Angela Fama the pint sized lead singer supreme-o
Nenad Jelicic the Great Guitarist, lyricists and singerist
Julie Bavalis of the Bass
Micheal Flunkert of the Dobro and Pedal Steel Guitar (and any version of them)
Kenton Wiens and his devilish chestnut steed (aka drumkit) "Gretschen"
Etkilendikleri
Loretta Lynn, Irma Thomas, Lucinda Williams, Patsy Cline, Wanda Jackson, Hank Williams, Gram Parsons, Gillian Anderson, Buddy Holly, The Rolling Stones, The Flying Burritto Brothers, Mazzy Star, Blue Rodeo, The Pretenders, Buddy Holly...
To name a few, there's many more...and this is an awesome place to start!!:
Patsy Cline, Mazzy Star, Nancy Sinatra and Johnny Cash rolled into one with She & Him, Blue Rodeo, The Cowboy Junkies, The Detroit Cobra’s, Gram Parsons and Ry Cooder
AWW shucks, if you wanna know what we sound like: go buy our CD @ RED CAT RECORDS or ZULU in Vancouver, or at your favorite record store!... or on cdbaby.com online!
DO IT! 'cause you know you want to... ::
Eldorado has an honest alt-country sound with roots firmly nestled in old-style country and new-style Americana/Canadiana. Tennessee born/Canadian raised, Angela Fama leads the five-piece with a sassy, sad and sweet voice that will cause you to both cry in your whiskey and then toe-tap your tears away side by side with guitarist/singer Nen Jelicic, steel/dobro guitarist Michael
Flunkert (Shiloh Lindsey), bassist Julie Bavalis (Parlour Steps) and drummer Kenton Wiens. The adventure began 10 years ago at Granville Street’s Templeton Diner where the coffee sluggin’ Nen found Angela slinging mangled eggs to the masses. After seeing Nen live with his band The Rocketfins, and sick of the queue at karaoke, with finger’s crossed, she handed Nen a cassette of her singing: “Wanna be in a band with me?” to which he declared: “Is that YOU singing? Really?!? O.K.!” The songs flow easily between them, forming a musical partnership with “a wandering soul and the heart of a homebody” (See, Edmonton 2008). Eldorado’s self-titled debut album was released 2004, followed by their sophomore release in 2008: Suitcase, produced by Jon Wood (Herald Nix, Rodney DeCroo). Eldorado will be releasing their first video for the title track, Suitcase, the same night as they kick off their Western Canadian Tour Sept 2009... if you haven’t seen or heard them yet, you are missing out on a "Distinctly unique brand of alt-country" (Beatroute, Calgary 2008)
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Label: Gilded Gold Records www.gildedgoldrecords.com
What's this? Our new official Video for Suitcase!??! woooo hooooo!!!!
You like photos of live bands? Especially this live band doing it's "thing" like this?
So do we! Feel free to check out these lovely photos of us from Aug 2009 at the Railway Club taken by the wonderful Tamara Lee
MusicView.ca
Big in Belgium you say? Dang happy to be recognized by our friends at Rootsville.be as our album "suitcase" made their list for the best of 2008!!
Proudly charting all across the Canadian radio landscape have a look at what others are saying about Eldorado and their 2nd album, 'Suitcase':
"The sweetheart of the rodeo we've all been looking for" (Skinny Mag, Vancouver)
“Vancouver’s favorite Torch ’n’ Twang” (Northern Electric, Vancouver 2009)
"Never loses its feeling of sheer honesty." (Exclaim!, Toronto 2008)
“Country-rock delivered with a spirit” (The Province, Vancouver 2009)
"Like a bottle of good bourbon" (Vancouver Courier, Vancouver 2008)
“Pure Canadiana heartland rock” (Skinny Mag, Vancouver 2009)
"Distinctly unique brand of alt-country" (Beatroute, Calgary 2008)
“Sweetness and light with dark edges” (Terminal City, Vancouver 2002)
"A wandering soul with the heart of a homebody" (See, Edmonton 2008)
“Reminiscent of Cowboy Junkie’s Margo Timmins” (Discorder, Vancouver 2008)
“Sassy, sexy and armed with a husky, southern fried voice” (24 hours, Vancouver 2007)
“Their easy-rolling, gently rambling, sweet-and-lowdown brand of alt-country is practically tailor-made for turning on the cruise control and sliding down the window. Listen a little more closely to the lyrics, however, and there’s a tension between the ease of staying put and the desire to hit the highway” (See, Edmonton 2008)
Thanks for the add! We hope you dig the sounds and the vibe. We are goin in to the studio a month or so from now. If you enjoyed what you heard you can get our first album at www.cdbaby.com Thanks a heap!
Stopping by to wish you a fantastic week!!! Hope all is going great with you!!! Check out my newest single Whipping Post on Texas radio NOW!!! Love, ~Susan Hickman www.susanhickman.com www.reverbnation.com/susanhickman www.twitter.com/susanhickman
Hey Nen, tell Julie sorry that I didn't make the Sarah Wheeler show at the Railway club tonite. I feel like I'm getting some kind of cold or something. I really shouldn't mingle with people. I'm fragile.
Absolutely loved your set. Your chemistry, the songs, and the melodic smiles you give off hooked me right from the start. Come back to E-town real soon!
In the Valley of the Shadow, Where can it be- This land of Eldorado?
This month we mostly have Catie Curtis (with a Richard Thompson cover), Lindsay Fuller and The Cheap Dates (and who amongst us isn't?), Josh Fix with a track from the well-titled album This Town Is Starting To Make Me Angry and the rather lovely Red Rooster.
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