Heffron Drive just announced the dates for their headlining tour coming this Summer! The tour is hitting venues across the US in August, and the duo will be making some stops in Italy as well. We’re thrilled Kendall and Dustin are coming back to NYC, they are always a lot of fun to see live! Check out the tour dates below and get your tickets now!
Heffron Drive Summer 2016 Tour
June 25 – Splash Kingdom – Redlands, CA
July 12 – Ischia Film Festival – Ischia, Italy
August 3 – Mr. Smalls – Pittsburgh, PA
August 4 – Wilberts – Cleveland, OH
August 5 – The Crofoot – Detroit, MI
August 6 – Reggies Rock Club – Chicago, IL
August 9 – Mix 94.9 – St. Cloud, MN
August 10 – Amsterdam Bar – St. Paul, MN
August 11 – Iowa State Fair – Des Moines, IA
August 12 – Iowa State Fair – Des Moines, IA
August 14 – The Riot Room – Kansas City, MO
August 18 – Festival – Riccione, Italy
August 22 – Festival – Gallipoli, Italy
August 24 – Mid East Club – Boston, MA
August 25 – Webster Hall – New York, NY
August 27 – The Foundry – Philadelphia, PA
Watch the video for Heffron Drive’s latest single “Rain Don’t Come,” below and pickup a copy of the song on iTunes now!
It’s been a while since we’ve had new music from Heffron Drive, so we are so excited that Kendall and Dustin just dropped a new track, “Rain Don’t Come!” The track is perfect for dancing along to on your way to your favorite Summer festival, complete with a sweet guitar solo! Heffron Drive have been busy touring the world in recent months, and we’re crossing our fingers for a US tour soon! (and maybe they’ll bring Logan Henderson along like they did in Italy!)
Listen to “Rain Don’t Come” on Spotify now and stay tuned for the music video coming soon!
Pick up your copy of “Rain Don’t Come” on iTunes or Amazon now.
Heffron Drive surprised fans with a brand new song on Spotify called “Eyes On You” this week. The track is the theme song to the CBS show “Hidden Heroes.” Kendall Schmidt and Dustin Belt have been working hard on new music while on tour in Latin America and it’s paying off! The new song is catchy with a funky guitar riff and a nineties-esque beat pulling it all together.
Listen to the song on Spotify below.
Tune into “Hidden Heroes” this weekend on CBS to see a special surprise by Kendall and Dustin!
It’s boyband week over at Billboard.com, AKA the greatest thing ever. Every week should be boyband week. In honor of the occasion, Billboard staffers held a fantasy boyband draft, assembling their dream teams. For this week’s Friday Five, we decided to get in on the fun and do our own boyband draft and create 2 super boybands: J5 and *Big Time Boys on the Block°. The only rules were that you can’t pick 2 members from the same band. Check out our picks and vote for your favorite!
Team A: J5 (JC, Joey, James, Jeff and Jesse)
JC Chasez
One of the greatest male vocalists, ever. He can still hit ALL the notes, and he hasn’t aged a day since “Bye Bye Bye.”
Joey McIntyre
Just watch this performance from The Main Event Tour, and you’ll know why Joey is the MVP of any boyband. Those vocals. Those moves. Those abs.
James Maslow
We knew James was a national treasure during Big Time Rush’s run, but he further proved it in his run to the final 3 of “Dancing With The Stars.” Enjoy.
Jeff Timmons
Jeff has had the most uh, interesting post-boyband career. He brings the moves for sure. Fun fact we somehow just discovered: He was part of a “man band” on VH1 called “Sureshot” with Chris Kirkpatrick, Rich Cronin and Bryan Abrams in 2007.
Jesse McCartney
The most underrated former boyband member (Dreamstreet!). His last single, “Punch Drunk Recreation,” and the accompanying video (where J Mac basically leads his own boyband) have not gotten nearly enough love.
Team B: *Big Time Boys on the Block°
Nick Carter
Nick has had his struggles in the past but he overcame them and continues to BRING IT every night on stage giving 110% during every show. He also likes to make up his own moves on stage which is always A+ in my book.
Donnie Wahlberg
Do you watch NKOTV every week on A&E? NO?? You should. It’s the greatest night for television and you’ll see why Donnie Wahlberg is my top pick for boyband. He knows how to treat the fans, he’s great to his wife (secret fangirl: Jenny McCarthy) and his family. Plus – watch this video for further proof of A+ boybanding.
Nick Lachey
Another former boyband member who has a TV show about his own restaurant (“Raising The Bar” on A&E every Wednesday night.) Let’s face it, Nick Lachey was the best looking member of 98* and he’s been the most successful – aside from Jeff Timmons’ stripper revue.
Kendall Schmidt
Kendall has seamlessly transitioned into boyband member to acoustic singer-songwriter while not alienating any fans from either end of the spectrum. He’s got a good voice, and whether he wants to admit it or not – this boy can DANCE! Plus, he’s got great hair.
Joey Fatone
He appeared on Hannah Montana, dancing with the stars, various food critic reality shows, and he’s still the most underrated member of *N SYNC. Let’s not forget that Joey was also in “On The Line” with Lance.
Heffron Drive kicked off their Summer mini-tour last night in front of a sold out crowd at NYC’s Webster Hall. The tour is in support of the “Happy Mistakes Unplugged” album that bandmates Kendall Schmidt and Dustin Belt released earlier this year. They played the full album from start to finish on acoustic guitars, bringing their full band along for the show. The enthusiastic crowd sang along to every word. You could tell it was an album they had lived with for a while. Kendall and Dustin were appreciative of their support, thanking them for being there and that they could tell the crowd appreciated the band coming out as well. It was a love fest all around.
When it comes to crowd interaction, artists either have it or they don’t. Heffron Drive completely nailed it, responding to whatever the crowd shouted out without missing a beat, having small conversations with fans near the stage, and taking time to introduce each song. It made the show seem even more personal and intimate.
Highlights of the set included a stripped down performance of “Could Be Home,” which Kendall performed solo. He said he wanted to have at least one track on the album that had “one vocal, one guitar, one take.” More up-tempto tracks like “Had To Be Panama” and “Nicotine” had the whole place rocking, acoustic or not. The album features a duet with Kendall’s Big Time Rush bandmate Logan Henderson, who sadly wasn’t available for the show to sing his part. But no worries – the crowd filled in for his parts on “Passing Time” just fine!
Setlist
Happy Mistakes
Parallel
Division of the Heart
Had to Be Panama
Nicotine
Art of Moving On
Passing Time
Could Be Home
Everything Has Changed
Check out the rest of Heffron Drive’s tour dates HERE and pickup a copy of “Happy Mistakes Unplugged” on iTunes now! Watch their video of “Division of the Heart” below.
Kendall Schmidt and Dustin Belt are taking their acoustic project Heffron Drive on tour this summer! The band just released their unplugged album and are ready to hit the road with The XFactor UK contestant Janet Devlin. We’re super excited the guys will be back at the NJ State Fair This year. Read our recap of last year’s show (funnel cake + good jams = definition of perfect Summer concert). Check out all of the dates below!
Heffron Drive Summer Tour ft. Janet Devlin
May 23rd – Wild Adventures Georgia – Valdosta, GA – Buy Tickets**
June 30th – NJ State Fair – Rutherford, NJ – More Info
July 1st – Studio @ Webster Hall – New York, NY – Buy Tickets
July 2nd – World Café Live – Wilmington, DE – Buy Tickets
July 3rd – World Café Live – Philadelphia, PA – Buy Tickets
**With Shawn Mendes
Watch the official video for “Division Of The Heart” now.
Pick up a copy of Heffron Drive’s album “Happy Mistakes – Unplugged” on iTunes or Amazon now!
Heffron Drive just released their new video for “Art Of Moving On” off of their album “Happy Mistakes: Unplugged” which is due out April 28th! The video is part of the bands’ “Live Sessions” series and features the full band behind Kendall Schmidt and Dustin Belt.
Watch the video below!
Pre-order a copy of Heffron Drive’s album “Happy Mistakes: Unplugged” on iTunes or Amazon now and check out the tracklisting below! We are super excited to see a track featuring Mr. Logan Henderson! (A BTR reunion? We’re halfway there!)
1. Happy Mistakes
2. Parallel
3. Division of the Heart
4. Had to be Panama
5. Nicotine
6. Art of Moving On
7. Passing Time (feat. Logan Henderson)
8. Could You Be Home
9. That’s What Makes You Mine
10. Everything Has Changed
Heffron Drive, AKA Kendall Schmidt from Big Time Rush and his friend Dustin Belt, are set to release a special acoustic version of their debut album “Happy Mistakes” on April 28th! The album features hits like “Parallel” and “Art Of Moving On.”
The duo are also playing an album release show at The Mint on April 30th to celebrate. Get your tickets before they’re gone and party with Kendall and Dustin.
Heffron Drive Acoustic Album Release Show
The Mint
April 30th, 3015
Tickets: $25 Buy Tickets
Watch Heffron Drive perform “Parallel” live at the NJ State Fair last year.
Be sure to pick up a copy of “Happy Mistakes” on iTunes now!
We always try to add some new Christmas music to our playlists every year, to go along with the essentials. (That list would include *NSYNC’s “Home For Christmas,” Hilary Duff’s “Santa Clause Lane,” and “Music From The O.C. Mix 3: Have A Very Merry Chrismukkah.”) So we were thrilled to hear that one of our favorite boyband members was releasing a Holiday single!
Kendall Schmidt, from Big Time Rush and Heffron Drive, just released “Blame It On the Mistletoe.” The track will definitely get you in the Holiday spirit. Listen below and pickup a copy on iTunes now!
And if you’re feeling nostalgic for BTR, watch their performance of “Beautiful Christmas” from the National Tree Lighting, complete with matching tuxedos. (#boybandsforever)
Q102 Philly just announced the line up for their Jingle Ball Pre-Show and this is going to be a big one! This year’s pre-show features Jake Miller, Heffron Drive, and Bea Miller.
The pre-show party will take place at Xfinity Live on December 10th, just before the main Jingle Ball show at the Wells Fargo Center later that night. And the show is FREE! You can enter to win passes to meet some of the artists. Visit Q102’s website for more info. Jingle Ball Pre-show events are almost always packed with the best newcomers and you get the chance to see them up close before they could headline the main Jingle Ball stage next year!
Q102 Jingle Ball Pre-Party XFinity Live – Philadelphia, PA
December 10th 3pm to 5pm More Info
Jake Miller will likely be playing songs from his new EP “Lion Heart,” out Nov 4th on iTunes and Amazon.
Heffron Drive’s debut album “Happy Mistakes” is available on iTunes and Amazon as well as in stores.
Bea Miller’s debut EP “Young Blood” is available on iTunes and Amazon now. Catch her opening on select dates of the Demi Lovato World Tour!
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