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Date |
Title |
Feb 26, 2004 |
Lowell |
Feb 27, 2004 |
Emotional Night |
Mar 18, 2004 |
Hello Atlanta |
Mar 18, 2004 |
Z93 and Styx Rock Atlanta Hard Rock Cafe |
Mar 22, 2004 |
Did You Know? |
Mar 27, 2004 |
Life Is A Beach |
Apr 01, 2004 |
Does This Look Like A Man Who's Ready To Go Back On The Road? |
Apr 09, 2004 |
No, Your Honor, I Said I Was Going To TAMPER With Her |
Apr 10, 2004 |
Thank You Tampa/St. Pete |
Apr 15, 2004 |
Let's Get This Engine Started |
Apr 26, 2004 |
Styx 1st To Record At Chess Studios 2120 S. Michigan In 15 Years |
Apr 27, 2004 |
We're Here! This Is The View From My Room |
Apr 29, 2004 |
Johnnie Johnson Speaks at 2120 News Conference |
Apr 29, 2004 |
Chicago Tribune |
Apr 30, 2004 |
Hey Memphis! |
May 03, 2004 |
Getting Close |
May 06, 2004 |
Thank You Cleveland, Hello Indianapolis! |
May 07, 2004 |
Styx Follows VH1 Outing With Headlining Tour |
May 08, 2004 |
Giving New Meaning To The Term "Front Men" |
May 11, 2004 |
VH1 Music First |
May 15, 2004 |
Texas Views |
May 16, 2004 |
Houston Ruled |
May 18, 2004 |
Albuquerque, We're Here, We're Caffeinated, and Ready To Rock! |
May 19, 2004 |
Thank You Alarqueque |
May 19, 2004 |
Luke AFB, Thanks For The Hospitality |
May 20, 2004 |
VH1 Music First |
May 25, 2004 |
Greetings From Colorado |
May 28, 2004 |
JY: Styx On Tour |
May 28, 2004 |
Hello, Salt Lake City |
May 29, 2004 |
2120 Signals New Era For STYX |
May 29, 2004 |
Thank You Idaho Falls, Idaho and Hello George Washington |
Jun 05, 2004 |
LA Times On Eric Clapton's Monumental Weekend |
Jun 08, 2004 |
Ronald Reagan |
Jun 19, 2004 |
Jay Mouton Reviews Chatanooga Show |
Jun 20, 2004 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
Jun 23, 2004 |
Hello, NYC! |
Jun 23, 2004 |
Todd Rips It Up In NYC |
Jun 25, 2004 |
VH1 Music First |
Jul 04, 2004 |
Hello, Ohio |
Jul 07, 2004 |
What A Difference A Couple of Days Make |
Jul 07, 2004 |
New Member Of The Family |
Jul 09, 2004 |
Aidin Vaziri insults Styx and Styx Fans |
Jul 10, 2004 |
Hot Springs, Arkansas, you Were Awesome |
Jul 11, 2004 |
Making Up Was Easy To Do |
Jul 12, 2004 |
Spokane |
Jul 15, 2004 |
So Long Spokane |
Jul 21, 2004 |
We'll Be Right Back |
Jul 22, 2004 |
Does This Look Like A Man Who's On Vacation |
Aug 03, 2004 |
Styx at the Vic |
Aug 07, 2004 |
Hello Colorado |
Aug 07, 2004 |
Ole' Ole' Ole' Oh Lay Thah!!! |
Aug 08, 2004 |
Rockin' At The Buffalo Chip |
Aug 14, 2004 |
The Dells Sure Rang Our Bells |
Aug 15, 2004 |
Nick Rogers reviews Styx in Springfield, IL |
Aug 20, 2004 |
Hello Boise |
Aug 22, 2004 |
Greetings From The Road |
Aug 24, 2004 |
Suiting Up For The Show |
Aug 24, 2004 |
Alaska, YOU Are Awesome!!! |
Aug 26, 2004 |
We Love Alaska |
Sep 10, 2004 |
We Are Here, Are You? |
Sep 11. 2004 |
We Are Still Here, Encore! |
Sep 15, 2004 |
Hello Montana |
Sep 15, 2004 |
Montana Rocked! |
Sep 17, 2004 |
Hello, Washington State |
Sep 17, 2004 |
Puyallup, WA, Rocked In The Rain |
Sep 18, 2004 |
Massula ROCKED Hard! |
Sep 24, 2004 |
Albuquerque Was A Smokin' Gig |
Sep 25, 2004 |
Unleashed In Henderson... |
Sep 28, 2004 |
Back On Our Heads |
Sep 28, 2004 |
SMILE/Thank You Alpine and Vejas! |
Sep 30, 2004 |
Saratoga Ruled! |
Oct 01, 2004 |
When In Ventura, Do What The Venturas Do! |
Oct 06, 2004 |
Today In The Life |
Oct 08, 2004 |
Hello From Konocti Harbor |
Oct 15, 2004 |
Styx Is In Rama, Mama! |
Oct 16, 2004 |
Gowan in Gowanville |
Oct 23, 2004 |
Hola De Puerto Rico |
Oct 25, 2004 |
Loose Lips, Synch Ships |
Oct 26, 2004 |
New Orleans In October... |
Oct 28, 2004 |
New Orleans, Updated |
Nov 18, 2004 |
Inmates Running The Assylum at 135 Stations |
Nov 21, 2004 |
If It Weren't for Flashbacks, We'd Have No Memory At All... |
Nov 22, 2004 |
Styx To Play Christmas Party |
Nov 27, 2004 |
Styx Rocked The Boat |
Dec 04, 2004 |
All Star Jams |
Dec 06, 2004 |
Styx To Play Christmas Party |
Dec 07, 2004 |
Q104 Christmas Bash Was A Smash |
Dec 09, 2004 |
Back In The Studio |
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2120 Signals New Era
For STYX
CHESS STUDIOS
MAY
29, 2004
When JY called me and told me about driving by 2120
S. Michigan, and suddenly finding himself in the building, making contact
with it's inhabitants, who turned out to be Kevin Mabry, Marie Dixon
and others who now run the Willie Dixon Blues heaven Foundation, I
sensed there was something more than just curiosity on his part. It
was as if an embryo had been created out of the love of music, and
a new relationship began, linking us to the roots of Chicago Blues
in a way I don't think any of us could have anticipated. In the months
since JY's epiphany, support for our cause of breathing new life into
Willie Dixon's dream has gained more and more momentum, and soon our
recordings there will be post produced and ready for release. Already
word is spreading throughout the music community and we believe it
won't be long before other friends of ours find themselves there at
2120, recording in the magical rooms of "Chess Studios" where
so many before us found inspiration in the ethereal atmosphere between
its walls.
Now for us to be invited to Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival,
we seem to be riding the wave of this exploration of our roots. Suddenly
our sound checks and dressing room rehearsals are about songs from
our pasts, songs we have in common enough to sit and play together.
Last night it was "We Gotta Get Outa This Place" and "House
of the Rising Sun" as we were waiting out our 5 minute call for
showtime.
For JY, I believe it has also been an awakening for himself as a guitarist.
I have always had a great admiration for him as a player, while I
think he has in his own humble way brushed off this kind of thing
as the age of "Shredding" has overshadowed the more old
fashioned blues based guitarists like him and me. But lately, as
we've been working on the 2120 sessions and preparing for the Clapton
gig, his true self has emerged more and more and I'm hearing him
dig in and express himself more soulfully and enthusiastically than
I have in decades.
We have all been inexorably changed by this one phone call from JY's
cell phone as he drove down Michigan Avenue this past winter.
TS
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