KDHX "Artist Of The Week"

This just in- the Blind Eyes are going to be featured as the "Artist of the Week" on KDHX 88.1 for the next two weeks, beginning Monday, March 2nd! They will be spinning tunes from Modernity along with an exclusive interview with Seth and Matt. Thanks immensely to Annie Z and the good people at KDHX for making it happen! Air times will be posted as soon as they're available.

UPDATE- Here are the airtimes for the spotlight:
Mon - 1p, 7p
Tues - 12a, 3p
Wed - 1a, 10p
Thurs - 2a, 9p
Fri - 3:30a, 11a
Sat - 2a, 10p
Sun - 9a, 9p

March 6th Poster

This brand spankin' new poster for the album release show comes to us compliments of the Livers!

Modernity Album Cover Preview

Don't forget, the release party for the Blind Eyes debut full-length album, Modernity, is just a couple of weeks away! Here's a sneak peek at the cover art, done by the one and only Kirsten O'Loughlin (of the fearsome Arch Rival Rollergirls) . The album will be for sale for the first time at the show, shortly thereafter online and in stores. Also, keep your eyes peeled for a full-length feature on the Blind Eyes in the Riverfront Times that will be running the week of the show!

Blind Eyes In Columbia, MO Tonight!

The Blind Eyes return to Columbia, MO tonight, Wednesday February 11th. It's our first time at Mojos, and it's with the Monte Carlos and the Black Nancy! Come out- It's not like there's anything else to do on a Wednesday night!

Blind Eyes "Modernity" Album Release Friday, March 6th!

The Blind Eyes' debut album "Modernity" will be released on March 6th, 2009, and celebrated with a release party at The Firebird (formerly the Bluebird)! Also playing are St. Louis' own The Livers, along with Kansas City's ACBs and The Frontier Brothers from Austin, Texas! It's guaranteed to be a party to beat all parties. More details will be available as they develop. Save the date!

The Blind Eyes CD Release Party w/ The Livers, The ACBs and The Frontier Brothers
- $8/$11 Doors: 8:30pm Show: 9:00pm 18+

The Firebird- 2706 Olive StreetSt. Louis, MO 63103

Next Show: Blind Eyes At Mangia, Saturday February 7th

Come out on Saturday, February 7th for our first-ever show at Mangia on South Grand! Playing with us is the one and only Athens from Chicago (to our Chicago friends; fret not- we will be there soon! Details forthcoming). Need another reason to come out, besides the fact that it's Saturday night and Athens is playing? Ok. The show is free! There you have it- us, Athens, Saturday, free. It'll go late and there's cheap drinks, there's two more reasons. The last time we played there, it was a total dance party! Granted, that was in a different band, but still. Only you can help us make this even more of a dance party.

Blind Eyes At The Wedge

The show on Friday at the Wedge was amazing. It was our first show there, but it certainly will not be our last. Thanks to the huge crowd that came out, and of course to Left Arm and the Abacinators for playing great sets! A few pics from the show (as well as the show last week at Off Broadway) are below:

The Blind Eyes TONIGHT (Jan 16th) At The Wedge!

(Update: show flier posted online!)

Tonight at the Wedge in Dutchtown: a rock n' roll show like no other, featuring the inimitable LEFT ARM, the imitable BLIND EYES, and the able ABACINATORS (who are comin' all the way from lovely Bloomington, Illinois!).

This place is tiny and it's going to be packed, so get there early! And remember: on a cold winter evening, nothing is better than good pizza, cheap booze, and rock 'n' roll. This is a proven fact.

The Wedge
442 Bates St
Doors 8, show 9
$7 admission, $3 surcharge for minors- 18+

Seth Is DJing Tuesday Night At The Royale

If you live in St. Louis, come down to the Royale (3132 S. Kingshighway) tomorrow night (Tuesday the 13th). Starting at 10 pm, Blind Eyes guitarist/singer Seth Porter will be spinning tunes till the place closes down. If you are of legal drinking age and you're not supporting this place regularly, you should be.

About Last Night

Thanks to the awesomely huge crowd at Off Broadway last night for dancing, prancing, romancing, and throwing beach balls. The best show we've played at Off Broadway yet? We'd say so! Thanks also to the other bands on the bill: Superfun Yeah Yeah Rocketship, the Hibernauts, and especially the Makeshift Gentlemen: good luck at Disneyworld (or is it Disneyland? Can't ever remember which is which. The one in Florida).

Update: show review with photos posted here!

Remember: Blind Eyes with Left Arm next Friday at St. Louis' newest venue, the Wedge!

The Blind Eyes- Now On Facebook

The Blind Eyes can't get enough of social networking, so in addition to our Myspace page (and of course, our blog, which you're currently reading), we are now on Facebook! Yes, this triples the work for us when it comes to keeping people informed of shows and other goings-on, but here at Blind Eyes HQ (pictured at left), our motto is "the more the merrier". That, and "beyond the realm; where the lightning meets the mist". But the first one, in this case, is more appropriate. Anyway, if you're on Facebook (and you probably are), become a fan!

The Blind Eyes At Off Broadway This Friday

Alright people, we're kicking off 2009 in style with a monster show at Off Broadway this Friday, January 9th. Here's the lineup and details:

The Makeshift Gentlemen (11:00-11:45)
The Hibernauts (10:15-10:45)
The Blind Eyes (9:30-10:00)
Super Fun Yea Yea Rocketship (8:45-9:15)

Doors Open @ 8:00
$7 cover

Yeah, for some reason it starts early and ends early, so come early! See you there.

Happy New Year

Happy new year from all of us here at TBEHQ. Party hearty, drive safe, and we will see you in 2009!

New Blind Eyes Interview Available Online

Check out the brand new interview with the Blind Eyes from Plastique Pop#4 here! An excerpt from the interview:

"...Shirtless guy understands that the main thing getting in the way of a good show is shirt wearing. Since meeting him, I have based my life on his teachings."

How can you resist ordering a copy?

The Blind Eyes' "January" In Kirkwood High DVD

The Blind Eyes song "January" from the upcoming album is the first song on Kirkwood High School's "Spirit Week" DVD. "What?", you ask? We pretty much said the same thing. Despite the fact that none of us attended Kirkwood High School, and despite the fact that the most involvement we ever had in our high school musically speaking (aside from getting disqualified from the battle of the bands for cursing and breaking a microphone) was skipping class to practice in our first band, Satan's Wastebasket, we're honored to be featured on this. We also hope all you students at Kirkwood High buy a copy of the record when it comes out. And remember: be cool- stay in school.

First Shows Of 2009 Announced

The first shows for 2009 are already starting to pile up- some announced, some still in the works. We just confirmed the first show last night, which will be on Saturday, January 9th at Off Broadway with the Makeshift Gentlemen, the Hibernauts, and Superfun Yeah Yeah Rocketship (poster coming soon). We challenge you to find a better show to kick off the year. The following week we're playing our first ever show at St. Louis' newest venue, the Wedge, with our good friends Left Arm and the Monte Carlos (from Columbia, MO). We're also playing a free show at Mangia in February with Athens (from Chicago) which will be a guaranteed blast. See you all next Saturday!

Plastique Pop #4 Out Now

The fourth issue of Milwaukee's number one rock 'n' roll fanzine Plastique Pop- which features a brand spankin' new interview with the Blind Eyes- is hot off the press and out NOW! They're available online here. Issue number four also includes interviews with Empty Faces, The Girls, Human Eye, Sam Gambino, The International Date Lines, and The Chemistry Set. Go buy one. Thanks to the one and only Adam Weird for making it happen. And to our friends in Milwaukee: we will see you this summer, so dust off the cheese helmets.

Blind Eyes Recording Session Web Galleries

Our good friend and unofficial (official?) band photographer Doug Garfield sent over some great links awhile back (see 'em here, here, and here) absolutely stuffed with pics from our recording session for the upcoming album taken at Firebrand Recording. There's some great stuff in here, so if you're interested, take a look. As a totally unrelated sidenote, Doug has the most mind-blowing collection of To-Fu Oyako in America and the sheer massiveness of it will make your head spin.

A Very Bert Dax Christmas, Volume 7- Out Now

Until the full-length album comes out, satisfy your need for recorded Blind Eyes material (and lots of other awesome recorded material) by picking up a copy of this year's A Very Bert Dax Christmas compilation. We contributed a tune called "Christmas AM Gold", which has been variously hailed as "a masterpiece", "a Christmas miracle", and "the musical equivalent of the death rattle of a scabies-ridden cat with leprosy".

But f'real, Christian Schaeffer of the Riverfront Times says: "This year's highlights include the Blind Eyes' "Christmas AM Gold," which isn't as soft and sappy as advertised, but still retains the trio's hip-shaking verve". So there ya go.

Available now online, at Vintage Vinyl, Apop Records, and other places around town.

Blind Eyes Featured On Lo-Fi St. Louis

Thanks to our pal Bill Streeter for posting some great live video of the Blind Eyes on Lo-Fi St. Louis! Go check it out now! There are 3 songs in total, the first two are ones you probably know if you follow the band with any level of regularity. The bonus song (now titled "Look Back & Laugh", then operating under the working title "Thundertemple A.D.") is actually our debut performance of this particular tune, which will no doubt find it's way on to our next album. Enjoy.