent musicianship, powerful lead vocals, and spot on three-part vocal harmonies. There are very few other bands out there of comparable quality and price. Poetic License was also extremely professional in all of our dealings with them, and they even learned three new songs just for us! If you are looking for a high quality yet affordable band for your wedding reception (or any other event), look no further than Poetic License. -- Bryan H, Escondido, CA, 10/16/2010
• Annette and Poetic license gave a star-studded performance at our grand opening event! I was very impressed with there song list and most of all there professionalism and high energy. I will definitely use Poetic License again for future events! -- Bennie T, Long Beach, CA, 8/12/2010
• Poetic License was professional and friendly from start to finish...really great peeps...all of them! They accomodated all of our song requests, had excellent communication within a 6-month planning time, and made the connection between the event management team and them effortless! To top it off, they contacted our alma mater's music department at our request and learned the music for our alma mater so our group of 450 reunion goers could kick off the evening with our alma mater...very nice! Would love to do business with them in the future for our next event. Thanks, George, Annette and Gang!! :) -- Lori P, Las Vegas, NV, 3/27/2010
• Poetic License played an AMAZING show at our wedding. Our guests were ranting and raving about them, and even asking them for their business card. They really were the icing on the cake to our event. Every special request we had, they entusiastically did everything they could to make it happen. They learned the song for our first dance and played it perfectly. They also had to learn Hava Nagila for the Hora and it was the best, most rockin' version we've ever heard. I can't say enough good things about the band. We want to have another big party just so we can hire them again... which we definitely will do. Thanks, Poetic License! You're the BEST!!!! -- Chips H, Redondo Beach, CA, 8/30/2009
• This event was for my moms 60th birthday. She is a long time classic rock lover. Poetic License were very good and made my moms celebration perfect for her to dance, sing, and even participate with the band. She loved it! If you want a night full of good times and continuing entertainment you should call Poetic License. Good people. -- Maureen O, Sunland, CA, 8/8/2009
• We had weather that didn't want to cooperate, and the band was AWESOME about accomodating the change in plans for the day. We moved them from our stage to a more intimate setting on the veranda, and they handled everything smoothly. Our guests could not stop raving about how wonderful the band was! They definitely made our event a success, and we look forward to having them back at our future events! -- Margaret A, Ontario, CA, 6/6/2009
• This was the second time we hired Poetic License & they were fantastic, again! They even dressed up in costume for our Halloween Party! Many of our neighbors said they loved the music & asked for their contact information so they could hire them in the future! We love them. Very professional, friendly & fun. Thank you! -- Mark D, Aliso Viejo, CA, 10/25/2008
• Just let me say what a great experience I had dealing with Poetic License. All the band members were so professional and polite. They started off by arriving right on time and the evening was flawless. They played all our favorites and offered to take requests. I hope they will return to do our annual block party so more of our friends can enjoy their talent. Hands down, they are a great band. Good luck to you all Annette, George, Dennis and Roseane. Thanks for a wonderful evening. Teresa Dulla -- Teresa R, Mission Viejo, CA, 9/6/2008
• They were AWESOME! Friendly, fun people, great energy, great music. So many people at our party asked where we found them! We are booking them for 2 more parties this year. Thank you all so much! You were absolutely fantastic !!! -- Mark D, Aliso Viejo, CA, 9/13/2008
• My overall experience with the band was excellent. They arrived on time and were friendly to all our guests. They were very accommodating to our musical requests and were able to make the entire party dance the night away. The vocal and instrumnetal sound was GREAT!! Their online video does not fully portray their musical talent. It was an extreme pleasure having POETIC LICENSE perform at our party and would strongly recommend them to anyone who would like to have their party ROCK ALL NIGHT! -- Andrea D, Buena Park, CA, 6/14/2008
• Band arrived on time and were nice and professional. The guests had a great time and loved them. -- Annette S, Fountain Valley, CA, 7/3/2009

Click here for more feedback