Y&T plays at the Coach House Mar 4
Photo by: James Christopher
Y&T are returning to The Coach House on Mar. 4 for their annual night of playing a two-hour plus set for their loyal fans. “Y & T fans expect nothing but high energy and lots of tunes and we’re going to give it to them again,” claims original member, Dave Meniketti (lead guitar/vocals).
The Coach House is an intimate venue that translates well for a Y & T concert. “I like the feeling of being up close to the fans, it’s very intimate, it’s like playing in someone’s extended front room,” says Meniketti.
While there is still no sign of the new album the group has been working on for sometime, that can only mean lots of classic Y&T tunes will rock the night away. The previous album, “Facemelter” came out in 2010, after a thirteen-year lapse of new material.
“We weren’t sure what was going to happen because it had been so long since we’d written together,” Meniketti mused.
“But once we started, it came right back to us as if we had never stopped doing it. Even though it had been 13 years. It was amazing! I think we were all surprised.”
John Nymann (rhythm guitar), Mike Vanderhule (drums), and newcomer Aaron Leigh (bass) complete the current lineup. “The band is just absolutely on fire,” says Meniketti. “We don’t need to put our moves together and choreograph how much we’re in to playing. We just hit the stage and it all happens naturally!”
“Every year we keep thinking, ‘wow that was the best the band ever sounded’ and then the next year we come out and play and we swear we just got a little better.”