Poppodium Boerderij, Zoetermeer [NL] Saturday, 7th February 2026 American prog quintet Spock’s Beard returned to De Boerderij after an eight-year absence. The last time they played here, it was as part of a double bill with Sweden’s Flower Kings. Now,…
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Nearly twenty years after the release of his superb first solo album (Four O’Clock And Hysteria), Spock’s Beard guitarist Alan Morse releases another fine record with So Many Words. Whereas the debut was largely jazz fusion, the new record opens…
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When Spock’s Beard keysman Ryo Okumoto teamed up with I Am The Manic Whale’s Michael Whiteman for the former’s 2022 solo album, The Myth Of The Mostrophus, it ended up as my favourite album of the year. Three years later,…
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229 The Venue, London Thursday, 1st February 2024 Some nights make you glad to be alive. An evening with the scintillating Spock’s Beard on the final night of their UK tour in London was, without any shadow of a doubt,…
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I must admit to having a difficult relationship with Spock’s Beard; it’s not them, it’s me. Offered up as an alternative to Genesis and the long gaps between albums I dipped in, somewhere around 2002, I cannot say with any…
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Loreley starts here… Lovely Loreley – sunny and warm, as usual. And here we are! Just in time to see Lion Shepherd – mellow Prog and well received by the growing crowd… Subsignal hit the stage… Subsignal – great musicians…
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Twenty years in the music industry these days is a fine achievement, particularly so in progressive rock, the genre that punk claimed to have killed. Spock’s Beard have lasted longer than their name sake, as I do believe that Mr.…
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Spock’s Beard are back with the 12th album of their 20 year career, following 2013’s Brief Nocturnes and Dreamless Sleep. This release is available in all listening formats; standard CD, Media Book CD with bonus track, 180g Gatefold 2LP vinyl…
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