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It was back to basics as Jon Anderson, the voice behind multi-million selling progressive rock giants Yes, took to the stage at the Robin 2 in Bilston.

There are few trends in rock music more intriguing than legendary bands finding new members via live performances posted on YouTube or, increasingly common of late, by hiring the offspring of the group's current or former members.

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Steppenwolf has had a turbulent ride since its emergence in the 1960's, with clashing personalities, multiple break-ups and four dozen band members.

Legendary British bands Yes and Asia will showcase their progressive rock style with hits like "I've Seen All Good People," "Roundabout" and "Heat of the Moment" during a benefit concert for the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame & Museum.

Progressive rock gets slagged a great deal for its baroque excesses and boyish overblown-ness fueled by hyper-technical playing.

SOURCE: JamBase By: Dennis Cook Yes Two of England's finest art rock ensembles, Yes and Asia , begin a North American tour that will run through August.

Sunday night's show by Van der Graaf Generator and Strawbs at the Nokia Theatre Times Square, recounted through my Twitter posts, and annotated and corrected as necessary.

Yes: To express assent or agreement. Or the name of one of the longest-running progressive rock bands around.

Thu, Jun 25, 2009 PUBLICITY PHOTO Oliver Wakeman of Yes If You Go What: Prog-rockers Yes and Asia When: 7 p.m. Saturday Where: Thomas & Mack Center, UNLV campus Tickets: $25; 739-3267, unlvtickets.com When the progressive rock band Yes comes to the Thomas & Mack Center on Saturday, three members of the classic lineup - guitarist Steve Howe, bass ...

Sun Airway is the groovacious new electro pop project from a couple of the guys from Philly's ultra-suede A-Sides , Jon Barthmus & Patrick Marsceill.

Posted June 17, 2009, 10:21 a.m. Yes has had many different members over the years, but bassist Chris Squire has been with them from the beginning.

Out there somewhere, lost for 146 years, there really is the head of a great Apache leader, taken in the most violent and ignominious means imaginable.

Two legendary British bands will be playing in Muskogee next month. Officials with the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame and Museum say YES and Asia showcase their progressive rock style during a benefit concert for the Hall of Fame on July 16 at the Muskogee Civic Center.

Drummer Bill Bruford announced his retirement in March 2009, but he has left a treasure of remarkable composition and improvisation with these intriguing time-capsule tidbits.

Jazz drummer, composer, and renowned Yes/King Crimson alum Bill Bruford recently described one of his pieces as having a "strong British flavor." What does that mean? Does British jazz somehow sound more, um, mannerly? Is there an intangible quality of reserve or even dry humor to the way the players hit their notes? Those last two questions are ...

There are loads of great things about this award-winning station, not least its commitment to its air-guitaring fans in particular The man that likes to say ... Yes.

My friend Gavin just informed me that prog rock drummer Alan White of Yes fame will be joining the Seattle Symphony, Sunday for a performance of Stravinsky's The Firebird , which Yes fans apparently know from the band's live shows.

June 8 1961 Elvis Presley's seventh film, Wild in the Country premiers. 1963 The group, The Essex release "Easier Said Than Done." It climbs to #1 on both the pop and R&B charts.

When presented with a 300-page autobiography of a drummer, I was expecting a long read for not much gain.