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Elliott Christ

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Music has been in Elliott Christ’s blood since he wore out the vinyl of his parents’ copy of The Traveling Wilburys Volume 1—at age two. After learning piano at five and guitar at eight, his musical ability skyrocketed. By high school, he was playing acoustic solo open coffeehouse mikes, as well as intense jams with old hands at the famously rowdy Barto Hotel.
When he moved to New York City to attend New York University, he quickly sought out open mikes, playing at Faye’s At the Square, The Baggot Inn, and the now-closed Satellite Bar. His recordings “Living Ad” and “In Charge of the Show” made it into the student-produced Gallatone Volume 2 and 3 compilations, respectively.
In the fall of 2005, he started Elliott Christ and the Avengers, a group that evolved through several lineups into The Pony Express. "The band channels its heroes Dylan, Young, and Cash heavily,” wrote Zach Barangan of the Washington Square News, “but does each and every one of them justice." The band played to enthusiastic crowds at Kenny’s Castaways, The Lion’s Den, The Bitter End, and The Knitting Factory. Christ has since gone solo and is excited about what the future of his music career holds.
Elliott Christ lives in Brooklyn with his girlfriend and six different stringed instruments.
Recent footage of Elliott Christ with a full band at Spike Hill, Brooklyn:

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 19/10/2007
Band Website: No money yet for a fancy-pants website.
Band Members: ELLIOTT CHRIST: Guitar, vocals, harmonica, ukelele, mandolin
ELI MANISCALCO: Bass, vocals
JAMES JANO: Drums

Sounds Like: Start with a base of Bob Dylan and The Beatles. Add liberal amounts of The Who, Neil Young, The Band, Lucinda Williams, and Howlin' Wolf. Mix in Woody Guthrie, The Rolling Stones, Steve Earle, two large eggs, and Pink Floyd. Top with Randy Newman and Elliott Smith, to taste. Bake for 45 minutes at 350 degrees, basting regularly. Serves four.
Record Label: Would be nice, thank you.

My Blog

VIDE-OH!

Hey all...happy St. Patricks/Easter Week, here from sunny (?) Pennsylvania! I’m on YouTube! And so is bassist Eli Maniscalco and drummer Anthony Bianco! Eli’s mom managed to get some nice ...
Posted by on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:36:00 GMT

TWO HILLS IN FOUR DAYS! And a couple other things.

Hey all - just got done seeing my good friend Ron Pope on TRL today. Pretty weird and wild to see one of my best bros on national TV, plus a few good peeps from The District (his band) hanging out in ...
Posted by on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:33:00 GMT

NEW LAYOUT

Quick entry about a quick thing. I just pimped my profile. So check it out. -EJC
Posted by on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:22:00 GMT

NEW SONGS!

Last Monday and Tuesday, after a prolonged period of lying low and hibernating in my cocoon, conserving my precious resources and stamina so that I may emerge a full-fledged, strong-armed, ferocious m...
Posted by on Sat, 23 Feb 2008 02:25:00 GMT

Oh where have you been, my blue-eyed son?

Hey guys... Sorry about my absence from the interwebbings. Don't worry - I didn't stop being your friend (I am rebuilding my lineup of friends slowly but surely). What I've been doing was, since The P...
Posted by on Sat, 20 Oct 2007 21:29:00 GMT