Stow Sentry Koslen will 'Strike up the Band' April 11, 2010 by Mike Lesko Associate Editor When Jonah Koslen was a member of the original Michael Stanley Band, he was a prolific song writer. "I used to write a lot of material," Koslen told Record Publishing Co., adding that a fellow musician once said, "Jonah could go to the bathroom and come out with a hit song." Some of Koslen's songs appeared on MSB's live StagePass album, which was released in 1977. Koslen decided to create some …

Bears Rant (Clevelandrockandroll.com) Monday, April 20, 2009 Jonah Koslen's Stage Pass Now Stage Pass Now…Jonah Koslen, one of Cleveland’s native sons and an original member of MSB has started a new tour playing Stage Pass live in concert. When I first heard about it, the first question I asked was why now. Why after 33 years do you re-visit at least in Cleveland lore, such an iconic album especially without the namesake of the band? Would the fans respond? As my wife (Mrs. Bear) and I were …

Scene Magazine MSB MINUS MS? Michael Stanley Band alumnus and co-founder Jonah Koslen and friends have assembled a show called Stage Pass Now that's an expanded, complete recreation of the MSB double-live album Stage Pass. They're playing the two-hour show at the Winchester (12112 Madison Ave., Lakewood) Saturday, April 18, and at the Tangier (532 W. Market St., Akron) Saturday, April 25th. It's one of the Michael Stanley Band's signature records, though its title player won't be onstage. The Stage Pass …

Plain Dealer Stage Pass" redux: Michael Stanley Band fans rejoice. The outfit's former guitarist-vocalist Jonah Koslen is re-creating the group's popular 1977 concert album "Stage Pass" in its entirety (sans Stanley). Koslen, who conceived the idea six months ago, said nothing was going to change his mind when he decided to strike up the band one more time, hoping MSB fans would waste a little time for a special show that invariably will end around another "Midwest Midnight." …