Eli Young Band

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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 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 Co. 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, Texas. 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, with "When It Rains" and two other songs from the album, “Always the Love Songs" and “Radio Waves,“ becoming Top 40 hits. The follow-up album, Life at Best, delivered another hit, the Liz Rose and Lee Brice-penned “Crazy Girl.” ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Music

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  • "Even if It Breaks Your Heart" (CMT Hot 20 Countdown)
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    "Even if It Breaks Your Heart" (CMT Hot 20 Countdown)
  • Life At Best (Bonus Video)
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    Life At Best (Bonus Video)
  • Come Over (2012 CMT Artists of the Year)
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    Come Over (2012 CMT Artists of the Year)
  • Even if It Breaks Your Heart
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    Even if It Breaks Your Heart
  • Even if It Breaks Your Heart
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    Even if It Breaks Your Heart
  • Crazy Girl (Live)
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    Crazy Girl (Live)
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    Crazy Girl (Live)
  • Crazy Girl
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    Crazy Girl
  • Always The Love Songs
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    Always The Love Songs
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    • Crazy Girl (Single Version)
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    • Say Goodnight
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    • Always The Love Songs
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Interviews & Exclusives

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  • Say Goodnight - Trailer
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    Say Goodnight - Trailer
  • Southern Fried Flicks: Eli Young Band
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    Southern Fried Flicks: Eli Young Band
  • 2012 Nationwide Insurance On Your Side Award Nominee: Eli Young Band
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    2012 Nationwide Insurance On Your Side Award Nominee: Eli Young Band
  • Video Replay - Eli Young Band
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    Video Replay - Eli Young Band
  • Posted Video : The Cuss Jar
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    Posted Video : The Cuss Jar
  • Eli Young Guilty Pleasures A
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    Eli Young Guilty Pleasures A
  • Eli Young Guilty Pleasures B
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    Eli Young Guilty Pleasures B
  • Eli Young Band: How to Listen to Life at Best
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    Eli Young Band: How to Listen to Life at Best
  • Eli Young Band: How to Purchase Life at Best
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    Eli Young Band: How to Purchase Life at Best
  • Eli Young Band's Radio Tour: Part 2
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    Eli Young Band's Radio Tour: Part 2

Photos

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  • Eli Young Band gather for a photo on the ACM Awards red carpet.
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    Eli Young Band gather for a photo on the ACM Awards red carpet.
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  • Eli Young Band perform onstage at the ACM Party For A Cause Festival on April 6, 2013, in Las Vegas.
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    Eli Young Band perform onstage at the ACM Party For A Cause Festival on April 6, 2013, in Las Vegas.
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  • Eli Young Band performs their smash hit "Even If It Breaks Your Heart" on [i]Hot 20[/i].
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    Eli Young Band performs their smash hit "Even If It Breaks Your Heart" on [i]Hot 20[/i].
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  • The Eli Young Band arrive for the 2011 CMT Music Awards.
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    The Eli Young Band arrive for the 2011 CMT Music Awards.
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  • Eli Young Band walk the red carpet at the CMT Artists of the Year taping on Dec. 3, 2012.
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    Eli Young Band walk the red carpet at the CMT Artists of the Year taping on Dec. 3, 2012.
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  • Kacey Musgraves joins Eli Young Band onstage during the CMT Artists of the Year special on Dec. 3, 2012.
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    Kacey Musgraves joins Eli Young Band onstage during the CMT Artists of the Year special on Dec. 3, 2012.
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  • Kacey Musgraves and Eli Young Band perform during the CMT Artists of the Year special on Dec. 3, 2012.
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    Kacey Musgraves and Eli Young Band perform during the CMT Artists of the Year special on Dec. 3, 2012.
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  • Eli Young Band stop for photos on the red carpet at the CMT Artists of the Year taping on Dec. 3, 2012.
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    Eli Young Band stop for photos on the red carpet at the CMT Artists of the Year taping on Dec. 3, 2012.
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  • Mike Eli of the Eli Young Band waves to the crowd at the 46th annual CMA Awards in Nashville on Nov. 1, 2012.
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    Mike Eli of the Eli Young Band waves to the crowd at the 46th annual CMA Awards in Nashville on Nov. 1, 2012.
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News

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    Maroon 5 Want Us To 'Love Somebody,' And They're Not Alone
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    May 24, 2013
    Maroon 5 just dropped the video for their single " Love Somebody ," and it's four full minutes of Adam Levine. Shirtless. Covered in paint. Sold. (Sh...
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    The Daily Geek: Quicksilver Is Everywhere, Cumberbatch Showering Into Darkness, And More
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    May 24, 2013
    Welcome to MTV Geek's daily round-up of all things GEEK from the weird, wild world of the web! Got a cool link? Share it with us on Twitter at twitte...
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    New Video: The Early November, 'Tell Me Why'
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    May 22, 2013
    The Early November play make-believe in their new "Tell Me Why" video. Love and war are flip sides of the same coin. It's an analogy as appropria...
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    Take a Flip Through Daft Punk's Record Crate
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    May 22, 2013
    Every Wednesday, Douglas Wolk explores the people, places and coincidences that tie disparate one mmusicians together. Daft Punk 's Random Acces...
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    Imagine Dragons Honor Young Fan by Setting Up Cancer Foundation In His Name
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    May 22, 2013
    Usually bands inspire the teenagers who come to their shows, but sometimes it works the other way around. Imagine Dragons met Tyler Robinson at one ...
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    INTERVIEW: Eve Talks Lip Lock, Hip Hop Competitiveness, And What She Has To Say To Her Ex Stevie J
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    May 22, 2013
    This past Tuesday, May 14, was a good day. I got a chance to kick it with rap veteran and former Ruff Ryder Eve (through the phone) on the official ...
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    The Wild Feathers Build a Foundation in “The Ceiling”
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    May 21, 2013
    I can’t quite figure out what happens in the Wild Feathers ’ new video, “The Ceiling.” It looks like our main character goes Gallagher on a guy tryin...
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    Stevie Wonder Cries, Flavor Flav Drums And 8 Other Reasons We Love Hangout Fest
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    May 20, 2013
    Our sunburned skin is peeling and we've got a mix of sand, glitter and cake (we'll get to that) in our ears, but damnit if we don't miss Hangout Musi...
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    'Star Trek Into Darkness': What's Next For J.J. Abrams And The Cast?
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    May 20, 2013
    MTV News rounds up what the 'Trek' crew has in store for the future.
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    Will Heather Naylor's 'Alectrix' Dream Team Become Music's Next Big Thing? [Trailer]
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    May 20, 2013
    As a talent manager, Joe Simpson helped launch his daughters, Ashlee and Jessica , into musical superstardom -- not to mention, both ladies had t...
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Tour Dates

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  • May 25 Saturday
    Landover, MD, US FedEx Field
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  • May 30 Thursday
    Boise, ID, US Taco Bell Arena, Boise State University
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  • May 31 Friday
    Vancouver, BC, Canada Vogue Theatre
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  • Jun 1 Saturday
    Seattle, WA, US CenturyLink Field
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  • Jun 6 Thursday
    Virginia Beach, VA, US Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach
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  • Jun 8 Saturday
    Philadelphia, PA, US Lincoln Financial Field
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  • Jun 13 Thursday
    Noblesville, IN, US Klipsch Music Center
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  • Jun 14 Friday
    Burlington, IA, US Burlington Steamboat Days Fairgrounds
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  • Jun 15 Saturday
    Kansas City, MO, US Arrowhead Stadium
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  • Jun 20 Thursday
    Cuyahoga Falls, OH, US Blossom Music Center
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  • Jun 22 Saturday
    Pittsburgh, PA, US Heinz Field
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  • Jun 26 Wednesday
    Oshkosh, WI, US Sunnyview Fairgrounds and Expo Center
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  • Jun 27 Thursday
    Maryland Heights, MO, US Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
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  • Jun 28 Friday
    Cincinnati, OH, US Riverbend Music Center
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  • Jun 29 Saturday
    Columbus, OH, US Columbus Crew Stadium
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  • Jul 4 Thursday
    Lake Charles, LA, US L'Auberge du Lac Casino & Resort
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  • Jul 6 Saturday
    The Woodlands, TX, US Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
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  • Jul 11 Thursday
    Rhinelander, WI, US Unknown venue
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  • Jul 11 Thursday
    Walker, MN, US Northern Lights Casino
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  • Jul 12 Friday
    Minneapolis, MN, US Target Field
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  • Jul 17 Wednesday
    Pendleton, OR, US Wild Horse Resort & Casino
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  • Jul 18 Thursday
    West Valley City, UT, US USANA Amphitheatre
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  • Jul 20 Saturday
    Denver, CO, US Sports Authority Field at Mile High
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  • Jul 24 Wednesday
    Fresno, CA, US Save Mart Center, Cal State Fresno
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  • Jul 25 Thursday
    Mountain View, CA, US Shoreline Amphitheatre
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  • Jul 26 Friday
    Yerington, NV, US Lyon County Fairgrounds
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  • Jul 27 Saturday
    Anaheim, CA, US Angel Stadium
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  • Aug 1 Thursday
    Charlotte, NC, US Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
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  • Aug 1 Thursday
    Prairie du Chien, WI, US Unknown venue
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  • Aug 3 Saturday
    Atlanta, GA, US Georgia Dome
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  • Aug 9 Friday
    New York, NY, US Fox & Friends
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  • Aug 10 Saturday
    East Rutherford, NJ, US MetLife Stadium
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  • Aug 14 Wednesday
    Lewisburg, WV, US West Virginia State Fairgrounds
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  • Aug 15 Thursday
    Toronto, ON, Canada Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
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  • Aug 16 Friday
    Brownsville, OR, US Willamette Country Music Festival Grounds
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  • Aug 16 Friday
    New Lenox, IL, US New Lenox Commons
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  • Aug 17 Saturday
    Detroit, MI, US Ford Field
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  • Aug 21 Wednesday
    Canandaigua, NY, US Constellation Brands Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center
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  • Aug 22 Thursday
    Rhinebeck, NY, US Dutchess County Fairgrounds
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  • Aug 23 Friday
    Foxborough, MA, US Gillette Stadium
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  • Aug 24 Saturday
    Foxborough, MA, US Gillette Stadium
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  • Aug 30 Friday
    Grand Island, NE, US Unknown venue
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  • Sep 7 Saturday
    Spencer, IA, US Unknown venue
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  • Sep 8 Sunday
    Hutchinson, KS, US Grandstand, Kansas State Fair
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  • Sep 13 Friday
    Manson, WA, US Mill Bay Casino
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  • Sep 27 Friday
    Nashville, TN, US Riverfront Park
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  • Sep 27 Friday
    Nashville, TN, US Riverfront Park
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  • Sep 27 Friday
    Nashville, TN, US The Lawn at Riverfront Park
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  • Sep 28 Saturday
    Panama City Beach, FL, US Frank Brown Park
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  • Nov 16 Saturday
    Chicago, IL, US Joes on Weed Street
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Discography

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  • Life at Best (2011)
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    Life at Best (2011)
    Universal Republic
  • Level [2005] (2009)
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    Level [2005] (2009)
    Carnival Recording Co.
  • Jet Black & Jealous (2008)
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    Jet Black & Jealous (2008)
    Universal South Records
  • Live at the Jolly Fox (2006)
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    Live at the Jolly Fox (2006)
    Universal South Records
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