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Blind Willies

Folk & acoustic band from San Francisco, CA · formed 2004

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Shows on record
60+
Rooms played
47
Cities
22
Releases
5
Last show
May 18, 2015Filou - Die Kneipe

About

Blind Willies is a band from San Francisco, CA, formed in 2004, tagged folk, folk rock, New Weird America by its sources. Shows on record run from 2011 to 2015, across 47 rooms in 22 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

60+ on record · Songkick, facebook
No upcoming shows on record.Know of one? Tell us

Shows per year

  1. 201125 shows
  2. 201214 shows
  3. 201311 shows
  4. 20147 shows
  5. 20153 shows
Show history
DateVenue
May 18, 2015Filou - Die Kneipe · WunstorfHeadliner
Apr 4, 2015The Secret Society · PortlandSupportwith Matthew Zeltzer, Hearts of Oak (Portland, OR)
Apr 3, 2015The Big Dipper · SpokaneSupportwith Down North, Flying Spiders
Sep 13, 2014Duff's Garage · PortlandSupportwith Laura Ivancie
Jun 14, 2014Volcanic Theater Pub · BendSupportwith Emby Alexander
Jun 11, 2014The Secret Society · PortlandSupportwith Branches, The Show Ponies
May 31, 2014Milk Bar · San FranciscoHeadlinerwith We Arsons, Quinn Deveaux
Apr 5, 20141623 1/2 North Cahuenga Boulevard Los Angeles CAHeadliner
Apr 4, 2014Peeve's Public House of Local Market (559) 281-9129 Fresno CAHeadliner
Mar 27, 20142958 NE Glisan St Portland OR · PortlandHeadliner
Dec 6, 2013Red Poppy Art House · San FranciscoSupportwith Claudio Santomé, The Camille Mai Trio
Oct 3, 2013Hemlock Tavern · San FranciscoHeadlinerwith Wesley Hartley & the Traveling Trees
Sep 21, 2013Paco Plumtrek · AlmeloHeadliner
Sep 12, 2013Live Stage Marnix Grote Zaal Cultura · WageningenHeadliner
Sep 2, 2013Nambucca · LondonHeadliner
Sep 1, 2013The Slaughtered Lamb · LondonSupportwith Chris Yendell, Ruby & the Ribcage, Mike Wyatt, +1
Aug 29, 2013Lyme Regis GBHeadliner
Aug 28, 2013The Musician Pub · LeicesterHeadliner
Aug 17, 2013Café du Nord · San FranciscoSupportwith Bobby Long, Michael Bernard Fitzgerald, Blind Willi
Jul 19, 2013Great American Music Hall · San FranciscoSupportwith Supermule, James Nash and the Nomads
May 24, 2013The Hotel Cafe · Los AngelesHeadliner
Nov 25, 2012Bazaar Cafe · San FranciscoHeadliner
Oct 28, 2012Bazaar Cafe · San FranciscoHeadliner
Sep 30, 2012Bazaar Cafe · San FranciscoHeadliner
Aug 22, 2012Bazaar Cafe · San FranciscoHeadliner
Aug 16, 2012Yerba Buena Gardens · San FranciscoHeadliner
Aug 8, 2012Union Square · San FranciscoHeadliner
Jun 24, 2012Café du Nord · San FranciscoSupportwith Shady Maples
Jun 20, 2012Brick & Mortar Music Hall · San FranciscoSupportwith Tu Fawning, Rawdad
Jun 17, 2012Disco Volante · OaklandHeadliner
May 23, 2012Hemlock Tavern · San FranciscoSupportwith Goodnight Texas
Mar 24, 2012Casa Sanchez · San FranciscoHeadliner
Mar 2, 2012Bazaar Cafe · San FranciscoHeadliner
Jan 22, 2012Amnesia · San FranciscoSupportwith Billy Cramer & Share the Land, Chris Jones, Jean Genies
Jan 19, 2012The Mint · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith Elephant Revival, The Show Ponies
Dec 10, 2011Café du Nord · San FranciscoSupportwith Eric McFadden, Con Brio
Oct 23, 2011Yoshi's · OaklandSupportwith Kaitlin McGaw, lia rose, Louis Prima Jr
Oct 1, 2011Red Poppy Art House · San FranciscoHeadliner
Sep 24, 2011West Sunset Playground · San FranciscoHeadliner
Aug 25, 2011kaleidoscope · San FranciscoHeadliner
Aug 7, 2011Piecora's Back Room · SeattleHeadliner
Jul 3, 2011Make-Out Room · San FranciscoHeadlinerwith Red Weather
Jun 25, 2011Revolution Cafe · San FranciscoHeadlinerwith Aaron Leese, The Panhandlers (CA)
Jun 17, 2011Amnesia · San FranciscoHeadliner
Jun 16, 2011KPFA 94.1 FM · BerkeleyHeadliner
Jun 15, 2011Union Square · San FranciscoHeadliner
Jun 11, 2011Miner's Foundry · Nevada CityHeadliner
Jun 9, 2011Caspar Inn · MendocinoHeadliner
May 31, 2011Kerckhoff Grand Salon, UCLA · Los Angeles (LA)Headliner
May 28, 2011The Mint · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith The Dustbowl Revival
May 27, 2011Peace Sign House · Santa MargaritaHeadliner
May 21, 2011CoHo, Stanford University · Palo AltoHeadliner
May 21, 2011KZSU 90.1 FM, Stanford University · Palo AltoHeadliner
May 20, 2011Sea Crest School · Half Moon BayHeadliner
May 14, 2011The Revolution Cafe · San FranciscoHeadliner
May 14, 2011Revolution Cafe · San FranciscoHeadliner
May 13, 2011Streetlight Records · Santa CruzHeadliner
May 13, 2011Jose's Underground Lounge · MontereyHeadlinerwith audiafauna
May 12, 2011Kzsc · Santa CruzHeadliner
May 6, 2011The Quad, UC Davis (UCD) · DavisHeadliner

Showing the latest 60 shows; the record holds more.

Where they play

47 rooms in 22 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • San Francisco27 shows
  • Portland4 shows
  • Los Angeles (LA)3 shows
  • London2 shows
  • Oakland2 shows

and 17 other cities

Live history

69 shows on record
Shows counted
69
First on record
Aug 2007
Latest on record
May 2015

Shows per year

  1. 20071
  2. 20104
  3. 201129
  4. 201214
  5. 201311
  6. 20147
  7. 20153

Top rooms

  • Bazaar Cafe, San Francisco · 5
  • Café du Nord, San Francisco · 4
  • Revolution Cafe, San Francisco · 4
  • Union Square, San Francisco · 3
  • The Secret Society, Portland · 2

Top cities

  • San Francisco, CA · 35
  • Los Angeles (LA), CA · 3
  • Oakland, CA · 3
  • Portland, OR · 3
  • Berkeley, CA · 2

Often on the bill with: The Ferocious Few, Abbey Bowden, Branches, Broun Fellinis, Con Brio, Dia, Dustbowl Revival, Elephant Revival

Counted from the shows BandSlate holds; missing shows are not counted.

Releases

5 releases, 2006–2014

  • Every Day Is Judgment Day

    2014 · Album

  • Needle Feather and a Rope

    2011 · Album

  • Under A Big Red Sun

    2011

  • Everybody’s Looking for a Meal

    2008 · Album

  • The Unkindness of Ravens

    2006 · Album

Lineup

  • Alexei Wajchman

Airplay

No airplay on record.

Photos, art and posters

Blind Willies — The Secret Society, 2015-04-04
Poster · The Secret Society, 2015-04-04 — Songkick
Blind Willies — The Big Dipper, 2015-04-03
Poster · The Big Dipper, 2015-04-03 — Songkick
Blind Willies — Duff's Garage, 2014-09-13
Poster · Duff's Garage, 2014-09-13 — Songkick
Blind Willies — Volcanic Theater Pub, 2014-06-14
Poster · Volcanic Theater Pub, 2014-06-14 — Songkick
Blind Willies — The Secret Society, 2014-06-11
Poster · The Secret Society, 2014-06-11 — Songkick
Blind Willies — Milk Bar, 2014-05-31
Poster · Milk Bar, 2014-05-31 — Songkick
Blind Willies — The Slaughtered Lamb, 2013-09-01
Poster · The Slaughtered Lamb, 2013-09-01 — Songkick
Blind Willies — Café du Nord, 2013-08-17
Poster · Café du Nord, 2013-08-17 — Songkick
Blind Willies — Great American Music Hall, 2013-07-19
Poster · Great American Music Hall, 2013-07-19 — Songkick
Blind Willies — Brick & Mortar Music Hall, 2012-06-20
Poster · Brick & Mortar Music Hall, 2012-06-20 — Songkick
Blind Willies — Hemlock Tavern, 2012-05-23
Poster · Hemlock Tavern, 2012-05-23 — Songkick
Blind Willies — The Mint, 2012-01-19
Poster · The Mint, 2012-01-19 — Songkick
Blind Willies — Café du Nord, 2011-12-10
Poster · Café du Nord, 2011-12-10 — Songkick
Blind Willies — The Stud - Old Location, 2011-03-13
Poster · The Stud - Old Location, 2011-03-13 — Songkick

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This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.