Eli Young Band & Kevin Fowler to Play at The Cotillion, 4/21

The Eli Young Band took shape at University of North Texas in Denton, Texas. Located 40 miles outside Dallas, the town is embedded in one of country music's strongest hotbeds. But the college itself is noted for an outstanding jazz program, setting stylistic polarities that help explain the

diverse sturcture of their compositions. The band's music has all the hallmarks of youth: passion, energy, excitement. Their story is the definition of commitment: eight-years-eight long years-spent honing its sound while building to the release of its first national album.

The blend of sonic exuberance and personal maturity is just one of the things that makes the Eli Young Band and their Universal Republic/Universal Records South debut, Jet Black & Jealous, such an intriguing musical property. Vocalist Mike Eli, guitarist James Young, bass player Jon Jones
and drummer Chris Thompson paints even the difficult turns in life with an underlying optimism. Sticking around is a major tenet of the Eli Young Band with their boundless mix of modern country and solid roots-rock inspirations. "That's been a theme through a lot of our music," Jones observes. "It might be raining today, but it might be sunny tomorrow, so it's worth sticking around for."

From pubs to arenas, from dance halls to county fairs, the name Kevin Fowler always means a full house and cheering crowds. With his new CD Bring It On. Kevin delivers 100% Texan country with style. And if there's something different about Kevin, it's that inside his pearl-buttoned Western shirt beats a heart of rock. That's no surprise to his myriad of fans who know every word of his honky-tonk anthems such as Beer, Bait, and Ammo; The Lord Loves a Drinking Man; Loose, Loud and Crazy and Long Line of Losers.

Calling Kevin country rock sounds too tame. Southern country might be closer to the soul of his hybrid of southern rock and country music. It's the preferred music of a new generation of country fans. These savvy 20- and 30-somethings were raised on MTV as well as CMT. Their appreciation of country is evenly matched by a taste for rock 'n' roll, and no one knows that better than Kevin. "Our fans listen to us, to AC/DC and to Buckcherry", says Kevin. They want to hear what we want to play. They're a very open-minded audience. We can mix it all together, and they like it. I have Merle and Metallica next to each other on my iPod.

Eli Young Band and Kevin Fowler will play at the Cotillion at 8:00 pm Thursday, April 21. Advance tickets are $17.50 at The Cotillion, Select-a-Seat, House of Sight & Sound and the employee clubs. Tickets on the day of the show will be $20.00.
For further information and to charge tickets by phone call 316-722-4201 or logon to thecotillion.com.

 

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