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The Blind Robins

"harddrivin'countryfolkrockpunk"

About Me

"You've gotta love these guys... they are lovers of the nitty gritty, real stuff country: the Johnny Cash, the Merle Haggard, with a hefty dose of Ramones... and they're very, very funny, in the way The Bottle Rockets have always been. This is a real fun record!" -Jim DeRogatis, Sound Opinions, WXRT-FM Chicago

"Long before 'alt-country' became a widely accepted term, ther was a genre called cow-punk... The Blind Robins capture the spirit of cow-punk completely, with a perfect combination of whiskey-drinking honky-tonk odes and punk attitude. "That Goddamn Herbert Hoover", the leadoff track on The Origin of the Wasteland, perfectly encapsulates The Blind Robins, as drunks and dustbowl politics collide at 240bpm" -The Onion

Our first CD, The Origin of the Wasteland, can be purchased through Amazon.com . as well as CD Baby

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/25/2005
Band Website: theblindrobins.com
Band Members: Michael Whyte - Songwriting, Vocals, Guitar
Bob Vodick - Bass, Organ, Tambourine, Vocals
Dave Fleming - Drums
Mike Burns - Electric Guitar, Slide Guitar
And sometimes:
Adam Davis - Pedal Steel, Lap Steel, Hawaiian Slide Guitar, Spanish Guitar, Vocals
Jessica Billey - Violin, Vocals
Bud Melvin - Pedal Steel, Banjo

Influences: Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, The Clash, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Ramones, Buck Owens, Mott the Hoople, The Band, Hank Williams, Graham Parker, The Mekons, Jerry Lee Lewis, Flying Burrito Bros., New York Dolls, Sir Douglas Quintet, Richard Hell & the Voidoids, Lefty Frizzell, Fairport Convention, Elvis Presley, Rolling Stones, Ernest Tubb, The Carter Family, Howlin' Wolf, Dean Martin, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Dock Boggs, Elvis Costello, Bill Monroe, Stax/Volt, Jerry Reed
Record Label: Rolling Blackout Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

What are The Blind Robins listening to?

This is what The Blind Robins are listening to lately:MIKE B.:Night Tide - Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys Self Titled - Terry Anderson & the Olympic Ass-Kickin' TeamThere is a Season - The Byrds Down ...
Posted by The Blind Robins on Wed, 07 Feb 2007 11:41:00 PST

CD Availability

Thanks for asking! You can get both of our CD's on CDBABY, AMAZON, and iTunes.Our first CD - The Origin of the Wasteland from CD Baby and Amazon.com and iTunesOur second CD - Panorama Valley from CD ...
Posted by The Blind Robins on Tue, 21 Mar 2006 06:57:00 PST