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COVER STORY : TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA
If you still haven ’ t experienced the Trans-Siberian Orchestra ' s annual winter holiday show , you should seriously consider adding it to your bucket list .
The TSO traveling holiday rock opera is a multimilliondollar act that has grown exponentially since the band ’ s inception , making it one of the biggest-grossing concert bands in the US . In true holiday-giving fashion , $ 1 of each concert ticket sold goes to local and national charities . To date , the band has donated a total of $ 12 million . TSO germinated into the dynamic act that it is today out of the progressive / power metal band Savatage ' s song , “ Christmas Eve ( Sarajevo 12 / 24 ),” which appeared on the band ’ s 1995 Dead Winter Dead album .
Twenty-eight years after their debut , with 10 million records sold from six full-length albums , more than 100 members passing through both lineups since its inception , and a massive crew of over 300 , TSO ’ s legacy continues to expand . “ I ’ d like another 28 years ,” Al Pitrelli musical founder optimistically says . “ I ’ d like another generation or two of people to fall in love with it the way I fell in love with it so many decades ago . I ’ d like to know that ( late co-founder ) Paul ’ s ( O ’ Neill ) work will always move forward because that was his biggest wish , is that ( his groundbreaking song “ Christmas Eve ( Sarajevo 12 / 24 )”) lives long past all of us .”
IE ’ s Kelley Simms spoke to Pitrelli about TSO ’ s amazing legacy .
HELLO MY NAME IS GEDDY
Rush bassist and frontman Geddy Lee makes it clear that the word “ retirement ” has no place in his vocabulary . Lee is a whirlwind of activity . His series for Paramount +, Geddy Lee Asks : Are Bass Players Human Too ?, premieres on December 5 as an outgrowth of his best-selling Big Beautiful Book of Bass . His focus at this moment , however , is on the launch of his memoir My Effin ’ Life and a speaking tour that visits the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago on December 3 . The appearance will feature conversation with a surprise guest host and audience Q & A . IE ’ s Jeff Elbel spoke to the legendary bassist , author and all-around good guy .
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