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Eli Maniscalco

About Me

Eli plays "The Cliff Divers of Acapulco" with Jeff Young on violin:

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Member Since: 10/2/2005
Band Website: EliManiscalco.com
Band Members: FOR BOOKING please contact [email protected]
Eli Maniscalco plays solo or may be joined by...
Justin Goldner - bass, vocals
Becca Hasselbrook - cajon
Jeff Young - violin
and various other musicians
The "Everything You Say" EP features Eli Maniscalco on all instruments and vocals.
Russ & Eli is Eli Maniscalco (vocals, upright and acoustic bass) and Russ Dembin (vocals, guitar, banjo, kazoo).
Influences: Paul Simon, Richard Shindell, Ben Folds, Woody Guthrie, Arlo Guthrie, Randy Newman, Pete Seeger, Crosby Stills & Nash, Lennon & McCartney, William Shakespeare, Mark Twain, Raymond Carver, traditional music, folklore, storytelling, musical theater, every song I've ever heard, and everyone I've ever collaborated with.
Sounds Like: Paul Simon, Richard Shindell, Arlo Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Paul McCartney
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

New videos w/ Less Than Treason

I just uploaded two videos from last night's show with Less Than Treason. Here's one; visit YouTube to see the other.
Posted by on Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:38:00 GMT

New videos featuring Jeff Young

First of all, for those of you who keep track of everything, I finished the orchestrations for The Beggar's Opera and saw the first two performances. I had to miss the last performances but I will see...
Posted by on Sun, 20 Jan 2008 18:49:00 GMT

Orchestration!

This past Thursday, I got a call from Sal, my drama teacher from high school. He is directing The Beggar's Opera by John Gay. It seems that there was a problem obtaining the orchestra parts, so I was ...
Posted by on Tue, 01 Jan 2008 21:35:00 GMT

What have I been up to? What is coming up?

I've got ten minutes before I have to go somewhere, so let's see what I can write in that time...1) New recordings up on my profile. You have probably heard them already.2) How did I spend my Thursday...
Posted by on Sat, 22 Dec 2007 12:48:00 GMT

I’m in the newspaper!

I was mentioned in the NYU newspaper after performing at a Fashion Week event in the East Village. Article - East Village show brings runway style to the streets.Check out the pictures from the event ...
Posted by on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 13:34:00 GMT

Don't it always seem to go...

The  other day I was in Whole Foods, the wonderful and huge health food/grocery store on Union Square.I was looking to buy some apples. Whole Foods carries both organic and "conventional" produce...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 22:15:00 GMT

Sleeping Beauty

I've been attending rehersals for Sleeping Beauty, the play I'm writing music for. Last night was my second rehearsal, so I got to play what I had worked on in the two days since was last there.The la...
Posted by on Tue, 13 Feb 2007 07:20:00 GMT

No Pants

There's a group called "Improv Everywhere" whose mission is to give people stories to tell. I found their website a few months ago and read about their stunts including the Anton Chekhov book signing ...
Posted by on Sat, 13 Jan 2007 15:09:00 GMT