Blind Pilot is an American indie folk band based in Portland, Oregon, United States. They have released four albums and one EP since 2008.
members: Dave Jorgensen, Israel Nebeker, Ryan Dobrowski, Luke Ydstie, Kati Claborn, Ian Krist
formed in: Astoria
genres: indie folk
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On July 15, 2008, Blind Pilot released their debut CD 3 Rounds and a Sound on Expunged Records. "Go On, Say It", was chosen to be a Single of the Week on July 7, 2008 on the iTunes chart, and for the week of July 26 the record reached number 13 on the Billboard Top Digital Albums chart. Allmusic gave the album 3.5/5 stars.
The name "Blind Pilot" was conceived by the founding members, Israel Nebeker and Ryan Dobrowski, during the early days of the band in Astoria, Oregon. The name emerged while they were residing in an old cannery building located at the confluence of the Columbia River and the Pacific Ocean, where they would often see pilot boats navigating the waters. Inspired by the visual impact of the word "pilot" marked on these boats and considering their impending first tour by bicycle, the duo felt the name resonated with their venture into the unknown. Israel Nebeker elaborated on the choice of the name during a 2012 interview with Imagine TV Network in Singapore, explaining that the term "blind" aptly described their initial music tour. They were...
The band completed a bicycle tour in 2008, biking from Bellingham, Washington to San Diego, California, carrying their instruments on custom bicycle trailers they fashioned themselves. They made more than two dozen stops along the way, including Port Townsend, Seattle, Olympia, Portland, Corvallis, Eugene, Coos Bay, Arcata and Santa Cruz.