Pattern-Seeking Animals have been a rather prolific band. Having released their debut album in 2019, these Spock’s Beard-aligned musicians have developed a sound that is all their own in the ensuing years. Friend Of All Creatures sets out to prove…
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The history of Osibisa goes way back to Ghana in the 1950s, when saxophonist Teddy Osei was a member of a highlife (a fusion of traditional African music with Western jazz) band. He moved to London on a music scholarship…
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Fernando Perdomo never sleeps. Ever. How else do you explain his incredibly prolific output? He is a solo artist with a surfeit of albums under his own name. He is in bands with Dave Kerzner, Carmine Appice and Ruti Celli…
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When Mountain first appeared on the scene in 1969, guitarist Leslie West had already begun to make a name for himself as part of New York area band The Vagrants. The newly formed Mountain even managed to secure a spot…
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Neal Morse and John Mitchell are in a competition to see how many bands each man can be a part of. In his bid for supremacy, Morse has recruited a rather talented young group of local Tennessee men to his…
View More Neal Morse And The Resonance – No Hill For A Climber
Last year, Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius released the killer live album, Behind The Curtain – Live At Progstock. The CD/DVD was a perfect representation of the energy, talent and drive that the band puts forth in concert. Following up on…
View More Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius – Impostor!
Box sets can be a dicey proposition. As a huge fan of their documentary approach to an artist or scene, they can contain everything you need to know in terms of popular output while also addressing rarities and other surprises.…
View More Vanilla Fudge – Where Is My Mind? The Atco Recordings 1967 – 1969
Williams Center, Rutherford, NJ, USA Thursday 17th to Sunday 20th October 2024 Occurring a week later than is customary, Progstock 2024 was welcomed by both a larger than usual crowd and unusually warm and sunny weather for late October. As…
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The years 1966 through 1971 were heady times for music. In ’66 alone, the Beatles released Yesterday and Today and Revolver. By 1971 they were history. Spurred by the rivalry between the Beatles and Beach Boys, rock music embraced a…
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As a follower of the talented Mr. Marcus Reuter, I was delighted to have an opportunity to hear how he fits into yet another musical configuration. Anchor and Burden are a difficult band to describe, so I will allow them…
View More Anchor & Burden – Afterglow