Eli Conley Concert at Gold Lion in RVA!
Schedule
Thu Jun 20 2024 at 07:00 pm
Location
Gold Lion Community Cafe - 1012 Hull Street Richmond, VA 23224 | Richmond, VA
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Please join us for a concert with singer-songwriter Eli Conley accompanied by Joel Price on mandolin, violin, and backing vocals. It's all going down at Gold Lion - a vegetarian cafe & bar with an Indian flair.Doors 7 pm
Music 7:30 pm
$10 in advance, $12 at the door
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/eli-conley-gold-lion-tickets-922200274847
All Ages, Wheelchair Accessible
Eli Conley is a folk/country singer-songwriter, teaching artist, and activist raised in Richmond, living now in Sacramento, California. He makes music for queer and trans folks, justice seekers, and anyone who doesn’t fit in a box. Eli's voice is tender and heartfelt, with melodies that can leave you teary-eyed yet hopeful. As a queer transgender man, his songs tell stories that aren’t always reflected in roots music.
Eli founded Queer Country West Coast, a regular series featuring LGBTQ+ roots artists in California. He has opened for Carsie Blanton, Heather Mae, and Grammy-winner Kimya Dawson, and been featured in Newsweek, the Huffington Post, the Advocate, and NPR's All Things Considered.
Themes of uncertainty, ache, and loss come up again and again on Eli’s recent album Searching for What's True, yet light always shines just behind the clouds. At times it's hushed and intimate, at others soaring and dramatic. The songs are drawn from the concrete details of daily life: a stuffed animal clutched in a child's arms, a colorful sunset after a forest fire, a confederate statue toppling to the ground. "These stories celebrating the challenges and triumphs of the queer experience — told with Conley’s angelic tenor and big heart — deliver truths about humanity’s courage," says Rachel Cholst of Rainbow Rodeo.
At heart, Eli is a clear-eyed songwriter with high hopes for the human race. His songs urge us to love ourselves even when it feels like the world does not. You can’t help but sing along. www.eliconley.com
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Where is it happening?
Gold Lion Community Cafe - 1012 Hull Street Richmond, VA 23224, 1012 Hull St, Richmond, VA 23224-4072, United States,Richmond, VirginiaEvent Location & Nearby Stays: