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Kenny Chesney, Willie Nelson + More to Join Zac Brown Band at the 2013 Southern Ground Music and Food Festival

Megan Pacella — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:49:54 +0000

After a great first run in Nashville last year, the Southern Ground Music and Food Festival will return to Music City September 27-28, 2013. Of course, Zac Brown Band will be back with a host of friends from country music and other genres to make this year's sensory experience even better.

Taste of Country March Bandness 2013 Begins

Billy Dukes — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:03:33 +0000

The battle for the best team in American begins today, not next week. Taste of Country's March Bandness is a fan-voted search for the best country band of all time. Sixteen groups from five decades of country music will square off two at a time in this bracket-style tournament. It's a battle of legends versus modern superstars, outlaws versus pop-country herores and trios versus quartets, quintets or more-tets.

Eli Young Band Making Big Plans for 2013

Megan Pacella — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 13:02:00 +0000

Even though they haven't opened Christmas presents or celebrated New Year's yet, the Eli Young Band guys already have big plans for 2013. Not only will the band set out to tour with Kenny Chesney next year, they also plan to make time for the studio.

Eli Young Band Perform Classic 'I'll Be Home for Christmas' in Festive Video

Alanna Conaway — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 19:00:38 +0000

The four members of Eli Young Band are helping get everyone in the Christmas spirit with the release of a new video of them singing a soulful, acoustic version of the holiday staple ‘I’ll Be Home for Christmas.’ The Christmas classic is a song that “resonates pretty deeply” with all of the guys in the [...]

Eli Young Band's Mike Eli Says New Baby Made His House a Home

Megan Pacella — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:00:52 +0000

Mike Eli of Eli Young Band finally feels at home. No, he’s not kicking his feet up and putting an end to his country music career. He and his wife Kacey just brought their baby girl, Kline Olivia, home, and they finally feel their space is complete. â€œItâ€™s been me, my wife and our dogs [...]

Robot in Eli Young Band's 'Say Goodnight' Video Also Stars in Hostage Flick 'Argo'

Billy Dukes — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 22:00:45 +0000

In Hollywood, you sometimes have to take any job you can get. That seems to be the case for the robot used in Eli Young Band's new 'Say Goodnight' video. His unmistakable silver smile can be found during a script reading scene in the new Ben Affleck-directed thriller, 'Argo.'

Jon Jones of Eli Young Band's Father Passes Away After Long Battle With Cancer

Alanna Conaway — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 13:00:06 +0000

It’s been a long and understandably difficult week for Eli Young Band bassist Jon Jones, whose father died last week. Allen Edwin Jones passed away in Ft. Worth, Texas last Monday, Oct. 8, after losing a long battle with lung cancer. Jones’ dad was only 74 years old and was his son’s biggest fan, always [...]

Eli Young Band Dish That 'Say Goodnight' Video Will Be Country's First Sci-Fi Clip

Jeremy Robinson — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 18:00:36 +0000

Eli Young Band have officially begun shooting the music video for ‘Say Goodnight,’ the third single from the band’s ‘Life at Best’ album — and as drummer Chris Thompson reveals, the result will be unlike anything ever before seen on country music video channels. “It’s the very first ever sci-fi, country music video,” Thompson spills [...]

Eli Young Band's Jon Jones and Wife Expecting First Baby

Billy Dukes — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 14:42:44 +0000

Soon, the Eli Young Band's tour bus will need an extra bunk -- be it a tiny one. Bassist Jon Jones announced that his wife Sarah is expecting the couple's first child, a baby boy, due on Dec. 23. That makes two babies in 2012 for the ACM Award-winning group, as singer Mike Eli welcomed his first baby in July.

Eli Young Band's Mike Eli Talks About the 'New Dynamic' His Baby Brings to Band

Alanna Conaway — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 18:00:36 +0000

It’s hardly been a month since Mike Eli — frontman of the Eli Young Band — became a dad, but his life has already changed drastically. The new addition to the family has also given Eli’s bandmates a taste of what life with a child is all about.

Eli Young Band Cross Fingers for Nominations at the 2012 CMA Awards

Alanna Conaway — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:30:13 +0000

With the reveal of the 2012 CMA Awards nominees just days away, the Eli Young Band guys — like many country artists — are wondering if they will hear their name called in any categories. Having just celebrated their second chart-topping hit, ‘Even if It Breaks Your Heart,’ the band members joke that they will any nominations that come their way.

Traveling With The Eli Young Band

Joe Bob — Tue, 29 May 2012 16:12:29 +0000

It's not something the average country music fan spends a lot of time thinking about. We just go to the venue and our favorite artists are there to entertain us, right? We don't think about what it took to simply get there. These people basically live out of a suitcase 90% of the time. Little daily conveniences that you and I take for granted are sometimes hard to come by when you're living on the road.

The Eli Young Band Loves Their Fans

Joe Bob — Mon, 07 May 2012 16:57:43 +0000

Sometimes it takes months, sometimes it takes years. That’s the truth about a lot of things, especially making a name for yourself in the country music business. The hard part is attracting enough fans to become well known. The harder part is keeping them. The Eli Young Band has been together as a band [...]

Eli Young Band Excited to Tour (and Golf?) With Rascal Flatts on American Band Tour

Alanna Conaway — Mon, 07 May 2012 00:00:46 +0000

This summer will be action-packed with all of the high-profile tours going on in country music. One of the most anticipated treks, however, is Rascal Flatts‘ American Band Tour, also featuring Eli Young Band, Little Big Town and Edens Edge.

Eli Young Band Square Off Against Eli Young for Naming Rights

Billy Dukes — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 22:30:31 +0000

The Eli Young Band guys have often had to explain that there is no Eli Young in their band, their name is just a combination of two people’s last names — singer Mike Eli and guitarist James Young. When faced with a pizza delivery man who shared the moniker Eli Young, however, that justification didn’t hold up. In this funny new video, the foursome race the real Mr. Eli Young for naming rights.

Eli Young Band Offer Message of Hope With New Single 'Even if It Breaks Your Heart'

Alanna Conaway — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:15:03 +0000

For some country music fans, Eli Young Band is a new group of guys on the rise. What they may not know is that the band has been hard at work building their career for well over a decade, even though they just celebrated their first No. 1 single with ‘Crazy Girl.’

New Eli Young Band Video Makes World Premiere

Joe Bob — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:28:45 +0000

It’s always good to see good Texas artists do good on a national level. The Eli Youg Band has done better than good, having recently had their first number one single nationally with “Crazy Girl”. The video for Eli Young Band’s latest single, “Even if It Breaks Your Heart,” makes its’ world premiere on [...]

Eli Young Band Tops Billboard's Country Song Chart For 2011

Joe Bob — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 22:10:36 +0000

It’s another ‘feel good’ story of local (well… Texas local) musicians making a name for themselves on the national stage. Every so often a “Texas” artist will make a splash on the national scene. Pat Green did it… so did Jack Ingram and plenty more… but very seldom do you see one of our beloved “Texas” artists [...]

Dierks Bentley 'Country And Cold Cans' Tour Hits The Road

Joe Bob — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 17:54:48 +0000

Every once in a while a talent comes along that begs comparison to others that have made their mark before. In this business (country radio) everybody (well… male vocalists, anyway) gets compared to George Strait. He is the standard by which all others are judged. The last guy that was “going to be the next [...]

Eli Young Band's New CD, "Life At Best", Released Today

Joe Bob — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 20:06:23 +0000

It’s always good to see local and regional talent do well on a national scale. True, we have our very own “Texas music” here in the Lone Star State, and some of it is great, but I still like to see good Texan musicians competing and doing well at a national or worldwide level. For instance, [...]