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Fusing a young man's take on heartland rock with the tougher side of Texas country music and the cocky enthusiasm of alt-country firebrands, the Eli Young Band have become a potent draw in the Southwest on the strength of local airplay and extensive touring. The Eli Young Band's story began when Mike Eli and James Young both enrolled at the University of North Texas and found themselves sharing a dorm room as freshmen. Both played guitar, and the two new friends starting writing and singing songs together. Under the name Eli & Young, they began playing acoustic shows at local bars and coffeehouses, and in time they expanded the band into a full electric quartet with the addition of fellow students Jon Jones on bass and Chris Thompson on drums, thus giving rise to the Eli Young Band.

The group became a potent local draw, and in 2003 they opened a show for rising star Miranda Lambert. Producer Frank Liddell saw the show and was impressed enough to offer the band a deal with his independent label, Carnival Recording. The Eli Young Band's debut album, Level, appeared in 2005, and the songs "That's the Way" and "When It Rains" began scoring significant airplay in the Lone Star State. The Eli Young Band's enthusiastic live show helped them draw a large and loyal audience in the Southwest, where they were able to fill 2,000 seat venues as a headliner, and they toured the country as an opener for the likes of Pat Green, Cross Canadian Ragweed, and Jack Ingram. In 2006, the group's live show was captured for posterity on the concert recording Live at the Jolly Fox, taped during a gig at a club in Huntsville, TX. The Eli Young Band then landed a deal with the Universal-distributed Republic Records; a video for a new recording of "When It Rains" subsequently received extensive play on Country Music Television, and the group's first album for Republic, Jet Black & Jealous, was released September 2008. Several of the band's older releases were then reissued in early via iTunes, including the self-titled effort Eli Young Band. ~ Mark Deming, All Music GuideMore

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When it Rains
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Oct 23rd, 9:51pm
I saw you in YORKTOWN and i swear, each time i see yall live, i fall more in love!
May 29th, 12:38am
i adore your alls music. so glad youre on tour and coming to my town! this is totally a dream come true. :)!
Apr 21st, 1:59am
i love yall
and im gunna see yall at 4th street live
cant wait., gunna git there early so i can be up close.......
love yall
Oct 8th, 4:42pm Last edited Oct 8th, 5:24pm.
See an exclusive up close and personal performance of the Eli Young Band at the KASE 101 Concert for the Cure also featuring American Idols Kristy Lee Cook!

When: Wednesday, October 15th

Where: Graham Central Station, Austin, Texas

Tickets:
$15 online by visiting:
http://www.kase101.com/cc-common/mainheadlines3.html?feed=263341&article=4308463
$20 at the door

Doors: 6pm supporting