Granada Theater attracts indie rockers, Blind Pilot

by PegNews wire

DALLAS — Rising Portland, Oregon-based indie rock band, Blind Pilot, kicks off a nationwide tour this October, and they will be making a stop at The Granada on October 28. The tour arrives on the heels of their full-length debut, 3 Rounds and a Sound (Expunged Records), which earned the band performances on NPR's Morning Edition and All Songs Considered, Last Call with Carson Daly, and a spot on NPR Music Showcase at SXSW 2008 in Austin. The album received praise from USA Today, the Boston Globe, the New York Post and the Philadelphia Inquirer, which calls the music "rustic reverie." As if that wasn't enough buzz, the track "Go On, Say It" was recently selected as the Single of the Week on iTunes.

Blind Pilot just wrapped up their summer touring, supporting The Decemberists, Andrew Bird, and the acclaimed British rock band Gomez. Blind Pilot recently played sets at this year's Lollapalooza, Sasquatch!, Rocky Mountain Folks Festival, Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival, and this weekend will be playing at the Sisters Folk Festival.

In 2007, Blind Pilot's founding members Israel Nebeker (vocals, guitar) and Ryan Dobrowski (drums) embarked on a West Coast bicycle tour playing mostly to unfamiliar listeners at small-town venues. The venturesome duo has since come a long way from their grassroots inception. This summer, Nebeker and Dobrowski rounded out Blind Pilot¹s lineup as a six-piece with fellow Oregonians Luke Ydstie (upright bass, backing vocals), Kati Claborn (banjo, dulcimer, backing vocals), Ian Krist (vibraphones) and Dave Jorgensen (keyboards, trumpet).