The Band Geeks
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The Band Geeks is an American progressive rock group founded by Richie Castellano. They began by performing online covers of classic rock compositions. They have been touring since 2023 with Yes founder and vocalist Jon Anderson, and collaborated with Anderson on the 2024 album True.
History
[edit]In May 2014, American musician and engineer Richie Castellano began a podcast called "Band Geek with Richie Castellano".[1] Band Geek started as an audio-only podcast but morphed into a YouTube band featuring a revolving group of his friends and special guests, collectively known as The Band Geeks. The Band Geeks cover classic rock and pop songs, and have often featured songs by the band Yes.[2]
This brought them to the attention of founding Yes singer Jon Anderson. which led to Anderson and the Band Geeks, including Castellano, along with drummer Andy Ascolese, guitarists Andy Graziano and Rob Schmoll, and keyboardists Christopher Clark and Robert Kipp, touring the US together in 2023 playing a set of classic Yes songs.[3][4]
They toured together again in 2024 & 2025, with Matt Beck filling in for Graziano for one leg,[5] and Jon Anderson released a new album True in August 2024 on Frontiers Music featuring the Band Geeks. Richie Castellano is credited as co-producer, co-writer, engineer and mixer on the album.[6]
On December 12, 2024, it was announced that a live album entitled Live - Perpetual Change would be released on March 14, 2025 in various formats (CD/DVD, vinyl and Blu-ray). Recorded and filmed with Jon Anderson at The Arcada Theater, St. Charles, Illinois in May 2023, the release is composed entirely of tracks from Yes's classic 1970s era.[7]
Discography
[edit]- Jon Anderson and The Band Geeks
- True (August 23, 2024)
- Live - Perpetual Change (March 14, 2025)
References
[edit]- ^ "Band Geek". riotcast.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
- ^ "The Band Geek Prog Rock Playlist! - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ "'70s Yes songs in concert shine from Jon Anderson & the Band Geeks". Goldmine. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
- ^ Nicole Inglis (June 18, 2010). "Blue Oyster Cult to play free show Saturday at Craig City Park". Craig Daily Press. Craig, Colorado. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
- ^ Blabbermouth (2024-03-05). "JON ANDERSON And THE BAND GEEKS Announce First Two Legs Of 2024 North American 'Yes Epics, Classics, And More' Tour". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ Ewingpublished, Jerry (2024-05-08). "Jon Anderson announces he will release a new album in August". louder. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ Ewing, Jerry (8 January 2025). "Jon Anderson and The Band Geeks announce further US tour dates for April and May". Louder. Retrieved 9 January 2025.