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Marco Machera - Dormiveglia

We have encountered Marco Machera before as a member of EchoTest, but with Dormiveglia we have him...

Uroboro - A Story Like Fire

Uroboro, or Ouroborus, is an ancient symbol of a serpent eating its own tail, often interpreted as a symbol for eternal cyclic renewal or the cycle of life, death and rebirth, and was also adopted...

The Chronicles of Father Robin - The Songs & Tales of Airoea – Books 1&2

Supergroups have been around for decades, but not necessarily prog rock supergroups, probably not since the 80s with bands like Asia, UK, and even the Traveling Wilburys. The Chronicles of Father...

A Light Sleeper - Equaeverpoise

I’d never heard of this Chicago band before I saw the announcement of this release from Cuneiform. There are just so many bands around the world, even in uncommon areas like chamber rock,...

Madlen Keys - Event Horizon

Are progressive rock and accessible pop mutually exclusive? Madlen Keys is a relatively new band from Paris — a five song EP With You I’m Lost came out in 2021, and Event...

DarWin Steps Inside the Zoo

Wang Wen - Painful Clown & Ninja Tiger

I last encountered the Chinese post-rock band Wang Wen with their 2016 album Sweet Home, Go! where...

Steve MacLean - Universal

It was a long time ago, but I’ve only heard one previous by Steve MacLean titled The Opposite of War (1997), and that couldn’t be more different from the album at hand. It was...

From Backwards Brubeck to Stage Diving —
The Medicine Hat Interview

During the time period from 1989 to 1994, Seattle had an outsize impact on the music world. Bands like Nirvana, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, and Pearl Jam garnered international attention, and journalists flocked to the city to see what was going on. There was even a movie called Hype made to document both the scene and the frenzy that was generated in (or by) the press. There were dozens of music venues active almost every night of the week, and dozens of bands played all around the Northwest. One of those bands was Medicine Hat, which got its start a bit after some of the big name bands, but flourished in the still-vibrant scene. Their music was a stylistic outlyer, with complex rhythms and unusual structures, incorporating elements of the then-nascent genre of math-rock with the emotional impact of the Seattle sound labeled "grunge."

The group broke up shortly after releasing their only album in 1994, but 2023 saw the surprise announcement that they were getting back together for a reunion show. I was able to catch part of a rehearsal and speak to the band at length about their past, present, and future. I'm very grateful to all of them for devoting so much time late on a Monday night to tell their story.

Edredon Sensible - Montagne Explosion

Following on from Vloute Panthère (2021), Edredon Sensible is back with another...