Geddy Lee Jazz Bass - Autographed by RUSH - Raises over $10,000

UPDATE: The autographed Geddy Lee Jazz Bass sold for over $10,000, as reported here:

"Escrow.com handled the sale of a black  Fender Geddy Lee Jazz Bass Guitar autographed by the Rush bassist and vocalist,  Geddy Lee himself, along with fellow  band mates Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart (all three of whom will be on hand when Rush is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April 2013). The sale raised over $10,000 after the guitar was auctioned off through Reverb.com." - DNJournal.com, February 22, 2013

Escrow.com is selling a Fender Geddy Lee Jazz Bass, autographed by all three members of RUSH, with all proceeds going to the Fender Music Foundation.  The asking price is $15,000 although you can make your best offer.

Bubba's Book Club Issue 17

Neil Peart has updated his website with Issue 17 of Bubba's Book Club.  As the subtitle of the issue reads, it's "praising 21 titles, mostly novels, and all by living authors."

"My list of the past year’s literary favorites now numbers twenty-one titles, nearly all of them novels. In addition, I notice with surprise and delight that every single one is by a living author, all but one published within the last decade. That says a great deal about my feelings toward the state of modern fiction."

Clockwork Angels Tour - Rush Announces Additional Dates On Sale Today!

RUSH.COM has announced additional tourdates with presales beginning TODAY, TUESDAY FEB 19th at NOON!

RUSH Clockwork Angels Tour will visit an additional 15 cities from June to August across North America, following the previously announced spring dates. The second leg will begin in Hershey on June 21st and complete in Kansas City on August 4th.

Entering the charts at #1 in their native Canada and #2 in the U.S., Clockwork Angels has spawned three top 5 hits at Classic Rock radio with “The Wreckers” going to #3, “Caravan” peaking at #2, and “Headlong Flight” topping the chart at #1. Additionally, a fourth single “BU2B” scored top 10 success at the format. Rush’s latest single “The Anarchist” is being serviced to radio outlets now. At the end of 2012, Rush won both the Band of the Year and Album of the Year awards at the Classic Rock Awards in London, UK. This year, to the delight of patient Rush fans worldwide, Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame at the momentous ceremony in Los Angeles on April 18th.

Following the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction ceremony, Rush kick off their Clockwork Angels North American Tour 2013 on April 23rd in Austin, TX and will visit Ft. Lauderdale, Orlando, Nashville, Raleigh, Virginia Beach, Baltimore, Uncasville, and Atlantic City this spring. After returning from their European dates, a second leg will begin in June which will include stops in Hershey, Wantagh, Saratoga, Chicago, Cincinnati, Milwaukee, Calgary, Vancouver, Portland, Salt Lake City, Denver, Kansas City, Hamilton, and will finally return to Grand Rapids and Halifax for the first time in decades.

Apr-23	Austin, TX	Frank Erwin Center	On Sale Now
Apr-26	Ft. Lauderdale, FL	BB&T Center	On Sale Now
Apr-28	Orlando, FL	Amway Center	On Sale Now
May-1	Nashville, TN	Bridgestone Arena	On Sale Now
May-3	Raleigh, NC	PNC Arena	On Sale Now
May-5	Virginia Beach, VA	Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach	On Sale Now
May-7	Baltimore, MD	1st Mariner Arena	On Sale Now
May-9	Uncasville, CT	Mohegan Sun	On Sale Now
May-11	Atlantic City, NJ	Etess Arena	On Sale Now
Jun-21	Hershey, PA	Giant Center	On Sale Mon. Feb. 25
Jun-23	Wantagh, NY	Nikon at Jones Beach Theater	On Sale Mon. Feb. 25
Jun-25	Saratoga, NY	Saratoga Performing Arts Center	On Sale Mon. Feb. 25
Jun-28	Chicago, IL	First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre	On Sale Mon. Feb. 25
Jun-30	Grand Rapids, MI	Van Andel Arena	On Sale Mon. Feb. 25
Jul-2	Cincinnati, OH	Riverbend Music Center	On Sale Mon. Feb. 25
*Jul-4	Milwaukee, WI	Summerfest	On Sale Fri. Feb. 22
Jul-6	Hamilton, ON	Copps Coliseum	On Sale Fri. Feb. 22
Jul-12	Halifax, NS	Halifax Metro Centre	On Sale Sat. Feb. 23
Jul-24	Calgary, AB	Scotiabank Saddledome	On Sale Fri. Feb. 22
Jul-26	Vancouver, BC	Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena	On Sale Fri. Feb. 22
Jul-28	Portland, OR	Sleep Country Amphitheater	On Sale Mon. Feb. 25
Jul-31	Salt Lake City, UT	USANA Amphitheatre	On Sale Mon. Feb. 25
Aug-2	Denver, CO	Pepsi Center	On Sale Mon. Feb. 25
Aug-4	Kansas City, MO	Sprint Center	On Sale Mon. Feb. 25
*non-Live Nation event Itinerary subject to change.

Pre-sales begin at noon on Tuesday, February 19th in select markets for Hershey, Wantagh, Saratoga, Chicago, Grand Rapids, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Halifax, Calgary, Vancouver, Portland, Salt Lake City, Denver, and Kansas City.

To purchase your RUSH Tour package, please visit http://www.vipnation.com/programs/rush—clockwork-angels-tour/ The link is password protected for the first 24 hours for Rush members starting at noon local time on Tuesday, Feb 19th. The password is 2013Rush.

To purchase Presale Tickets and Presale Merchandise please visit http://rush.musictoday.com This fan pre-sale via Music Today begins Tuesday, Feb 19th at noon local time and is open until Thursday, Feb 21st until 5pm local time.

Citi® cardmembers will have access to pre-sale tickets for new US dates (with exception of Milwaukee) through Citi’s Private Pass® Program beginning February 20th in select markets. For complete presale details visit www.citiprivatepass.com.

AMEX® cardmembers will have access to pre-sale tickets for Hamilton, Calgary and Vancouver shows through American Express Front of the Line program beginning Tuesday, Feb 19th at 10am. For complete presale details visit www.americanexpress.ca/frontoftheline.

For Milwaukee Summerfest, the pre-sale begins Wednesday, Feb 20th at 10AM and public on-sale starts Friday, Feb 22nd at 11am via www.summerfest.com

For those that want to join RUSH at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s 28th Annual Induction Ceremony live at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, please visit www.rockhall.com for details. Inductees include RUSH, HEART, PUBLIC ENEMY, DONNA SUMMER, ALBERT KING, RANDY NEWMAN, QUINCY JONES, AND LOU ADLER. With special appearances by John Mayer, Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Hudson, Don Henley, Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Gary Clark Jr., Usher, and more to be announced.

DW's "Edge Magazine" Issue #10 Now Online

Drummer's Workshop recently published the 2012-2013 issue of Edge magazine featuring Neil Peart on the cover.  The magazine is available digitally as a PDF at DWdrums.com, including the story "Gearing Up For The Road" written by Neil Peart. - Thanks to Mark Rosenthal for the headsup!

RushCon 13: July 5th - 7th, 2013, Toronto, Canada

Today the organizers of RushCon, the annual Rush fan convention, announced that RushCon 13 will be held July 5th - 7th in Toronto, Canada.  There will be three days of Rush filled activities including a round-trip caravan to the Rush Concert in Hamilton on July 6th. Rush Concert tickets go on sale this TUESDAY! Visit: http://www.rushcon.org/ for details.

Rush returns to Halifax and Hamilton July 6th & 12th

Rush.com has announced shows in Halifax and Hamilton on this year's Clockwork Angels tour:

RUSH is excited to announce that after 26 years, they are returning to Halifax, Nova Scotia to perform as part of their Clockwork Angels Tour, on FRIDAY JULY 12 at the Halifax Metro Centre. They are also pleased to announce a return to Hamilton, Ontario on SATURDAY, JULY 6 at Copps Coliseum. Both shows will have a pre-sale begin Tuesday, February 19 at noon local time with tour packages password protected for you for the first 24 hours. Visit http://bit.ly/Rush2013Packages
Password will be 2013Rush You can also visit rush.musictoday.com/Rush/calendar.aspx for the Fan Club pre-sale that begins Tuesday, February 19 at noon local time and ends Thursday, Feb 21 at 5pm local time. For those that are American Express card users, there will also be a Front of the Line pre-sale available for the Hamilton show. Please visit www.americanexpress.ca/fronoftheline for more details.

Howard Ungerleider Featured in PLSN, February issue

The February issue of Projection, Lights & Staging News has a feature interview with Rush's lighting designer, Howard Ungerleider.  Howard explains how the design came about, his initial thoughts on first hearing Clockwork Angels, and the hiring of the various eclectic companies that put it all together.

"...with the album called Clockwork Angels and the theme of some of the songs, I knew where it was going. I wanted to design a system with angel sort of wings; there’s actually 22 moving parts to it because there’s a dozen other little mini-trusses that come down on high string motors...The band members are true professionals, and what’s also great is they all have a great sense of humor. Just look at the humorous videos they create and show just before they hit the stage. They are made up as characters with pot bellies, funny wigs and all. Even when we’re not on tour and we go over to Alex’s (Lifeson) house for a party, he comes out as a character, so yeah, great bunch of guys, very level-headed. The freedom that they give me with my lighting is very important and allows me to give them my best. I’ve done other acts where you’re micro-managed to the point where you can’t really be creative, which is not a good thing. When I use video, it’s to bring you closer to the artist while not taking away from seeing the band on stage at the same time. It gives you a little bit of insight with the robotic cameras that we’re using now — you can get right in on top of Neil Peart playing the drums, for instance. I’m using the perspective of the fan from the audience — I want to see different angles, viewpoints. I want to do lighting choreography, not only to the music, but also to the lyrics that trigger those cues. Half the show is run manually, which is a great experience!" For the full interview visit PLSN.com. - Thanks to Greg Nosek for the headsup!

Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony Ticketing Information From Rush.com

UPDATE #3: Rush.com just shared: "Rock & Roll Hall of Fame packages include Premium Ticket, Exclusive Merchandise, and more - Click here for more info".

UPDATE #2: Pursuant to the below announcement, the presale starts today at 10am PST!

UPDATE: Rush.com has just sent out the following exclusive ticketing offer for Rush fans:

The Rock And Roll Hall of Fame announced ticketing details for the 28TH Annual Induction Ceremony held APRIL 18, 2013 in Los Angeles at the Nokia Theatre.

We want to celebrate and share this moment with as MANY Rush fans in the room that night as possible!

There will be a special Rush fan pre-sale that starts Monday, January 28 at 10 a.m. PST through Thursday, January 31 at 10 p.m. PST at Ticketmaster.

The password for this pre-sale is rushfan. There will be preferred seating held in every price and seating area.

Please also be aware that tomorrow, January 24, a Presale for American Express Cardmembers begins. Advance tickets for American Express Cardmembers will be available from Thursday, January 24 at 10 a.m. PST through Sunday, January 27 at 10 p.m. PST. Tickets can be purchased via Ticketmaster.

The public on-sale will begin on Friday, February 1 at 10 a.m. PST. To purchase tickets, visit Ticketmaster or charge-by-phone at 1-800-745-3000. There will be a four-ticket limit on all orders. Additionally, three levels of VIP packages will be available through Ticketmaster.

And a big shout out to Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins from the Foo Fighters for doing the honors for us that evening!

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has posted the following information:

Tickets to the 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony go on sale to the public on Friday, February 1st. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Members will have the opportunity to purchase advance sale tickets to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2013 Inductions starting Monday, January 28. Memberships must have been active as of January 1st, 2013. Some restrictions apply. Stay tuned for more details!

Scheduled for Thursday, April 18, 2013, the 28th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be held at the Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles. This marks the first time since 1993 that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be held on the West Coast. The ceremony will again be open to the public, as it was in 2009 and 2012 in Cleveland.

The induction ceremony will broadcast on HBO on Saturday, May 18 at 9pm ET/PT. - Thanks to Ed at RushIsABand for the headsup!

Click here for more on Rush's induction into the Rock Hall Of Fame.

Yes' Chris Squire On Rush's Rock Hall Of Fame Induction

On Monday Rollingstone.com posted a new interview with Yes' Chris Squire where he was asked:

Q: Rush are getting inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Are you at all miffed they got it before you?

A: [Laughs] No, I can't object to that. Logistically, it's probably difficult for whoever the committee is to bring in Yes. Rush is fairly simple. It's the same three guys and always has been. They deserve to be there, no doubt about that. But there still seems to be a certain bias towards early-Seventies prog rock bands like Yes and King Crimson. 

Local H's "The Another February EP" Featuring "2112 Overture/Temples Of Syrinx"

Today Chicago based alternative band Local H released The Another February EP containing a radio edit of "Another February" from last year's studio album Hallelujah! I'm a Bum.  The other four tracks on the EP are all covers, including their take on "2112 Overture/The Temples Of Syrinx". -Thanks to Ed at RushIsABand for the headsup!

Geddy Lee Guest Star On "How I Met Your Mother"

Geddy Lee made a guest appearance on Monday's (February 4th) episode of CBS's How I Met Your Mother.   The episode is now streaming on CBS's website. 

"Oh Canada, get ready for some major prime-time ribbing and every hoser cliché imaginable when the popular American sitcom How I Met Your Mother unveils its ode to the Great White North. Alan Thicke, Geddy Lee, Jason Priestley, k.d. lang, Alex Trebek and Luc Robitaille are just part of the constellation of Canadian stars featured in the all-things-Canuck episode that airs Monday." The Star, Febraury 4, 2013

Related News

• 'How I Met Your Mother': James Van Der Beek among guest stars for final Robin Sparkles installment - EW.com, January 7, 2013
• Geddy Lee, Steven Page to appear on ‘How I Met Your Mother’ - Toronto CityNews, January 30, 2013
• HIMYM to air Maple Leaf-theme episode - Canadian Press, February 4, 2013

Power Windows Website Turns 15!

Today marks the 15th Anniversary of the launch of the Power Windows website at 2112.net.  Time flies!  Thanks to everyone who contributed to this site over the years, thanks also to the readers and to those that have make Paypal donations to keep it going, and a very special thanks to Blake Willis of 2112.net!

"Rockabye Baby: Lullaby Renditions Of Rush" Now Available

Rockabye Baby: Lullaby Renditions of Rush is now available. 

"Do you have a modern day warrior putting up a fight at bedtime? Looking for a reliable way to put baby to sleep and not some fly by night sandman? Try Rockabye Baby’s tender lullaby versions of Rush’s hard rock hits. This magic music will bring your baby closer to the heart of slumberland." - Rockabye Baby

The tracklist is the typical Rush cover set (diehard fans could likely name it in their sleep): 2112: Overture, Limelight, Fly by Night, The Spirit of Radio, Freewill, Tom Sawyer, Working Man, A Farewell To Kings, Trees, Red Barchetta, Subdivisions, Closer To The Heart

Rockabye Baby: Lullaby Renditions of Rush was released January 29th, 2013 - order now!   To hear samples, click here. 

"A Brief History Of Time, Part 10"

John at Cygnus-X1.net has added another installment of Rush: A Brief History of Time. In this the 10th installment, John has added 113 new articles and advertisements spanning from 1975 all the way through to 2012. - Thanks to John at Cygnus-X1.net for the headsup!

Rush Referenced On "Archer" Yet Again

Thursday night's episode of Archer included yet another Rush inspired treatment on Krieger's van.  In the episode "The Wind Cries Mary", Krieger gave his van a Fly By Night makeover - click here to enlarge; for previous Rush references on Archer, click here. - Thanks to RushIsABand for the headsup!

Sound & Vision speaks to Richard Chycki on 2112 5.1

In a new interview with Sound&Vision magazine, Rich Chycki talks about mixing 2112 in 5.1 surround sound.

"I felt very proud of the 5.1 mixes when Alex called me, bubbling over about how it sounded like the original album yet “so much more.” He was so excited. It really was that moment, when one of the three people who would know this project better than anyone gave his blessing, that I felt this had turned into something very special."

To purchase 2112 in 5.1, click here.

Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins to induct Rush into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

From today's Cleveland.com:

Foo Fighters and self-professed Rush super-fans Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins will induct the Canadian prog-rockers into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April in Los Angeles.

"It's got to be a dream come true for them. The Foo Fighters would have grown up listening to Rush on '70s radio," said Rock and Roll Hall of Fame President and CEO Greg Harris by phone from Washington, D.C. "You can tell that they have a real sense of rock 'n' roll history. You don't get the staying power they've had without it."

Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum announced the first group of artists that would be inducting this year's class in a press release Tuesday night.

In addition to Grohl and Hawkins, Christina Aguilera and Jennifer Hudson will perform in honor of Donna Summer, Don Henley will induct Randy Newman, and John Mayer and Gary Clark Jr. will perform in honor of Albert King, with Mayer giving the induction speech.

The inductors for Public Enemy, Heart and Ahmet Ertegun Award lifetime achievement award winners Quincy Jones and Lou Adler will be announced later.

"The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame -- and rock 'n' roll itself -- is at its best when we connect the past with the present," Harris said. "In Gary Clark Jr., Mayer and Albert King, we've got three generations of great artists. And it's the same thing with Christina, Hudson and Donna Summer."

This year's induction ceremony will be at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on Thursday, April 18. The ceremony will be recorded and broadcast on HBO on Saturday, May 18. Tickets to the ceremony go on sale to the general public on Friday, Feb. 1.

Clockwork Angels 2013 Tour North American Tour Announcement

Rush.com have just announced the following:

As previously alluded to, and due to overwhelming demand, the Clockwork Angels Tour will continue in 2013 to over 20+ cities in North America this year. Beginning in April, fans will be able to catch RUSH live in a number of new markets not visited on last year’s tour.

Today we have announced details for the spring leg of the tour which include:

April 23, 2013  Frank Erwin Center. Austin, Texas
April 26, 2013  BB&T Center. Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
April 28, 2013  Amway Center. Orlando, Florida
May 1, 2013   Bridgestone Arena. Nashville, Tennesee
May 3, 2013   PNC Arena. Raleigh, North Carolina
May 5, 2013   Farm Bureau Live At Virginia Beach. Virginia Beach, Virginia
May 7, 2013   1st Mariner Arena. Baltimore, Maryland
May 9, 2013   Mohegan Sun. Uncasville, Connecticut
May 11, 2013   Etess Arena. Atlantic City, New Jersey

Pre-sale for RUSH fans for the spring tour dates begin today, Tuesday January 22nd at NOON LOCAL TIME!

CLOCKWORK ANGEL TOUR PACKAGE

Tour Packages will be exclusive to RUSH fan members for the first 24 hours.

Passcode: angelfan (lower case, case sensitive)

Rush Clockwork Angels Tour Package consists of:

• One reserved ticket located within the first 15 rows of the stage
• New and exclusive Rush 2013 Tour t-shirt
• Collectible Tour Poster (numbered, limited)
• Official Tour Program
• Exclusive surprise Rush gift item
• Commemorative Concert Ticket
• Commemorative Tour Laminate

To purchase your RUSH Tour package, please visit http://www.vipnation.com/programs/rush---clockwork-angels-tour/

RUSH FAN CLUB PRE-SALES

The Fan Club tickets are only available during the PRE-SALE. Reserve the best seats in the house through our special Rush fan pre-sales. These presales only last three days, and only certain cities/dates are currently available with more presales being added later. Check back soon if you don’t see your date. At the end of your ticket purchase, you will have the opportunity to pre-order Exclusive RUSH.com Tour Merchandise.

In addition, when you order Fan Club Tickets and the Exclusive Merchandise you will be automatically entered to win a meet and greet with members of the band at your show (one winner plus guest per city).

To purchase Presale Tickets and Presale Merchandise please visit http://rush.musictoday.com

Just a reminder to those fans that are also CITI card members, you will also have access to pre-sale tickets through Citi’s Private Pass® Program beginning January 23rd in select markets. For complete presale details visit http://www.citiprivatepass.com

Stay tuned for additional tour announcements for the summer dates that will resume when the band returns from their European leg in June. These will include but not be limited to Hershey, Wantagh, Saratoga, Chicago, Cincinnati, Milwaukee, Boston, Calgary, Vancouver, Portland, Salt Lake City, Denver, Kansas City, and will finally see RUSH return to Grand Rapids and Halifax for the first time in decades!

Rock&Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Special Guests Announced

The Rock&Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will include special appearances by John Mayer, Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Hudson, Don Henley, Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Gary Clark, Jr., Usher, "and more".   This is based on a flyer posted on Heart's Facebook page.  - Thanks to RushIsABand for the headsup!

Click here for more on Rush's induction into the Rock Hall Of Fame.

Alex Lifeson Tour of Guitar Rig, From September 1977!

A rare video of Alex Lifeson giving a tour of his guitar rig backstage at the Paramount Theater in Portland, Oregon, in September 1977 has recently surfaced (the video is misdated as 1975).  Rush played three consecutive nights in a row at the Paramount with UFO and Max Webster. The hair might have changed, but the voice hasn't!