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Grief-stricken Rush fans sigh with relief

Earlier this month, some comments made by Rush drummer Neil Peart were published by a magazine called Drumhead. He's probably been quoted a lot in that publication over the years, but these words set a significant portion of the internet ablaze. Did he just say he's retiring? Say it isn't so!  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2015-12-14)

Fruits de Mer Announces "The 14th Dream of Dr. Sardonicus Festival"

Hot on the heels of the success of 2015's 13th Dream of Dr. Sardonicus Festival in August, Pete Bingham/Sendelica and Keith Jones/Fruits de Mer are already promoting the 2016 festival. Some artists who are already booked include Sendelica (of course), Germany's Vibravoid, Twink (legendary drummer from The Pretty Things), and Guru Guru's guitarist Ax Genrich.  » Read more
(Posted by Henry Schneider 2015-11-16)

Lothar Meid, Amon Düül II bassist, RIP

Bassist Lothar Meid, who was a founding member of Embryo, died on 3 November, 2015 in Hamburg. While not individually well-known, Meid was a key player in several of the central bands of the German rock scene of the 70s. He also composed a number of film soundtracks.  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2015-11-10)

Sonic Voyage Fest fall dates for New York and Michigan

North America's traveling progressive music festival, Sonic Voyage, will carry on their journey this fall with a series of events in New York and Michigan from October 16 through November 28. Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius will be familiar to our readers, and they feature on most of the dates. A number of other artists will fill out the bills for a chance to hear some new music.  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2015-09-22)

Modern Sky brings their festival to the US

Modern Sky Entertainment, one of China's most prominent labels for creative music, has expanded their operations to include a kind of touring festival in North America, billing some of their Chinese artists with international artists. New York, Los Angeles, and Seattle will host events next month.  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2015-09-19)

Is mainstream recognition of prog rock a good thing?

The esteemed (by whom we know not) Official Charts Company, who have appointed themselves keepers of valid chart information for music, have decided it's time for prog to have its own category with separate charts. What gaping need this is supposed to fill is an unanswered question.  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2015-09-03)

The Aaron Clift Experiment Launches Their New CD

On a balmy summer evening at the famous Threadgill's in Austin, TX prog rock band The Aaron Clift Experiment performed their new CD Outer Light, Inner Darkness, in its entirety, including a string quartet.  » Read more
(Posted by Henry Schneider 2015-08-29)

ProgDay 2015 pre-show and updates

The ProgDay organizers have announced the lineup for their pre-show event at Local 506, Friday night September 4. Bruteus, The Falling Sky, and Trev Wignall will perform an all-ages show for a separate admission charge, and the festival proper will kick off the following day.  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2015-08-24)

Moving right along...

For several months now, we've been publishing a review by Mike McLatchey every Thursday, our version of #TBT (Throwback Thursday). The albums covered have represented his "Top Tier" most favorite recordings of all time. Starting today, we're moving along to his "Second Tier": albums that are worthy of being remembered, but don't quite fit into the highest echelon. The distinction, he admits, is a fine one. "There's really not much more than an arbitrary difference from the first group in quality, all of these are classics."  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2015-08-06)

ProgDay 2015 adds Quantum Fantay, Marbin, and Pascal Gutman Trio to lineup

With the festival only a month away, the finishing details of the long-running ProgDay festival are taking form. Belgian space rock explorers Quantum Fantay, multinational fusioneers Marbin, and the trio of Pascal Gutman, Ramsés Luna, and Kiko King.  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2015-08-03)

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