New Pictures Posted Online

We just posted a bunch of pictures from our upper midwest jaunt from over the summer! Go check them out... Also, if you haven't had a chance to read the accompanying tour diary Seth wrote for the RFT chronicling the journey, we'd suggest you do that as well.

It's like reading Led Zeppelin's Hammer of the Gods biography, except minus the huge crowds of adoring fans, private plane, abundant drug use, and trips to Bombay to record street music on primitive tape recorders.

RFT Names "Modernity" Top Release Of 2009

Wow! Thanks to the RFT for naming Modernity as one of the top ten local releases of 2009! We are truly honored. Look for the follow-up in 2010!

In addition, you can now download the RFT's Local St. Louis Year-End MP3 Mix Tape, which includes The Blind Eyes' January! Plenty of other amazing bands are included (So Many Dynamos, Helium Tapes, Old Lights, and lots more), and it's FREE, so what're you waiting for?

A Holiday Gift From The Blind Eyes

Hello Friends,

As a token of our appreciation for making 2009 the best year in our band's brief history and in an effort to join Wilson Phillips, Wham!, and Mariah Carey in the canon of Christmas classics, we would like to humbly offer you, as a free download, "Christmas AM Gold" We recorded this song at Firebrand Recording in 2008 and it originally appeared on A Very Bert Dax Christmas Volume 7.

Thanks again for all of your support this year and don't forget that Modernity is available for purchase from Amazon and iTunes. It makes a great gift! (Do mp3s make great gifts? Perhaps not. The cd is available in St. Louis area record stores.) Hope you have a great holiday season and we'll see you in 2010.

The Blind Eyes

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New Album Coming In 2010

Well kids, we're done playing shows for the year. The band will be taking the rest of December and most of January off to finish writing the next album. We'll be heading back in to Firebrand Recording (where else?) to record it and are shooting for a (cautiously optimistic) release date of early summer 2010. We'll be back playing shows locally in February and heading back on tour(s) throughout spring and summer. Thanks to everyone for making 2009 the raddest year in history and we look forward to rocking your collective socks off even more next year.

Hearts,
tBE

Some Recent Press Clippings

Here is a great article from Metromix about this Saturday's show at Off Broadway! Check out the post below for more details. Hope to see you there!

Seth gets a mention in the RFT's "In The Studio" feature on the Livers.

This Saturday At Off Broadway

Oh yeah, did we mention we're opening up the Hibernauts record release show this coming Saturday the 21st? Did we mention our good friends Gentleman Auction House are also on the bill? Did we mention that you'd be a fool to miss it?

Firebrand Showcase Recap

A huge thanks is owed to the gigantic crowd that came out and packed Cicero's for the first ever Firebrand Recording Showcase! The whole night was a total blast, the other bands were amazing (thanks also the the Livers, the Humanoids and Kentucky Knife Fight for playing) and everyone had a super fun time.

Here are some pics from the monster supergroup jam at the end of the night. Yes, we were playing "Don't Bring Me Down" by Electric Light Orchestra. What can we say: if you missed it, you missed out. We're doing it again next year so plan accordingly! More pics and video of the event coming soon.

An Open Letter To St. Louis Rock Fanatics

Dear Friends,

In an effort to better serve you, we have compiled a list of important reasons for you to attend Saturday night's Firebrand Recording Showcase at Cicero's.

1. We'll make you feel guilty if you don't come! Firebrand Recording has been an important part of the local music community, working on albums from local favorites including the 75s, Strawfoot, Fattback, Sex Robots, Bootz Orchestra, Cross Examination, and Pat Sajak Assassins in addition to all of the bands on Saturday's bill. They always go above and beyond the call of duty, and Saturday's show is our [the bands] way of saying thanks for all the great work.

2. There will be an amazing top-secret supergroup musical superperformance that will melt your face off! Like, seriously, you should bring a welding mask. We practiced and everything.

3. Sweet Merch Giveawayz! The price of entry and your willingness to write your name on a scrap of paper gives you a chance to win a monster haul of goodies from from Firebrand Recording and the bands who have recorded there.

4. Award winners! Kentucky Knife Fight was the winner of the "Album of the Year" in the RFT Music Awards. The Humanoids were named "Best Punk Band" in the RFT's Best of STL issue. The Blind Eyes were named "Best Pop Band" and Seth Porter voted "Best Male Vocalist" in that same issue. The Livers never win anything but the hearts of anyone with the good fortune to see them play. We may make them a trophy so they don't feel too bad. You won't find a more decorated bill all weekend.

5. If things go well in the next five days, we will be debuting a new song. You should come to this show so when said song reaches #1 on the charts, you can brag about how you were there the first time we ever played it.

6. We were going to make it 10, but we feel like we're losing your attention. Anyway, please come out if you can.

Sincerely,
tBE

2009 FIREBRAND RECORDING SHOWCASE
The Blind Eyes
The Livers
Kentucky Knife Fight
The Humanoids
Cicero's, Saturday November 14
$8 (11 for the youngsters)
16+

Next Saturday At Cicero's!

Check out the poster for next Saturday's Firebrand Recording Showcase! Seeya at the show!

Modernity Now Available On Amazon

The Blind Eyes' debut album Modernity is now available for purchase at Amazon!

Firebrand Recording Showcase Update

Hey all! Just a reminder- the Firebrand Recording Showcase at Cicero's is only a couple of weeks away! Featuring the Blind Eyes, the Livers, Kentucky Knife Fight & the Humanoids- all bands that have recorded their respective albums within the hallowed walls of Firebrand Recording.

This show is not to be missed! All the proceeds go to benefit the studio. There will album and t-shirt giveaways and other good stuff. The show is basically all-ages (16+) and pretty damn cheap ($8) to boot! Seeya there!

Post-Rockist Show Blurb

A little blurb about last Saturday's show on Post-Rockist. Hey, it ain't much, but news is news.

Photos From Off Broadway, October 17

Check out some pics from Saturday's show at Off Broadway, available here on our Myspace page. Big thanks to Gentleman Auction House, the Safes, Beth Bombara, New Belgium Brewing (for sponsoring the show), Mayor Slay for the sweet tweet, and above all the huge crowd that came out! See you all on November 14th!

St. Louis Mayor Tweets About The Blind Eyes

Wow! From St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay's Twitter feed on Saturday:

MayorSlay: The Blind Eyes (whose lead singer's gf is roller derby's Mayor Francis Slayer) play Off Broadway tonight at 9pm.

I think I can say with certainty that no band any of us has ever been in has recieved a Mayoral endorsement before. Next up: key to the city?

Urbana Illinois Tonight

The Blind Eyes are in Urbana, IL TONIGHT at Courtyard Cafe w/ Times New Viking (Matador Records) and the Safes! Doors at 7, show at 7:30! The whole shebang is over by 11 so come out early and stay out, er, sorta late-ish.

Times New Viking w/ the Blind Eyes & the Safes
Friday, October 16th
Courtyard Cafe/Illini Union
1401 West Green Street
Urbana, IL 61801

Modernity Gets Some Press

...But not the kind you're used to. Apparently, some people in the design community with exceptionally awesome taste have taken note of the packaging we used for the album! Here's a little blurb about it on Pressing Letters. The bottom line: when you purchase Modernity, you're not only getting a great album- you're getting a work of art.

Blind Eyes Tour Diary

Ever wanted to know what life on the road with The Blind Eyes is like? Well, here's your chance- the tour diary from our recent upper-midwest jaunt has been posted online at the Riverfront Times website (courtesy of Annie Zaleski/A to Z). Read all about the good times, the bad times, the blood, sweat, and tears. Enjoy!

October 16th And 17th

Next Saturday October 17th!


























Get there early! Stay there late!

Also, to our Illinois friends, don't forget we're playing Friday the 16th in Champaign-Urbana at Courtyard Cafe with Times New Viking (Matador) and the Safes!

WLUW Chicago Interview Available Online

Did you miss the Blind Eyes live interview/record spin on WLUW Chicago this past Friday? Worry not, the whole thing is downloadable here!




















Thanks again to Di and Razor for having us on! More pics plus tour diary coming soon!

The Blind Eyes- Best Pop Band 2009

The Blind Eyes are honored to have been named "Best Pop Band" in the 2009 Riverfront Times "Best of St. Louis" issue!

In additon, Seth Porter was tied for the nomination of "Best Male Vocalist" in the Readers Choice portion of the poll! See that in the print version of the RFT.

Thanks to all of you for making it happen!