Blind Pilot | Portland, Oregon

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About Blind Pilot

A Portland-based duo comprised of singer/guitarist Israel Nebeker and drummer Ryan Dobrowski, Blind Pilot strike a balance between mellow folk and West Coast indie pop. The two friends first banded together in college before combining their musical talents and touring the northwestern Oregon circuit. By 2006, however, they'd decided that a change of scenery might help fuel their songwriting. Blind Pilot consequently relocated 90 miles north, where they spent three months inside an Astoria warehouse while recording demos for a full-length album. Afterwards, Nebeker and Dobrowski launched a "bike tour" that saw them traveling from Vancouver to San Francisco via their bicycles, playing shows and selling EPs (not to mention saving gas money) along the way. They returned home to finalize their 3 Round and a Sound debut, which was released by Expunged Records in June 2008. ~ Andrew Leahey, All Music Guide

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Two Towns From Me 

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Blind Pilot - "Go On Say It" - Official Music Video 

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Blind Pilot performs "We Are The Tide" 

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WE ARE THE TIDE - Blind Pilot's West Coast bike tour
Information and updates for the documentary of Portland-based band Blind Pilot's 2008 West Coast Bike Tour.
Blind Pilot Interview - CNN
Blind Pilot performs "Two Towns" on CNN plus interview.

We Are The Tide (Live on KEXP) 

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Blind Pilot on Wikipedia 

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

Blind Pilot - Story I Heard (Live on KEXP) 

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Pilot Soars Into Boston's Paradise Club - Arts & Review
Portland, Ore. duo Blind Pilot brought their unique style of charmingly melancholy indie-folk to The Paradise Thursday night, as the last show of a month-long tour. Although the band received a wealth of critical praise and online buzz ...
Blind Pilot at the Black Cat Tonight: A conversation with Israel ...
When Blind Pilot frontman Israel Nebeker and drummer Ryan Dobrowski were looking for an isolated place to finish writing the band's debut album, 3 Rounds and a Sound, they settled on a defunct cannery on the Oregon coast they called ...
ladies and gentlement: blind pilot | Portland Design Works
Not sure if you've heard their work, but Blind Pilot is a great band that hails from Portland. There was great article that popped up about them on CNN today. Sounds like they are getting ready to head back out on a bicycle powered tour ...
BrightestYoungThings: Giveaway: Blind Pilot / Low Anthem @ The ...
It is going to be a night of heart-felt indie folk with Blind Pilot and The Low Anthem taking the Black Cat stage Wednesday, this week (tomorrow). You know when you sometimes really need one of those? Just some good people (who may or ...

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    Ryan Ryan Feb 26, 2009 @ 4:43 pm
    Thanks for putting this together. We fully appreciate all the support out there. Can't wait to meet you all on this tour.
    - Ryan
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    Mickie_G Mickie_G Jan 23, 2009 @ 11:58 am
    Not a bad lens!
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    Groundswell Groundswell Jan 21, 2009 @ 1:28 am
    Man I really like this band. I've been listening to this album for a few weeks among 20 other albums recently downloaded, but I keep coming back to this album. It's good all the way through.
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    ethanmeadow ethanmeadow Jan 20, 2009 @ 11:52 pm
    Love Blind Pilot's new album!

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