Q: Glen, what are your overall thoughts, first of all, about the new albumfi Is there anything you would like to bring upfi BURTNIK: My first and foremost thought right now is this is the first ...
James “JY” Young, founding guitarist of Styx, says there’s little chance for getting its new music played on the radio these days. So on a new tour that pairs the rock band with proto-punk rocker Joan ...
Icons of 1970s FM rock radio, Chicago-based Styx, were and still are rocking in the free world and at the top of their game, despite a fractious history that involves a founding member, Dennis DeYoung ...
In the 25 years since Lawrence Gowan took over on keyboards for Styx in 1999, the progressive rock band has played 20 shows in and around Pittsburgh. And that total doesn’t even include the various ...
For more than 50 years, Styx has been filling seats with their brand of rock, ranging from electronic experimentation to power ballads to straight-up guitar rock anthems. Tuesday night, the band ...
Legendary rock band Styx is releasing a new album called Crash of the Crown on June 18. Also on that day, band members James "JY" Young (lead vocals, guitars), Tommy Shaw (lead vocals, guitars), Chuck ...
Dennis DeYoung had landed some important songs in his early days writing for Styx. But when he wrote “The Grand Illusion,” he knew something felt different. “I kept looking at those lyrics and ...
Last month, they performed at the Nikon at Jones Beach Theater on Long Island, where they shared the stage with rock group Tesla and headlining act Def Leppard. “I love that venue,” Gowan said. “I ...