Blind Pilot

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Blind Pilot
Israel Nebeker and Ryan Dobrowski at the Aladdin Theater in Portland, Oregon
Background information
Origin	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Genres	Indie folk Indie pop
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Expunged Records
Website	www.blindpilotmusic.com
Members
Israel Nebeker Ryan Dobrowski

Blind Pilot is an American indie pop band based in Portland, Oregon. The group's single, "Go On, Say It", was chosen to be a Single of the Week on July 7, 2008 on Apple Inc.'s iTunes Store, potentially yielding approximately 2 million downloads.^[1] As of July 22, 2008, their debut album, 3 Rounds and a Sound, has reached number 13 on the Billboard Top Digital Albums chart.

The band completed a bicycle tour in 2008, biking from Bellingham, Washington to San Diego, California, carrying their instruments on custom bicycle trailers they fashioned themselves. They made more than two dozen stops along the way, including Port Townsend, Seattle, Olympia, Portland, Corvallis, Eugene, Coos Bay, Arcata and Santa Cruz.

In 2009, Blind Pilot added four more touring members to match the sound of their album, 3 Rounds and a Sound. The group started a new U.S. tour in March 2009, the first with the six-member lineup. They headlined in clubs across the country. The band also filled support slots for Langhorne Slim and Gomez on a handful of dates during this tour. In May 2009, the band traveled to Europe for a series of gigs opening for Counting Crows and The Hold Steady. Blind Pilot returned to the U.S. in June to join The Decemberists on the road as their opening act. They followed this run with another tour of clubs in the Northeast, Mid-West and Canada.

In May 2009, Blind Pilot performed at the Sasquatch! festival at the Gorge Ampitheatre in George, Washington. In August 2009, the band performed at the Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago, Illinois, and the Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival in San Francisco, California.

References

1. ^ Jarman, Casey (July 8, 2008). "Blind Pilot Rocking Free Single, Mixed Reviews, on iTunes". Willamette Week. Retrieved on July 22, 2008.

External links

• Blind Pilot at MySpace
• Blind Pilot at Allmusic
• Blind Pilot page at NPR Music
• Blind Pilot Concert Review from ZapTown
• Blind Pilot interview from Burnside Writers Collective
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