Organizers of Farfest 2012, one of the most eagerly anticipated progressive rock festivals of the year, announced this week that the festival has been cancelled.…
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Peter Gabriel Will Tour North America To Celebrate 25th Anniversary of ‘So’
British rock star Peter Gabriel announced that he will return to American and Canadian stages to celebrate the 25th anniversary of his groundbreaking album So.…
View More Peter Gabriel Will Tour North America To Celebrate 25th Anniversary of ‘So’Oxygene8 To Release Extended Loop Album Titled Loop1
Loop1 is the title of the new album by experimental progressive/art-rock ensemble Oxygene8. The band includes band leader, bassist and stick player Linda Cushma, drummer…
View More Oxygene8 To Release Extended Loop Album Titled Loop1Ozric Tentacles Studio and Archives Burn During Colorado Fires
In a posting published today, June 28th, 2012, in the official message board of the band, Ozric Tentacles’ bassist, Brandi Wynne, reported that Ozric Tentacles…
View More Ozric Tentacles Studio and Archives Burn During Colorado FiresHasse Fröberg’s Powerplay
Hasse Fröberg & Musical Companion Powerplay (Reingold Records, 2012) Hasse Fröberg is well known as the vocalist for Swedish progressive rock band The Flower Kings.…
View More Hasse Fröberg’s PowerplayProgressive Rock Festival Crescendo 2012 to Be Held in August
Festival Crescendo, one of the leading progressive rock festivals in Europe, will be held August 16-18 of 2012 at Saint-Palais-sur-Mer in in southwestern France. The…
View More Progressive Rock Festival Crescendo 2012 to Be Held in AugustSwedish Vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt to Collaborate with Steve Hackett
In a brief announcement that appeared in the Opeth website, Mikael Åkerfeldt, vocalist of Swedish heavy metal band Opeth, announced that he has collaborated with…
View More Swedish Vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt to Collaborate with Steve HackettProgDay 2012 Announces Preshow Acts
ProgDay 2012 announced two pre-show performances. On Friday, August 31, the Carrboro Arts Center in Carrboro (near Chapel Hill and Durham) will be presenting a…
View More ProgDay 2012 Announces Preshow ActsArturia to Provide Minimoog V Original for Free on June 21st World Music Day
Music software and hardware company Arturia announced that it will be giving away a one-off ‘commemorative’ edition of the Minimoog-V on June 21st , 2012,…
View More Arturia to Provide Minimoog V Original for Free on June 21st World Music DayUnlive From A Dead City
Tin Scribble Unlive From A Dead City (2011) Guitarist and vocalist Michael Allen Moore leads Tin Scribble, a progressive rock band from Detroit. Unlive From…
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