Miers on Music

1 week ago | jeffmiersmusic.substack.com | Jeff Miers

(Have a cool concert or interesting event you know about? Email all the info and links to [email protected] to be considered for inclusion in Where the Bands Are.) Hey there, music-freak family.

1 week ago | jeffmiersmusic.substack.com | Jeff Miers

The battle over who truly “owns” Yes Music has been a lengthy and, frankly, depressing one for fans of the band. For this writer, that question was answered in 2004, with the departure of founding member and vocalist Jon Anderson, and again with finality on June 27, 2015, when founding member, bassist and vocalist Chris Squire died.

2 weeks ago | jeffmiersmusic.substack.com | Jeff Miers

Enchantment. When was the last time you felt it? The last time you welcomed it? The last time you fell beneath its sway, with the wide eyes and open heart of a child? I’ve been chasing enchantment since I was just a kid. There have been many avenues toward it over the years, but none more direct and obstruction-free than music. And no band has taken me there more consistently than Mercury Rev.

2 weeks ago | jeffmiersmusic.substack.com | Jeff Miers

Hey there, friends. Welcome to Why Music Matters, a podcast where we examine the power and influence that music can wield in our lives. I’m your host, Jeff Miers. Today, we’ve got a special “Music Nerd” edition of the podcast, featuring a roundtable discussion with two friends of mine, who also happen to be deeply talented musicians with long tenures in the music business. In a recent episode of Why Music Matters, I spent some time with the great Dweezil Zappa.

3 weeks ago | jeffmiersmusic.substack.com | Jeff Miers

(Have a cool concert or interesting event you know about? Email all the info and links to [email protected] to be considered for inclusion in Where the Bands Are.) Hey there, music-freak family. We’ve got an awful lot to cover, so I’ll save the blah-blah-blah for later, and get right to it…A few events for a good cause:This Saturday, April 26, Buffalo String Works hosts this benefit at Asbury Hall from 11am to 1:30 pm.