Dwiki Dharmawan is a fantastic pianist and another Indonesian treasure unearthed by MoonJune Records’ unending exploration of that country’s vast music scene. It should come as no surprise that in a country with a population of approximately 250 million, albeit…
View More Dwiki Dharmawan – Pasar KlewerMonth: November 2016
Summer’s End Festival 2016
The Drill Hall, Chepstow 30th September to 2nd October 2016 [With photos by Tony Colvill, David Glaves, Phil Lively and Leo Trimming] For the second year The Drill Hall, on the banks of the River Wye in Chepstow, is the…
View More Summer’s End Festival 2016Anderson Rabin Wakeman (ARW)
Count Basie Theater, Red Bank, New Jersey, U.S.A. Wednesday 26th October, 2016 ARW is the newest configuration of musicians roaming America – and soon Europe – playing the music of YES. What sets them apart is their legitimate claim to…
View More Anderson Rabin Wakeman (ARW)Poor Genetic Material – Absence
Yes, Poor Genetic Material is back with a new album, Absence, which was released on 16th September 2016 through QuiXote Music. Poor Genetic Material have gone through some personnel changes and the band is now made up of the talented…
View More Poor Genetic Material – AbsenceMagic Bus
Unit 23, (South Devon Arts Centre), Totnes, Devon Saturday 29th October 2016 Magic Bus originated in Devon, playing rock music infused with a psychedelic spirit, mixing various influences including the Canterbury scene of the ’70s with the West Coast sound…
View More Magic BusCrippled Black Phoenix – Bronze
I first came across Crippled Black Phoenix when I bought their The Resurrectionist / Night Raider (2009) box set and was taken by their darker Pink Floyd tinged rock leanings. Over their subsequent releases CBP have developed their own unique…
View More Crippled Black Phoenix – BronzeSteve Hackett
Steve Hackett recently announced a major tour for next year which will celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Genesis’s Wind and Wuthering album. TPA’s John Wenlock-Smith caught up with Steve to get the low-down on this tour and other projects that…
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