The Blind Staggers

Their writing is real-deal as well, a full on sampler platter of the best summer tent stomping–they do story songs through the lens of a beer bottle...... It’s well worn stuff, but actually well worn–like a old jacket or grandma’s best brooch. There’s history there, and when put to the right soundtrack, it comes out golden...- Jordan Brown - Indie Collision

Under no circumstance should one delay in checking out The Blind Staggers — their enthusiasm and determination about their music is sure to make this outlaw-country band explode... -Katie Hovland.. Gapers Block - Gapers Block

"The Blind Staggers, as the group explains on its MySpace page (myspace.com/theblindstaggers), is not a new band. The four-piece alt-country crew originated as the Press Gang, keeping the name until a local periodical requested promotional photos -- photos that ran alongside an article about a German band also known as the Press Gang. "So with that and a few other mix-ups," writes guitarist Damien Christian, "we figured it would be a good time to ... dub ourselves The Blind Staggers.".. Fortunately, the new name is a good fit for the crew's boozy sound. "No Saint" finds Christian yelping over fuzzed-out riffs that owe a heavy debt to Southern rockers the Drive-By Truckers. "Thorazine Shuffle" treads a similar path, the band bashing its way through the ramshackle tune like a bunch of backwoods punks as Christian spirals into heartbreak and hopelessness, screeching, "I can't take it anymore!".. -Andy Downing.. Chicago Tribune - Chicago Tribune