Yesshift

We interview Chris Clark, one of the keyboardists for Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks! (You might also know him from Brand X!) We talk about how he got into playing music, his Yes discovery origin story, playing with Brand X, a past Cruise to the Edge, working with Virgil Donati, and working on True!

Steven recaps a concert he saw at the Lodge Room in Los Angeles April 26, 2025 featuring Conflict at Serenity Pools, Ruth Radelet, Adam Miller, and Ruby Haunt! He'll also review two vinyl records he acquired there: Gateways by Adam Miller, and Blinking in the Wind by Ruby Haunt.

Dan and Steven review their copies of Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks - Live - Perpetual Change! Dan got the CD/DVD set, and Steven got the Blu-ray!

For Benoît David's birthday, Dan and Steven touch on a couple Hamadryad tracks on which Benoît David's vocals are credited: "Omnipresent Umbra" from the 2005 album Safe in Conformity, and "In My Country" from their 2010 album Intrusion. And we'll of course touch on his role in Yes!

Steven does another Yesshift News Desk Edition! Topics include Billy Sherwood's solo tour, an update on the new Yes album, Cruise to the Edge (a little bit about this past one and what's now expected for the next), and more!

Matt Beck joins us for a Yesshift interview! He's been playing guitar with Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks on the current leg of touring. Other credits include Matchbox Twenty, Miley Cyrus, Gwen Stefani, Rosanne Cash, and even Broadway shows of Bono and The Edge (Spider Man), Sting (The Last Ship) and Carole King (Beautiful). Also, check out this live stream of The Band Geeks chat that took...

For Steve Howe's birthday, Dan and Steven talk about some of their favorite Steve Howe stuff from the '70s. (And he's in his seventies!) Feel free to comment some of your favorites!

Steven recounts his experience seeing Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks perform April 3, 2025 at Grove of Anaheim. There will be a warning before setlist spoilers!

Dan and Steven share their thoughts on an upcoming Yes tour!

Steven presents another Yesshift News Desk Edition. First, words on the passing of Billy James of Glass Onyon PR, instrumental in relations between artists and media outlets. Other topics include Geoff Downes' statement about future Yes touring and album releasing, first impressions of the Close to the Edge Super Deluxe Edition and Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks' Live - Perpetual Change (the au...

To celebrate Billy Sherwood's 60th birthday, we take a dip into the chronology of one of the bands he's been in, CIRCA: Every lineup has featured Billy Sherwood and Tony Kaye, and other faces involved over the years include Alan White, Jimmy Haun, Jay Schellen, Johnny Bruhns, Ronnie Ciago, Scott Connor, and Rick Tierney. Hear what we have to say about the history and the music.

Steven talks about his vinyl copy of Yes' Close to the Edge. This not about the Super Deluxe Edition (which you can get here: https://lnk.to/YesCTTE ) but rather actually about a copy he's had for over 12 years and finally given a listen.

Ronnie Ciago joined us for an interview! Drummer, drum instructor, clinician, author, vocalist, songwriter, and producer, he's worked with a LOT of people! In the Yes sphere, he has performed with Patrick Moraz at the Baked Potato and the Musicians Institute in 1996, on a cover of "Los Endos" from 1998's The Fox Lies Down on Broadway - A Tribute to Genesis, and the track "On...

We once again take time to remember Chris Squire on what would've been his birthday. What are your favorite Chris Squire moments? Anything you think is underrated?

This Yesshift News Desk Edition begins with an acknowledgement of Oliver Wakeman's Birthday, new work he's alluded to, and an article about his time with Yes. There's also a unique project Adam Wakeman has taken part in, press interviews with Bill Bruford and Steve Howe (separately) containing interesting info, an upcoming Trevor Horn conversation tour, and more.

We share our thoughts on the upcoming Jethro Tull album Curious Ruminant, which you can pre-order ahead of its March 7th release: https://jethrotullband.lnk.to/CuriousRuminant-AlbumID

We review Dave Kerzner's recently released IT - A Celebration of The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway! Available on sonicelements.bandcamp.com The album includes Dave Kerzner, Fernando Perdomo, Francis Dunnery, Billy Sherwood, Nick D'Virgilio, and more!

Steven talks about his vinyl record of the new Steve Hackett live album Live Magic at Trading Boundaries! Plus, he reminds people again about other stuff that's been going on at and scheduled for Trading Boundaries.

Steven is back with another Yesshift News Desk Edition talking about recent announcements of the Close to the Edge Super Deluxe Edition, the debut of Rick Wakeman's new podcast, performance events going on including those of Trading Boundaries, and more!

Guitarist Johnny Bruhns joins us for an interview! We’ll be talking a bit about a recent album he played on titled Tempus Sidereum II, as well as his history with Yes music and Yes members! He used to be in Yes tribute band Roundabout with Jon Davison, rehearsed with Yes in 2008 as they waited for Steve Howe to join the In The Present Tour rehearsals, played with Tony Kaye and Billy Sherwood in bo...

Dan and Steven go live with the first Yesshift episode of the year, and also the first Yesshift News Desk Edition of the year. Off the top, we acknowledge the passing of Peter Banks' Flash bandmate Colin Carter. We also give January birthday shout-outs to Tony Kaye, Trevor Rabin, and Jon Davison. And the news items include how you can get involved in a Chris Welch Q&A we're hosting via www. Dr...

We talk about recent Christmas releases: Trevor Horn's 40th anniversary mix of Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas" available at https://bandaid.lnk.to/BA40 Steve Howe's "12 Guitars of Christmas" available with lyrics at https://yesworld.com/ and John Lodge's Christmas single "Love Will Conquer All.") Then we'll do a 2024 year in review, re...

Steven recaps and reviews the December 14th concert at The Observatory which featured metal bands Zetra, Gaerea, and Zeal & Ardor! Are you familiar with either of these bands? Feel free to share your experiences with them or with metal in general!

Today sees the announcement of live album and video Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks - Live - Perpetual Change! This will be released March 14, 2025 via Frontiers Music. This show was recorded at the Aracada Theater in St. Charles, Illinois on their August 2023 summer tour. Pre-order here: https://ffm.to/jonandersonperpetualchange And check out the "And You And I" video here: https://youtu.be/nTG...

Steven shares his thoughts on The Jethro Tull Christmas Album - Fresh Snow at Christmas, which you can order here: https://jethrotullband.lnk.to/JethroTullChristmasAlbum This includes the original 2003 mix of the album, the 2024 remixes, Christmas Live at St. Braide's 2008, and The Ian Anderson Band Live at St. Bride's 2006. The physical deluxe box set includes these on four CDs, PLUS the blu-ray...