Tag Archives: Twenty One Pilots
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REVIEW: Twenty One Pilots melt the ice at fiery Chase Center gig
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…
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BottleRock Day 2: Twenty One Pilots, Mount Westmore, 8 more we loved Saturday
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…
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REWIND: Merry Christmas! We got you five more awful Christmas songs
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…
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REVIEW: Twenty One Pilots show warmth on ‘Scaled and Icy’ stream
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…
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REVIEW: Twenty One Pilots uneasily stride on ‘Scaled and Icy’
‘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…
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REVIEW: Twenty One Pilots, Raconteurs lead Not So Silent Night at SAP Center
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…
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Outside Lands: Twenty One Pilots, The Lumineers and 10 others we loved on Friday
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…
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Outside Lands 2019: The best and worst of Friday
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…
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Outside Lands 2019: Twenty One Pilots, Childish Gambino and Paul Simon to headline
Twenty One Pilots perform at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley on July 21, 2016. Photo: Paige K. Parsons. Alt-rockers Twenty One Pilots and R&B superstar Childish Gambino will join the previously announced legendary singer-songwriter Paul Simon as headliners at the 2019 Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival. The three will…
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Mike DeWald’s top 10 albums of 2018
Mike Shinoda, “Post-Traumatic.” This year was one of transition and experimentation for artists, and I’ve used fairly simple criteria to narrow down my top 10 albums. These are the ones I found myself loading up on my Spotify playlist—or, amazingly, even grabbing the CD. In addition to original songwriting…