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
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
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
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
Evership is a band to know. After releasing their self-titled debut album to wide acclaim, they were invited to RoSFest to perform, and then announced for ProgStock 2018 soon after. We had the amazing opportunity to speak with Shane and Beau on the Proglodytes Radio Podcast, and were able to get more insight into the … Continue reading
Seaprog is a progressive music festival that takes place each year in Seattle. Each festival, over time, has gained a theme or prevailing atmosphere. Seaprog is one of the most adventurous and experimental lineups of all of the American festivals. Since their first Seaprog event five years ago, they’ve consistently highlighted bands that buck convention … Continue reading
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania- A progressive music fan states emphatically that he only listens to innovative, boundary pushing music, but doesn’t own a record that was released after 1975. Barry Smith, a lifelong progressive music fan, has a difficult time with music today. “No one writes anything as innovative or as rebellious as King Crimson in their … Continue reading
