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• May 1, 2003

  OUT AND ABOUT MAGAZINE (D.E.)

  Third Eye Blind has waited nearly four years to put out another album, so the San Francisco band is taking a novel approach to herald the release of Out of the Vein, which hits stores this month. First, the quartet has embarked on a five-week tour of clubs, colleges and theaters that will include a May 10 date at The Stone Balloon in Newark. Second, it is selling tickets for the shows on eBay, the popular Internet auction site. Read the rest of this entry
• May 1, 2003

  ROLLING STONE FULL-PAGE AD

  Full-page ad for "Out of the Vein" that appears in the latest Rolling Stone issue. Read the rest of this entry
• April 30, 2003

  NEWSDAY.COM ARTICLE ON WITHIN ARM'S...

  It seems to be the first time a band has sold its own tickets on eBay, and it's bringing Third Eye Blind to smaller venues the foursome normally wouldn't stop at. Hence the Within Arms' Reach Tour, wherein Stephan Jenkins and his crew play tunes off the upcoming "Out of the Vein" (Elektra) LP. The group is actually practicing the songs on this shortened tour, getting ready for a summer jaunt at larger venues. Also of note to 3EB fans: On Sunday the group will portray the Kinks on NBC's "American Dreams" at 8 p.m. (8 p.m., The Vanderbilt, 1600 Round Swamp Rd., Plainview, 516- 694-6200. $27.50; VIP tickets are more. Note: tickets only available at http://members.ebay.com/about me/3eb-etix) Read the rest of this entry
• April 20, 2003

  THIRD EYE BLIND'S STEPHAN JENKINS...

  He is a brainy former UC Berkeley valedictorian who describes himself this way: "I play video games, dude!" His friends range from gritty novelist JT LeRoy, a former child prostitute, to San Francisco socialite Denise Hale. Of the platinum-haired, Ferre-cloaked Hale, he says, "I party like a rock star, but not as hard as Denise!" He is all Jagger-swagger and model-good-looks but acknowledges he has spent the past few years "finding my way back to myself." Read the rest of this entry