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
Last year, I had the honor of attending the first ever ProgStock festival in Rahway, New Jersey. It was an incredible weekend of music and camaraderie, and immediately after I was ready for the next year’s event. As the year went by and the lineup was revealed, I realized that this was going to be … Continue reading
One of my favorite things about running a progressive rock website is the diversity in submissions that I receive. I’ve tried not to limit the reviews that I’ve done to bands that sound like Yes or King Crimson, as my definition for “progressive music” follows more the spirit of the band than necessarily the boundaries … Continue reading
In 1975, an album of Bulgarian choral music was released under the title Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares, featuring performances by the by the Bulgarian State Radio & Television Female Vocal Choir. Upon release, it became a cult release, due to its haunting and powerful melodies. I first heard it in college and was completely blown away. […]
It has long been a favorite trope of music reviewers to begin an album review by presenting a list of comparisons to other artists or albums. This reviewer has resorted to that a time or two as well, but when an album and an artist such as this one comes along, that move becomes a … Continue reading
