Starting out with a burner from 2022 that just arrived due to the ongoing vagaries of overseas shipping: Norwegian guitarist Hedvig Mollestad connects with the Trondheim Jazz Orchestra for the conceptual Maternity Beat. As on her previous collaborative jazz-rock projects Ekhidna and Tempest Revisited, Mollestad’s writing runs the gamut, from thrusting dash through tribal fusion …
Friday Night Progressive, a weekly progressive music radio show, has announced the nominees for the Indeprog Awards (IPA). Categories are for Fusion, Instrumental, Vocal, Composition, Multi Instrumentalist, and Original albums. This will be the 7th consecutive year of the IPA. The IPA event will be split into around 10 shows starting July 24th …
As mentioned in this space a few weeks back, King Crimson and The Zappa Band (alumni of the late great Frank Zappa’s bands) will be touring North America this June & July, mostly at outdoor amphitheaters. Tour dates are as follows: June 4 – Clearwater, FL – Ruth Eckerd Hall June 5 – St. Augustine, …
I first encountered Kinetic Element at 2017’s Progtoberfest III in Chicago: As I entered Reggie’s Rock Club on the final day of Progtoberfest, the Virginia band Kinetic Element were winding up their set … their take on classic prog, spearheaded by keyboardist Mike Visaggio, sounded accomplished and intriguing; I wished I could have arrived earlier …
Based on these four new albums, progressive rock is doing just fine, thank you! I’m not feeling the need for a Personal Progginess Perception scale this time around, so capsule reviews and ratings of this quartet follow the jump.
Capsule reviews of what I’ve listened to since the last installment follow the jump. Albums are reviewed in descending order on my Personal Proggyness Perception (PPP) scale, scored from 0 to 10.
In case you hadn’t noticed, the last quarter of 2018 has put paid to any perceived drought of new releases & reissues. Capsule reviews of what I’ve been listening to since the first of this month follow the jump; albums are reviewed in descending order on my Personal Proggyness Perception (PPP) scale, scored from 0 to 10.
Due to the delights and demands of daily life, my second annual visit to Chicago’s Progtoberfest couldn’t be as extensive as last year’s three day blowout. Originally, I was only going to take in Sunday, in order to experience Soft Machine’s 50th anniversary tour of the USA. But an unexpected schedule opening let me check …
It’s been a busy week at the mailbox and on the doorstep. With a clear day off, I decided to listen to all the new music I’ve received since Monday. Capsule reviews follow the jump; albums are reviewed in their descending order on my freshly made up Personal Proggyness Perception (PPP) scale, scored from 0 to …
America’s greatest rock band has released some teasing but enticing words about their forthcoming album. And, praise the Lord above, it’s going to be a concept album. Glass Hammer–the best. Concept albums–the best. Glass Hammer concept album? Yes, you guessed it. . . the best. Big surprises on the new album…some cool cameos, some obscure …
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