Fred Barchetta (Rush Tribute) with Shine Delirious (Yes Tribute)

Instrumental progressive rock act Points North has released two albums on the esteemed label Magna Carta Records label (Liquid Tension Experiment, Steve Morse, etc.), and has toured extensively supporting artists ranging from Al di Meola, Eric Johnson, and Allan Holdsworth to Blues Traveler and KingsX.

 

In the rehearsal room, band members Eric Barnett (Guitar Player Magazine’s Guitar Superstar Competition 2008), Uriah Duffy (Whitesnake, Fantastic Negrito, Steve Stevens Band), and drummer Kevin Aiello found themselves constantly launching into the music of one of their mutual seminal influences, that of the iconic progressive rock band Rush.

 

A chance invitation on stage extended to original Fred Barchetta singer Kristina Borja (Circle II Circle featuring Zak Stevens, ex-Savatage, Surface Tension Project) led to dropped jaws and silly smiles, and Fred Barchetta was born. 

 

With Kristina moving from the Bay Area to San Diego, the band was blessed to cross paths with the world-renowned Darby Gould, best known as the singer who followed Grace Slick in Jefferson Starship, and who currently plays with Big Brother and the Holding Company, who were of course Janis Joplin’s band.  Darby’s truly endless range and power opened up the entire early Rush catalog, and the new lineup was sealed.

 

Headlining in its own right across the West Coast, Fred Barchetta has developed a reputation not just for performing the complex music of Rush with accuracy and proficiency, but delivering an exciting show experience that pays homage to the renowned live performances of the band whose music they are playing.

 

Vocals / Darby Gould

Guitar / Eric Barnett

Bass & Keys / Uriah Duffy

Drums / Kevin Aiello

Bringing the epic splendor of classic Yes music to the stage is no easy feat. Shine Delirious does it with effortless ease and flourish with a quintet of musicians from all around Northern California.  Established in 2014, Shine Delirious performs these yes masterpieces with 5 part vocal harmonies and mind-blowing musicianship.  You can expect an evening of deeply textured, moving, powerful music. Like Yes itself, any Shine Delirious performance is full of wonder, complexity, invention, emotion, and sheer joy.

Featuring Gorden Mack on Guitars who gained fame on 4AD Records and movie soundtracks for films such as Vanilla Sky, Excess Baggage and The Girl Next Door. He currently performs up and down the west coast with Shine Delirious, Disciplined (King Crimson Tribute) and his original Trez Maschine. Chris Meek on bass currently performs with R50 (Rush Tribute), Stung (Police Tribute), Livewire, Junior Deville Blues Band and sitting in with some of the areas greatest players. Karla Downey (lead vocals) has been found recently performing with the Purple Ones (prince Tribute), The Killer Queens (Queen Tribute), and Slinky Thing (steely Dan Tribute).  Jace Grey (keys/vocals) has been playing the piano since 1970, quietly woodshedding Yes since he first heard Close to the Edge in 1981 and has been a featured solo performer at “Cruise to the Edge”. John Giambalvo (drums/vocals) got his first drumset at age 8, and started a firm love of all things Prog Rock by age 12. John spent the 90’s playing with the Prog trio China Lake in and around Southern California before moving up north. Together they play these classic Yes songs with sheer joy.