City Newspaper Archives - 3/2008
PROG ROCK: School of Rock All-Stars (3/7)
Published by Saby Reyes-Kulkarni on Mar 05, 2008
What's more charming than watching a seasoned progressive rock band divebomb through grandiose 20-minute epics in odd time signatures like 9/4 and 13/8? Try watching a bunch of budding rockers-in-training do the same thing. This show features the voice of prog himself, Jon Anderson of Yes. You may laugh at prog-rock' s excesses. But Yes at its peak - a period that spans two decades, really - was an imposing, well-oiled machine that, for all its frilly, lovey-dovey posturing, kicked some serious ass live. And the band put hooks and drama in there where others just masturbated with math. We'll have to see how the School of Rock students pull it off in this program that features Yes music exclusively. Irresistible for the curiosity factor alone.
School of Rock All-Stars featuring Jon Anderson
Water Street Music Hall, 204 N Water St.
Friday, March 7
8 p.m. | $25-$30 | 325-5600
