Three dozen bands on two stages over three days is a LOT to take in. But that’s what #Progtoberfest is all about, and that is how I spent the weekend of October 19-21 at Reggie’s Nightclub in Chicago. Progtoberfest IV — marvelously organized by Kevin Pollack — featured bands from all over the world, playing music from nearly every … Continue reading
Some may think a three-day Prog Rock festival is a day or so too long. Those people need to attend Chicago’s Progtoberfest. Having (nearly) recovered from Day Two, it was time to dive headlong into the final day. The first band of the day, Sonus Umbra started off with a really cool set. Their mix … Continue reading
On to Day 2 of our daily Proglodytes festival review! Both Cedric and myself had some personal trip stuff to take care of in the morning, so we weren’t able to catch the first couple acts, which is unfortunate. We heard great things about The Gabriel Construct and the School of Rock (which apparently played … Continue reading
After a 4.5 hour drive up from Cincinnati, I arrived just as the first band was starting their set and met up with good friend and colleague Cedric Hendrix, who has written for Proglodytes for the last year or so and has been a valuable member of our team since day one. These events are … Continue reading
As they say, “all good things must come to an end”, even amazing progressive rock festivals. But, Day 3 was undoubtedly a hell of a way to close out the festival, with amazing sets from IZZ, Evership, Mystery, and Eddie Jobson! New Yorkers IZZ took the stage on Sunday to kickoff what was called “The … Continue reading
On to Day 2! The day started relatively early (remember, we were awake pretty late for the late night event) at 11:00. Opener Ryche Chlanda and Flying Dreams served up some introspective, hook filled pop prog. Ryche has quite the prog pedigree, having worked with Fireballet, Nektar, and Renaissance among other bands, and he delivered … Continue reading
ProgStock Day 1 started with a bang! I had the honor of seeing things come together in the morning, and I’m fairly certain any of the people involved could run the government of a major city (although none of them would probably want to). Jersey-based band Orpheus Nine kicked off the festival with tracks from … Continue reading
