Rocket Arena, Cleveland, Ohio – September 19, 2026
“It felt special. It felt like an honor, playing with those drummers. Alex and I had been afraid of our own music. We had put our music in a box, and left it as a relic of the past. And by playing them, we realized that we have 50 years, and a body of music that is still alive.”
-Geddy Lee, from Neil Peart: No One’s Disciple (2026)
I’m no good at goodbyes. The facts bear this out, as do a select collection of bittersweet memories that, whenever I reminisce, always seems annoyingly close at hand. I tend to be too much in my own head, perhaps, not enough in the moment, as if contemplating the enormity of soldiering on without whom or whatever I’m losing swallows up any net positive, any chance to display even minimal gratitude. Canadian power-prog pioneers Rush have been my favorite band for well over half my life, and (quick finger math) about three quarters of it as a dedicated music fan. Their music means the world to me, and I struggle to recall a time when it didn’t. My situation is hardly unique, which provides a strange comfort, even and especially in the face of their absence. Rush simply endures. Continue reading “Concert Review: Rush with Anika Nilles and Loren Gold”
