Live Music: Eli Gardiner Duo
Fri, Mar 22
|173 Craft Distillery
Pre-game the Surf show with Eli Gardiner, a songwriter from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, currently located in Minneapolis Minnesota. He writes music that can be described as Americana, Heartland Rock, and Folk. Playing as part of a duo for his next appearance at 173!


Time & Location
Mar 22, 2024, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
173 Craft Distillery , 306 1st Ave N, Clear Lake, IA 50428, USA
About the event
Eli Gardiner is a songwriter from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, currently located in Minneapolis Minnesota. He writes music that can be described as Americana, Heartland Rock, and Folk. Coming of the 2020 release of his album, The Fire and The Medicine, he formed his full band comprised of drummer Greg Schutte (Mickey Hart, Ryan Bingham) lap steel/electric guitarist Dan Schwartz, keyboardist Kevin Gamble and bassist Nick Salisbury (Ryan Bingham, Brian Fallon).
The new album, Transient was released December 15th 2023. It was recorded this past winter in Eli’s home studio. It is comprised of intimate, hushed songs that showcase the depth of his writing. Drawing on inspiration from albums like Springsteen’s Nebraska, Eli delves into the more mysterious and haunting depths of American storytelling.
Eli grew up in musical household. His mom played flute and piano and his dad classical guitar. Music was always on, James Taylor, Jim Croce,…