Along his international, fall NORTHSTAR album tour, high-energy independent folk singer-songer John Elliott will play a unique show inside Philadelphia's Pen and Pencil Club, the country's oldest journalist's club.
On Wednesday, Oct. 10, in this "Pay What You Will" concert (Suggested Donation: $15 per person), hear this San Francisco-based veteran of contemporary folk in a venue typically private only to journalists. Elliott is known for his rapid-fire concerts, playful lyrics and fun audience engagement.
John Elliott writes gripping stream-of-consciousness songs that often take unexpected turns en route to delivering a powerful message. Chuck Schiele of The San Diego Troubadour wrote about Elliott's lyrics: "They get in, make their statement, kick you in the teeth, and get out before they start talking too much...And this lends to the urge of rolling any track to its beginning for another spin."
Watch him perform his epic 'Concerning the Lincoln and Douglas Debate' here, his layered 'Ballad of Wallce Green' here or his high-energy 'Stars and Bars' here. Find here a video of a recent concert of his.
A native of Minnesota who now resides in California, Elliott began playing at various Hollywood venues in 2001, had expanded throughout southern California by 2003, and later became an international touring artist. He has performed in several countries and every state except Hawaii. His music has been featured on hit TV shows including Grey's Anatomy and Californication, as well as in PASTE Magazine, on NPR and Neil Young's "Living With War" website.
In the last decade, he has released eight genre-less studio albums on his own record label (Garland Lane) to an ever-expanding audience. All can be streamed at his website (www.thehereafterishere.com/recordings). The newest releases are an unedited live performance (“Live in Austin”) and a compilation (“The Greatest Recordings According to Me: 2003-2013”). Both are available for purchase at shows on USB drives. Cassettes are also for sale. Also, hoodies and t-shirts. And yes, compact discs.