Check out "Hermetically Sealed" from "With a Bang", now on Spotify!
Thursday, July 19, 2012
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Tuesday, March 13, 2012
News You Can Use
Alright kids, we'll make this brief- we're loading up the van and heading south this coming weekend for our first ever trip to SXSW in Austin, where we'll be headlining the outdoor stage at Jovita's for the KDHX showcase on Saturday night! Exciting stuff. Stops on the way down include Springfield, MO on Thursday night and Fort Worth, TX on Friday- so if you're around, come say hello!In other news, it was announced yesterday that we will be playing the Loufest lineup release party on April 3 at Plush along with Morning Teleportation (fresh off a tour with the Flaming Lips or something) that should be a lot of fun. Come out and see who's playing this year! We're on at 8:30, and it promises to be a blast.
New songs in the works, more shows coming up, etc. Dig it.
tBE
Friday, February 10, 2012
RFT "40 Best Releases Of 2011" Feature
"With A Bang" was named one of the 40 Best Releases of 2011 by the good people at the Riverfront Times. Read all about it here!
Blind Eyes | With A Bang
The Blind Eyes' With A Bang does not have to be as strong as it is. The band's sophomore album would be decent enough if Seth Porter were a less engaging vocalist with fewer grandiose Elvis Costello-ish leaps in his melodies, or if Kevin Schneider's bass lines merely parroted the guitar chords, or if drummer Matt Picker's dynamics were less driving. "Into The Breach" would still be an excellent rock song, even if Porter ended the chorus after repeating the title instead of sealing the deal singing "being fooled all the while!" with the exuberance of a second grader's solo at a school play. The band would be adequate if it chose to sound like The Strokes or Thin Lizzy or Ted Leo & The Pharmacists rather than cherry-picking from its influences to build a power pop Decepticon, or if it continued as a trio instead of adding Andy White on guitar to harden the rocking of its live shows. We might still be nerding out over the band at the end of the year if the group had made a good record. Luckily, The Blind Eyes made one that, months after digestion, is still damn near perfect.
Key Track: "The Nature Of The Beast"
Place You're Most Likely To Hear The Artist: In a perfect world, the opening credits of every coming-of-age PG-13 rated teen comedy ever made.
Blind Eyes | With A Bang
The Blind Eyes' With A Bang does not have to be as strong as it is. The band's sophomore album would be decent enough if Seth Porter were a less engaging vocalist with fewer grandiose Elvis Costello-ish leaps in his melodies, or if Kevin Schneider's bass lines merely parroted the guitar chords, or if drummer Matt Picker's dynamics were less driving. "Into The Breach" would still be an excellent rock song, even if Porter ended the chorus after repeating the title instead of sealing the deal singing "being fooled all the while!" with the exuberance of a second grader's solo at a school play. The band would be adequate if it chose to sound like The Strokes or Thin Lizzy or Ted Leo & The Pharmacists rather than cherry-picking from its influences to build a power pop Decepticon, or if it continued as a trio instead of adding Andy White on guitar to harden the rocking of its live shows. We might still be nerding out over the band at the end of the year if the group had made a good record. Luckily, The Blind Eyes made one that, months after digestion, is still damn near perfect.
Key Track: "The Nature Of The Beast"
Place You're Most Likely To Hear The Artist: In a perfect world, the opening credits of every coming-of-age PG-13 rated teen comedy ever made.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
The Blind Eyes PBS Arts Segment
PBS did a feature story on the band for their 2011 Fall Arts Festival series, and you can check it out here! Thanks to Angela Antkowiak for making it happen, plus Nick Aquisto for all the nice words. Thanks also to the set of Donnybrook for staring at us the whole time and making us feel inadequate.
"Modernity" 3rd Birthday Bash At Off Broadway!
Our debut album is almost 3, and we figured that was as good a reason as any to have a show! Off Broadway, 3/3 (get it?). We'll be handing out free "Modernity" download cards to the first 100 people in the door, the show is only $8, and our good friends Union Tree Review and Volcanoes are also on the bill! It'll be your last chance to see us in STL until probably June- May at the earliest- so be there.Wednesday, February 1, 2012
PAZZ & JOP 2011
We were very pleased to find ourselves on the list of winners of the Village Voice 2011 Pazz & Jop albums poll. With A Bang came in at a robust 419th place (that's behind Britney Spears but ahead of Kelly Clarkson for those keeping score at home). We assume our invitation to party with Michael Musto is forthcoming.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
End Of The Year Press Madness
Holy cow! “With A Bang” is officially the #1 played album on KDHX for 2011 in both the national and local categories, and has made more than one DJ top ten list. Additionally, Seth talks about recording the album in today’s issue of the RFT.
We owe an immense thank you to everyone in the local music community, from the bottom of our hearts, for being so supportive of our band and of this album. For real, we owe you all a drink. Or a decorative popcorn tin. You rock. See you on NYE and in 2012.
Cheers,
Seth, Matt, Kevin, and Andy
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
"With A Bang" Release Show Prints Available
Euclid Records still has a few posters from our record release show available on their site. Done by the one and only Sleepy Kitty Arts, there were only 61 of these printed, and most of them are long since spoken for. Get one now!
St. Louis Beacon Interview
There's a new interview with Seth at the St. Louis Beacon, which we think turned out pretty darned spiffily. Go check it out, and don't forget to tune in to Channel 9 this Friday 10/21 for our exclusive segment for the PBS Arts Festival Series!
Monday, October 3, 2011
And Then There Were Four
We are very pleased to announce that guitarist Andy White will be joining our musical family. We strongly believe that Andy's exemplary musicianship, intimidating biceps, and van ownership will all be valuable assets to the band moving forward. So long as he can endure the brutal hazing coming has way, Andy will be making his Blind Eyes debut at Edwardsville's venerable Stagger Inn on October 22. Come welcome him and check out our new and improved live sound!UPDATE: RFT interview! Dig it.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Blind Eyes News, September 29th
Stuff you need to know about:
-The band will be spinning records at The Royale on Friday, 9/30 from 10-close for the first ever Blind Eyes DJ spin. It's free. Come out!
-The Blind Eyes will be headlining the 3rd annual Midtown Alley Street Festival on Saturday, 10/1. We'll be playing at 10, and PBS will be there taping our set for a short documentary thing, so if you want to be immortalized on video, come on out! There's a cool blurb about it (and a nice little tBE write-up) on Metromix. Also free.
-A new "Local Music Spotlight" on the band is airing now on KDHX, but you can stream/download it here.
That's it. Seeya out there!
tBE
tBE
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
2011 "Best Of St. Louis" Awards
For the third year in a row, the Blind Eyes have been picked as the "Best Pop Band" in St. Louis by the Riverfront Times in their annual "Best Of" issue. This year, we also took home the "reader's choice" picks for "Best Male Vocalist" (Seth Porter) and "Album of the Year" (With A Bang). We appreciate your support immensely, so thanks once again to the RFT and to everyone who voted for us. Cheers to you all, and see you in '12!
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Midtown Alley Street Fest
Our next show is October 1st at the 3rd annual Midtown Alley Street fest- and it's totally FREE! Tons of rad bands and an awesome local event. Go to it. More information including set times coming soon.
New Blind Eyes T-Shirts Now Available
Merchandise? It keeps us alive! Get 'em from us direct via email (theblindeyes at gmail dot com) or at a show. These are super sweet and printed on uber-stylish American Apparel tees. $15/ea.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Blind Eyes News, June 28th
Well, happy Tuesday to all of you. A few quick and awesome things to note:
-For the third week in a row, "With A Bang" is #1 on the KDHX CMJ Top 30! On a similar note, the album is also #3 in mid-year national top album spins and #1 in the local top album spins- and has made many a' DJ's "top 10 albums" list. Not bad for only being out for 19 days! Immense thanks!
-We're happy to announce we will be playing with our friends Old Lights for their record release party at Off Broadway on Friday, July 15th. Advance tickets available here.
-Thomas Crone's excellent city-centric blog, The South Side of Luck, recently featured a nice little shout-out to With A Bang. Go check it out!
-In addition to being currently available on CD Baby and iTunes, the new album is also now available to download on Napster.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
The Blind Eyes: Haikulou
Another one that slipped under the radar. A haiku? About lil' ole' us? How awesome is that. We had one person create us a "Blind Eyes" sculpture, but this is without doubt our first piece of Japanese poetry. We're flattered.
"With A Bang" #3 At Euclid Records
We're honored to be among the top sellers for the week at Euclid Records, one of our favorite of St. Louis' many amazing record stores. I guess we can accept Neil Young selling more than us. But My Morning Jacket? You'd better grow eyes in the back of your head, 'cause we're coming for you. Just kidding, you guys are great. Don't beat us up.
"Hermetically Sealed" On "Speakers + Summer Vol. 2"
"Hermetically Sealed" is featured on Speakers In Code's annual free ringing-in-the-summer album, Speakers + Summer, Volume 2- and it's the first track, no less! The whole thing is chock full of awesomeness (The Elected, Black Lips, and Toro y Moi are just some of the jams you can snag), so don't wait.
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