Arlington Arts Centre, Newbury, Berkshire Sunday, 19th May, 2019 On a fine late Spring evening, a familiar band of fans gathered in the idyllic West Berkshire countryside to celebrate the 20th anniversary of one of the best progressive rock bands…
View More Magenta – Special 20th Anniversary ConcertCategory: Concert Reviews
Concert Reviews
The Bizarre World of Frank Zappa
The Palladium, London Tuesday, 14th May 2019 As I enjoyed a pre-gig pint in the handily placed Argyll Arms, I pondered the likelihood that this venture would turn out to be worthwhile. I mean, as a long-standing Zappa junky, there…
View More The Bizarre World of Frank ZappaFirefly Burning / Samantha Whates
St. Pancras Old Church, London Wednesday, 22nd May 2019 St. Pancras Old Church sits in an island of arboreal consecrated ground, sitting there as if a visitor from another time, surrounded as it is by the hubbub of modern living.…
View More Firefly Burning / Samantha WhatesGong / Ed Wynne
The Globe, Cardiff Thursday, 23rd May 2019 A warm but overcast (and a bit blowy) Thursday evening in Cardiff. (Remember that, it might become important later on…) What better time and place for some top quality psychedelic loveliness? A queue…
View More Gong / Ed WynneThe Tea Club
Boot & Saddle, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A 27th April 2019 Raffaella Berry of Progarchives first introduced me to The Tea Club back in 2010 with the release of their brilliant second LP, Rabbit. The last two tracks, Tumbleweeds and Astro, had…
View More The Tea ClubKōenji Hyakkei / The Brackish
The Lexington, London Sunday, 12th May 2019 Well. This is going to be a difficult one to put into words… But first, The Brackish. As support gigs go, this was always going to be a tall order, but the recent…
View More Kōenji Hyakkei / The BrackishFusion Festival 2019 – Day Three
The Civic, Stourport on Severn Friday 22nd – Sunday 24th March 2019 DAY THREE – Sunday Emperor Norton Tony: The quality of this event has been phenomenal, irrespective of whether I have been taken with them or not, they have…
View More Fusion Festival 2019 – Day ThreeFusion Festival 2019 – Day Two
The Civic, Stourport on Severn Friday 22nd – Sunday 24th March 2019 SATURDAY: Day Two Tony: Have I slept? Still buzzing from Friday, breakfast was sought, found, and consumed, thanks to the guidance of Neil from The Raven gift shop…
View More Fusion Festival 2019 – Day TwoNick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets
St. David’s Hall, Cardiff Monday, 29th April 2019 One of the more surprising recent projects to have arisen from giant bands that bestrode the planet in the ’70s is Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets. Somewhat out of the blue, the…
View More Nick Mason’s Saucerful of SecretsFusion Festival 2019 – Day One
The Civic, Stourport on Severn Friday 22nd – Sunday 24th March 2019 Tony: A weekend of progressive music at a bargain price, great venue, very well organised by Steve Gould, The Progmeister, who even managed to arrange some quality street…
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