Blind Pilot's Israel Nebeker And Ryan Dobrowski On Making Music In Astoria
b'Taking its name from the pilot boats that guide freighters through the treacherous mouth of the Columbia River, the band Blind Pilot sprang from Astoria\\u2019s swirling nexus of tides and mountains.
\\u201cThis landscape has always resonated with me,\\u201d says guitarist and singer Israel Nebeker, who grew up south of Astoria. \\u201cThis place has always been a really important place where the river meets the ocean. That\\u2019s the biggest draw for me, the energy that buzzes in the tides and in the land.\\u201d
Nebeker and bandmate/drummer Dobrowski joined us for our live Astoria show to talk about what drew them back to Astoria and what they\\u2019re working on, as well as to play two songs with cellist Sergey Antonov: \\u201c3 Rounds and a Sound\\u201d and the brand new \\u201cAnd Then Like Lions.\\u201d
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