2012-02-02: The Flower Kings Return in 2012
Legendary progressive, iconic, symphonic rockband "The Flower Kings", formed in 1995 by guitarist, singer, composer Roine Stolt ( Transatlantic ), announce their immediate return to service in 2012, after an almost 5 years we
2012-01-31: Jethro Tull to release "Thick as a Brick 2" forty years after original
Whatever Happened To Gerald Bostock? In 1972, I wrote and recorded the Jethro Tull Progressive Rock classic album Thick As A Brick. The lyrics were credited at the time to the fictitious child character, Gerald Bostock, whose
2012-01-30: Tool rocks close to the fringe
When a band opens a concert with the tune “Hooker With a Penis,’’ it’s clearly distancing itself from the “Idol’’ and “Voice’’ sheen turning much of today’s popular music into disposable product. And that’s how Tool played it
2012-01-30: Innerview: Steve Howe
"Perpetual Change" is one of Yes' hallmark songs, but the title is also emblematic of the British prog-rocker's history. The group has seen no fewer than 16 members pass through its ranks since forming in 1968. Its most recen
2012-01-26: Boston Globe Music Pick: Tool at TD Garden
TOOL Between this show and the inspired pairing of Megadeth and Motörhead at the Tsongas Center in Lowell on Sunday, it’s a good week for metal fans. With a new album expected later this year, Tool is testing the waters after
2012-01-21: Number One Song on this day in 1984
According to the Billboard Hot 100, progressive rock's YES "Owner of a Lonely Heart" was the Number One song in the US for two weeks January 21st and 28th, 1984.
2012-01-18: Interview with Steve Babb and Fred Schendel of Glass Hammer
Symphonic-progressive rock band Glass Hammer is one of the leading acts in the genre in the United States. Glass Hammer formed in 1992 when multi-instrumentalists Steve Babb and Fred Schendel began to write and record Journey
2012-01-12: Yes Bassist Chris Squire Preps Collaboration with Genesis' Hackett
Though Yes will be busy with a spate of touring in support of 2011's "Fly From Here" and the new concert album "In The Present: Live From Lyon," bassist Chris Squire is also preparing to roll out his long-gestating collaborat
2012-01-06: Rush – 2012 New Album Preview
Rush has been teasing fans with tracks from their upcoming 19th full-length studio album, ‘Clockwork Angels,’ for nearly two years now — but after taking some time off to hit the road for the Time Machine Tour, it looks like
2012-01-04: Dave Gilmour denies Pink Floyd are reuniting for London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony
Pink Floyd's Dave Gilmour has denied the band are reforming their classic line-up to play at this summer's Olympic Games in London. A report in the London Evening Standard earlier today (January 3) claimed that the band were
2012-01-03: OhioProg canceled as does not meet funding pledges using Kickstarter.
OhioProg 2012 turned to crowd funding platform to make tickets available for the 3-day progressive rock festival in an attempt to ensure enough people would attend to cover the costs and expenses of holding such a grand event
2012-01-03: Pink Floyd To Reunite For London Olympics?
Pink Floyd are reportedly set to reunite and perform at the London Olympics. The surviving members from the definitive line-up of the psychedelic rockers last put their differences aside to play charity gig Live 8 in 2005 - t
2012-01-01: Innerview: David Torn discusses his latest project: Levin Torn White
The pursuit of a singular, yet multi-layered vision is a hallmark of David Torn’s creative process. It’s fundamental to his diverse discography that’s seen him stretch the boundaries of guitar beyond conventional limits. He’s
2011-12-31: Former Yes Keyboardist Rick Wakeman Weds for the Fourth Time
Four times is the charm for former Yes keyboardist Rick Wakeman, 62, wed Rachel Kaufman, 37, on Dec. 14. It's his fourth marriage and to a woman 25 years younger after proclaiming in interviews that he would never marry again
2011-12-16: Agents of Mercy have been signed as ROSFEST Sunday night headliners
RoSfest is happy to announce that Swedish band Agents of Mercy have been signed as Sunday night headliners for the 2012 edition of the Rites of Spring Festival.
2011-12-12: Discipline have been signed for the 2012 edition of the Rites of Spring Festival
RoSfest is thrilled to announce that US band Discipline have been signed for the 2012 edition of the Rites of Spring Festival. Some bands become legends in their own time. Due to quality of material, lengthy tenures or timing
2011-11-29: RIP: Ken Russell - "director of frenzied film version of the Who’s Tommy rock opera".
NEW YORK - Ken Russell, the English filmmaker and writer whose outsize personality matched the confrontational brashness of his movies, died Sunday, news agencies reported. He was 84.
2011-11-27: GLASS HAMMER & KINETIC ELEMENT ADDED TO OHIOPROG 2012 LINE-UP
OhioProg announces the addition of Glass Hammer and Kinetic Element to the OhioProg 2012 festival line-up.
2011-11-24: RIP: Moogy Klingman, 61, musician in Utopia
NEW YORK — If pop music, at its best, can be called a series of evanescent but magically eternal moments, Moogy Klingman lived the concept. He jammed with the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Chuck Berry, and Bo Diddley, produced a rar
2011-11-24: Boston Globe Music Pick: Trans-Siberian Orchestra
TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA It’s the most wonderful time of the year for TSO fans as the prog-and-lasers-minded gang brings its grandiose “rock theatre’’ to town for two shows. On its website the group is teasing new tunes for t
2011-11-23: Mastodon makes light work of heavy metal
The ’80s-bred Big Four of heavy metal - Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax - enjoyed some renewed attention this year with a spate of reunion concerts. There’s no denying that the Big Four are graying; but Atlanta’s Mas
2011-11-22: Neil Peart Interview in Modern Drummer: Taking Center Stage
In Modern Drummer’s December 2011 cover story, out now, Rush’s Neil Peart discusses a particularly productive period in his and the band’s long career. Peart’s new DVD, Taking Center Stage: A Lifetime of Live Performance, has
2011-11-21: Spock’s Beard announces new recording and touring lineup
To keep bringing you the finest Prog Rock, we’ve brought on board the amazing vocalist/guitarist Ted Leonard (Enchant, Thought Chamber) and Jimmy Keegan (Santana, John Waite), who’s been our tour drummer for close to 10 years
2011-11-17: Boston Globe Music Pick: Mastodon at House of Blues
MASTODON If you prefer your metal to be of a more recent vintage, check out these heavy duty, prog-leaning Georgia shredders who are touring behind their solid new album “The Hunter.’’ Nov. 21, 6 p.m. Tickets: $25-$40. House
2011-11-16: Boston Globe Music Pick: The Musical Box "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway"
Blow, Gabriel blow. Misunderstood, never filmed, and poorly documented - how’s this for a plug? The Musical Box performs one of the first rock operas, “The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway,’’ with more than 1,000 slides, outrageous
2011-11-13: Todd Rundgren makes a return trip to Utopia
Remarkable career brings him back with his reassembled prog-rock band. Over the past 40 years, Todd Rundgren’s done it all. He’s had hit songs - including “Hello It’s Me,’’ originally recorded with Nazz in the late ’60s; “I S
2011-11-10: Boston Globe Music Pick: Todd Rundgren's Utopia
TODD RUNDGREN’S UTOPIA This show is part of limited run of dates that finds the madcap genius reuniting with most of what he calls “the classic lineup’’ of his famous ’70s prog-rock outfit for the first time in 35 years. Nov.
2011-11-04: Roger Waters bringing 'The Wall' to Fenway?
When we heard that Pink Floyd founder Roger Waters will be taking “The Wall’’ back on tour next summer, we wondered if he might bring the rock ’n’ roll spectacle to Fenway. How great would that be: “The Wall’’ meets the Green
2011-11-03: Carl Palmer solo tour comes to the Narrows
FALL RIVER – Using classical music as his main vehicle, Carl Palmer, former drummer of progressive rock band Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP), is performing instrumental rearrangements of classic ELP songs as part of a power trio
2011-11-02: Boston Globe Music Pick - The Australian Pink Floyd Show
Come over to the dark side. It’s pretty high praise when a tributee hires a tribute band to perform at his 50th birthday party. Birthday boy and Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour hired the Australian Pink Floyd Show, and if
2011-11-01: Roger Waters bringing The Wall back to the USA in 2012
Roger Waters, the co-founder and principal songwriter of the archetypal progressive band Pink Floyd, has announced the return of the historic production of "The Wall" to North America in 2012.
2011-10-29: NEARfest Apocalypse Lineup Announced
In order to commemorate the final NEARfest in 2012, we have worked hard to bring together the best possible lineup for the progressive rock community. Featuring outstanding newer bands and legendary artists from across divers
2011-10-25: MARILLION SET TO TOUR NORTH AMERICA FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 2004
The British are coming! Marillion have announced their long awaited return to North America, for a 13-date summer tour. Having maintained a continuous touring schedule through the rest of the world, as well as the high profil
2011-10-16: Peter Gabriel on BBC News: 'Door not locked' on Genesis reunion
Peter Gabriel has said that "the door is not locked" on a Genesis reunion. Speaking on the Andrew Marr Show the singer said there had been discussions about a reunion but it "became a bigger project than I thought I could tak
2011-10-14: Dream Theater: Drama Kings - Petrucci/Myung Interview
Dream Theater’s twin shred deities—guitarist John Petrucci and bassist John Myung—discuss the hoopla over founding drummer Mike Portnoy’s departure, their tendon-thrashing hand workouts, and the recording of their latest epic
2011-10-13: Pink Floyd on the cover of the Rolling Stone
The surviving members of Pink Floyd reunited, more or less, for Rolling Stone's new cover story: With Floyd re-releasing their entire catalog, David Gilmour, Roger Waters and Nick Mason all spoke with senior writer Brian Hiat
2011-10-12: NEARfest to Return in 2012
We are very happy to announce that the North East Art Rock Festival will return in 2012. Over the last several months, we have thoroughly discussed what it would take for another edition of NEARfest to become a reality. This
2011-10-10: Pink Floyd's Nick Mason on Wall Street Journal Promoting New Box Set
Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason sits down with WSJ's Jim Fusilli to discuss the new box set "Discovery," a career-spanning collection of the band's music.
2011-10-07: Mike Mangini is living the dream
After years spent behind the kit and in front of the class Berklee prof Mike Mangini hits it big with Dream Theater
2011-10-04: Sole Remedy Guitarist Killed In Truck Accident at ProgPower Europe
Just a few hours after performing at the ProgPower Europe festival in the Dutch municipality of Baarlo, Sole Remedy guitarist Mikko Laine was killed in a traffic accident this past Sunday (October 2). According to the Sjiwa y
2011-09-28: Rush documentary director on their latest Rock and Roll Hall of Fame snub: 'It's unfortunate'
Rush was conspicuously absent from the list of 2011 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees released this morning. For fans of the Canadian prog-rockers, it’s deja vu all over again. While Rush has been eligible for the Hall sinc
2011-09-27: Peter Gabriel: Possibility of Genesis Reunion Is Slim
Peter Gabriel is a man who does things on his own schedule. He's only released three studio albums of new material since 1982's Peter Gabriel IV, and he's resisted the immense pressure to reunite with Genesis for a brief (and
2011-09-26: Fallon plans Pink Floyd-themed shows
U.S. talk show "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" is devoting a week of episodes to the work of the British rock band Pink Floyd, NBC said. Each night next week, featured artists such as The Shins, Foo Fighters, MGMT,
2011-09-25: Innerview: Tony Levin
With thousands of sessions to his credit, bassist Tony Levin is one of most ubiquitous presences of the last four decades of music. Just a handful of the superstar performers he’s worked with include David Bowie, Dire Straits
2011-09-23: Boston Globe Music Pick: Tony Levin (five worst onstage disasters)
Bassist Tony Levin’s remarkable career has included membership in King Crimson and prolific work as a sideman, appearing on hundreds of records and onstage with artists like Peter Gabriel, John Lennon, and David Bowie. Levin’
2011-09-20: Boston Globe Music Review: (progressive trio?) Primus' "Green Naugahyde"
On its surface, Primus’s first full-length of new material since 1999 has all of the absurd contours and whimsical tones one expects from this progressive trio. Bassist and singer Les Claypool unleashes a variety of slapped,
2011-09-19: Daltrey sings ‘Tommy’ with power, sincerity
We never thought we’d see it, but the improbable - if not impossible - was happening right before our eyes. Roger Daltrey, lead singer for the Who, one of the greatest, loudest, live-est rock bands of all time, was standing a
2011-09-14: Judge rules rocker [Boston's Tom Scholz] can’t sue Herald over articles written about lawsuit
In what is being hailed as a victory for the First Amendment, a Superior Court judge dismissed claims yesterday brought by Tom Scholz, the founder of the band Boston, against the Herald over articles reporting on the rocker’s
2011-09-13: Boston Globe Music Pick: Todd Rundgren at Salisbury Beach
Hello, it’s him. This pioneer in electronic music, prog rock, music video, computer software, and Internet music delivery is also known for the hits “I Saw the Light” and “Hello, It’s Me.” Hello, it’s Todd Rundgren . Sept. 14
2011-09-11: Daltrey resurrects 'Tommy,' once more with feeling
“There’s just an amazing look on their faces of joy and wonder.’’ Roger Daltrey is describing what he sees when he looks out into the audience as the opening notes to the Who’s famous 1969 rock opera “Tommy’’ begin.
2011-08-31: Rush Signs To Roadrunner Records!
Roadrunner Records is pleased to announce a new worldwide partnership with Anthem Records and rock trio Rush. The band will remain on Anthem/Universal Music in Canada only. “We have tremendous respect for Roadrunner Records,
2011-08-23: Tom Scholz’s defamation suit against Micki Delp dismissed
A courtroom feud between Tom Scholz, a founder of the band Boston, and Micki Delp, ex-wife of its late lead singer Brad Delp, may have come to an end with a judge’s dismissal of Scholz’s defamation claim against her. The Bost
2011-08-16: RIP: Betty Thatcher, lyricist for "classic" Renaissance
I received the news this afternoon that Betty Thatcher Newsinger died of cancer on August 15. I remember the first time I spoke with Betty, I was looking for a writing partner and Jim McCarty suggested I call her as he wanted
2011-08-13: A welcome Return and a night of virtuosity
A fourth incarnation of the legendary jazz-rock fusion band Return to Forever took an enthusiastic audience back to a time when dazzling musicianship could still land an instrumental group on the pop charts. Thursday night at
2011-08-13: Boston Globe Music Pick: The Machine at the Wilbur Theatre
Floydian slip The legacy of Pink Floyd has been in the capable hands of The Machine for 20 years. And the band has quite a rep for its own concert traditions. Tonight at the Wilbur, will the New York-based tribute band re-cre
2011-08-11: Local Jon Anderson interview (upcoming Bull Run - Shirley, MA show)
In a musical career spanning nearly 50 years, British-born musician and song writer Jon Anderson – best known as the vocalist of the progressive rock group, Yes – made a name for crafting many songs with upbeat, hopeful messa
2011-08-10: Boston Globe Music Pick: Return To Forever IV
Playing together Besides awards shows and fund-raisers, when do you see jazz and rock greats share the stage? The correct answer is Return to Forever IV with Jean-Luc Ponty (violin), Lenny White (drums), Chick Corea (keys), S
2011-08-08: Coheed and Cambria bassist booted after holdup
Prog rockers Coheed and Cambria have cut loose bassist Mike Todd, who was busted before the band’s recent show at the Comcast Center for allegedly robbing a pharmacy in Attleboro to obtain prescription painkillers. The band p
2011-08-03: Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree, Blackfield) discusses his art and influences
In the world of Progressive Rock/Metal, Steven Wilson is king. In addition to being the mastermind behind one of today's greatest acts, Porcupine Tree, he is also involved with several side projects, including Blackfield and
2011-07-29: Local Psych-Rock Festival: Deep Heaven Now 4
As Jinsen Liu knows from experience, when you’re dealing with hazy clouds of feedback, fog machines, and even a would-be rock star ego or two, occasionally things can go awry. We’re not talking about 28 Degrees Taurus, Liu’s
2011-07-28: Interview with Yes keyboardist Geoff Downes
Geoff Downes has had an interesting career, to say the least. In 1979 he and Trevor Horn scored a worldwide #1 pop hit as The Buggles with "Video Killed the Radio Star," which became the first video played upon the launch of
2011-07-25: New OhioProg Festival set for September 2012 announces location
Ohio’s premiere progressive rock festival, OhioProg 2012 is thrilled to announce the location for its inaugural year. OhioProg 2012, taking place September 7th through the 9th of 2012, will be held at the Canton Palace Theatr
2011-07-20: Rolling Stones Readers Poll: The Best Prog Rock Bands of All Time
Last week, we asked our readers to vote for their favorite progressive rock bands. Looking over the results, it's a real pity that only two of the bands are in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Here's hoping that the class of 2
2011-07-12: More on Coheed bass player arrest
Bassist Michael R. Todd arrived in Massachusetts on a luxury tour bus as part of a four-man band known for a progressive pop and punk-laced rock sound, but hours before their scheduled performance Sunday night at the Comcast
2011-07-11: Resurfacing – an interview with James LaBrie
We got to meet James LaBrie on the day of Dream Theater’s performance at this year’s Night of the Prog Festival at the Loreley, Germany. The popular DT story these days is that of the band who lost its star drummer and carrie
2011-07-11: Coheed and Cambria bassist accused of Oxycontin theft
Hours before the rock band Coheed and Cambria was scheduled to perform at the Comcast Center in Mansfield yesterday, police arrested bass player Michael Todd and charged him with robbing a nearby pharmacy of painkillers.
2011-07-08: Yes keyboardist Geoff Downes responds to negative fan reviews (ProgressiveEars)
Legendary British progressive rock band Yes kicked off its summer tour with Styx on Monday, and keyboardist Geoff Downes is not happy with some of the group's fans, who have posted some very unflattering reviews of the first
2011-07-01: Interview: Jon Anderson - Survival and Other Stories
For more than 35 years, Jon Anderson has been the immediately recognizable voice of progressive rockers Yes. But, when Anderson was diagnosed with acute respiratory failure in May of 2008, Yes was forced to cancel their upcom
2011-06-28: Yes band members discuss tour with Styx
Chris Squire and Geoff Downes, members of prog rock band Yes, chat about touring with Styx. Will the bands trade off the headlining position during the tour? And will they play both music from their new album and their classi
2011-06-19: Gabriel's music gets new life with orchestra
When Peter Gabriel hits the stage at the Comcast Center on Friday, fans can expect a very different twist on songs from the British rock legend’s nearly 35-year solo career, which has produced hits like “Solsbury Hill’’, “Sle
2011-06-16: MIKE PORTNOY, RUSSELL ALLEN, RICH WARD, MIKE ORLANDO Join Forces In ADRENALINE MOB
ADRENALINE MOB, the new band featuring former DREAM THEATER/AVENGED SEVENFOLD drummer Mike Portnoy, SYMPHONY X frontman Russell Allen, guitar virtuoso Mike Orlando (SONIC STOMP), bassist Paul DiLeo and STUCK MOJO/FOZZY axeman
2011-06-07: Scholz plays with Pops
Among those celebrating Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s 150th anniversary over the weekend was Tom Scholz. The MIT alum and mastermind behind the formerly mega-selling band Boston performed with the Pops at Symphony H
2011-06-04: Another shade of Purple
Q. Whose idea was it to tour with an orchestra? You’ve done it before, but never in the US, correct? A. No, we haven’t done it in America. But really, symphonic is a bit of a misnomer because although it’s strings and such th
2011-05-27: Prog lite: Eksi Ekso scales down the band and ramps up the rock
How many bands can cut their number in half — and then manage to sound twice as sonically expansive, richly layered, and epically ambitious? Boston’s Eksi Ekso is that rare example of a unit that seems to have grown bigger by
2011-05-23: Boston Globe Album Review: Kate Bush 'Director's Cut'
Kate Bush apparently wasn’t satisfied with the original recordings of the 11 tracks here, drawn from 1989’s stellar “The Sensual World’’ and 1993’s “The Red Shoes,’’ so she decided to tinker.
2011-05-05: Interview with Mike Mangini new drummer for Dream Theater
The announcement that Modern Drummer Hall of Famer Mike Portnoy had left his longstanding position as the reigning king of prog-metal drumming with Dream Theater sent shockwaves through the drumming community. Who could repla
2011-04-28: Boston Globe Music Pick - First Listing for The Magic Room
DAVID HULL A journeyman bassist best known in these parts for his work in Farrenheit and the Joe Perry Project and his touring stints with Aerosmith, Hull has also played with folks like Buddy Miles and Joe Cocker. But the lo
2011-04-23: Boston Globe Music Pick: Jon Anderson at Somerville Theater
Yes man. As lead vocalist for prog-rock band Yes, Jon Anderson made memorable hits like “Roundabout’’ and “I’ve Seen All Good People.’’ At 66, the singer-songwriter is still making music and touring, this time with his own so
2011-04-21: An Exclusive Look into Dream Theater's Search for a New Drummer on Facebook
Go to Dream Theater's Facebook page on Thursday, 4/21 at 11 AM to sign up for the mailing list and to receive more details about an exclusive and intimate look at the auditions, and to find out exactly when and how the moment
2011-04-17: Roger Waters Interview: Another crack in the wall (Sunday Times subscription needed)
Roger Waters is a man with a reputation. His zealous fans, a stronghold of mainly middle-class men, view him as a harnesser of zeitgeists, a genius creator of complex prog rock. Others, namely the remaining members of his for
2011-04-15: Boston Globe Favorite Album Covers of All Time: ELP Brain Salad Surgery
THE RECORD: Contemporary ART and VINYL At: Institute of Contemporary Art, Friday through Sept. 5. 617-478-3100. www.icaboston.org . Emerson, Lake, and Palmer, “Brain Salad Surgery’’ (1973) I am not a huge ELP fan. But after s
2011-04-07: Boston Globe Music Pick: UK with Eddie Jobson and John Wetton
Jobson and Wetton have impressive classic and prog-rock bona fides, claiming membership between them in King Crimson, Jethro Tull, Roxy Music, Asia, and Frank Zappa’s band. They reconvene their late ’70s, early ’80s outfit UK
2011-04-06: NewEARS interview with John Wetton on Facebook
King Crimson, UK, ASIA, Icon and innumerable vocal appearances with many music industry legends and bands, John Wetton has a resume that is admired by fans and musicians alike.
2011-04-01: Concert Review: Residents anonymous but unmistakable
The Residents have lost their drummer, and for now, have packed away the iconic top-hatted eyeball-heads that have long hidden their identities. Yet such changes have done nothing to blunt the remaining trio’s reality-warping
2011-03-31: Yes with Geoff Downes: New Album "Fly From Here" Out In July
Quintessential prog-rockers Yes have announced that they have reunited with legendary producer Trevor Horn for their highly anticipated new album, "Fly From Here". The album marks the band's first studio album in ten years.
2011-03-31: Prog Band Camp anyone?
THREE OF A PERFECT PAIR MUSIC CAMP with Adrian Belew, Tony Levin, Pat Mastelotto.
2011-03-30: Yes And Jon Anderson Content To Go Separate Ways
Jon Anderson does not sound like the kind of guy who holds a grudge. Long-known as a very spiritual kind of fellow, he has come to terms with the physical limitations that are preventing him from taking his old spot in front
2011-03-29: Boston Globe Music Pick of The Day - Residents at Somerville Theater
It¡¦s been almost 40 years since four friends with a collection of thrift-shop instruments held jam sessions where musicians were allowed to use only instruments they did not know how to play. ¡¥¡¥Randy¡¦s Ghost Stories¡¦¡¦ i
2011-03-28: NEARFEST 2011 CANCELED
It is our sad duty to inform you that 2011 edition of the North East Art Rock Festival has been canceled due to insufficient ticket sales. This unfortunate result is likely the product of lower-than-expected interest in a tra
2011-03-25: Todd Rundgren in Boston Globe today
Over 40 years into a wildly diverse career, no one can accuse singer-songwriter-producer-technological visionary Todd Rundgren of slacking off. In addition to a five-show jaunt that brings him to the Berklee Performance Cente
2011-03-24: Russian President Welcomes Deep Purple to His Home
Russian president and life-long Deep Purple fan Dmitry Medvedev saw his dream of meeting his heroes realised after welcoming the band to his residence on Wednesday. Meeting singer Ian Gillan and company before their concert i
2011-03-22: Boston Globe Music Pick Of The Day: Al Di Meola at Scullers
In pursuit When Chick Corea called, Al Di Meola packed some clothes, got a ride to New York, and said goodbye to his Boston apartment. That was 1974 when the then 19-year-old guitarist was at the Berklee College of Music. Mov
2011-03-20: Grey Lady Down reformed
If you appreciate the British neo-prog, then take a look to this link. GLD is back!
http://www.greyladydown.net
2011-03-17: Crack the Sky announces new bass player
This fella...
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2011-03-10: OMD goes time traveling
This may have been its first tour of the United States in 23 years, but OMD sounded as remarkably fresh on Monday at the Paradise as it did at its mid-1980s peak. Synthesized songs of heartbreak (“Messages’’) and unrequited l
2011-03-09: Phil Collins retiring (or not?)
Reasons for retiring: Phil Collins has clarified his remarks about his recently announced retirement. In a post on his website, the British singer said he wanted to explain his reasons “for calling it a day’’ in response to a
2011-02-20: Lawsuits expose details of Boston's Delp's private turmoil
Brad Delp’s voice defined the band Boston; his suicide left a void for bitterness and lawsuits to fill
2011-02-15: Boston Globe Music Review: Hardcore Prog?
Mogwai: “Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will’’ The greater the distance grows from post-rock’s heyday, the fewer the ears patient enough to wait around for a new set of sprawling, wordless 15-minute compositions to build an
2011-02-07: RIP: Gary Moore, 58; versatile guitarist played rock, blues
LONDON — Gary Moore, an influential rock guitarist with blues roots who was an occasional member of Irish band Thin Lizzy, has died. He was 58. Adam Parsons, Thin Lizzy’s manager, told the BBC that Mr. Moore was found dead ye
2011-01-28: Review: Ultimate Zero - Live on All About Jazz
Since returning to the progressive rock scene with a new group/EP--UKZ's Radiation (Globe Music, 2009), U.K. co-founder and Frank Zappa/Jethro Tull alum Eddie Jobson has been dealing with the same problems that every indie mu