Best New Bands » Twenty One Pilots https://www.bestnewbands.com News, Reviews and Interviews Wed, 07 Feb 2018 02:08:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 3 Best New Bands Alumni Win Grammys https://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/3-best-new-bands-alumni-win-grammys/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/3-best-new-bands-alumni-win-grammys/#comments Sat, 18 Feb 2017 18:00:19 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=34129 London – Welcome to a new feature in which we recap some of the week’s music highlights. The week kicked off with the 59th annual Grammy Awards. Adele and Beyonce may have hogged the headlines but it was good to see some Best New Bands alumni get among the mainstream plaudits. It was second time

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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/3-best-new-bands-alumni-win-grammys/feed/ 2 Chef’Special Sees North American Success https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/chefspecial-sees-north-american-success/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/chefspecial-sees-north-american-success/#comments Tue, 07 Jun 2016 18:41:01 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=31305 Rosemont – Outside the Allstate Arena, a few members of Dutch band Chef’Special stood getting some fresh air with their tour manager, shortly after putting on an energetic performance for thousands of people. Singer Joshua Nolet, bassist Jan Derks, and keyboardist Wouter “Dub” Heeren were discussing their stellar set. Myself and two other photographers were

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  1. Meet Dutch Band Chef’Special Chicago – This summer is sure to be a sweet confection for Chef’Special. The Netherlands-based five-piece band – comprised of singer Joshua Nolet, guitarist Guido Joseph, bassist Jan Derks, keyboardist Wouter “Dub” Heeren, and drummer Wouter Jerry Prudon – is...
  2. Chef’Special To Support Twenty One Pilots New York – Netherlands-based Chef’Special will make a return to North America this summer to support Twenty One Pilots on the nearly sold-out EMØTIØNAL RØADSHØW tour. Both of the Fueled By Ramen/Atlantic Records groups will make a coast-to-coast trek, along with MUTEMATH, hitting arenas...
  3. Twenty One Pilots Adds New Tour Dates New York – Fueled By Ramen recording group Twenty One Pilots has announced additional tour dates for the EMØTIØNAL RØADSHØW world tour, in support of the duo’s most recent album Blurryface. The second leg of EMØTIØNAL RØADSHØW will hit Mexico City’s Palacio De Los Deportes on September...
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  2. Chef’Special and Cody Simpson Bring Some Blues to Chicago Chicago – Prior to this past Friday night, if you had told me that two pop sensations - Chef’Special and Cody Simpson - would bring some blues to the Windy City, I’d tell you to quit talking crazy! But lo and behold, the Dutch five-piece and...
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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/meet-dutch-band-chefspecial/feed/ 0 Twenty One Pilots Adds New Tour Dates https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/twenty-one-pilots-add-new-tour-dates/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/twenty-one-pilots-add-new-tour-dates/#comments Mon, 09 May 2016 16:18:19 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=30718 New York – Fueled By Ramen recording group Twenty One Pilots has announced additional tour dates for the EMØTIØNAL RØADSHØW world tour, in support of the duo’s most recent album Blurryface. The second leg of EMØTIØNAL RØADSHØW will hit Mexico City’s Palacio De Los Deportes on September 30th and then travel through an extraordinary range of countries, including Russia, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark,

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  2. Twenty One Pilots Continue Their Reign At Alternative Radio Los Angeles – Twenty One Pilots continue their Alternative Radio reign at #1 this week with their new single “Stressed Out,” which is also rapidly scaling the Top 40 radio chart.  “Stressed Out” is the band’s first #1 at Alternative and second...
  3. Twenty One Pilots Ascend To #1 With “Stressed Out” New York – “Stressed Out,” the blockbuster single from Fueled By Ramen recording group Twenty One Pilots, has ascended to #1 at Mediabase Top 40 and Hot AC radio outlets nationwide – the band’s first time topping the formats. “Stressed...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/twenty-one-pilots-add-new-tour-dates/feed/ 0 Chef’Special To Support Twenty One Pilots https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/chef-special-support-twenty-one-pilots/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/chef-special-support-twenty-one-pilots/#comments Tue, 15 Mar 2016 20:21:29 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=29344 New York – Netherlands-based Chef’Special will make a return to North America this summer to support Twenty One Pilots on the nearly sold-out EMØTIØNAL RØADSHØW tour. Both of the Fueled By Ramen/Atlantic Records groups will make a coast-to-coast trek, along with MUTEMATH, hitting arenas and amphitheaters beginning May 31st at Cincinnati, OH’s U.S. Bank Arena. The summer-long tour concludes with two

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  3. Twenty One Pilots Ascend To #1 With “Stressed Out” New York – “Stressed Out,” the blockbuster single from Fueled By Ramen recording group Twenty One Pilots, has ascended to #1 at Mediabase Top 40 and Hot AC radio outlets nationwide – the band’s first time topping the formats. “Stressed...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/chef-special-support-twenty-one-pilots/feed/ 1 Twenty One Pilots Ascend To #1 With “Stressed Out” https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/twenty-one-pilots-ascend-1-stressed/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/twenty-one-pilots-ascend-1-stressed/#comments Mon, 29 Feb 2016 19:04:28 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=29106 New York – “Stressed Out,” the blockbuster single from Fueled By Ramen recording group Twenty One Pilots, has ascended to #1 at Mediabase Top 40 and Hot AC radio outlets nationwide – the band’s first time topping the formats. “Stressed Out” has also exploded into the #2 position on Billboard’s “Hot 100” having recently reached #1

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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/twenty-one-pilots-ascend-1-stressed/feed/ 0 Keegan Calmes of Vinyl Theatre Talks New Music https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/keegan-calmes-vinyl-theatre-new-music/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/keegan-calmes-vinyl-theatre-new-music/#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2016 17:51:10 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=28831 Chicago – Back in 2014, Best New Bands had the privilege of getting to know an up and coming band from Milwaukee by the name of Vinyl Theatre. VT was then a four-piece, comprised of Keegan Calmes (lead vocals, guitar), Chris Senner (keyboard), Nick Cesarz (drums), and Josh Pottier (bass), and had recently signed with

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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/keegan-calmes-vinyl-theatre-new-music/feed/ 1 Featured Artist: Finish Ticket https://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/featured-artist-finish-ticket/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/featured-artist-finish-ticket/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2016 20:34:50 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=28596 Chicago – San Francisco indie rock band Finish Ticket had a pretty great 2015. The five-piece released the EP When Night Becomes Day and hit the road with Twenty One Pilots, for two months, on the sold-out Blurryface Tour. 2016 is set to be just as amazing for the members of Finish Ticket. Vocalist Brendan Hoye, bassist

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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/featured-artist-finish-ticket/feed/ 2 Twenty One Pilots Continue Their Reign At Alternative Radio https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/twenty-one-pilots-continue-reign-alternative-radio/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/twenty-one-pilots-continue-reign-alternative-radio/#comments Mon, 14 Dec 2015 21:51:17 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=28179 Los Angeles – Twenty One Pilots continue their Alternative Radio reign at #1 this week with their new single “Stressed Out,” which is also rapidly scaling the Top 40 radio chart.  “Stressed Out” is the band’s first #1 at Alternative and second Top 5 single from their new record BLURRYFACE. The track has earned more than 40 million

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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/twenty-one-pilots-continue-reign-alternative-radio/feed/ 1 Twenty One Pilots Set “EMØTIØNAL RØADSHØW” Tour https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/twenty-one-pilots-set-emotional-roadshow-tour/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/twenty-one-pilots-set-emotional-roadshow-tour/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2015 19:24:28 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=27823 Los Angeles – Fueled By Ramen recording group Twenty One Pilots will be returning to the U.S. this summer for a massive headline tour.  The “EMØTIØNAL RØADSHØW” tour will see the band bringing their explosive live show to arenas and amphitheaters across the country and is set to kick off on May 31st at Cincinnati, OH’s

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