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Tinsley Ellis celebrates new album at the MIM BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Foothills Focus Executive Editor
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insley Ellis has traveled the world playing blues and rock. But after visiting the Musical Instrument Museum’s theater a handful of times, he counts that as his favorite venue. “The term ‘spared no expense’ is thrown around pretty liberally,” Ellis said. “In the case of the Musical Instrument Museum, it’s spot on. “People come and they give artists an experience unlike any that we would get. We’re a traveling blues and rock band, which means we play
Georgia-born Tinsley Ellis wrote 200 songs during the pandemic and whittled them down to 10 for “Devil May Care.” (Photo by Flournoy Holmes)
a lot of bars. That’s our bread and butter. Then there’s the Musical Instrument Museum, which is a mecca.” Ellis said he looks forward to returning, which he will do on Tuesday, March 22. “The Musical Instrument Museum was one of the last gigs we played before the pandemic hit in 2020,” Ellis said. “It was a sold-out show, and nobody was talking about the pandemic. Then, two days later, we were told to drive home from Northern California all the way to Atlanta.” Ellis recently released the album
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