prog Archive
06 Mar 2018
Marillion: To Prog or Not to Prog? (Part Two)
Continued from Part One… And while for many, the whole idea of progressive rock means (somewhat paradoxically) looking back, Marillion has long been on the forward edge of one of […]
05 Mar 2018
Marillion: To Prog or Not to Prog? (Part One)
The heyday of progressive rock was the period 1971 to 1976; while suggestions that punk “killed” the genre are wishful thinking on the part of prog’s detractors, it’s true that […]
20 Feb 2018
The Wiard World of Cary Grace (Part Two)
Continued from Part One… Grace describes Wiard products as “boutique, made-to-order units. Somebody will get in touch with me and let me know what modules they want, and put down […]
19 Feb 2018
The Wiard World of Cary Grace (Part One)
Cary Grace has followed a winding and unlikely path to arrive at her current situation. Born and raised in the American south, she’s currently living the the United Kingdom. And […]
10 Feb 2018
Album Review: Staring Into Nothing – Power
Pop-leaning, dramatic progressive rock is the order of the day on Power. Staring Into Nothing is merely a trio, but they manage a big sound. The three musicians – vocalists/keyboardist […]
05 Feb 2018
2017’s Top Ten You Might Not Have Heard/Heard Of
My brow furrows a bit when I read “Best of” lists published in November or early December; are December releases set aside for consideration in the following year? Or are […]
03 Feb 2018
Album Review: Jason Vitelli — Head Above Tide
Vitelli’s crystalline, classically-inflected piano style and clear voice give the music on Head Above Tide a regal, refined feel that may remind some of Neal Morse-era Spock’s Beard crossed with […]
29 Jan 2018
Album Review: Galena — Tropic of Prancer
Progressive rock is often and wrongly though of as a man’s game. There’s a long-standing cliché that paints both the artists and audiences as black t-shirt-wearing white males. But in […]
07 Jan 2018
Hundred Word Reviews for January 2018, Part 2
As promised, here are ten more capsule reviews of new music. The Sherlocks – Live for the Moment In an era many define as “post-rock,” it’s refreshing to discover a […]
06 Jan 2018
Hundred Word Reviews for January 2018, Part 1
As we begin another calendar year, now seems like a good time to clear out some of my backlog. All of these albums are new (or at least newish) releases. […]