EartH Hall, EartH, Dalston, London Wednesday, 27th September 2023 This is my first time at EartH. Originally a dazzling 1930s Art Deco cinema – now, after close to a hundred years, a building that’s been round the block, been razored…
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Is it even possible to divorce this album from its source? Well, probably not, given the all pervading ubiquitous nature of that now half-a-century old rock classic. Come to think of it, would – or should – we even want…
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Rivoli Theater, the Williams Center, Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A. Friday 6th – Sunday 8th October 2023 This will not be your typical concert review. But then, ProgStock is not your typical prog music festival. Yes, there are numerous bands from…
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The final outing from Stackridge – in the ’70s, at least – feels very much like the black sheep of the family, the ugly duckling that’s destined to become a beautiful swan. It’s by no means the worst of Stackridge’s…
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Hemina, the prog metal titans from Australia, are back with their latest opus, Romancing the Ether, which concludes the story which has spanned their entire back catalogue! No need to run for the hills though, because if you haven’t been…
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The Royal Albert Hall, London Friday, 29th September 2023 This magnificent, if acoustically challenging, venue is an unlikely setting for the once kingpins of the counter culture that is Hawkwind, yet here we are, and not for the first time…
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There is always a keen sense of anticipation when pre-release info arrives from Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin Rhythm Records. The label’s statement of intent – “artists and their creative music between new minimal, funk and ritual groove music” – offering an…
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Previously known as EleKtriK, an instrumental fusion band working toward an album before being hamstrung by Covid, Bridgend trio Tribe3 emerged with the addition of singing drummer Jon Kinsey. The change of focus resulted in a rebranding, and having adapted…
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The Edgar Broughton Band (EBB), by their own admission, were impossible to pigeonhole. Having changed the band name as they evolved from a blues-orientated sound to an eclectic mix of rock and psychedelic influences over the course of their first…
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Glass Hammer have never been afraid to try something new. From the Tolkien-influenced symphonic prog of the early albums, to full on sword and sorcery concepts, to prog pop, to heavy prog and back again, co-founders Steve Babb and Fred…
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