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Prog-rock giants Yes are celebrating their 40th anniversary this year, but one person isn't feeling festive: Lead singer Jon Anderson, who's on doctor-ordered bed rest for the rest of 2008 after suffering "acute respiratory failure" in June. Anderson's illness resulted in the band canceling its milestone-celebrating jaunt earlier this summer, but as the leaves turn, so does the membership of Yes: The remaining members have announced that it's recruited Benoit David, lead singer of the Montreal-based Yes tribute band Close To The Edge (tagline: "It wont be Yes playing, but if you close your eyes, you might think twice..."), to serve as Anderson's replacement for a North American tour that kicks off in November. So how will David sound? Well, since Yes is apparently flogging the "we found him on YouTube" story that worked so well for other band's lead-singer swaps, I figured the time was right to go right to the source. Clip of David performing with his now-former band after the jump. More »

Sure, I guess you could insist on seeing the actual bands instead, but if you enjoy low ticket prices and remarkable simulations of your favorite '80s New Wave acts, you may want to visit the Los Angeles-adjacent Gibson Amphitheater on June 21 for the Save New Wave festival. What you're saving "new wave" from is debatable (irrelevancy? active rock?), but some of these fake bands aren't that bad. More »