Blog: PopWreck(oning)

Blind Pilot @ Aladdin Theatre, Portland

Blind Pilot @ Aladdin Theatre, Portland Three groups with a total of 30 musicians - as Blind Pilot 's Israel Nebeker said, this was a "night of huge bands." Apparently, one benefit of being a local band is having a pool of friends to join you on stage and fill out songs with violins, cellos, and horns. It's hard to imagine that these up-and-coming indie bands can afford to tour with this many people, but for a local show, the more the merrier. The Old Believers kicked off the evening with their 11-piece indie folk band. [...]