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Early Shows


​2017


Friday, December 22nd
The Lost Church
 San Francisco, CA
with Shawna Virago and Secret Emchy Society


Sunday, August 27th
Homeward Bound 
Gender Odyssey Conference Music Showcase
Gay City Calamus Auditorium
Seattle, WA 
with Namoli Brennet, Claire Michelle, Lara Americo, Michael Woodward, Rachael Gold and Breanna Anderson


CD Release Show
Sunday, June 11th
Queer Country West Coast
The Backroom
Berkeley, CA
with The Secret Emchy Society 


Strong & Tender CD Release Tour
Saturday, May 13th
Concert at the Glitter Box Theater
Pittsburgh, PA
with Swampwalk and Rhubarb


Friday, May 12th
Carribbean Jerks
Lewis Center, OH
with Sarah Cooperider


Thursday, May 11th
Spotlight Playhouse
Berea, KY
with Sam Gleaves


Tuesday, May  9th
Wolf Hills Brewing Company
Feature at Tacos & Troubadours Open Mic
 Abingdon, VA 


Sunday, May 7th
VueMont House Concert Series
New Canton, VA
Proceeds Benefit the Center for Rural Culture


Saturday, May 6th
ReNewal Fellowship
Benefit Concert for North Star LGBTQ Community Center
Winston-Salem, NC
with Chasity Scott


Thursday, May 4th
Fermental
Wilmington, NC


Sunday, April 30th
The Camel
Richmond, VA
with Tyler Hughes & Sam Gleaves 
and Molly Payne & the Mistakes


Saturday, April 29th
House Concert
Washington D.C.
with A.J. Head


Friday, April 28th
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Atonement
Philadelphia, PA
with Silverton


Thursday, April 27th
Branded Saloon
Brooklyn, NY
with The Paisley Fields

​2016



Friday, October 21st
Queer Country West Coast
El Rio
San Francisco, CA
with Addie and the Subtrax + Low Sky Echo


Saturday, September 24th
Octopus Literary Salon
Oakland, CA
with Eli Wise


Saturday, August 27th
Stockton Pride
Stockton, CA


Saturday, August 6th
House Concert
Berkeley, CA


Wednesday, July 13th
The Lost Church
San Francisco, CA
with Mya Byrne and Kathleen Knighton


Friday, May 27th
Queer Country West Coast
El Rio
San Francisco, CA
with Annah Anti-Palindrome and Mya Byrne


Wednesday, April 20th
House Concert at Hurricane of Bikes 
Oakland, CA
with Remember When We Trashed the Golf Course, Mya Byrne and Don Paris Schlotman


Friday, February 26th
Queer Country West Coast
El Rio
San Francisco, CA
with The P's & Q's + Dillbilly


Friday, January 29th
Dolores Park Cafe
San Francisco, CA
with Lukas Papenfusscline and Mya Byrne

​2015


Saturday, November 7th
House Concert
Chicago, IL
with Jesse Alexander


Thursday, November 5th
House Concert
Cleveland, OH 


Wednesday, November 4th
The Cat in the Cream Coffeehouse
Oberlin College
180 W. Lorain Street, Oberlin, OH


Tuesday, November 3rd
The Blue Pickle
5225 N. High Street, Columbus, OH
with One Eye Whiskey and Sarah Cooperider


Friday, October 30th
Great Oak Cohousing Common House
500 Little Lake Drive, Ann Arbor, MI


Thursday, October 29th
Tour Kickoff Show
Studio Grand
3234 Grand Ave, Oakland, CA
with All My Pretty Ones


Friday, September 4th
Causa Justa :: Just Cause Fundraiser for Proposition 1
El Rio
3158 Mission St, San Francisco, CA
Eli plays as part of the band Sugar in the Salt


Eli hosts the very first Queer Country West Coast!
Thursday, June 25th
La Peña Cultural Center
3105 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA
Featuring Sugar in the Salt, Shane Fairchild of The Goat and the Feather, and The Western Skyline


Tuesday, June 9th
KQED's Special Pride Month Show: Will You Marry Me?
Feinstein's at the Nikko
222 Mason St, San Francisco, CA


Saturday, April 25th
House Concert Hosted by JJ Tiziou
4531 Osage Ave, Philadelphia, PA
with Joshua Marcus & Chenda Cope
and Arsena Schroeder


Friday, April 24th
House Concert
Northampton, MA
with Father, Misty and the Big Rock


Thursday, April 23rd
Gallery 263
263 Pearl St, Cambridge, MA
with Julia Mark


Wednesday, April 22nd
The Root Social Justice Center
28 William St, 1st Floor, Brattleboro, VTBrattleboro, VT


Tuesday, April 21st
House Concert
Plainfield, VT


Sunday, April 19th
House Concert at The Gold House
Burlington, VT


Saturday, April 18th
Queer Country Monthly at Branded Saloon
603 Vanderbilt Ave, Brooklyn, NY
with Karen & the Sorrows


Friday, April 17th
House Concert Hosted by Mara
115 Franklin St, Ithaca, NY


Friday, April 17th
Singing Workshop for LGBTQA People and Allies
Ithaca College


Wednesday, April 15th
Biddle's Escape
401 Biddle Ave, Pittsburgh, PA


Monday, April 13th
Teavolve
Feature at the Open Mic
1401 Aliceanna St, Baltimore, MD


Sunday, April 12th
Afternoon House Concert Hosted by Luke and Catherine
Cumberland, VA


Saturday, April 11th
1005 Wellness Center
Durham, NC
with Laila Nur
Saturday, April 11th1005 Wellness Center1005 Broad St, Durham, NCwith Laila Nur


Saturday, April 11th
Floyd Country Store Americana Afternoon
206 South Locust St, Floyd, VA


Friday, April 10th
North Star LGBT Center
704 Brookstown Ave, Winston-Salem, NC
Adam Plant opens


Thursday, April 9th
Ted's Fun on the River
2 Castle St, Wilmington, NC
Folkstar opens


Wednesday, April 8th
Singing Workshop for Transgender, Genderqueer and Gender Non-Conforming People
Imani Metropolitan Community Church
3602 C View St, Durham, NC


Saturday, April 4th
Ashland Coffee and TeaAshland Coffee and Tea
100 North Railroad Ave, Ashland, VA
Humble Tripe opens


Friday, April 3rd
House Concert hosted by Sam and Deborah
Charlottesville, VA
with Humble Tripe


Thursday, April 2nd
Ebenezer's Coffeehouse
201 F Street NE, Washington, D.C.
opening for Humble TripeHumble Tripe and Angie Head


Saturday, March 28th
Homophonic Queer Songwriter Showcase
Eli's Tour Kickoff Show!
Martuni's Piano Bar
4 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA


Saturday, February 28th
La Peña Cultural Center
3105 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA
2014


Saturday, December 13th
Square One Yoga
1540A 62nd St, Emeryville, CA
Sugar in the Salt and Adhamh Roland


Friday, December 12th
Art Boutiki
44 Race St, San Jose, CA
with Elflock, Leah Capelle, and Red Steppes


Saturday, November 15th
Tesmescal Arts Center
511 48th St, Oakland, CA
Eli Conley opens for Stella Peach (CD Release) and Claire Plumb


Sunday, October 26th
La Pena Cultural Center in the Lounge
3105 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA
Opening for Joe Stevens (CD Release) and Humble Tripe


Sunday September 21st
La Peña Cultural Center
3105 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA
Eli will be performing as part of a brand new trio with songwriters Koralie Hill and Maia Papaya.
The Velophiliacs open


Saturday June 14th
Brainwash Cafe
1122 Folsom St, San Francisco, CA
with Jeff Landau and Maia Papaya


Friday, April 25th
House Concert
4531 Osage Ave, Philadelphia, PA
with Carsie Blanton and The Gallerist


Thursday, April 24th
Feature at the Burlap and Bean Open Mic
204 South Newtown Street Rd, Newtown Square, PA


Wednesday, April 23rd
Branded Saloon
603 Vanderbilt Ave, Brooklyn, NY
with My Gay Banjo and AJ Lewis


Tuesday, April 22nd
Stoughton House of Brews
28 Porter St, Stoughton, MA
with Beth DeSombre


Monday, April 21st
Hush Hush Sweet Harlot Songwriter Series
The Red Door
107 State St, Portsmouth, NH
with Bethel Steele


Saturday, April 19th
The Allen Theater and MJ's Coffeehouse
36 E Main St (Rt 422), Annville, PA


Friday, April 18th
The Electric Maid
268 Carroll St NW, Washington, DC
with Angie Head


Thursday, April 17th
Feature at Acoustic Thursdays Open Mic
Peace and a Cup of Joe
713 W, Pratt St, Baltimore, MD


Wednesday, April 16th
Ashland Coffee and Tea
100 North Railroad Ave, Ashland, VA
with The Campbell Family Band


Tuesday, April 15th
House Concert & Singing Workshop
Hosted by the Media Babies Cooperative
Danville, VA


Sunday, April 13th
House Concert
Cartersville, VA


Saturday, April 12th
The New Deal Cafe
113 Centerway, Greenbelt, MD
opening for ilyAIMY


Friday, April 11th
Dogtown Roadhouse
302 South Locust Street, Floyd, VA
with Charis Carter


Thursday, April 10th
Bon
100 W South St, Charlottesville, VA
with Gina Sobel's 4Tet


Friday, April 4th
East Coast Tour Kickoff Show!
Subterranean Arthouse
2179 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA
with Elflock


Saturday, February 8th
Berkeley House Concert
with Even Taylor and Claire Plumb


Saturday, February 1st
Talia Cooper's Goodbye Concert
JCC of the East Bay
1414 Walnut St, Berkeley, CA
Entirely Talia and Special Guests

​2013


Wednesday, December 4th
The Lost Church
65 Capp St, San Francisco, CA
with Claire Plumb


Saturday, November 9th
Cafe du Nord
2170 Market St, San Francisco, CA
Opening for Chris Shiftlett and the Dead Peasants
and The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band


Friday, November 8th
Cafe Frascati
315 South First Street, San Jose, CA
w/ QueenEarth + Elflock


Tuesday, November 5th
The News featuring new queer work at SOMArts
934 Brannan St, San Francisco, CA
w/ spoken word artists from The New Shit Show


Wednesday October 30th
Rose Home for Folk (House Show)
1613 Brawne Ave NW, Olympia, WA
w/ The Pine Hearts + The Bob Schwenkler Experience + Woolen Warrior


Sunday October 27th
Empty Sea Studios
6300 Phinney Ave N, Seattle, WA
Hitch the Pony opens


Saturday October 26th
Metronome Coffee
3518 6th Ave #101, Tacoma, WA
with Luke Stanton + Forest Beutel of Barleywine Revue


Friday October 25th
The Wandering Goat
268 Madison St, Eugene, OR
with The Dirty Dandelions


Wednesday Oct 23rd
The Red and Black Cafe
400 SE 12th Ave, Portland, OR
with Brenna Sahatjian and Christopher Buckingham of The Eventuals


Saturday October 19th
Season of Change: A Fundraiser Dinner for the Gender Health Center
Lawler Gardens
2720 Armstrong Dr, Sacramento, CA
with Joe Stevens and the Sacramento Gay Men's Chorus


Saturday September 28th
At The Seams CD Release Show
La Peña Cultural Center
3105 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA
Thunder Thighs opens


Friday March 29th
The Starry Plough
3101 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA
w/ Annah Anti-Palindrome and nomy lamm and THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD featuring Thunder Thighs


Saturday February 23rd
Mount Tabor Theater
4811 SE Hawthorne Boulevard, Portland, OR
Songs for Project Believe in Me
with Kimya Dawson, The Cabin Project, StormMiguel Florez, Tyler Matl


Saturday January 19th
The Starry Plough
3101 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley
Benefit Concert for the Ali Forney Center
with Michelle Tea, Shawna Virago, KB TuffNStuff

2012


Saturday November 10th
Headlining The Starry Plough
3101 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley
with Rin Tin Tiger and The Plastic Arts


Thursday November 8th
San Francisco Transgender Film Festival Opening Night Performance Extravaganza
CounterPULSE
1310 Mission St, San Francisco


Thursday September 27th
Rockit Room Downstairs
406 Clement St, San Francisco
with The Parmesans and Yonat & Her Muse


Saturday September 8th
Eli's Birthday Show!
La Peña Cultural Center
3105 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley
Dear Indugu and Emily Moldy open


Friday July 27th
Fundraiser for the Art Beat Foundation
25th Street Collective
477 25th St, Oakland
Opening for Shareef Ali and Mark Matos


Saturday July 14th
Subterranean Arthouse
2179 Bancroft Way Berkeley
With Zoe Boekbinder and Whiskey Hill


Friday June 1st
High Street Station Cafe
1303 High St, Alameda
Opening for Critical Bliss


Friday May 25th
Gender Desperado Jamboree 
Queer and Trans Songwriter Open Mic
Hosted by Shawna Virago and StormMiguel Florez
Featuring Eli Conley
Dolores Park Cafe
501 Dolores St, San Francisco


Saturday May 19th
Shut Up Songwriters
Cafe Yesterday
1122 University Ave, Berkeley


Friday May 18th
Dolores Park Cafe
With The Goat And The Feather and Courtney Nicole
501 Dolores St, San Francisco


Thursday April 26th
Three Guys: The Mix
El Rio
3158 Mission St, San Francisco
Hosted by Joshua Klipp
with Joe Stevens and Beau Dream


Sunday April 29th
Second Story Arts Collective
2525 Taft St, Sacramento
with StormMiguel Florez and Joe Stevens


Sunday April 15th
Disco Volante
347 14th St, Oakland
with Mana Maddy and Annah Anti-Palindrome


Saturday March 24th
Actual Cafe
6334 San Pablo Ave, Oakland
with Myles and Amy Bleu


Saturday February 25th
Eli Conley and Hip for Squares 
La Peña
3105 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley
with Dear Indugu and The Skinny String Band


Saturday February 11th
5th Annual Three Guys, Six Strings
Trans Men Singer-Songwriters
El Rio
3158 Mission St, San Francisco
with Joshua Klipp, Joe Stevens (of Coyote Grace)  and  StormMiguel Florez


Friday January 27th
Feature at the San Francisco Queer Open Mic
Modern Times Bookstore

2011


Tuesday December 20th
The Sun Temple House
224 Buckingham Pl (near Walnut & 45th), Philadelphia
Hosted by Elliott Harvey
With: Geb the Great Cackler and Danny J. Y2K


Sunday December 18th
Gallery 788
788 Washington Blvd, Baltimore, MD
with Constance Sisk, QueenEarth & Brooks Long


Saturday December 17th
Phase 1
525 8th St Southeast, Washington, DC
with Constance Sisk, The Lost Bois, Angie Head & SolRose


Friday December 16th
The Darjeeling Cafe
219 W Beverley St, Staunton, VA
with Constance Sisk & Sally Rose


Thursday December 15th
Costello's Piano Bar
211 Princess St, Wilmington, NC


Wednesday December 14th
The Gay Community Center of Richmond
1407 Sherwood Avenue, Richmond, VA
with Constance Sisk & Be Steadwell (B. Steady of The Lost Bois)


Pacific Northwest Tour
Friday, July 29th 
Pacific Northwest Tour Kickoff Show!
Actual Cafe 
6334 San Pablo Ave, Oakland
with Jess Rice


Saturday, July 30th
The Granary Pizza and Nightclub
259 East 5th Ave, Eugene, OR
Opening for Melissa Ruth


Sunday, July 31st
In Other Words 
Feminist Bookstore & Resource Center
14 Killingsworth St, Portland, OR
with Tansy and Tarweed and Maia Papaya


Tuesday, August 2nd
Skylark Cafe and Bar
3803 Delridge Way SW, West Seattle, WA 
with Gina Belliveau and Dreamcake


Wednesday, August 3rd
The Ridge Wine Bar
1017 N. State St, Bellingham, WA
with Talia Cooper


Thursday, July 7th
Mama Buzz Cafe
2318 Telegraph Ave, Oakland
with StormMiguel Florez and The Local Strangers 


Friday, June 24th
San Francisco Trans March
Dolores Park, San Francisco


Wednesday June 1st
Grant and Green Saloon
1371 Grant Ave, San Francisco
with Shareef Ali and the Radical Folksonomy


Saturday May 14th
The Plough and Stars Irish Pub
116 Clement St, San Francisco
Opening for The Muddy Roses


Friday May 13th
High Street Station
1303 High St, Alameda
Openings for Kimberlye Gold


Saturday April 23rd
Moving Party for Modern Times Bookstore
888 Valencia St, San Francisco
w/ the Brass Liberation Orchestra, Annie Danger, Daphne Gottlieb, and a labor song singalong


Friday, April 28th
Anarchist Cafe
Saint Martin de Porres, San Francisco


Thursday February 17th
Kaleidoscope Free Speech Zone
3109 24th St, San Francisco, CA         
with riot folk collective members:
 a stick and a stone, Adhamh Roland, and Brenna Sahatjian


Thursday, February 3rd
Stanford Coffee House (Coho)
with songwriter Beth Longwell
Palo Alto, CA


Friday, Jan 28th
Benefit for the Sacramento Gender Health Center
with Hip for Squares
Mondo Bizarro Cafe
Sacramento, CA


Saturday Jan 22nd
Three Guys & Six Strings
"Special Guest" alongside StormMiguel Florez, Joe Stevens (of Coyote Grace), and Alex Davis
Hosted by Joshua Klipp
6 pm 
El Rio
San Francisco, CA

​2010



Fundraiser for Virginia Girls Rock Camp
7:30 pm Tuesday Dec 21st
Synergeo
349 S Laurel St - Richmond, VA


Philz Coffee
with Your Every Waking Moment
Friday December 10th
Berkeley, CA


Poets & Songwriters -- Benefit for Rae Thomas
with Hip for Squares, Ianna Owen, Annah Anti-Palindrome, Under Kat, Jacks McNamara and Rae Thomas
Saturday, October 23rd
Actual Cafe, Oakland, CA


Luna's Cafe
with Light the Beacon Fires
Saturday, July 24th, 8 pm
1414 16th St, Sacramento


Sunday Evening Folkstravaganza
with Kim Tillman and Light the Beacon Fires
Sunday, July 11th
Actual Cafe, Oakland, CA


Magic Jester Theater Improv Comedy Show
8 pm Friday, July 9th
Temescal Arts Center
511 48th St. at Telegraph Ave, Oakland
$10, $5 for students


Benefit for Ezra's Top Surgery
with Annah Anti-Palindrome
Friday, June 11th
Nabolom Bakery, Oakland, CA


Transgender Leadership Summit
Saturday, May 15th
Butch n' Nellies, Sacramento, CA


Musicians for Bay Area Housing Justice
with Snack Time
Thursday, April 29th
Mama Buzz Cafe, Oakland, CA

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