Tuesday 27 January 2015

Eli Young Band

Texas Country Boys return to the Lone Star state for the show rodeo, February 20

After years of paying his dues in the ballrooms of Texas (who still enjoy frequent), the Eli Young Band rose to national prominence in recent years after his 2011 song "Crazy Girl" reached number 1 in the lists and then won an Academy of Country Music Award for song of the Year. Its success has continued ever since with two No. 1 hits including additional "Drunk Last Night" from his latest album Peoples-10000 and a recent appearance in a Super Bowl XLIX event. Mike Eli, lead vocalist, says his experience in the state of Texas prepared them for a variety of audiences, but to follow his own advice, that actually reach their wake. "The harder work than anyone else," says Eli, which appear on February 20 in San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo along with bandmates James Young, Jon Jones and Chris Thompson. "That's an advantage that you can control and nobody can take from you."


What's it like to play in a rodeo as opposed to a small ballroom?
Sometimes it is difficult to achieve intimacy with the fans who come so easy in a club or theater, but there are really funny moments that happen in rodeos. We get to run around the earth and have this unique experience for us and the fans. The acoustics can be difficult at times, but usually beat that.

What should the audience expect San Antonio on February 20?
Just a lot of fun. We love what we do and it shows. Let's play a lot of our old songs that all Texas fans know and then some of the newest things. Maybe one or two songs from the new album being recorded right now.

How to its roots as a band of Texas influence your music?
Freedom of the (Texas music) scene gave a spine. We know what we want and are willing to take a chance on him. Fans in Texas gave us that confidence. All the success we have had is built on the shoulders of our fans in Texas. Playing at the scene of Texas gave us the experience that a lot of new to the tours do not understand people. We played a lot of places throughout Texas and learned how to entertain a crowd in different kinds of places.

His band has been described as a brotherhood. How has maintained that since the group was first formed at the University of North Texas in 2000?
Actually we like each other. We believe that the other family, and you do not choose your family. The good Lord put us together and gave us this amazing opportunity. Come out there and work as hard as we can, and we are seeing its fruits. We have the opportunity to experience the good and bad together. We never have to go at it alone.

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