CONCERT REVIEW: Yes – Live at College Street Music Hall


 

One down and one to go, another town and one more show. If you are a child of the seventies you probably remember Yes from the album Fragile (Atlantic Records). If you are a child of the eighties you probably remember them from their hit record 90125 (Atco Records). Released in 1983 it contained the classics ‘Leave It’, ‘Owner Of A Lonely Heart’, ‘Changes’ and ‘It Can Happen’. It stands as a testament to the band’s prolific catalogue that they didn’t feel a need to include any of these in their set at College Street Music Hall in New Haven, CT when the Classic Tales Of Yes tour came to town.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Yes – Mirror To The Sky


 

Mirror To The Sky (Inside Out Music) is Yes’ 23rd album and sees them in somewhat of a productive patch, coming just two years after the previous offering The Quest. Steve Howe is on production duties and is the only surviving member from the band’s heyday after the sad passing of longtime drummer Alan White last year. Despite this Mirror… is undeniably Yes, from the punchy bass lines, fantastical lyrics, and soaring vocals to the dramatic orchestration, long Prog Rock epics, and the obligatory Roger Dean artwork.

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Superfjord – All Will Be Golden


Finnish Prog Rock merchants Superfjord have the kind of name that should cement immediate status as cult legends. Somewhat marvelously, they also sound as if the last forty-five years have never happened. The powerful resonance of the music they produce has, incredibly, seen the band embraced by BBC Music, and second album All Will Be Golden (Svart) could leave the average rocker wondering if this is finally an avenue into awards that have previously excluded our genres.Continue reading


Audio: Little Barrie – Eyes Were Young and Better Call Saul (Extended Version)


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Psychedelic indie rockers Little Barrie is streaming “Eyes Were Young” and the extended version of “Better Call Saul,” off of their forthcoming album Shadow, out May 24, 2015 via Tummy Touch below.

Little Barrie is guitarist/vocalist Barrie Cadogan (Primal Scream), bassist Lewis Wharton, and drummer Virgil Howe (son of YesSteve Howe).

Apr 30: The Black Box/Live Music Venue – Belfast (UK)
May 22: Umeda Club Quattro – Osaka (JP)
May 23-24: Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse (Green Room Festival) – Yokohama (JP)
May 25: Shibuya Duo Music Exchange – Tokyo (JP)
May 27: Cargo Bar – Ho Chi Minh City (VM)
Jul 25: Secret Garden Party – Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire (UK)

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