Once their North American and West Coast debut at Kirk Von Hammett’s Fear FestEvil on Saturday April 11th at the RockBar Theater in San José, California is completed, multicultural blues rock quartet BLUES PILLS will pack up their patchouli-scented, multicolored Volkswagon Bus for a cross-country trek to New York’s St. Vitus Bar in Brooklyn for their one-off, East Coast debut on Thursday evening, April 16th.
Opening for this 21-and-over show will be Ruby The Hatchet and Dead Heavens. Pre-sale tickets are $10 and can be purchased here: http://www.ticketfly.com/event/804093-blues-pills-ruby-hatchet-brooklyn/
With their young spirits forged in the cultural decade of the 1960s, BLUES PILLS proudly carry the torch of blues-infused rock into the new millennium. Clear your calendar for this intimate show and be among the first New York residents to witness why BLUES PILLS concerts in Europe continue to be upgraded to larger venues.
BLUES PILLS’ self-titled debut album was produced by Don Alsterberg (GRAVEYARD, SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIVES, THE INTERNATIONAL NOISE CONSPIRACY) and features artwork by world renowned Dutch artist Marijke Koger-Dunham (THE BEATLES, GEORGE HARRISON, ERIC CLAPTON). It secured a position on the American Billboard Heatseekers chart at #78 last August.
(Click album art for BLUES PILLS’ cover of Chubby Checker’s 1973 classic “Gypsy”)
Get acquainted with BLUES PILLS and watch the music videos for “No Hope Left For Me” & “Gypsy” plus a whole bunch of other groovy stuff on the Nuclear Blast YouTube channel: http://youtu.be/iV9XFldAi7w?list=PLB4brr7vf-P42JMN6_0Q0m74LtwYyMIYn
Blues Pills can be ordered as an import picture disc, import vinyl, or a digi-pak version from the Nuclear Blast USA Webshop.
ABOUT BLUES PILLS
BLUES PILLS have dedicated their lives to the timeless and noble art of rock ‘n’ roll and seek to know the things kept hidden in your memories.
This young American-Swedish-French quartet create unique, intense, and extraordinary rock. They have a music lovers’ appeal that takes you right back to the time of BLUES PILLS’ ancestors: The Original Fleetwood Mac, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Cream, and yes, even Janis Joplin. The driving bass lines, grooving drums, and solos from another planet by their 18-year-old guitarist are all harmonized and tied together with ease & delight by Elin Larsson’s voice, which proves itself experienced and wiser beyond its years.
Taking soulful music and combining it with blues and rock ‘n’ roll to tap into a musical force of revitalizing intensity, BLUE PILLS’ blonde archangel & soul-saving front woman Elin Larsson will gently guide you into an empire of soulful, bluesy rock where the still-warm breath of their musical predecessors can still be felt. Elin’s transcendent voice will take you on a journey beyond the stars through an infinite universe that is profound in its revelations. With lyrics full of powerful emotions, Elin’s soulful voice unfolds the strong beauty of its own inner-light.
Sit back and relax, and dive into a astral, musical world bathed in a hundred points of light shining from a field bathed in breathing shades of sapphire / indigo / azure / ultramarine.
THE BLUES PILLS BUZZ
• "Blues Pills is a cool band with a ripping youngster on guitar. I'll throw these folks my vote." - Scott Holiday, RIVAL SONS
• "Blues Pills sounds like a super group straight out of 1967 San Francisco - Big Brother and The Holding Company - thrown to the dirty floor to be mopped up by The Jimi Hendrix Experience Band. It's great to see a band doing the ‘60s thing with such reverence for authenticity." - Carter Kennedy, ORCHID
• "Blues Pills is one of the most interesting new acts from Sweden. Heavy, well-played blues. A new favorite!" - Ola Henriksson, WITCHCRAFT
• "The explosive offspring from a cosmic ménage à trois between the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Shocking Blue, and early Fleetwood Mac. Poppin' some of these pills will
