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Steven shares some of the recent news that has come out, much of it related to new upcoming albums! We've touched on Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks' Giving is Living, which is expected next year, and it seems that year could also be when we see an acoustic album by Trevor Rabin and Rick Wakeman! Rick mentioned this on his podcast while answering why an ARW album never happened. Today, w...

Scott Schorr, producer of 2011's Levin Torn White album by the trio featuring Tony Levin, David Torn, and Alan White, joins us for an interview about that project, his career, and his friendship with Alan! You can check out the album here: https://levintornwhite.bandcamp.com/album/levin-torn-white See more of the Lazy Bones catalog here: https://lazybonesrecordings.bandcamp.com/ And see Scott&...

Dan and Steven do another Take It or Leave It episode! This time, they go track by track saying what they prefer between the 2011 album Fly from Here and 2018's Fly from Here - Return Trip!

Steven does another Yesshift News Desk Edition, talking about few passings, the Alan White documentary getting an update, details that have come out about the next Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks album, a new Pete Roth Trio release, and more.

Billy Sherwood joins us for another interview, talking about the new Yes album Aurora and more! You can order the album here: https://yes-band.lnk.to/AuroraID We also talk about his other projects, past, present and upcoming, and get his take on people using AI to create music and songs. Does it have a place?

Dan and Steven share their thoughts on the new Yes album Aurora, and read comments from fans about it as well! They talk about the songs, the overall sound, the band member contributions, and the packaging! You can order Aurora here: https://yes-band.lnk.to/AuroraID And be sure to catch our interview with Billy Sherwood Saturday, June 20th, 5am PDT / 8am EDT / 1pm UK Time!

Dan and Steven talk about the historic JFK Stadium show Yes did on June 12, 1976! This was a request from Brian Harris, who attended the show and appears here via a recording he sent us of himself recounting the experience! Were you t this concert? Did you see this tour?

Join us as we do another Take It or Leave It episode, this time comparing the tracklists of From a Page (remastered) and Fly from Here (2011), the album that could've come out in 2011 and the album that did come out in 2011. We will each share what we prefer between the different versions of tracks that are on both, and we will also state our preferences in track match-ups as we list them side...

Here's something to tide you over: Derek Ferguson joins Dan Shinder for another Drum Talk TV interview! Derek is the drummer, songwriter, and lyricist of Refestramus, a progressive hard rock band which has a new album out titled Morri’s Rock Boutique. Check out the album here: https://refestramus.bandcamp.com/album/morri-s-rock-boutique Guests on the album include David Jackson (Van der Graaf...

An archival Yes release has been announced: LIVE AT ROOSEVELT STADIUM, JERSEY CITY, 17 JUNE 1976. Coming out July 17, 2026, you can pre-order it here: https://yes.lnk.to/NJ76 Plus, tidbits from Geoff Downes and Tom Brislin interviews, additions to 2027's Cruise to the Edge lineup, and more.

Dan and Steven share their thoughts on the new Yes single "Turnaround Situation," from the upcoming Yes album Aurora! You can pre-order the album here: https://yes-band.lnk.to/AuroraID The conversation also leads to big picture questions about Yes that are interesting to think about.

In the lead-up to the new Yes album Aurora , Dan and Steven go through the tracklists of the two preceding Yes albums, The Quest and Mirror to the Sky, and play a game of Take It or Leave It, going through track match-ups and saying which track from which album they each prefer. And perhaps this will show which album they prefer overall, even if they do enjoy both of them. It'll all make sense...

Steven presents another Yesshift News Desk Edition. Amidst the news is highlights regarding birthday boys Bill Bruford and Rick Wakeman, with the former having posts about Peter Roth Trio and an Earthworks Dig album visualizer, and the latter having just announced The Wizard of Prog tour and autobiography. There are also Yes Fragile tour leg updates, and some catching up of other bits that have co...

Dan and Steven talk about Yes' Union album! Released April 30, 1991, this album featured members of Yes West and ABWH, along with a bunch of session musicians, and was followed by a tour featuring an eight-member Yes lineup. Hear us share what we and others think about the album!

Steven reviews his vinyl copy of the expanded and remastered edition of Yes album From a Page. He recently talked with Oliver Wakeman about the process of putting this together, and now we get to hear the results. There are also sure to be comparisons to the Fly from Here versions of certain tracks that appear here. You can get the album here: ⁠https://mercury-studios.lnk.to/eYQTpbMB⁠

Steven is back home from a vacation, and there is now quite a bit of news to catch up on! Today, we have gotten confirmation of the rescheduled Yes Fragile UK Tour, now happening May 2027. More info at https://yesworld.com/ In the meantime, Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks have started their 2026 touring and even debuted a new song. (Setlist details saved for the end of the episode.) Steven was a...

Oliver Wakeman returned for another Yesshift interview! The conversation began with a bit of a recap of the recent Wakeman & Son Tour, before moving into the From a Page tour, the expanded and remastered edition of From a Page (which you can pre-order here: https://mercury-studios.lnk.to/eYQTpbMB ) and details of how it all came together, and then a bit of solo works talk including the recentl...

Dan and Steven talk about the album details that have come out regarding the new Yes album Aurora. The title track even made its debut online, accompanied by its own animated music video. Hear our thoughts on all of these! You can pre-order Aurora here: https://yes-band.lnk.to/Aurora

Joe Luca, keyboardist of Yes tribute band Awaken, joins Steven Shinder for a Yesshift interview! Last time Joe was on the show, he talked about how Awaken would be performing the 90125 tour setlist. We'll be talking about how that all went, and the full concert footage will premiere on the Awaken page Friday, April 17th, 4pm PDT / 7pm EDT. Check out the event here, 9012LIVE Revisited: The 40th...

For Steve Howe's 79th birthday, Dan and Steven have a general and somewhat chronological discussion about Steve Howe's career! What are some of the highlights, in your opinion?

News came out today that Yes' Fragile Tour of the UK and EU has been postponed due to Steve Howe needing an operation and recovery time. Steven goes over this news and also shares thoughts on the 1986 Asia EP Aurora (40 years old today), Kansas touring with Deep Purple and Jefferson Starship, and more. Today is also Dan's birthday, so he's getting some rest but will be back with Steven...

Dan and Steven are joined by the Gottlieb Bros. for a joint announcement! What could it be? Check this out and find out! And here's a link to a band mentioned in the episode, Angine de Poitrine: https://youtu.be/0Ssi-9wS1so And check out http://gottliebbros.com

Steven goes over news items of the last couple weeks, including three more European dates for Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks, Trevor Horn tour dates in December, the Wakeman & Son setlist (at the very end of this episode) and more. Plus, he reviews two new releases: Asia - Live in England, and Oliver Wakeman's album Mother's Ruin 20th Anniversary Edition. And at the very end, he goe...

Phil Castellano joins us live for a Yesshift interview Wednesday, March 25th, 12pm PDT / 3pm EDT / 7pm UK Time on FB and YT! He is one of the keyboardists for Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks, having been on tour with them since about a year ago. Hear us talk with him about his music journey, the band, Yes music, and recreational habits! Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks are getting ready to tour...

In this pre-recorded episode, Steven talks about his vinyl copy of The Yes Album for the 55th anniversary of the US release of The Yes Album.