Magenta The Twenty Seven Club (TMRCD0913, 2013) Welsh band Magenta has gone back to its roots and delivered a state of the art concept album…
View More Magenta Presents the Good StuffAuthor: Angel Romero
Angel Romero has been writing about progressive music and world music for many years. Publications include Eurock (USA), Marquee (Japan), and Nuevas Músicas (Spain). He founded the websites progressiverockcentral.com and worldmusiccentral.org. Angel also produced Musica NA, a music show for TVE (Spain) featuring fusion, avant-garde, world music, new age and electronic artists.
Phoenix Rising
Rovo and System 7 Phoenix Rising (G-Wave Records, 2013) When you combine the talent of groundbreaking UK electronica act System 7 and Japanese progressive rock…
View More Phoenix RisingChick Corea and The Vigil’s Wonderful Area of Adventure
Chick Corea The Vigil (Concord Jazz, 2013) You have to admire Chick Corea. He was one of the essential pioneers of jazz-rock and fusion and…
View More Chick Corea and The Vigil’s Wonderful Area of AdventureBritish Avant Garde Rock Pioneer Lindsay Cooper Dies at 62
English bassoon and oboe player, and composer Lindsay Cooper died September 18th, 2013 of multiple sclerosis. Lindsay Cooper played in groundbreaking Canterbury and avant-garde rock…
View More British Avant Garde Rock Pioneer Lindsay Cooper Dies at 62The Formidable Keith Emerson Live in 1998
Keith Emerson, Glenn Hughes, & Marc Bonilla The Boys Club: Live From California, The Complete Concert (Varese Sarabande VSD-7204, 2013) In 1998, progressive rock keyboard…
View More The Formidable Keith Emerson Live in 1998George Duke’s Most Honest Album in Several Years
George Duke DreamWeaver (Heads Up International, 2013) DreamWeaver is the last album recorded by keyboard maestro George Duke. Just a few weeks after its release,…
View More George Duke’s Most Honest Album in Several YearsThe Dazzling Mike Keneally
Mike Keneally You Must Be This Tall (Exowax Recordings, 2013) Mike Keneally is one of the most talented musicians in the current progressive music scene.…
View More The Dazzling Mike KeneallyMore AOR from the The Prog Collective
The Prog Collective Epilogue (Purple Pyramid CLP0667, 2013) It seems like the first installment of the Prog Collective did pretty well. Cleopatra Records’ Purple Pyramid…
View More More AOR from the The Prog CollectiveIndonesian Masters and Exciting Newcomers at ProgDay 2013, Day 2
I went back in the afternoon to ProgDay at Storybook Farm on Sunday, August 31st. That’s why I overlooked the first two bands, Thank You…
View More Indonesian Masters and Exciting Newcomers at ProgDay 2013, Day 2Memorable Saturday at Progday 2013
Progday 2013 is taking place this weekend at its customary location in Storybook Farm, in Chapel Hill (North Carolina). Even though I live near the…
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