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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)

Dieter Moebius RIP

Details are sparse at this point, but the sad news has come out that musical pioneer Dieter Moebius has died at the age of 71. Moebius first came to attention outside hardcore electronic circles when Brian Eno collaborated with Cluster, but his groundbreaking work with Hans Jaochim Roedelius was well known to the followers of Germany's innovative 70s scene.  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2015-07-20)

You can vote in the Progressive Music Awards

Yes, there are Progressive Music Awards. They've apparently been doing it for four years now, and this year's show will take place on 3 September in London. They're telling us that progressive rock is a "genre that is currently seeing many mainstream successes" (whatever that means), and they've got a bunch of categories we can vote in.  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2015-07-15)

ProgDay 2015 update

As ProgDay 2015 rapidly approaches, developments continue. Tickets are now on sale, and there are some additions to the lineup, including Tryo and Jack o' the Clock. As always, the festival will be held on Labor Day weekend (September 5-6) at Storybrook Farm in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2015-07-09)

Sanguine Hum UK live dates announced

We've told you about how cool Sanguine Hum's 2013 album, The Weight of the World, is, and now there's an opportunity to see this great band play live. Three shows in the UK have just been announced, so if you're in the neighborhood of Leicester, Bristol, or London in mid-September, be sure to check them out.

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2015-07-08)

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