Eli Conley crafts intricate Americana songs from the raw material of his life as a gay transgender man with Virginia roots. “Oh what gorgeous, soulful music!” gushed acclaimed singer/songwriter Laura Love, “Eli Conley’s writing and singing are exquisite.”
Eli brings his country choirboy croon and singer/songwriter’s sincerity to the All the Livelong Day EP, his May 2011 release with band Eli Conley and Hip for Squares. “Fans of Girlyman, a more established feminist band with gender-queer membership, also should like Conley’s trio,” writes the Eugene Register-Guard. The EP’s five songs draw you in with stories about the impacts of moutaintop removal mining and supermax prisons in Appalachia, and love between men in east Tenessee. They ask who gets to decide what makes a “real” girl or boy, and express heartache and the joys of new love with equal aplomb.
Eli is a powerful live performer, bringing each audience an engaging, heart warming and challenging performance that begs the listener to hold themselves accountable to humanity while stirring the soul with sweet melodies. He plays regularly around the San Francisco Bay Area. For booking inquiries, please write eli@eliconley.com