On May 8th, 2014, the Eli Young Band and Blackjack Billy played a sold out show at the Rodeo Club in San Jose, CA. Dave and I were very excited for this show because the Eli Young Band is one of our favorite country bands and it was a real treat to see a full headlining show of theirs.
The opening act Blackjack Billy is a newer country rock band that I saw at the Rodeo Club last October. I was very happy to see that they were coming back to open for EYB. They played all of their songs from their "Get Some" EP that is available on iTunes. I was really surprised with the medley of cover songs that they played this time. It started off with "Crazy B*tch" by BuckCherry and somehow ended up going into Blake Shelton's "Boy's Round Here". The guys really brought the energy and it was so great to see them again!
Eli Young Band was up next and it was so so good to see them again! They played a few songs off their new album "10,000 Towns" including the title track which I got a small video of here:
They played a good mixture of songs ranging from their very first indie album to the current album. I really enjoyed hearing some of the older songs like "Oklahoma Girl", "Level", and "Small Town Kid". The current single they have out right now called "Dust" is one of my favorite songs right now! So good! EYB also covered a little Lynyrd Skynyrd "Gimme Three Steps", a song that they recorded for a tribute album.
Of course you can't forget their #1 hits! The crowd exploded singing along to "Drunk Last Night", "Even If It Breaks Your Heart" and their first #1 "Crazy Girl". It was so amazing to see these guys again and can't wait to see them again hopefully soon! Here is the link to the instagram video I took of "Crazy Girl"- Crazy Girl Instagram Video
