“You never know where someone is going to hear you; ya’ know? Bluesville is a blessing, I’m so happy to be on there,” says Detroit born and current Jersey City, NJ resident Eliza Neals as she covered all of the bases from her past to the present as well as the upcoming release of her new album “Badder to the Bone,” due out April 23 via E-H Records and on all the major platforms.
Growing up in and around Detroit and learning a love of music from a young age, Eliza seemingly knew she was destined for the stage but once she enrolled in a music school at Wayne State, she discovered that life’s journey can take you down some unintended roads; hers led to being “Discovered” and eventually to the blues.
“I studied with Barrett Strong, Barrett Strong of “Heard It Through The Grapevine,” “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone,” “I Wish It Would Rain;” learning the Motown and soul thing and R & B but I really grew up with my family and sisters doing the blues, southern rock, classic rock and then I studied opera too, if you can believe it,” she said with a slight laugh. ”I went to music school and studied opera and piano and I’d been singing in all of the clubs in Detroit five nights a week while I was going to music school. I was sitting in at Bert’s; have you ever heard of Bert’s? It’s like the longest running jazz club in Detroit where you go there and you sit in and if they like you they let you stay and if not they boo you off of the stage; kind of like The Apollo. I’d go there and sit in at places like that and people would tell me, wow, you have a voice for the blues; people would tell me that all of the time. No matter where I’d sing I’d hear, you should sing some Etta James, you should sing some Bessie Smith, Koko Taylor; they thought my voice went with that. So, I started doing a lot of the ballads; Etta James “At Last” and stuff like that and then I started writing more songs in that vein but they always had a blues rock tinge to them. It has been a long road doing it, I sang in cigar clubs and I don’t even know how I did it; five sets from seven o’clock until two o’clock in the morning in these huge smoke-filled rooms; I would be dead now if I had to do that (laughs).”
Lead by Motown, Detroit has always been known for its strong music scene and it is one in which Neals was and still is firmly entrenched. So, how does she find life in Jersey and wait; did she say opera?
“I’m in Jersey City, I moved here about 12 years ago but I’m from the Detroit area and I go back and forth a lot because my family is there and everything I did, do and learned was from there,” she explained. “Like I said, I went to music school because my dad said, “You have to get a degree if you live here,” so, I said, OK, I’ll get a music degree that should be easy but oh boy! I had to pick either jazz or opera and I picked opera because I thought it would help me with my training to save my voice if I ever had to sing a lot and it did; it really did help and it helped me a lot. I like it here, it’s so close to New York but I like going back home because it’s home; I like going all over actually. A lot of my tours were cancelled, I was supposed to go to Spain and back to the UK and that’s all pushed back now until the Fall so, I’m regrouping.”
“Regrouping” isn’t the only thing she’s managed to have done. Since the start of the pandemic and ensuing lockdowns, “Badder to the Bone” will be her second release and for this one she brought in some well-known support and even if her quickly rising star and immense talent haven’t quite yet become a household name; they will be soon.
“I have Lance Lopez, I had him guest; I have so many different people that I sit in with and I thought, I’ve got to get him on something. So, I called him up and he said, “Oh yeah! I’ll do it” so, believe it or not, the already released single “Queen Of The Nile” was done in one take; it was just magic, it was crazy. I have Lance and I have Peter Keys from Lynyrd Skynyrd on that song. The Album comes out on April 23 and it is the second one that I’ve done during this lockdown pandemic thing and I just figured that I would write some new tunes. So, we went to Florida and I sat there with my keyboard just staring out the window at some palm trees and started writing these songs on the piano and coming up with the arrangements; starting over again and making sure they were right. I guess it has taken me about two years for this album to write and hash out correctly. I’d sit there and just kept coming up with more and more lyrics that didn’t necessarily go with the music but I came up with enough stuff where I thought, that could be an album; you know? So, that’s what happened. I had the lyrics for “United We Stand” in my music book; I have this book I carry around and I just write lyrics in it all day whenever something hits me and then I also write songs with my friend from Detroit, his name is Mike Puwal and he’s in Nashville. I go there and he helps me produce it and he’s an engineer and we’ve been working together since 1997. He used to run Barrett’s studio in Detroit and Barrett was my mentor and pretty much one of my best friends. So, he ran Barrett’s studio we started working together in 1997 so, this has been blues rock in the making (laughs). People will say, oh, I just heard of you recently but I’ve been around singing a lot especially in Detroit and all over the world now since 2015.”
“The new album is 10-tracks but it is actually nine-tracks because I’ve got two different mixes of “Queen of The Nile,” she continued, “One is almost seven minutes and that is the one they are playing on Bluesville; the long one. I did a shorter one thinking they were going to play that one but I’m glad they are playing the longer one because Lance Lopez is killing it on like a two-minute solo; damn near but the second mix is just a little shorter. Lance is really great, he just came in and knocked it out in one take and I was kind of in awe because it was great. I didn’t even say, let’s do another take just in case; you’re supposed to have another take just in case the tape gets burned up or something (laughs). Thank God it all worked, he did that one take and I said, OK, it’s all good and he looked at me and said; “That’s all?” I said, well, just do one more on “Can’t Find My Way Home” where he’s harmonizing with himself and that was it but next time I’ll get three or four more (laughs). Over the last two years with the lockdown stuff, a lot of my lyrics like “Lockdown Love” are what happened; a lot of the words came from that. “United We Stand,” if we’d all just get together, it’s all a lot of stuff that has been going on; past love affairs even. I mean, it’s a dark comedy if you ask me; ya’ know?”
Sharing stages with countless blues and rock luminaries has become second nature to Neals. Andy Watts, Joe Louis Walker, Walter Trout, Tommy Castro and more have benefitted from her presence and in many cases she theirs but if asked, she’ll tell you her greatest joy comes from her audiences and the things they are capable of giving her in return.
“I love connecting with people,” she said with total sincerity, “When I look out at the audience and I see the people and I know they just want to have fun and let loose and forget about all of the crap that they are going through; my whole thing is, if they’re not having fun then I’m not having fun. So, it’s about making the audience have a blast and if they’re having a blast, then I am; I’m almost directing as I go. I never play a song really the same twice and if you ask my band they’re like; it’s fun! I mean, it’s kind of like a work in progress. They know the song, I get up there and we’re dangerous; we may have a B3 solo for four minutes; it’s action packed, it’s a blast and just so much fun. I guess it’s what I’m meant to do; just play music and hopefully everybody is having a blast with us and it makes me feel happy that they are smiling and dancing. They’ll come up to me after and say; you know what? I had the best time, you made me forget about my divorce or about this or that or I got out of my wheelchair and actually danced for the first time in five years and I was like; whoa. That actually happened to me once and it’s just magic when that happens and it’s actually cathartic for me because I feel so much better because they feel better and it’s like a healing session. I do things with my voice that I’ve never done before, I’m finding new things and I’m like, wow, I’ve never done that before. I’ve used like almost four octaves because I’ve done opera and learned how to go really high or really low; I could do that anyway but do it without hurting myself and if you throw all of that in on a blues tune like “Queen Of The Nile” or another of the ballads that I do; it’s fun, it’s like your pushing yourself to the outer limits. It really is great and then between the musicians, when we are jelling everybody is having a blast. Honestly, if I’m bored for even one second, I’ll throw a stunt like I’ll walk over to the guitar player, stop all of the music and make him do a solo and then he gets better; it’s amazing. We’re pushing each other and when I sat in at a lot of the clubs in Detroit the musicians would do that to me and that’s how I got better because they are always pushing you; OK, you’re gonna do this now and I’d be like; I am? The great Joe Louis Walker taught me a bunch of stuff. I was singing on stage with him at The Mustique Blues Festival and of course Mick Jagger walked in while I was singing and I almost died (laughs). He came in every night at this festival on the private islands of Mustique and I was like wow, look where the blues brought me and I couldn’t believe; you’d never think. He walked in while I was on stage and thank God I didn’t know but my friend took a picture of him doing that Mick Jagger dance (laughs) and Joe was on stage with me and he said, “Eliza!” I said; what? He said, “You’re running around and doing great but take a break and let them do some work; you’re working so hard” and I was like, oh, OK, you’re right. So, he taught me little things like let them do the work, chill out a little bit and then come back; he’s amazing. Then he picked a song for me to sing that I didn’t even know and I just made up the words but it worked and he loved what I did, he said it was within the realm of the blues and it made sense and it was on the spot in front of 500 people but that’s what happens, you just do it; right?”
Yes, yes you do and what she’s doing is rapidly garnering a ferocious reputation as a live entity; even being called an “East Coast Beth Hart,” a compliment of the highest order given Hart’s well-documented high-energy, let it all hang out, leave it all on stage performances. Once “Badder to the Bone” which she says is, “Kind of an homage to George Thorogood” is released; will we see her and the band coming to a venue near us soon?
“I was in Florida and I did a bunch of gigs there, I was there for four months and then I came back to the East Coast and did some stuff and then I came back here to Jersey, then I went to Detroit and did The Token Lounge and recorded and now I’m back here for a minute and the next things that I’m doing are The Cape Cod Music (Fest); then to Iowa for a big festival and then another show in Cleveland and then a couple of more festivals that I’m working on but I can’t say yet. I should have a couple of more things for the summer but like I said, a lot of stuff got rescheduled for the Fall due to the pandemic.”
To discover more about the intense artistry of Eliza Neals, please visit http://elizaneals.com/.
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(Talk art, wine and musicians who bring instruments)Curran’s Irish Inn 1909 Bristol Pike Bensalem, PA (215) 245-1800 Thurs. 7 p.m. Music Bingo Fri. 9 p.m. Shot of Southern Sat. 9 p.m. 100 Proof Tues. 7:30 p.m. “Lunch Money” QuizzoDacey's Pub 215 West Philadelphia Avenue Morrisville, PA (215) 295-4838 Fri. 6 p.m. Acoustic Music Night Wed. 8 p.m. Quizzo Dadz Bar and Grill 744 Main Street Lumberton (609)267-4344 Thurs. 7 p.m. Open Mic Night Hosted by Nytrous Fri. 8 p.m. Nobody’s Business Sat. 9 p.m. DJ Jay Millionz Sun. 4 p.m. Oldies with DJ Deuce Tues. 7 p.m. Open Mic Hosted by Edgar Anderson Wed. 7 p.m./9 p.m. Poker NightDecades 2465 South Broad Street Hamilton (609) 439-0007 Fri. 9 p.m. “Friday Night Dance Party” w/ DJ Ran D Sat. 8 p.m. DJ Frank Oliveti Tues. 8 p.m. Karaoke Hosted by DJ Wildman MannyEddington House Bensalem 2813 Hulmeville Road, Bensalem, PA (215) 639-1220 Fri. 8 p.m. Cracklin’ Diamond Sat. 8:30 p.m. Jerry Watkins Wed. 7 p.m. Music BingoGleason's Bar 6700 Mill Creek Road Levittown, PA (215) 943-4781 Thurs. 7 p.m. Music Bingo / “Ladies Night” Fri. 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(7 p.m.) Pre-concert Lecture by Joel Phillips (7:15 p.m.) The New Jersey Capital Philharmonic Orchestra Presents: “The Genius of John Phillips”Pete's Steak House 523 Whitehorse Avenue Hamilton (609) 585-8008 Fri. 9:30 p.m. El Ka Bong Sat. 9 p.m. Mario & FrankPiccolissimo Italian Grille 23203 Columbus Road Columbus (609) 291-1033 Fri. 5:30 p.m. Rich Sat. 5:30 p.m. Ed WilsonPrinceton Folk Music Society (Christ Congregation Church) 50 Walnut Lane Princeton (609) 799-0944 Fri. 8 p.m. Jon Shain & FJ Ventre. $25Princeton Porchfest All Over The Princeton Area Sat. 230 Birch Avenue (12 p.m.) Swansun (1 p.m.) Love? Said The Commander (2 p.m.) 93DCRISTO (3 p.m.) Notch Phoenix (4 p.m.) Eastern Function Sat. 54 Leigh Avenue (12 p.m.) Lindsay Jordan and the Gypsies (1 p.m.) Kurt Tazelaar (2 p.m.) Mimosa Watusi (3 p.m.) Sawmill Run Old Time String Band (4 p.m.) Ramona Jade Sat. 45 Linden Lane (12 p.m.) Sourland String Band (1 p.m.) Grant Peterson (2 p.m.) Fiona Tyndall & Friends (3 p.m.) Dan Kassel (4 p.m.) Chase Gray Sat. 15 Maple Street (12 p.m.) The Beagles with Olive Joseph (1 p.m.) Steve (the Band) (2 p.m.) Veronica Ota (3 p.m.) Chad McLoughlin (4 p.m.) Sober Tuesday Sat. 2 Mount Lucas Road (12 p.m.) Full Code (1 p.m.) Valendina (2 p.m.) Funkshui (3 p.m.) Ophelia’s Lover (4 p.m.) Lemon Glaze Sat. 30 Murray Place (12 p.m.) Alfredo Carmona (1 p.m.) Lauren Marsh (2 p.m.) The RPG Project (3 p.m.) Drew Turock (4 p.m.) The Ragtime Relics Sat. 185 Nassau Street (11:50 a.m.) Princeton University Band (12:05 p.m.) Princeton Pianists Ensemble (12:35 p.m.) Anson Jones (1:10 p.m.) Wildcats A Capella (1:35 p.m.) Hot Jupiter (2:25 p.m.) Josh Davidoff (3 p.m.) Grecia & Thomas (3:20 p.m.) Princeton Tora Taiko (3:35 p.m.) DG The Artist (4:20 p.m.) J. Paris Sat. 301 North Harrison Street (12 p.m.) Kai Gibson (Takes place at Lililpies) Sat. 71 Wiggins Street (12 p.m.) toth (1 p.m.) CircleRoundtheSun (2 p.m.) Blue Jersey Band (3 p.m.) Maria Palmer (4 p.m.) Paul Pessutti Sat. 11 Willow Street (12 p.m.) Cousin Oven (1 p.m.) Anker (2 p.m.) Gabby Toledo (3 p.m.) Greg McGarvey (4 p.m.) Kaneb Andrews Sat. 102 Witherspoon Street (12 p.m.) Jackson Pines (1 p.m.) Westrick Music Academy (2 p.m.) Student Strings (3 p.m.) Instant Bingo (4 p.m.) The Shaxe (5 p.m. Closing Concert) Owen Lake & the Tragic Loves Sat. 300 Witherspoon Street (12 p.m.) Steven Georges (1 p.m.) Dscry (2 p.m.) Princeton High School Around 8 (3 p.m.) Burne Holiday (4 p.m.) Chris Dela CruzPrinceton University (Richardson Auditorium) Nassau Street Princeton Thurs. 7:30 p.m. Tetzlaff String Quartet. $25-$40 ($10 Students w/ ID) Fri. 7:30 p.m. The Princeton University Glee Club Presents: “The Nollner Concert: For The Endangered” feat. Decoda. $15 ($5 students w/ ID) Wed. 7:30 p.m. Sheku & Isata Kanneh-Mason. $25-50 ($10 students w/ ID)Ralphie's 2295 2nd Street Pike Newtown, PA (267) 491-5408 Fri. 8 p.m. Y’all Or Nothin’Revere Restaurant 802 River Road Ewing (609) 882-6365 Sat. 6 p.m. Brian ElliotRiver Horse Brewing Company 2 Graphics Drive Ewing (609) 883-0890 Sat. 6 p.m. TriviaRiver House at Odette’s 274 South Rive Road New Hope, PA (215) 682-2022 Thurs. 7 p.m. Gina Corso Fri. 6 p.m. Andrea Carlson Duo Sat. 6 p.m. Bob Egan Sun. 10 a.m. Michael Andrew Mon. 6 p.m. Max Rogers Tues. 6 p.m. Lorenzo Branca Wed. 6 p.m. Megan KnightRossi's Bar & Grill 2110 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road Hamilton (609) 890-2004 Thurs. 5:30 p.m. Ernie WhiteSecond Sin Brewing Company 1500 Grundy Lane Bristol, PA (267) 812-5251 Thurs. 4 p.m. TriviaShady Brook Farm 931 Stony Hill Road Yardley, PA (215) 968-1670 Wed. 7 p.m. Quizzo w/ Emily & JoeSmall World Coffee 14 Witherspoon Street Princeton (609) 924-4377 x2 Fri. 6 p.m. Alex Fam Sat. 6 p.m. Tom TallitschSparky World-Famous Beer Garden 4333 New Falls Road Levittown, PA (215) 943-2321 Thurs. 9 p.m. Karaoke w/ DJ Dana Fri. 9 p.m. Blue Reign Sat. 9 p.m. Unleashed Sun. 9 p.m. Open Mic Hosted by Cara Cartney Mon. 9 p.m. Game Night Hosted by Kid Dalton Tues. 7 p.m. Johnny BetzStars & Stripes Harley Davidson 600 South Flowers Mill Road Langhorne, PA (215) 752-94 Fri. 5 p.m. Deep Release Sat. 11 a.m. Hind SightSteam Pub 606 2nd Street Pike Southampton, PA (215) 942-6468 Sat. 10:30 p.m. Lima Bean Riot1675 at The Ridges 4666 East Bristol Road Trevose, PA (215) 876-6868 Fri. 6 p.m. Joe & Krista1675 Spirits 2685 Bristol Pike Bensalem, PA (215) 645-1445 Fri. 6 p.m. Plush Duo Sat. 6 p.m. Jerry Monk & Joe VadalaTaps Sports Bar 4021-4023 Veterans Highway Levittown, PA (215) 486-7862 Fri. 9 p.m. Karaoke Hosted by Paula Mon. 7 p.m. Open Mic Night Hosted by Bill MonachTara's Tavern 1 Cookstown-New Egypt Road, Wrightstown (609) 286-2300 Fri. 9 p.m. Karaoke w/ Big Daddy G Sat. 9 p.m. The Williamsboy DuoTavern On The Lake 101 Main Street Hightstown (609) 426-9345 Fri. 9 p.m. Black Zeppelin Sat. 8 p.m. Tavern & Tiaras: “Disney Extravaganza” Wed. 9 p.m. KaraokeTemperance House 5 South State Street Newtown, PA (215) 944-8050 Thurs. 7 p.m. Open Session Blues Hosted by Steve Guyger Fri. 7 p.m. Bad Hombres Tues. 8 p.m. Trivia w/ Righteous Jolly Wed. 7 p.m. Open Mic Night w/ Cara CartneyTGI Fridays 3535 U.S. Route 1 North #275 Princeton (609) 520-0378 Fri. 6 p.m. DC Duo Sun. 1 p.m. Don LeeThe Beer Garden at Snipes Farm 890 West Bridge Street Morrisville, PA Sat. 6:30 p.m. Lovelight w/ Mark DiomedeThe Bog (Cranbury Golf Club) 49 Southfield Road West Windsor (609) 799-0341 Sat. 7 p.m. Guns 4 HireThe Buck Hotel 1200 Buck Road Feasterville, PA (215) 396-2002 Thurs. 7 p.m. Kirko Fri. (7 p.m.) Love Junk (9 p.m.) Juliano Brothers Sat. 9 p.m. The Soul Cruisers Tues. 6 p.m. Danny LynchThe Cool Cricket 216 Burlington Street Fieldsboro (609) 291-9110 Fri. 8 p.m. Karaoke Sat. 9 p.m. the Polish NanniesThe Dubliner 34 North Main Street New Hope, PA (215) 693-1816 Fri. 7 p.m. JB Rocks Sat. 7 p.m. Gabriel Donohue Sun. 3 p.m. "Traditional Irish Session"The Five Four Bar & Grill 8919 New Falls Road Levittown, PA (215) 547-5525 Thurs. 8 p.m. Karaoke w/ Paula and Sam Sat. 9 p.m. The FredzThe HOB Tavern 146 Second Street Bordentown (609) 291-7020 Fri. 8 p.m. DJ Entertainment Tues 7 p.m. Music BingoThe Ivy Inn 248 Nassau Street Princeton (609) 921-8555 Fri. 9 p.m. DJ Soto Sat. 9 p.m. Funky T Tues. 8 p.m. Quizzo w/ Bob E Luv Wed. 10 p.m. Total Request w/ DJ Rockin' RonThe Morrisville Tavern 376 West Trenton Avenue Morrisville, PA (215) 295-5310 Fri. 8 p.m. Brian Elliot Mon. 7 p.m. Karaoke w/ DJ Tim Tues. 7 p.m. Open Mic Wed. 7 p.m. Trivia NightThe Newtown Theatre 120 North State Street Newtown, PA (215) 968-3859 Fri. 7:30 p.m. “The Wedding Singer” $27, $30 Sun. 7 p.m. “Julia” Tues. 7:30 p.m. “Licorice Pizza”The Pines Tavern 6217 North Radcliffe Street Bristol, PA (215) 788-1659 Thurs. 5:30 p.m. SC Duo Sat. 8 p.m. Joe and Krista Sun. 1 p.m. Mike and ShannaThe Roost 181 Rte. 539 Cream Ridge (609) 208-0050 Thurs. 6:30 p.m. Sean Cox & Joe Hoyer Fri. 8 p.m. Sara and The Sound Sat. 8 p.m. Blackwells MillThe Sycamore Grill 255 North Sycamore Street Newtown, PA (215) 908-6326 Fri. 8 p.m. Kickbax Trio Sat. 8 p.m. Acoustic Dead & FriendsThe Union Firehouse 18 Washington Street Mount Holly (609) 288-6491 Thurs. (7 p.m.) Open Mic Hosted by Joe Vadala (8:30 p.m.) Joe Vadala Invitational Jam 7 p.m. 3 Suspects Fri. 8:30 p.m. Al Snyder & Friends. $10, doors open at 7 p.m. Sat. 8:30 p.m. Billy Hector. $10, doors open at 7 p.m. Sun. 4 p.m. Fundraiser for the Danny DeGennaro Foundation w/ Bears Choice / KingfishThe Union House 19 East Union Street Burlington (609) 531-6077 Sat. 9:30 p.m. Linda w/ Susan SteenTir Na Nog 1324 Hamilton Avenue Trenton (609) 392-2554 Sun. 3 p.m. "Irish Sessions" All Shows 21+ Titusville Presbyterian Church 4 River Drive Titusville Sun. 3 p.m. Moss Henry and The BryophytesTomasello Winery 1 North Union Street Lambertville (800) 866-9463 Sun. 11 a.m. (12 p.m.) Sunday Brunch (“Brunch Bundle for 2” $32.95)Trenton Social 449 South Broad Street Trenton (609) 989-7777 Thurs. 5 p.m. "Happy Hour Throwback Thursday" Sat. 9 p.m. Live Music (TBA) Mon. 6 p.m. "Monday Night Karaoke" Hosted by Sweets Tues. 8 p.m. Open Mic Night w/ Tobias & Lea (Sign-ups at 7:30 p.m.)Trinity Episcopal Cathedral 801 West State Street Trenton Fri. 7 p.m. “An Evening of Classical Piano Music to Support Ukraine” w/ Irina Nenartovich. (Donations accepted)Tripple 1065 Washington Boulevard Robbinsville Fri. 7 p.m. The Essence of Love Presents: “Comedy Night” Hosted by Turae feat. Bobbie Holliday, Denny Live. Music by DJ Vex. $25 (advance / BYOB event)Under The Moon 23 North Union Street Lambertville (609) 397-1710 Fri. 6 p.m. Lia Menaker Sat. (12 p.m.) Matt Gordeuk (6 p.m.) Lisa Marie Sun. 12 p.m. Rob Silvers Wed. 5:30 p.m. Nectar and Nurture Yoga Time. $35Union Coffee 49 North Union Street Lambertville (609) 460-4637 Sun. 4 p.m. Java Jive w/ Bill IhlingVault Brewing Company 10 South Main Street Yardley, PA (267) 573-4291 Fri. 7 p.m. Bears Choice/Behn Gillece Duo Sat. 7 p.m. Tony Miceli TrioWorking Dog Winery 610 Windsor Perrineville Road Hightstown (609) 371-6000 Sat. 1 p.m. Roger Gardella Sun. 1 p.m. Chris SwattWWFM 89.1 FM HD2 Radio MCCC Old Trenton Road West Windsor Jazzon2.org Mon. 7 p.m. "Danny Coleman's Got The Blues"
Danny Coleman is a veteran musician and writer from central New Jersey. He hosts a weekly radio program entitled “Rock On Radio” airing Sunday evenings at 7:000pm EST on multiple internet radio outlets where he features indie/original bands and solo artists.
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