Get to Know In 7 & Live Shots: Blind Pilot
We all love reading interviews with our favorite bands, and the interviews usually cover a lot of the same stuff, how the band got started, new album details, etc., etc., etc. Coming into contact with quite a few artists on a regular basis, I figured I could prepare a short set of short answer questions that I could deliver without having to go into a lengthy sit session of talking and editing. This is the forth in what I hope to be a long series of “Get To Know In 7″ and any suggestions or recommendations on questions that you might want used in future editions, please, please, let me know.
Blind Pilot’s 3 Rounds and A Sound has quickly become one of my favorite indie, folk-rock inspired recordings of the year. Hailing from Portland, OR is no surprise as that area seems rife with great musical talent, especially in the vein of this style. Patient, delicate, poetic, and gentle. The band started as a project between two college friends Isreal Nebeker and Ryan Dobrowski and has grown into a group of musically talented friends that are delivering, what some might argue, are the sounds of the next breakout indie band from Portland. The live show would surely support that argument as would the recent addition to support another little band from the Northwest called The Decemberists. The delicate sounds of the band are only magnified live with the multitude instrumentation, including the sweet sounds of a xylophone, a little bit of banjo, a stand up bass, and many more. Recommended for anyone looking to chase away the negatives of daily life and wanting to put a smile on their face, which is exactly what they did last Tuesday night @ The Mohawk.
I sat down with the soft-spoken frontman Isreal Nebeker for a quick chat and 7 questions. Thanks to Nebeker and company for the music, and taking a moment to answer these ridiculous questions.
- What’s your favorite color? “I don’t think I have one. I like a lot. I like mauve a lot, it’s interesting color, and it wasn’t even invented until the late 1800’s.”
- Name one must own album/record: “Paul Simon’s Graceland”
- Name one person dead or alive that you would like to meet: “I’ll say Jesus Christ. Ghandi. I’m changing it to Ghandi.”
- First record or song you remember listening to that had an impact on you. “Can I change my record one to Neutral Milk Hotel In The Aeroplane Over the Sea? and this one to Paul Simon’s Graceland?
- Last record or cd that you played and enjoyed: “I really like MGMT, their album”
- What’s your favorite season of the year and why? “Fall. Because..Summer is over too quick, and by the time Fall comes you still have great weather and you got to do all the swimming and camping because Winter is coming.”
- One word to describe your band: “Excited”
Blind Pilot have every reason to be excited, and hopefully you’ll get out to see what this excitement is all about. I highly recommend the music and the live performance.
MP3> Blind Pilot ‘Two Towns From Me’
Watch the video for “Go Say It”
