Setlist: Yoso at The Kent Stage, 8/19/10

I caught the Cleveland area debut of Yoso on Thursday night at The Kent Stage. Judging by the small number of folks in attendance, I’d say that most of you reading this right now probably missed the show, so I’ll be happy to fill in the gaps and let you know what you missed. Yoso is the new project featuring former Toto vocalist Bobby Kimball with former ’90s Yes guitarist Billy Sherwood (the creative mastermind of Yoso, who shifts to bass playing duties with this group) and original Yes keyboardist Tony Kaye (with a couple of auxiliary players filling out the lineup on guitar and drums). I’d classify the show as “good but not great,” which is not meant to be a slam – it’s just constructive criticism of the show that I saw.

Show of the Week: Tommy Womack at the Beachland

This week’s show of the week is a benefit for Evan Pattison, a local boy with autism, headlined by all-American singer/songwriter/author and general good dude Tommy Womack who you’ll know both from his solo work and his collaborative work with buddy Will Kimbrough under the band name Daddy.  Womack is 13 albums deep into a […]

Random Tracks: Rooney – Are You Afraid

Quick rundown of the Rooney catalog:  Love the first self-titled album, feel kinda so so about album number two (Calling The World), and generally dig the newest album Eureka.  The release of the latest disc brought me back around to Calling The World, to see if there was anything I had missed (besides “When Did […]