These unsung singers—rarely seen individually and never before together on the same bill—will be backed by two of the most in-demand bands in soul music today: Eli "Paperboy" Reed and the True Loves and The Sweet Divines. The opening night Reed will also be featuring songs from his forthcoming Capitol Records debut in between sets.

Reed was born in Brookline, Massachusetts. His father was a music critic whose large and diverse record collection provided an early musical education for Reed. He immediately gravitated towards soul, R&B and gospel music, and taught himself to sing and play guitar, piano and harmonica. After graduating high school Reed spent time in Clarksdale, Mississippi, where he got a first-hand musical education in the local juke joints before attending college in Chicago, Illinois.

Returning to Boston after college, Reed assembled his band the True Loves and became a fixture of the local music scene, building a sizable audience that quickly spread beyond Boston city limits. In 2008, Reed made the move to New York City and currently resides in Brooklyn. He has released two independent albums including 2008's Roll With You, which the Boston Globe wrote "plays like a horn-soaked, groove-stoked visitation from beyond." NPR raved that "blue-eyed soul virtuoso Eli 'Paperboy' Reed…croons with tear-jerking tenderness, and turns clichés into bittersweet truths about the illusory nature of love."

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