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In _The Wizard of Oz_, the world goes from sepia to full color once Dorothy lands over the rainbow in the Land of Oz. In Robert Ellis‘ new video for “Topo Chico,” it’s a glass of the beloved
sparkling water that does the trick. Directed by Erica Silverman, the clip is a Texas dance-hall tribute to Ellis’ favorite beverage, full of bubbles, boogying, and popping bottles — with
the singer holding strong in his signature _Texas Piano Man_ white suit. “I’m obsessed with Topo Chico,” says Ellis, who filmed the video in the iconic Austin club the Broken Spoke. “I don’t
think I’ve drunk a drop of still water in five years. I woke up at my place in Austin one morning a little hung over. My partner asked if she could grab me something to drink. In the time
it took her to get back from the kitchen I had basically written the whole tune. It’s a jingle for my favorite drink. Like Jerry Jeff Walker’s ‘Sangria Wine’ but for modern Texas weirdos
like me who just can’t put down the bubble water.” Ellis, who released _Texas Piano Man_ last Valentine’s Day via New West, is currently on tour through the end of the year, capped off with
New Year’s Eve show with Deer Tick in Boston. Here are Ellis’ upcoming tour dates: October 2 – Seattle, WA @ Sunset Tavern ~ October 4 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios ~ October 6 – San
Francisco, CA @ Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival October 6 – San Francisco, CA @ Amado’s (HSB Afterparty) ~ October 7 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo ~ October 8 – Las Vegas, NV @ Bunkhouse
Saloon ~ October 11 – Santa Fe, NM @ Lensic Performing Arts Center (w/ Rufus Wainwright) October 12 – Scottsdale, AZ @ Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts (w/ Rufus Wainwright) October
13 – Tuscon, AZ @ Fox Tuscon Theatre (w/ Rufus Wainwright) October 19 – Utrecht, NL @ Ramblin’ Roots Festival October 21- Shipley, UK @ Caroline St. Social Club October 22 – Liverpool, UK @
Phase One Liverpool October 23 – Glasgow, UK @ The Blue Arrow October 24 – Newcastle, UK @ The Cluny 2 October 25 – London, UK @ The Lexington October 27 – Amsterdam, NL @ Bitterzoet
October 28 – Copenhagen, DK @ Ideal Bar October 29 – Oslo, NO @ John Dee October 30 – Goteborg, SWE @ Pustervik October 31 – Stockholm, SWE @ Bryggarsalen November 1 – Malmo, SWE @ Folk å
Rock November 2 – Groningen, NL @ Take Root Festival November 3 – Leuven, BE @ Schouwburg Leuven November 16 – Austin, TX @ Stubbs (w/ Dawes) December 29 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Bowl (w/
Deer Tick) December 30 – Boston, MA @ The Sinclair (w/ Deer Tick) December 31 – Boston, MA @ The Sinclair (w/ Deer Tick) ~ Supported by Ian O’Neil (Deer Tick)