Twenty One Pilots, “Clancy.” The first four words of Twenty One Pilots‘ seventh album, Clancy, define the narrative the band has been developing for nearly a decade. Referencing the primary protagonist, the latest chapter is the final piece of a pseudo-concept album series that’s stretched back to 2015’s Blurryface.…

Twenty One Pilots perform at Chase Center in San Francisco on Sept. 18, 2022. Chloe Catajan/STAFF. Alt-rock duo Twenty One Pilots on Wednesday announced a yearlong The Clancy World Tour, which includes a Bay Area show at Oakland Arena. The alt-rock duo also released a new song, “Next Semester,”…

Twenty One Pilots perform at Chase Center in San Francisco on Sept. 18, 2022. Chloe Catajan/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — Just when you think you have Twenty One Pilots all figured out, think again. The alt-rock duo’s Icy Tour rolled into Chase Center on a soggy Sunday night; somewhat fitting…

Twenty One Pilots perform at BottleRock Napa Valley at the Napa Valley Expo on May 28, 2022. Steve Carlson/STAFF. NAPA — Saturday night’s BottleRock Napa offerings presented, perhaps, as challenging a headliner clash as the fest has ever seen. On one stage was one of the most exciting live bands…

Twenty One Pilots perform during radio station Live 105’s Not So Silent Night at SAP Center in San Jose on Dec. 7, 2019. Merry Christmas! I guess this means I have to write another Christmas music column. As I’ve expressed every year I’ve had a column, I hate Christmas…

Twenty One Pilots perform during a livestream even on May 21, 2021. Images courtesy: Maestro. By Mason Meyers Twenty One Pilots dip into the world of coronavirus-necessitated livestreams is quite possibly one of the best to have been crafted. Have a favorite song? They played it! Have a favorite…

‘Scaled and Icy’ by Twenty One Pilots. Twenty One Pilots‘ latest album, Scaled and Icy, isn’t quite the groundbreaking concept album for which the band has become known. Some highlights notwithstanding, it at times comes across as muddled, forgettable and even a bit cringe-worthy—as if it’s an attempt to appeal…

The Raconteurs perform during radio station Live 105’s Not So Silent Night at SAP Center in San Jose on Dec. 7, 2019. Photos courtesy RADIO.COM. SAN JOSE — Some of the biggest names in alt-rock descended on the SAP Center on a soggy Saturday night in the South Bay…

Twenty One Pilots perform at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco during the Outside Lands Music Festival on Aug. 9, 2019. Photos: Joaquin Cabello, Holly Horn and Roman Gokhman. SAN FRANCISCO — The annual Outside Lands Music Festival kicked off Friday with Twenty One Pilots, The Lumineers and dozens…

P-Lo performs at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco during the Outside Lands Music Festival on Aug. 9, 2019. Photos: Joaquin Cabello. Best: I fully expected to hate Blink-182. I wasn’t even a fan back in the ‘90s when they were new; they were poser pop-punk that was ruining…