He's wearing all-black everything, including loose-fitting drop-crotch pants and a knitted beanie, but for the performance he'll slip into jeans and a sweatshirt with a looming hood that looks like it was designed for Emperor Palpatine, and switch from his casual Rick Owens slip-on sneakers to his Rick Owens high-tops. Some fans waited in line for 11 hours before the show. He's been doing press all day, and I'm the not-so-grand finale.Īsked about a Beyoncé cover he recorded in 2016 and whether he considers himself part of the BeyHive, he unexpectedly brightens a little with a resounding, "Hell yeah!" He says Kenton Slash Demon's "Peace" was the record he was obsessed with last, as well as Bon Iver's latest. He's alert with a slight air of irritability. What music has Jenkins been listening to lately? "Migos and Kendrick Lamar," he says after a brief pause.Ī little winded following a longer-than-usual soundcheck, he sits in an oversize armchair in a cramped office next to The Chapel's green room, sipping kombucha while answering questions. Stephan Jenkins, all black and bougie in Rick Owens, before showtime. Despite the ticket scarcity and poor weather conditions, it was the perfect place to kick off the victory lap tour the music video for "Semi-Charmed Life," the hit single that started it all, was shot on the very same street just a few blocks south. Jenkins bought them pepperoni pizza from a pizzeria down the street after seeing tweets documenting their wait in the rain. on the day of the show, 11 hours before the band was scheduled to play. Rainy weather welcomed eager fans who lined up for the show as early as 10 a.m. It was a benefit for the local nonprofit 826 Valencia, located across the street. The concert at The Chapel, a charming venue much smaller than the arenas and pavilions the band usually headlines, sold out immediately. The tour starts on June 9 in Miami and makes a stop at the Greek Theater in Berkeley, California, on the same UC Berkeley campus where Jenkins attended college. In the same celebratory vein, 3EB is hitting the road for the "Summer Gods" tour and playing the eponymous record in its entirety. I talked with Jenkins before a hometown gig at The Chapel, where Third Eye Blind commemorated the 20th anniversary of its self-titled debut album. Not bad, considering their debut was originally released on cassette tapes. Easy access to music, via iTunes and streaming, he thinks is a reason why 3EB's audience members are "younger than ever." On Spotify alone, almost 3 million listeners stream 3EB every month. Though the band started out before Napster even existed, the Third Eye Blind ("3EB" for short) frontman finds the current digital climate more freeing than the days of officially releasing CDs.
Third Eye Blind performs at Live 105's BFD in 1997.
Nestled on Valencia Street in San Francisco's historic Mission District, The Chapel is a short walk away from Stephan Jenkins's home, where he listens to music via Spotify streaming directly to his Sonos, as well as a couple of blocks from his favorite taqueria, El Toro.
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