Blind Pilot on the Hotel Congress Plaza, Tuesday, November 19th
KXCI Presents! Blind Pilot. The Oregon-bred indie folk music outfit Blind Pilot goes on a deep spiritual journey on their new album In the Shadow of the Holy Mountain. Molly Sarlé opens the show at 7pm.
|
*CLICK FOR CONTEST RULES* The deadline to enter is through noon Friday, November 15th. The winners of (1) pair of tickets will be selected at random (one entry per person). Ticket winners will be put on the guest list and must present ID at the venue box office on the night of the show to gain entry. Winners will be notified to the email address entered in the contest after the deadline and drawing.
–
Blind Pilot
w/ Molly Sarlé – Nov. 19th – Doors 6:30pm | Show 7pm tickets
Presented by 91.3 KXCI Tucson
The Oregon-bred indie folk music outfit Blind Pilot goes on a deep spiritual journey on their new album In the Shadow of the Holy Mountain (produced by Josh Kaufman). The music inspiration for frontman Israel Nebeker lay in his songwriting process. After struggling with writing for years (this is the first Blind Pilot album in 8 years), he set aside the songs he *had* been working on, instead Nebeker gave himself a month to write an album’s worth of songs to present to the band. He demoed the songs and headed out for a trip centered around spiritual growth in Norway.
Searching for ancestral connections, Israel sought out the Sámi culture and community (a semi-nomadic Scandinavian people), in which he has roots. He participated in a Sámi shamanic journey exploring indigenous spirituality. A Sámi shaman took him on a drum journey and invited him to listen for ancestors and visions. He had a vision where his ancestors were beckoning him to a path that led straight to a mountain, which was clearly his family legacy and origin. Back in the studio with the band, he relistened to his songs and was very surprised to realize that the album was about his ancestors. The connection that the rest of the band felt in delivering the music is palpable. The special emotional dynamic that always exists on a Blind Pilot record is supercharged on the new album In the Shadow of the Holy Mountain.
Blind Pilot will be performing songs from their new album on the Hotel Congress Plaza in a KXCI Presents! show.
