Click to read some very cool reviews of our recent set on Lo-Fi St. Louis!
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Blind Eyes Voted "Best Pop Band" in 2010 "Best Of St. Louis" Awards
Wowzers. A massive thank you once again to the people of St. Louis and the good folks over at the Riverfront Times for voting us "Best of St. Louis" for the second year in a row. We are truly honored. Click the link or read below:
"Pop" is a meaningless descriptor these days. But in the case of the Blind Eyes' brand of rock & roll, the term is apt. The power trio has the knack for constructing tunes that don't overstay their welcome, thanks to airtight choruses, concise verses and measured bridges. Ted Leo's agit-punk, Elvis Costello's brusque pop and the Jam's mod Britpop are all touchstones, while the group's Fleetwood Mac covers set at this year's An Under Cover Weekend hinted at a not-so-concealed love of gooey AM Gold. Newer Blind Eyes songs are just as catchy as those on its 2009 album,Modernity — and beyond that, it's clear the band's becoming more comfortable in its own skin.
Lo-Fi Sessions Video Available Now
The acoustic session we shot inside the gutted remains of an airplane dangling 50 feet up in the air at the City Museum for Lo-Fi St. Louis is online now! Thanks to Bill Streeter for making it happen. It sounds better than it has any right to.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
An Undercover Weekend- This Friday
The 2010 Undercover Weekend series starts tomorrow night at the Firebird! We're very excited to be involved once again this year. As you may have heard, we'll be taking on Fleetwood Mac, with the help of some special guests from around the local scene. We can't tell you what songs we're doing or who is going to be helping out, so make sure you check it out live!
For more info, check out this interview with Seth online at STLtoday, and the excellent show preview over at the Riverfront Times.
Also- it's not too late to win free tickets to the show!
Hope to see you all tomorrow.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
An Undercover Weekend 2010
The Blind Eyes are excited to once again be playing An Undercover Weekend at the Firebird! What band will we we covering? We can't tell you. What we can tell you, however, is that all three nights will be nothing short of epic. We'll be playing the first night (September 10th). More info on who is playing here, plus an official AUCW website and Facebook page is coming soon. Stay tuned for details.
Friday, August 6, 2010
New "Modernity" Review Available Online
New review of "Modernity" (and a nice shout-out for Vintage Vinyl) posted on Whale in a Cubicle!
Friday, July 23, 2010
This Saturday- Pop Luck 2010
Don't forget- This Saturday (July 31st) is the first annual "pop luck" show at Off Broadway! Doors at noon, show at 1pm. $10 at the door gets you five great bands plus food from Black Bear Bakery AND a bbq and cheap drinks! There is no better way to spend a Saturday afternoon, period.
The lineup:
1PM- Beth Bombara & the Robotic Foundation
2PM- Foundry Field Recordings (Columbia, MO)
3PM- Sleepy Kitty
4PM- The Blind Eyes
5PM- Tight Pants Syndrome
7/26 UPDATE: New article on the Pop Luck at Metromix!
7/26 UPDATE #2: More coverage courtesy of Speakers In Code!
7/29 UPDATE: New article from the Riverfront Times!
7/29 UPDATE #2: Eleven Magazine weighs in!
See you there!
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Indie Rock Ice Cream Social
Thanks to everyone who came out last weekend to make the 2010 Indie Rock Ice Cream Social a totally awesome dance party! Check out some great pictures from the event here and a nice writeup here.
And, of course, big thanks to the other bands (The Breaks, Wyoming Street, and Union Tree Review) and the Firebird for hosting.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
New Show Review Online
Very cool article on the Riverfront Times Music Awards show at the Tap Room courtesy of examiner.com!
The highlight of the night was the winner of the Best Pop Band category. Calling the Blind Eyes ‘pop’ is a bit of a stretch as they do echo the pop artists of the 1960’s (one could easily get them mixed up with the Rolling Stones), but don’t quite fall into the pop genre that we have come to know today. Nonetheless their brand of indie music is upbeat and sweet sounding and is a highlight of the Saint Louis music scene.
Monday, June 28, 2010
Photos From 6/25 At Off Broadway
A huge thanks to everyone that came out to Off Broadway for an amazing show this past Saturday! You chose little ol' us (and, of course, the immensely awesome Sleepy Kitty and the LIVERS) over such luminaries as Tool, Bret Michaels, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and many more- and we appreciate it. Check out some great pics from the show here!
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Blind Eyes Voted "Best Pop Band" In 2010 RFT Music Awards
Thank you, St. Louis, for voting The Blind Eyes "Best Pop Band" in the 2010 Riverfront Times Music awards! We really appreciate the support. Big thanks to all the people at the RFT for making this event happen, and major props to all the other bands that were nominated in our category. All are as deserving of this award as anyone. Cheers to all of you and see you next year!
Seth, Matt, & Kevin
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
New "Modernity" Review Available Online
Click here for a great new review of "Modernity" courtesy of Don't criticize the music on my iPod. It's MY iPod, or read below!
Shedding Some Light On The Blind Eyes
“We’re just a rock and roll band. We just want you to dance.”
- Matt Picker, drummer of The Blind Eyes
Like many of the other bands I’ve stumbled upon on MySpace…The Blind Eyes have a rather unique sound. I’ve heard one explanation of their sound that I totally agree with though: Frank Sinatra + The Jam = The Blind Eyes. For anyone who doesn’t know, The Jam were an English alternative punk rock group from the 70’s….you might know their song “That’s Entertainment”. Yes, they have an interesting sound, one that immediately convinced me that I should get my hands on their debut album Modernity.
The Blind Eyes are just a group of guys from St. Louis that love to play music. They told me that the band is really all about having a good time and everything else is just icing on the cake. The Blind Eyes used to all be in a different band together but that fizzled out and after a while the three of them got together and started writing the songs that would eventually become Modernity.
Modernity opens with the song that made me want to get this album, “January”. I remember listening to this track back in April, when spring was finally starting and that was a good thing because “January” is all about spring, surprisingly. Lead vocalist Seth Porter sings “The end of the world may be coming soon, but it’s hard to care on a sunny afternoon when you’ve got tailpipes spewin’, doom and gloomin’, you hear a rap-tap-tat-tat-a-tat on your door!” through the chorus. Their track “Forget About Everything” immediately reminds me of The Clash, with its quicker, more urgent and English punk-sounding chorus being shouted by bassist Kevin Schneider: “Forget about everything that you ever believed in!!!” The Clash similarities continue on their shuffling, rollicking song about life in the city, “The High Life”. The slow groove of “A New Original” is great change of pace as Porter sings about trying to write a song that would “stand the test of time.” One of my favorite songs on this album was undoubtedly the closer “Go Right Now”. I really can’t help but sing along with the chorus as Porter shouts that you should “crawl before you walk before run before you fly, wink before you think before you go before you try; times not up I’m starting to think that nothing’s gonna happen unless I go right now!”
To sum up The Blind Eyes for you: they’re a great power-pop band. They cite their major influences as being Elvis Costello, The Clash, The Jam and Thin Lizzy…a veritable Who’s Who of English power-pop and mod-punk. Their album Modernity is great to work out to or to listen to when the sun is finally starting to come out. I highly recommend you check out The Blind Eyes, you won’t be disappointed.
- Matt Picker, drummer of The Blind Eyes
Like many of the other bands I’ve stumbled upon on MySpace…The Blind Eyes have a rather unique sound. I’ve heard one explanation of their sound that I totally agree with though: Frank Sinatra + The Jam = The Blind Eyes. For anyone who doesn’t know, The Jam were an English alternative punk rock group from the 70’s….you might know their song “That’s Entertainment”. Yes, they have an interesting sound, one that immediately convinced me that I should get my hands on their debut album Modernity.
The Blind Eyes are just a group of guys from St. Louis that love to play music. They told me that the band is really all about having a good time and everything else is just icing on the cake. The Blind Eyes used to all be in a different band together but that fizzled out and after a while the three of them got together and started writing the songs that would eventually become Modernity.
Modernity opens with the song that made me want to get this album, “January”. I remember listening to this track back in April, when spring was finally starting and that was a good thing because “January” is all about spring, surprisingly. Lead vocalist Seth Porter sings “The end of the world may be coming soon, but it’s hard to care on a sunny afternoon when you’ve got tailpipes spewin’, doom and gloomin’, you hear a rap-tap-tat-tat-a-tat on your door!” through the chorus. Their track “Forget About Everything” immediately reminds me of The Clash, with its quicker, more urgent and English punk-sounding chorus being shouted by bassist Kevin Schneider: “Forget about everything that you ever believed in!!!” The Clash similarities continue on their shuffling, rollicking song about life in the city, “The High Life”. The slow groove of “A New Original” is great change of pace as Porter sings about trying to write a song that would “stand the test of time.” One of my favorite songs on this album was undoubtedly the closer “Go Right Now”. I really can’t help but sing along with the chorus as Porter shouts that you should “crawl before you walk before run before you fly, wink before you think before you go before you try; times not up I’m starting to think that nothing’s gonna happen unless I go right now!”
To sum up The Blind Eyes for you: they’re a great power-pop band. They cite their major influences as being Elvis Costello, The Clash, The Jam and Thin Lizzy…a veritable Who’s Who of English power-pop and mod-punk. Their album Modernity is great to work out to or to listen to when the sun is finally starting to come out. I highly recommend you check out The Blind Eyes, you won’t be disappointed.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
It's No "Windows Paint", But...
The Sleepy Kitty folks are hard at work on an amazing poster for the June 26th show at Off Broadway. Here's a sneak peek...
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Live Footage From KDHX Online Now
Some footage of the Blind Eyes' live set on KDHX's "Space Parlour Live" series is now on Youtube. Go check it out!
Monday, May 3, 2010
Blind Eyes Nominated "Best Pop Band" 2010
The Blind Eyes have been nominated in the category of "Best Pop Band" in the 2010 Riverfront Times Music Awards!
The online ballot is up now, so go vote!
The online ballot is up now, so go vote!
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
KDHX Live Set- Streaming Audio Available
Missed out on our recent live set on KDHX's Space Parlour Live series? Fret not, for it is available online- with a few bonus songs that didn't air! Go check it out! Video from the studio of a few songs will also be posted soon.Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Jam Of The Day
The Blind Eyes' "January" has been designated today's "Jam of the Day" by the good people over at Speakers in Code! An MP3 is available along with a great review. Go give it a listen!
Friday, April 9, 2010
PlaybackSTL Show Review
A great review of Wednesday night's show at the Firebird is up now on PlaybackSTL!
The Blind Eyes took the stage first and got the already good-sized crowd more than fired up. This is one of the tightest local bands – guitarist/vocalist Seth Porter, bassist/vocalist Kevin Schneider and drummer Matt Picker work together like a well-oiled machine, ripping through catchy indie rock-power pop tunes like “January,” “Go Right Now,” and “The High Life” from their 2009 release Modernity and closing their set with a killer new tune called “Hold Down the Fort,” which Picker tells me will be released on their upcoming album, due in late summer.
Read the rest of it here!
The Blind Eyes took the stage first and got the already good-sized crowd more than fired up. This is one of the tightest local bands – guitarist/vocalist Seth Porter, bassist/vocalist Kevin Schneider and drummer Matt Picker work together like a well-oiled machine, ripping through catchy indie rock-power pop tunes like “January,” “Go Right Now,” and “The High Life” from their 2009 release Modernity and closing their set with a killer new tune called “Hold Down the Fort,” which Picker tells me will be released on their upcoming album, due in late summer.
Read the rest of it here!
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Tomorrow Night At The Firebird
Just a quick reminder- in case you didn't already know- that we are playing a show tomorrow night at the Firebird!
"But it's on a Wednesday!", you say. "We have to work the next morning!"
Well, so do we. But we can honestly say that THIS show is worth a little a.m. grogginess on Thursday. For never in history has there been a more awesome Wednesday night lineup: Atlanta's legendary BLACK LIPS, Omaha's BOX ELDERS, and St. Louis' BLIND EYES!
Whew. We almost had our socks rocked off by just proofreading that last paragraph! Luckily Kevin's socks are held firmly in place by a pair of his dad's old sock-suspenders, and Seth rarely wears socks (or underwear).
Details:
Wed 4/7
The Firebird
Doors: 8:30 pm / Show: 9:00 pm
18+ ($12.00 - $14.00)
Advance tickets available
Hope to see you there.
Love,
tBE
"But it's on a Wednesday!", you say. "We have to work the next morning!"
Well, so do we. But we can honestly say that THIS show is worth a little a.m. grogginess on Thursday. For never in history has there been a more awesome Wednesday night lineup: Atlanta's legendary BLACK LIPS, Omaha's BOX ELDERS, and St. Louis' BLIND EYES!
Whew. We almost had our socks rocked off by just proofreading that last paragraph! Luckily Kevin's socks are held firmly in place by a pair of his dad's old sock-suspenders, and Seth rarely wears socks (or underwear).
Details:
Wed 4/7
The Firebird
Doors: 8:30 pm / Show: 9:00 pm
18+ ($12.00 - $14.00)
Advance tickets available
Hope to see you there.
Love,
tBE
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