ProgDay 2016 has announced the names of the two bands that will perform at the Preshow at Cat’s Cradle in Carrboro on Friday, September 2nd.
Abacab – The Music of Genesis
Formed in July 2015 by five skilled musicians in the Charlotte North Carolina metro area, Abacab includes vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Pete Lents, bassist and rhythm guitarist Cliff Stankiewicz, keyboardist Patrick Raymaker, lead guitarist andbassist Ryan Richard and drummer Jefferson Nunnery. Abacab pays tribute to Genesis.
Eclipse – The Pink Floyd Experience
Eclipse – The Pink Floyd Experience is a band presenting the music and visual atmosphere of Pink Floyd spanning the band’s most successful and iconic material. Based out of Charlotte, North Carolina, members include Ryan Richard on guitar and vocals; Barry Hannibal on drums, percussion, electronic percussion and odd electronic sounds; Jeff Stone on bass and vocals; and Robert Geiger on keyboards, organ, piano, synthesizers.
ProgDay 2016 will take place on Saturday, September 3rd, and Sunday, September 4th, at Storybook Farm in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The lineup this year includes Deus Ex Machina, Discipline, Bent Knee, Jonathan Scales Fourchestra, Eye, Luz De Riada, Ad Astra and In The Presence Of Wolves.
For more information go to www.progday.net.