Music

Soundtrack to a revolution.

YES! Music Picks: Spring 2012

posted Feb 01, 2012

Musical inspiration while putting together the Spring 2012 issue.

YES! Music Picks: Winter 2012

posted Nov 01, 2011

Musical inspiration while putting together the Winter 2012 issue.

YES! Music Picks: Fall 2011

posted Aug 01, 2011

Musical inspiration while putting together the Fall 2011 issue.

Film Review: Who Took the Bomp?

posted Aug 01, 2011

The feminist band with a DIY ethos has a beat to get you on your feet.

Music Picks: Summer 2011

posted May 01, 2011

Musical inspiration while putting out the Summer 2011 issue: Million to One, You Are Not Alone, and Songs for Japan.

YES! Music Picks: Spring 2011

posted Feb 01, 2011

Musical inspiration while putting out the Spring 2011 issue: Gasoline Rainbows, Dear Companion, and Tomorrow's Children.

YES! Music Picks :: Winter 2011

posted Nov 15, 2010

Musical inspiration while putting out the Winter 2011 issue: Bodega Rose, The Sound of Sunshine, and Many Great Companions

People We Love :: Tab Benoit

by Kelly Shea

posted Sep 29, 2010

Music to heal the Gulf

Emmanuel Jal: My Journey from Lost Boy to Activist

posted Sep 23, 2010

Video: Emmanuel Jal, a former Sudanese child soldier, uses hip-hop to help African children and raise awareness for his cause.

YES! Music Picks :: Fall 2010

posted Aug 13, 2010

Musical inspiration while putting out the Fall 2010 issue: Preservation, Earth Amplified, Leonard Cohen Live in London

YES! Music Picks :: Summer 2010

posted May 13, 2010

Musical inspiration while putting out the Summer 2010 issue: Horse Feathers, Natalie Merchant, Rana Farhan.

Brett Dennen's Empathy Song

posted Feb 11, 2010

Video: Musician Brett Dennen sings about empathy, not entropy, for the Mosaic Project, a nonprofit outdoor education program focused on building positive relationships based on respect.

YES! Music Picks :: Spring 2010

posted Feb 11, 2010

Musical inspiration while putting out the Spring 2010 issue: Susana Baca, Neil Halstead, and songs inspired by the documentary By the People: The Election of Barack Obama.

I Give Thanks

posted Nov 25, 2009

An original song by Kathryn Mostow, inspired by Margaret Mead's famous quote, "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."

In Review :: YES! Music Picks

posted Nov 10, 2009

Musical inspiration while putting out the Winter 2010 issue: Steve Earle, Mari Boine, and Richard Shindell.