Gin Blossoms are still a few days out from the opening night of Barenaked Ladies' Last Summer on Earth Tour when lead singer Robin Wilson checks in from Chicago to discuss the tour that brings the ...

When the Gin Blossoms performed at a theater in San Diego in 2019, the pop-rock band announced it would deliver some new material. “No, just play the good songs,” a fan screamed, which cracked up ...

The Gin Blossoms aren’t one of those bands that abandon their hits as they build their catalog. Not that it wouldn’t be easy for the band to do just that. After all, the band has continually recorded ...

In The Alternative Number Ones, I'm reviewing every #1 single in the history of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks/Alternative Songs, starting with the moment that the chart launched in 1988. This ...

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They say that time flies when you’re having fun, but that may be an understatement for alternative rock band Gin Blossoms. Composed of Robin Wilson (lead vocals & guitar), Jesse Valenzuela (vocals & ...

Concert Reviews Review & setlist: Gin Blossoms and Toad The Wet Sprocket have aged jangly The bands' songs represented the brighter side of the '90s, and they more than held up during a boisterous ...

The whole Gin Blossoms story is just insane. The Arizona band signed with A&M in the early ’90s on the strength of the songs written by Doug Hopkins, the band’s guitarist. Hopkins had serious issues ...

Gin Blossoms singer Robin Wilson still feels the guitar strings tethering him to the first concert he ever witnessed: Cheap Trick opening for KISS. Such a rock show would be monumental for anyone, ...

Blues Traveler, founded in 1987, has more than a dozen studio albums to its credit, but is best known for the 1995 single ...

If you like soft alternative 1990s rock music, you will love this tour that looks a lot like it did in 2025.

Jesse Valenzuela is a guitar player and singer for Gin Blossoms, who recently wrapped up a tour with Fastball, Sugar Ray and Tonic. At 61 years old, he’s lived a life of music - most prominently as a ...