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JOEL ECKELS

About Me

Joel Eckels. Saxophone. Led Zeppelin. The Beatles. Guns n' Roses. Guitars. Iceland. The Cure. High School bands. Girls. Pearl Jam. College. Girls. Soul Food. Tim Acres. Jen Lowe. The road. Rhode Island. Longer Driving. Girls. Musical politics. Business. Atlanta. Breakup. Limbo. Transition. Caravan. Sally Jaye Smithwick. Paper Sun. Los Angeles. Cary Beare. Adam Marcello. Krister Axel. Carson Cohen. Humanity. Touring. Music Industry. Music scene. Hotel Cafe. Room 5. Molly Malone's. Valentine. Grateful. Jennifer Love Hewitt. Chris Fuhrman. Good Things. The Viper Room. Momentum. Heartbreak. Disappointment. Hope. New Beginnings. Jason Thomas Gordon. Strength. Ambition. Chris Lovejoy. Babyhead. Missouri. Springfield. Shawn Eckels. Speakeasy. John Anderson. Tony Johnson. Paper Sun. Shows. Recording. Home. Los Angeles. September. Evolution...

"Get It Back" Live at Room 5

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/19/2007
Band Website: http://www.papersun.com
Band Members: Joel Eckels - vocals/guitar
Babyhead - upright bass
Chris Lovejoy - drums/percussion
Deron Johnson - keyboards

guest vocalist - Dawn Thomas
Influences: The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Faces, Ray Charles, Al Green, Otis Redding, James Brown, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Beck, Kings of Leon, The Arctic Monkeys, Citizen Cope, The Black Crowes, Lenny Kravitz, Spoon, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Ani Difranco, Soul Coughing, The Cure, Jamiroquai, Ray Lamontagne, Taj Mahal, Steely Dan, Speakeasy, Neil Young, Mofro, The Meters, John Lennon, Jeff Buckley, The Guess Who, Curtis Mayfield, Cake, Bob Marley, Bill Withers, Joni Mitchell, Soundgarden, Credence Clearwater Revival, Black Sabbath and on and on and on...
Sounds Like: music
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

"45" and "Girl" NOW AVAILABLE on iTUNES!!!

The newest studio tracks from PAPER SUN! Here's a preview of the upcoming record. Get it in your headphones now!Click here to get the "45" and "Girl" on iTunes!Spread the word!
Posted by on Fri, 15 May 2009 23:29:00 GMT

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Posted by on Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:18:00 GMT

BRAND NEW STUDIO TRACKS AVAILABLE FOR FREE DOWNLOAD TODAY!!!

We are happy to announce that "45" and "Girl" are ready to release to you and the rest of the world. Get your FREE DOWNLOAD Today!TODAY (FEB. 3RD, 2009), we will be offering both tracks for free downl...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Feb 2009 02:29:00 GMT

FREE DOWNLOADS OF NEW STUDIO TRACKS ON TUESDAY!!!

We are very excited to announce that two of the studio tracks, "45" and "Girl", are finally finished and ready for release!!!We're celebrating by making them available for FREE DOWNLOAD all day TUESDA...
Posted by on Sat, 31 Jan 2009 17:50:00 GMT

ADAM McDOUGALL, keyboardist of the BLACK CROWES, will be playing keys with PAPER SUN on WED!

***WE'VE JUST ADDED ADAM McDOUGALL (current keyboardist of the Black Crowes) TO THE SHOW! FRESH OFF THE ROAD WITH THE CROWES, ADAM WILL BE PLAYING KEYS IN PAPER SUN ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT!!! THIS IS GOING...
Posted by on Sun, 23 Nov 2008 21:38:00 GMT

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Posted by on Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:31:00 GMT

Officially moved back to LA...

What's up everybody? I can hardly believe it myself, folks. I am back in Los Angeles for good. I'm home again. It's pretty surreal, really.I'm happy as hell to be back. Although, as much as I love and...
Posted by on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 18:41:00 GMT

Moving Back to LA...

This September, I'll be heading back to the left coast to re-claim my residency in Los Angeles. Although I am sad to leave in many ways, I have come to a point where it's time to get back home and get...
Posted by on Mon, 30 Jul 2007 22:45:00 GMT

My Other Space...

I created a new page for some of my other songs outside of PAPER SUN and for acoustic shows that I will be playing more frequently in the future. I'm looking to establish another side of my music that...
Posted by on Mon, 30 Jul 2007 22:35:00 GMT