Formed in 2023, THE YAGAS took shape after its five members met at Rock Academy (a Woodstock-based music school run by Bowman) and began playing together in the school's adult program, discovering an undeniable musical chemistry. An audacious band with otherworldly origins, THE YAGAS borrowed their name from the mystical Slavic folklore figure Baba Yaga, believed to devour the souls of the newly deceased to safeguard the fountains of life. The quintet wholly share their namesake's storied penchant for shapeshifting .
