Wednesday, March 26, 2008
More Of The Best Music You've Never Heard: Ellis Paul
I've written before about my unabashed admiration for singer-songwriter Ellis Paul. He's on The Crime Dog's Top Ten List Of Concerts I've Never Seen But Want To. He was here last year for a show in Tucson and one in Cave Creek, but we were on The Parrothead Cruise at the time.
I checked his tour schedule this morning. No Phoenix. No Tucson, No Flagstaff, Gila Bend, or Ajo. He has a west coast swing in November, with not one, not two, but three shows in one day. Ellis Paul: Iron Man.
So, don't plan anything for The Crime Dog on November 9th. I'll be in San Diego. And if you swing on over to iTunes, or to Ellis Paul's website, and sample some of his music, you'll be sitting right next to me.
Go ahead, do yourself a favor. Check him out. You know you want to. If you can hear Blacktop Train, Kiss The Sun (A Song For Pat Tillman), Alice's Champagne Palace, and The World Ain't Slowin' Down without buying them, then I'll shut up about it. To you, anyway. And by the way, you, your kids, and your grandkids will fall in love with The Dragonfly Races. You can call it a "family album" or "children's music," but one listen and you'll be humming and singing along as well.
Then, after you hear the music, shoot Ellis Paul a note. Tell him how much you enjoyed his music, and that it would be very cool if he'd hit Cave Creek again this Fall when he's out here. You never know. It could happen.
