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Third Eye Blind

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2012

    Fifteen Years Later, Hanson's "MMMBop" Is Still the Greatest Single Ever

    Music critics are misleading you. Their lists are cataloged lies. The greatest single of all time is not "Fight the Power," or "Love Will Tear Us Apart," or "Johnny B. Goode," or "Anarchy in the U.K.," or "Billie Jean." The deception is strategic; uncovering the truth would only upset their caref ... More >>

  • Music

    November 23, 2011

    Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and Lows from the Last Week in S.F. Music

    Music critics are misleading you. Their lists are cataloged lies. The greatest single of all time is not "Fight the Power," or "Love Will Tear Us Apart," or "Johnny B. Goode," or "Anarchy in the U.K.," or "Billie Jean." The deception is strategic; uncovering the truth would only upset their caref ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2011

    Occupy the Pop Charts: Five Reasons Why We Like Third Eye Blind's Stephan Jenkins

    Gil RiegoThird Eye Blind's Stephan Jenkins performing in S.F. last year.​ Yesterday, San Francisco's own Third Eye Blind released "If There Ever Was a Time," a new song in support of Occupy Wall Street. Penned by frontman Stephan Jenkins, the song's lyrics are a cheery encouragement for young ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2011

    The 6 Best Ways to Get Kicked Out a Turntable.fm Room

    Welcome to your new home.​If you're like half the Internet (the lame half), you're currently infatuated with the newest reason the USA will soon only be known as China's once-great fallen rival: Turntable. This is the website that lets you DJ with friends and strangers instead of working, walk ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2010

    On the Fascinating and Often Listenable Feedback Loop That Was 2010

    Japandroids at the Fillmore​Ah, twenty-ten. Two thousand and ten. Two years before our state warps and crackles and slides into a boiling sinkhole that used to be the Pacific Ocean. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. There was a pretty good Sage Francis song called "The Best of T ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2010

    100 S.F. Musicians Teaming Up To Record -- and Perform -- Pixies' Dolittle

    ​Earlier this fall, more than 40 local musicians got together -- along with Liz Phair and Third Eye Blind's Stephan Jenkins -- to perform the Velvet Underground's seminal debut album at Coda Jazz Supper Club. This project was the first from a new coalition of Mission music regulars, artists, and p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2010

    Thoughts on a Night with Liz Phair, Stephan Jenkins, the Velvet Underground, and Practically Every Musician in the Mission

    Stephan Jenkins performing "European Son" with members of Os Beaches and the Blank Tapes​Stephan Jenkins, frontman of Third Eye Blind, is tall. This I realized last night, as I was standing next to the man inside Coda Jazz Supper Club on Mission Street, stumbling for words to introduce him to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2010

    It Takes a Village To Plan a Crazy Velvet Underground Cover Show

    ​Think you know the players of the Bay Area music scene? Well, you can test your chops next Tuesday at Coda Jazz Music Supper Club, when a positively ridiculous number of them join forces to pay tribute to the 1967 classic The Velvet Underground and Nico. In album order, each song will be gang-int ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2010

    San Francisco Semi-Charmed by Third Eye Blind Semi-Concert

    Gil Riego​Third Eye Blind was in San Francisco yesterday to -- wait, that's not right. Third Eye Blind is from San Francisco, is working on its fifth album here, has enough to say about Lincecum's pitching game to be composed of credible locals. Anyway, the band played yesterday, in Union Squ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2010

    Announcement: Third Eye Blind to Play Free Show in S.F. This Week

    Wonder what song they'll close the set with?​This would seem a perfect place to insert a "Semi-Charmed Life" joke, recall that Third Eye Blind hails from San Francisco, and/or begin a discussion about crystal meth references on American Top-40 radio.But really, we just wanted to tell you that the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2009

    Eight (One-Hit) Wonders of The Bay Area

    One-hit wonders are often maligned in music, but the truth is it's pretty hard and pretty remarkable to achieve success on the pop charts. As we slowly wrap up December's reflections into music history, behold the eight most awesome one-hit wonders that the Bay Area has produced:8. The Greg Kihn Ban ... More >>

  • Music

    December 16, 2009

    Artists and tech geeks debated the future of the industry at SF MusicTech

    One-hit wonders are often maligned in music, but the truth is it's pretty hard and pretty remarkable to achieve success on the pop charts. As we slowly wrap up December's reflections into music history, behold the eight most awesome one-hit wonders that the Bay Area has produced:8. The Greg Kihn Ban ... More >>

  • Music

    October 14, 2009

    Music Awards: Should I Stay or Should I Go?

    One-hit wonders are often maligned in music, but the truth is it's pretty hard and pretty remarkable to achieve success on the pop charts. As we slowly wrap up December's reflections into music history, behold the eight most awesome one-hit wonders that the Bay Area has produced:8. The Greg Kihn Ban ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 11, 2009

    Hey DJ! Friday Q&A: DJ Pickpocket of Donuts

    ​Who in this city doesn't love Donuts? We're talking, of course, about both the sugary fried dough confections and the name of the club night where those breakfast treats become party favors. DJ Pickpocket is one of the DJs/hostesses behind the popular dance collective that pulls all kinds of cool ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 21, 2009

    Third Eye Blind Fans, Foes 'Blind' to Parody Concept

    ​Just when you think nothing particularly funny happened in the music world, Third Eye Blind comes out with a new record. That's not the punchline--the joke is in Rob Tannenbaum's droll defense of the band, written for New York magazine's Vulture blog.  Sample "praise"? "In hits like 'Never L ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2009

    Third Eye Blind Announce Fox Theater Show, New Album

    Bearish: Third Eye Blind​ If you've been counting down the days--20 as of 7/28/2009--until 3EB's new album Ursa Major drops, now you have something else to look forward to. The dudes responsible for that 1997 megahit "Semi-Charmed Life" have announced their first two tour dates, an August 4 show ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2008

    Last Night: Treasure Island Day 2

    Bearish: Third Eye Blind​ If you've been counting down the days--20 as of 7/28/2009--until 3EB's new album Ursa Major drops, now you have something else to look forward to. The dudes responsible for that 1997 megahit "Semi-Charmed Life" have announced their first two tour dates, an August 4 show ... More >>

  • Music

    November 7, 2007

    Vanessa Carlton

    Heroes & Thieves (The INC/Universal)

  • Music

    January 11, 2006

    And You Thought They Sucked

    These bands actually rule -- just like the Grateful Dead does

  • Music

    December 21, 2005

    Christmas for in-betweeners at the Black Magic Voodoo Lounge

    These bands actually rule -- just like the Grateful Dead does

  • Music

    November 10, 2004

    Hear This

    Quirky lo-fi pop is On the Speakers; the Roots, the Coup, and more show up for the We the Planet Festival

  • News

    June 9, 2004

    Sound Works?

    Tony Espinoza poured his dot-com millions into the fanciest music studio in town. With balls like that, who needs street cred?

  • Calendar

    January 21, 2004

    Sounding Out the New Year

    S.F.'s musicians resolve to be as eclectic as S.F. musicians ought

  • Calendar

    November 12, 2003

    The Noble Crusades

    Behind the civil rights clash

  • News

    September 18, 2002

    The Sounds of Silence

    Why the Bay Area has stopped producing big-time rock bands

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 15, 2002

    Best Place to Sweat While Doing Business

    Sportsclub/LA San Francisco

  • Film

    August 29, 2001

    Reel World

    Rocker Stephan Jenkins of Third Eye Blind dabbles in acting

  • Music

    February 28, 2001

    Pulp Friction

    How the Orange Peels turned sour grapes into freshly squeezed pop

  • Music

    January 24, 2001

    Pop Philosophy

    What Bush's choices for inauguration music say about the next four years

  • Music

    January 17, 2001

    House Of Tudor

    "Cover to Cover"; Brian & Chris; "Haydn and the Gypsies"

  • Music

    September 27, 2000

    Pop Philosophy

    Rock Out S.F.; Bart Davenport; Santa Cruz Lo-Fi Indie Music Festival

  • Music

    September 6, 2000

    Playing Through

    Are the Fairways destined to be overlooked in their own country?

  • Music

    June 7, 2000

    Riff Raff

    Not That Tired Old Business About Dot-Coms and Culture Again; Gone

  • News

    March 29, 2000

    Letters to the Editor

    Letters from March 29, 2000

  • News

    March 22, 2000

    Letters to the Editor

    Letters from March 22, 2000

  • Dining

    March 15, 2000

    Side Dish

    From the Bleachers, The Great Debate, Star-ing

  • Music

    March 1, 2000

    Riff Raff

    Mark Eitzel at Hotel Utah, Clit Stop, Arhoolie Records' 40th Birthday

  • Music

    November 24, 1999

    Why We Fight

    Or, how I learned to stop worrying and love -- or at least respect -- Third Eye Blind

  • Music

    October 6, 1999

    Riff Raff

    (Star) Bucking the Trend, Stephan Jenkins, More Paranoia at the Chronicle, and Re: Cover

  • Music

    August 18, 1999

    Riff Raff

    (Star) Bucking the Trend, Stephan Jenkins, More Paranoia at the Chronicle, and Re: Cover

  • Music

    June 23, 1999

    Riff Raff

    (Star) Bucking the Trend, Stephan Jenkins, More Paranoia at the Chronicle, and Re: Cover

  • Music

    May 12, 1999

    Riff Raff

    (Star) Bucking the Trend, Stephan Jenkins, More Paranoia at the Chronicle, and Re: Cover

  • Music

    July 29, 1998

    Riff Raff

    (Star) Bucking the Trend, Stephan Jenkins, More Paranoia at the Chronicle, and Re: Cover

  • Music

    January 28, 1998

    Riff Raff

    (Star) Bucking the Trend, Stephan Jenkins, More Paranoia at the Chronicle, and Re: Cover

  • Music

    October 22, 1997

    Riff Raff

    (Star) Bucking the Trend, Stephan Jenkins, More Paranoia at the Chronicle, and Re: Cover

  • Music

    August 20, 1997

    Riff Raff

    (Star) Bucking the Trend, Stephan Jenkins, More Paranoia at the Chronicle, and Re: Cover

  • Music

    May 28, 1997

    Riff Raff

    (Star) Bucking the Trend, Stephan Jenkins, More Paranoia at the Chronicle, and Re: Cover

  • Music

    April 16, 1997

    Riff Raff

    (Star) Bucking the Trend, Stephan Jenkins, More Paranoia at the Chronicle, and Re: Cover

  • Music

    January 29, 1997

    Samples

    (Star) Bucking the Trend, Stephan Jenkins, More Paranoia at the Chronicle, and Re: Cover

  • Music

    March 6, 1996

    Samples

    (Star) Bucking the Trend, Stephan Jenkins, More Paranoia at the Chronicle, and Re: Cover

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