After a successful Kickstarter campaign, a critically acclaimed release (the delightfully epic, philosophical, cinematic double album Heterotopia– one of Proglodytes’ albums of the year in 2017), festival performances, mini-tours, and an award from Prog Magazine for Best New/Unsigned Band, Lainey decided to pause before the next step. Fans of Schooltree know that Heterotopia was an incredibly challenging … Continue reading
California-based trio covet, which features Yvette Young (guitar/layers), David Adamiak (bass), and Forrest Rice (drums), just released a brilliant new EP called effloresce in July of this year. Covet is an extremely polished and tight instrumental trio, in the vein of Plini. Yvette Young’s guitar work is a particular highlight in this group. Her style is … Continue reading
Casey McPherson has released a new album, Cas.e Sessions, Vol.1. Below is the press release: Casey McPherson, vocalist for prog rock supergroups Flying Colors and The Sea Within, is pleased to announce the release of a new Alpha Rev album entitled ‘Alpha Rev presents Cas.e Sessions, Volume 1.’ Alpha Rev is the singer/songwriters own project that … Continue reading
“Vector is dark, elegant, smart, and cinematic”- Thomas reviews Haken’s latest album, “Vector” Continue reading
If you are a Proglodytes follower, you might know that I attended ProgStock 2018 this year, and was able to live-blog the entire event. The weekend was stacked with some amazing performances, but one of the most amazing ProgStock performances happened at the second late-night event. Though I was sleep deprived and running on fumes, … Continue reading
One of my favorite things about progressive music festivals is the opportunity to meet new people who love progressive music. I met Mike Visaggio at ProgStock 2018, and we chatted about his life and music and perspective. Mike is the keyboardist and primary composer for symphonic prog band Kinetic Element. From their website: Kinetic … Continue reading
Lung came highly recommended to me by several of my trusted musician friends- the description alone of a cello-drums duo that played raw, visceral rock and roll with a punk energy- piqued my interest enough to check out their first album, and I was hooked from the first few measures. Singer and cellist Kate Wakefield … Continue reading
