In the ether of Eli Waltz's childhood, there were many role models. There were doctors and lawyers and scientists. But not a single artist. As a result, Eli had terrible taste in music. He idolized Rebelution. His mother accused him of “smoking the pot,” and thus Eli took a break from music and drugs to reflect upon his perceived transgressions.He developed a passion for much better music at 15, after a chance encounter with an acoustic guitar at a Jewish summer camp.

He developed a fingerpicking style modeled on folk legends Bob Dylan and Townes Van Zandt, and draws upon the vocal stylings of Ray Lamontagne, Rachael Price and Billie Holiday. Old blues masters are enduring sources of inspiration—Muddy Waters, Little Walter, John Lee Hooker and Alan ‘Blind Owl’ Wilson are his teachers.

Eli Waltz lives and performs in Washington, D.C. His debut EP, Burning Moonlight, will be released in 2022.

Seating first come, first served.