Video: Blind Pilot - We Are The Tide (Live on KEXP)

To start off, I have to admit. I have a special place in my heart for anything in the folk genre. Being a huge fan of bands like Fleet Foxes, Blitzen Trapper, Dr. Dog, etc. the list goes on. Anyways, Blind Pilot was one of those bands for me where I would be sitting at my desk working, listening to pandora and suddenly they would come on. This happened too many times until I finally decided to look into who was actually playing these songs that I really really liked. Blind Pilot it was! A duo from Portland, Oregon who [...]

We just got hit with the first snowfall of the season here in NYC. Even though the weather's starting to chill out, the live shows are keeping up the heat. Check out my preview of the week's shows with some videos of my top picks, including Ween, Battles, and Steve Kimock & Friends. Monday's all [...]

Blind Pilot lays itself bare on We Are the Tide and if there are a few stumbles early on, they make the successes later in the record all the richer. In a time where much indie folk -- from Fleet Foxes to Tallest Man on Earth to even Bon Iver -- coats itself in the settled dust and sepia tones of nostalgia, Blind Pilot has a refreshingly clean, modern sound. Following the success of Three Rounds and a Sound, the then-duo of Israel Nebeker and Ryan Dobrowski expanded into a full-fledged band and recorded their follow-up We [...]

It's been a long time since we've heard anything from Blind Pilot . Their debut album, 3 Rounds and a Sound, came out in 2008 and since then, they've morphed into a very, very different band from the one that recorded that album. What started as a two-piece folk outfit from frontman Israel Nebeker and drummer Ryan Dobrowski, has turned into a large band which includes secret weapon Kati Claborn. "There were rumors of record label drama, writer's block, recording sessions in an Astoria tree house, flat bicycle tires (totally made this one up), [...]

Yes, it's time again for the Chicago music event of the summer. Be sure to follow us on twitter at @loudlooppress . We'll be tweeting live from Lollapalooza all weekend long. Then tune right here for day-after wrap ups and then a complete post-Lolla review. Still want more? Head to Lollapaloozablog.windycitizen. com to find our coverage and even more in-depth Lolla stories. This year's event is an odd hodgepodge of new and old acts. Headliners include Depeche Mode and Kings of Leon who'll play on [...]