Distribution: Scratch Records www.scratchrecords.com
Label: Gilded Gold Records www.gildedgoldrecords.com
Band Contact: 604 874 0228
eldorado@eldoradotheband.com
www.eldoradotheband.com
www.twitter.com/eldoradorocks
www.myspace.com/theeldorado
www.youtube.com/eldoradovancouver
Eldorado has an honest alt-country sound with roots firmly nestled in old-style country and new-style Americana/Canadiana. Tennessee born/Canadian raised, Angela Fama leads the five-piece with a sassy, sad and sweet voice that will cause you to both cry in your whiskey and then toe-tap your tears away side by side with guitarist/singer Nen Jelicic, steel/dobro guitarist Michael
Flunkert (Shiloh Lindsey), bassist Julie Bavalis (Parlour Steps) and drummer Kenton Wiens. The adventure began 10 years ago at Granville Street’s Templeton Diner where the coffee sluggin’ Nen found Angela slinging mangled eggs to the masses. After seeing Nen live with his band The Rocketfins, and sick of the queue at karaoke, with finger’s crossed, she handed Nen a cassette of her singing: “Wanna be in a band with me?” to which he declared: “Is that YOU singing? Really?!? O.K.!” The songs flow easily between them, forming a musical partnership with “a wandering soul and the heart of a homebody” (See, Edmonton 2008). Eldorado’s self-titled debut album was released 2004, followed by their sophomore release in 2008: Suitcase, produced by Jon Wood (Herald Nix, Rodney DeCroo). Eldorado released their first video for the title track, Suitcase, the same night as they kicked off their Western Canadian Tour Sept 4th, 2009... if you haven’t seen or heard them yet, you are missing out on a "Distinctly unique brand of alt-country" (Beatroute, Calgary 2008)SELECTED PRESS
“Vancouver’s favorite Torch ’n’ Twang” (Northern Electric, Vancouver 2009)
"Never loses its feeling of sheer honesty." (Exclaim!, Toronto 2008)
“Country-rock delivered with a spirit” (The Province, Vancouver 2009)
"Like a bottle of good bourbon" (Vancouver Courier, Vancouver 2008)
“Pure Canadiana heartland rock” (Skinny Mag, Vancouver 2009)
"Distinctly unique brand of alt-country" (Beatroute, Calgary 2008)
“Sweetness and light with dark edges” (Terminal City, Vancouver 2002)
"A wandering soul with the heart of a homebody" (See, Edmonton 2008)
“Reminiscent of Cowboy Junkie’s Margo Timmins” (Discorder, Vancouver 2008)
“Sassy, sexy and armed with a husky, southern fried voice” (24 hours, Vancouver 2007)
FILE UNDER Alt -Country, Canadiana/Americana, Roots, Country/Rock
RIYL Patsy Cline, Mazzy Star, Nancy Sinatra and Johnny Cash rolled into one with She & Him, Blue Rodeo, The Cowboy Junkies, The Detroit Cobra’s, Gram Parsons and Ry Cooder