I was so bummed to wake up this morning and hear about the passing of Chris Squire, the legendary bass player and founding member of Yes. The loss of Squire is a big one — he had a commanding presence visually on stage and musically, there’s no doubt that he had the most distinct and […]
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Setlist: Yes at Cain Park – 8/7/13
It seems like some of the very best concerts are the ones that you almost miss. This was certainly the case with the Yes show on Wednesday night at Cain Park. For me, it came down to time. It had been a long time since the tour was announced, with the first details trickling out […]
Reissue News: Yes and Howard Jones
Here’s some news on a couple of exciting reissues that are on the way. A few days ago, I saw a brief blurb that the previously import-only The 12″ Album release from Howard Jones would be getting a U.S. release via Wounded Bird. This made me think of Action Replay, the other EP of 12″ […]
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.
Video: Jon Anderson and the beginnings of Yes
There’s some new video online courtesy of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame featuring longtime Yes vocalist Jon Anderson. For those of you that missed Jon’s performance with the Contemporary Youth Orchestra of Cleveland last month, you’ll really enjoy this. On the weekend before the CYO performance, Jon stopped by the Rock Hall for […]
Yes and Peter Frampton announce tour
Peter Frampton and Yes, on tour together? It’s actually not as random of a combination as you might think – it turns out that the pair have some past touring history together. Frampton and Yes played stadium shows together in 1976, and if you think about it, who didn’t play together back in those days? […]
Concert Calendar: Yes, Marc Cohn & Ben Folds
Due to inclement weather in the Midwest and Northeast, Yes has been forced to move their House of Blues Cleveland date to Sunday, February 21st. Apparently their collectively cosmic vibes couldn’t thwart the massive amounts of snow currently being dumped in those areas, causing necessary adjustments to the tour schedule. All tickets purchased for the […]
New Releases This Week: Neil Diamond, The Bravery, Bob Seger
Now that we’re past Thanksgiving, it’s now officially time to think about Christmas shopping and the large amounts of holiday stress that come free with every order. Since it’s the holidays and all, this also means that the record label folks are starting to take lots of time off, which leaves the schedule of releases […]
Quick Hits: The Wrestler, The Yayhoos, Mix Tapes, & Lemonheads
Hey kids, I had a “moment” this past week. Occasionally, I’ll lend out music to friends, although if I have my ultra-anal thinking cap on, I’ll often just burn them a copy instead. In this case, I wasn’t thinking straight (not the first time that this has happened.) A couple of weeks later, my co-worker […]
You can’t stump those that cannot be stumped
Bruce fans, Are you having as much fun as I am watching the setlists on Backstreets? I actually think that the band got off kinda light the other night with that “96 Tears” request. “I Wanna Be Sedated” on the other hand, was a big brass set of balls totin’ fan request. I’d like to […]