Voodoo Pilot

Bio:

Tracks like 'Only One Way' and 'I Doubt It' prove that the band can create real winning tunes...blues rock fans will likely be really interested in what they have to offer. Matt Shimmer, indieville.com (05/2003)

Ever since their first gig on a cold December night in 2000 at the Elbo Room in Chicago, IL, Voodoo Pilot has been crankin' out electric roots rock blues with soul, passion and vengeance. Voodoo Pilot's original tunes have been released on a 5 song EP in 2001 and 3 self-produced full length CDs: Sometimes (2003), Turntable Lover (2004) and Good Luck Charm (2007), with a fourth CD coming soon!

The band has played gigs all over Chicago, its suburbs and into southern Wisconsin. Voodoo Pilot has played in front of jump-blues masters Roomful of Blues, Texas-blues icons The Fabulous Thunderbirds and classic rockers Molly Hatchet. In 2006, Voodoo Pilot opened for Wishbone Ash and the amazing Johnny Winter. In 2007, Voodoo Pilot opened for Welsh guitar wizard Paul 'Tonka' Chapman (ex-UFO guitarist). Voodoo Pilot has been featured multiple times on Chicago's 93 WXRT Local Anesthetic with Richard Milne and performed on Chicago's CAN TV.

Management: Bill Hahn at KD & B Management

Check out Voodoo Pilot’s website for nine more tunes (three off each CD) and Airplay Direct for three more tunes, one off each CD. Also, you can hear the first two minutes of all the tunes off our three CDs at CD Baby.

VOODOO PILOT: Good Luck Charm Original americana and classic blues-rock jam band music

VOODOO PILOT: Turntable Lover Turn it up. Low down, dirt, muddy, jam band, rock hard, blues rock, easy and heavy on the heart and soul.

VOODOO PILOT: Sometimes Original, rowdy, big city, guitar driven, Delta Country Blues Rock with deep roots.

Purchase all three for $15! Details in CD Baby shopping cart.

Songs like "I'm Gone" and "I Don't Learn" remind me very much of the Black Keys, without the really fuzzed-out guitar and feedback. These two songs really showcase what Voodoo Pilot appears to be all about - creating blues rock with energy to spare that will really make you move. Jennifer Patton, Delusions of Adequacy

...anyone into classic blues/folk rock sounds, great songwriting and musicianship, and all the other cool things rock and roll used to be about before it turned into one big explosion of anger. Voodoo Pilot brings it old school and comes across like a big breath of fresh air in the process. This is good stuff from a band that deserves a larger audience. Mike O'Cull, Chicagogigs.com

'Sometimes' is a soft, gentle lullaby, and sounds sort of like an in-tune Neil Young doing a revised version of Ryan Adams' 'Gimme Sunshine'. Matthew Pollesel, Splendid Magazine (5/21/03)

The second full-length from local all-American blues rock quartet Voodoo Pilot – soars on the playing of lead guitarist Bill Galey...Vocals by supporting ax man John Liggett are serviceable to his lyrics in a deadpan Jim Morrison way (especially on opening cut “Down”), and there’s adequate bass and drum support. There’s makings for greatness David C. Eldredge, Illinois Entertainer (02/28/06)

Voodoo Pilot is an enduring blues/rock/soul band and has been consistently making good music for a few years now. Their latest CD, Good Luck Charm, continues on this path and adds more of a Dead influence to the mix than previous efforts, and the loose, jammy feel suits the band well. Mike O’Cull, Illinois Entertainer (08/30/07)

Member Since:

July 23, 2005

Members:

John Liggett: Lead Vocal, Guitar, Harmonica

Bill Galey: Lead/Backing Vocal, Guitar, Slide Guitar and Keyboard

Eric Wolff: Lead/Backing Vocal, Guitar and Keyboard

Dave Bernstein: Bass and Upright Bass

Dave Kohn: Drums, Percussion

Influences:

John: Townes Van Zandt, Missippi John Hurt, Neil Young, Sleepy John Estes, John Prine, Weldon "Juke Boy" Bonner, Carter Family, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, Elizabeth Cotten, Bob Dylan

Bill: Duane Allman, Jimi Hendrix, Jerry Garcia, Eric Clapton and Mark Knopfler

The bands' influences are diverse, from delta blues to jazz fusion, from Bob Dylan to Frank Zappa, resulting in a bluesy melodic rock and folk rock blend with a splash of Americana and a touch of psychedelic, reminding some listeners of The Allman Brothers and The Grateful Dead.

Sounds Like:

Some venues want all original music and with three full length CDs of originals, its no problem to accomodate lengthy original shows.

Unless the venue wants all original tunes, at shows we play originals and mix in some covers including The Rolling Stones, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Grateful Dead, The Allman Brothers, Eric Clapton, Cream, Bob Dylan, Traffic, CCR.