Progressive world strangeness will be manifesting all up and down the West Coast of North America in February of 2014, thanks to Secret Chiefs 3 and some of their friends. Some of the bills will be shared with Atomic Ape, others with miRthkon. At select dates SC3 will be performing John Zorn's Masada. » Read more (Posted by Jon Davis 2014-01-27)
The west coast's longest running progressive rock festival, Baja prog will be back again on April 2, 3, 4 and 5, in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico. Four days of fun and great music. » Read more (Posted by Peter Thelen 2014-01-25)
FdM just announced their next set of vinyl releases for the end of March 2014. Old songs (covers), new songs, old bands, new bands, acoustic folk, progressive rock, pop-psych, concept double Eps, cult movie themes ... And as usual, all are on colored vinyl for us vinyl junkies! » Read more (Posted by Henry Schneider 2014-01-25)
Steven Fromholz, a Texas-based singer-songwriter who had worked with Stephen Stills and Michael Nesmith, died on Jan. 19 as a result of a hunting accident. He was 68. » Read more (Posted by Henry Schneider 2014-01-22)
Steve is busy in the studio working on new material and is also poised on reissuing many of his classic albums. » Read more (Posted by Henry Schneider 2014-01-21)
Another passing in the world of boundary-pushing jazz... The pioneering woodwind player and composer Yusef Lateef died December 23, 2013 at the age of 93. » Read more (Posted by Jon Davis 2014-01-05)
Building on the success of last August's Fruits de Mer All Dayer, FDM and Welsh band Sendelica have just announced an evening of acoustic and psychedelic music in April 2014. Mark your calendars! » Read more (Posted by Henry Schneider 2013-12-19)
The band Pallas has been around for quite some time with a long history of working with record labels. For their next release they have decided to take complete control and try the crowd funding route. » Read more (Posted by Henry Schneider 2013-12-19)
Increased postal rates, Amazon's pricing, and digital downloads are killing many independent record and CD dealers. The Jazz Loft is the latest casualty. Read on. » Read more (Posted by Henry Schneider 2013-12-14)