Archive for May, 2011
A Sizzling Friday Night in June…
The weather’s heating up…people are getting ready to shed more clothes. People are looking for a good time. The first Friday in June promises to be a scorcher at Southpaw. Eli Paperboy Reed and The True Loves come to town. For those of you who were not part of the 500 strong that came out to Brooklyn Bowl on snow January night…u gotta see this show! This time around Eli has Brooklyn’s own Lily and The Parlour Tricks to warm yallz up…this one’s gonna be shamokin!!!!
Never seen Eli? Check out what the experts say…um…think he’s got the goods, or WHAT?
“Mr. Reed invokes the stylish and muscular R&B of Otis Redding and Sam Cooke with convincing suavity.” – THE NEW YORK TIMES
“A whole-hearted son of soul … Amy Winehouse better watch her back.” – THE VILLAGE VOICE
“Serious swagger and old-school sincerity … a local favorite set to break out on a national level.” – THE BOSTON GLOBE
“There are singers who sing and there are singers whose sheer power of expression can knock you off your feet. Eli ‘Paperboy’ Reed falls firmly into the latter category … [he] threatens to be one of the defining voices of the year” – MOJO MAGAZINE
“[A] star on the rise … Reed stunned the crowd [as he] screeched and hollered through a no-holds-barred set of originals that could be easily mistaken for lost Stax classics.” – THE BOSTON HERALD
“The truth is in the grooves … [Reed's song 'The Satisfier'] is the sound that’s bulldozed the skeptics – dirty guitar, in-the-pocket rhythm section, goosy organ, rocking call-and-response horns, and backing vocals that out-Ronson Mark Ronson.” – THE BOSTON PHOENIX
“[Reed's] blazing soul get[s] the pulse racing and the spirit testifying. The brilliantly nicknamed singer combines the sob of Al Green with the beef of Otis Redding, and boasts a band, The True Loves, who look young enough to be in some emo group but have better taste.” – MOJO MAGAZINE
“A belting singer….A call to party like it’s 1969.” – THE TIMES OF LONDON
“[Reed] is strong and confident…he delivers a classic soul boast without sounding churlish or macho…” – NO DEPRESSION
“A voice to rival the greats.” – THE WORD MAGAZINE
“The audience was fully swept up in the soul wayback machine [Reed] and his band constructed … one look at Reed wailing his guts out and it was clear he meant every note.” – BILLBOARD
“If you do only do one thing this week, [go see] Eli ‘Paperboy’ Reed … The talented singer is clearly screaming from the heart.” – TIME OUT NY
“Stirs up rafter-raising Gospel spirit with down-home dirt and spit.” – RECORD COLLECTOR
“If I had to choose a new song I loved, I’d pick ‘Take My Love With You’ by this guy from Boston, Eli ‘Paperboy’ Reed.” – NICK LOWE talking to MOJO MAGAZINE
CHECK OUT PASTE MAGAZINE ARTICLE ON LILY AND THE PARLOUR TRICKS HERE
LILY AND THE PARLOUR TRICKS
