Do you follow/have local prog bands?
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Topic: Do you follow/have local prog bands?
Posted By: progmatic
Subject: Do you follow/have local prog bands?
Date Posted: August 07 2016 at 10:51
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I live in NE Ohio which is home to several local bands (some of whom have gotten larger notice, like Syzygy). Just saw a tribute band called ProgNation who are unique in that they don't cover any one band, but instead do choice selections by groups including Genesis, King Crimson, Yes, Moody Blues and more. Any band with the stones to attempt "21st Century Schizoid Mann" "Court of the Crimson King," "Roundabout," "Question," "And You & I" etc -- and pull it off -- deserves recognition. Most of the members of the that group also play in an original prog group called CuDa, KrishNa & CuDa. They have 3 CDs and have opened for the likes of Adrian Belew, Tony Levin, Alan Holdsworth, Carl Palmer, Project Object (Zappa Alum) and many others. A Canton OH band named Kitschy put out an incredible first CD, "Manifest Destiny," unfortunately then parted ways with their drummer and went on to pursue mainstream crap). There are also quite a few excellent fusion bands as well. (Rare Blend, Tony Cuda's Jazz Cats, more) Are there any local bands in your area that are a notch above the usual? Do you go to their shows or support them, or are you only interested in stuff already posted on ProgArchives? ------------- PROGMATIC |
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Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: August 07 2016 at 11:02
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Yes. York has the utterly wonderful Mostly Autumn. ------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: Darious
Date Posted: August 07 2016 at 13:29
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Big Big Train are based here in Dorset (UK). Not to mention King Crimson come from here too. ------------- Writing about truth is a little bit like getting your dick out in public and hoping no one laughs (Steve Hogarth) |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: August 07 2016 at 13:31
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Bent Knee, Birdsong Of The Mesazoic, Rabbit Rabbit and Alec K Redfearn & the Eyesores are all local bands I support. ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: progmatic
Date Posted: August 07 2016 at 15:17
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Big, Big Train and Mostly Autumn are really more established bands than what I'm talking about. I shouldn't have mentioned Syzygy because I think I confused things. What I want to know is if there are unheard of prog bands TODAY in your local community that you know of and/or support. ------------- PROGMATIC |
Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: August 07 2016 at 16:31
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None here in Lawton, Oklahoma that I'm aware of. ------------- A curse upon the heads of those who seek their fortunes in a lie. The truth is always waiting when there's nothing left to try. - Colin Henson, Jade Warrior (Now) |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: August 07 2016 at 17:25
  I once saw a prog band play Willie's in Stillwater once... what a riot.. the bassist got in a fist fight with heckler and the band finally had to cut its set short under a barrage of beer bottles.good times...... ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
HackettFan wrote:Posted By: Neu!mann
Date Posted: August 07 2016 at 19:57
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My adopted home of Buffalo, NY had an awesome Fusion band: Gamalon, led by local legend Ted Reinhardt, a drummer on the same level as Bill Bruford or Curt Cress (no hyperbole). One of my earliest reviews here was of their excellent Live at the Tralf album. Sadly, with Ted's death in a plane crash last year, the band is no more... ------------- "we can change the world without anyone noticing the difference" - Franco Falsini |
Posted By: timothy leary
Date Posted: August 07 2016 at 23:27
| ^ They also had some talented guitar players. Great band. |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: August 08 2016 at 00:18
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I have followed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLCZG9TA29Q" rel="nofollow - Fond of Tigers somewhat, but I don't think that Vancouver generally has or has ever had a strong Prog scene. When I think of Vancouver, I mostly think of punk, but we do have a pretty good jazz (Fond of Tigers has played jazz festivals) and folk scene too. ------------- Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I have observed before. It can be much like that with music for me. |
Posted By: MLivePro
Date Posted: August 08 2016 at 01:15
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Great news is that with the Internet all bands are local, so nothing stopping you checking any band out. I'm doing my bit... I chose three up and coming UK based prog bands to support the mighty CIRCUS MAXIMUS at their London show... All the details are on this forum post: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=107491" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=107491 .
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: August 08 2016 at 05:30
| It might be stretching local a bit but I Am The Manic Whale are from south of Watford, so that's good enough for me. |
Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: August 08 2016 at 05:46
And none here in San Diego, Ca. At least not to my knowledge.
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Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: August 08 2016 at 07:30
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Another way of supporting a local prog band is getting them added to PA if they aren't already listed, but they must have had an official release. See: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_topics.asp?FID=1" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_topics.asp?FID=1 And the submission process here: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=96630" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=96630 ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: August 08 2016 at 08:12
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The three local Michigan bands that I have seen live are Tiles, Discipline (also Matthew Parmenter solo), and Mellotron (now known as Imminent Sonic Destruction). A few other bands that I have albums from are Illusion, Tin Scribble, and House of Usher. ------------- 
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Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: August 08 2016 at 08:30
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Hi, Too much country music over here in Portland/Vancouver ... I'm not sure that anyone other than Craig, myself and one other person would even know/understand what "progressive music", actually is. It's so bad around here, that Return to Forever, played in Eugene, not Portland ... and that should say something about how hip PDX is! ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: August 08 2016 at 08:37
None here in northwest Indiana either, that I know of, but now you make me want to look for one. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: openair83
Date Posted: August 08 2016 at 08:52
| I've seen a few here in SE Michigan, but Tiles is the only one that really holds my interest. |
Posted By: CPicard
Date Posted: August 08 2016 at 11:13
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Not exactly "prog", but I often go and see the http://www.thesnobs.fr/" rel="nofollow - Snobs on concert, and I own 4 or 5 albums of this band. |
Posted By: progmatic
Date Posted: August 08 2016 at 16:07
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Back in the late '70s we had a band in Cleveland called St. Elmo's Fire that was inspired by Crimson, although not in their league talent-wise. They're listed on ProgArchives. Another band that my friend was in, A Salt of Tears, never had an official release but I have a copy of "It Comes In A Can" during a rehearsal for one of but a couple of shows they played. They were great but huge egos split the band before it really could make a name for itself. It is SO awesome to discover local prog, CDs or not, when there is so much garbage filling our ears these days (Don't you just love hip-hop and pop divas?) I know there is something special about getting to know a local band, following them and then being there when they make it big. Sort of like my daughter's favorite band, the rock opera group called The Protomen. We watched them go from playing in front of 20 people to selling out small halls. One of these days when I'm not so lazy I'll put their discography on ProgArchives under "prog-related" or "crossover prog." They at times are symphonic and at other times sound very much like a proggier Queen. (They even did a Queen tribute called, "A Night at the Opera.") Check out The Protomen "Father of Death" on YouTube if you want to hear one of their better tunes. ------------- PROGMATIC |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: August 08 2016 at 16:47
Astra, which has been a pretty big name, comes from there. Really good band, I think. Maybe not progressive in a sense as they have I think a really good retro sound. ------------- Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I have observed before. It can be much like that with music for me. |
Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: August 08 2016 at 17:13
In the mid-late 1980s, I lived in Tulsa, OK and was bassist to the amazing Lon Jones and his "CAVU" project! Lon was one of the first Guitar Craft students of Bob Fripp, and he was a musical genius. Of course, whenever we played in public, the Okies would sort of scratch their heads, but still, we had a great time with it! I saw quite a few prog artists come through Tulsa back then, including Al Dimeola (who played at the Cains Ballroom), Chick Corea Band (who played at the late, great Tulsa Center for the Contemporary Arts), Adrian Belew's solo project (another TUCCA show), Pat Metheny (fantastic show), and the Moody Blues (at the Oral Roberts University auditorium!). Chicago used to have lots of home-grown prog, I don't know where it went. We were particularly strong in jazz-rock fusion, with local bands Apprentice, Spyro Gyra, and Kick the Cat, but it seems to have gone quiet lately. < ="cosymantecnisbfw" co="cs" id="SILOBFWID" style="width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block;">
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Posted By: aglasshouse
Date Posted: August 08 2016 at 18:11
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There's Lethargy, a technical death metal band/mathcore, and Psyopus who are avant-garde metal. That's the closest I get to local prog.
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Posted By: Imperial Zeppelin
Date Posted: August 09 2016 at 02:50
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No ------------- "Hey there, Dog Man, now I drink from your bowl." |
Posted By: Lowend
Date Posted: August 09 2016 at 07:30
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Unfortunately here in Amish country there are no local prog bands to speak of. It would be nice. The bars and clubs in this area require the bands to play classic rock form the 70's, 80's and 90's if you want to work. I used to play in one of those bands a few years back. The money was nice but I got so tired of playing the same old tunes for 11 years and had to give it up. I didn't feel challenged as a musician and felt stagnant. I haven't listened to anything but prog since. ------------- Lost in trance of dances, as rhythm takes another turn |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: August 09 2016 at 08:28
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C Stack mentioned Chicago.....I think 'Cheer Accident' is based there. A few years back...one of my friends from Chicago used to go see them on a reg basis in and around the area. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: August 13 2016 at 08:02
Tulsa ehh... loved that city. Yeah it had a lively music scene when I lived there (mid 90's). I mainly played in Stillwater we never got too serious but yeah.... in addition to a few gigs that didn't connect with our audiences and few scuffles .. we did have a great time even if it at times was something right out of a Blue Brothers scene. My Rickenbacker was famous in Stillwater though...my place was the place for good progressive music and good dope and more Jack Daniels that one should humanly drink... I used to practice on my front porch and my god.. prog or not... my oh my did I draw some female interest. Perhaps it was the combination of a Stetson and Rickenbacker that seemed so odd. Well I was damn good player back then. Good times.... the less said the better since my better half tends to read my posts. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: August 13 2016 at 08:06
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here in D.C we do have a thriving experimental scene... we have a yearly festival spotlighting those bands. Sonic Circuits and though we haven't gone in a number of years... we really did enjoy ourselves. Raff is president of the DC Art Rock society .. in charge of promoting the local prog scene here. not that she does much. I think it is pretty dead. We do go to our yearly meetings that just turn into drunken orgies of prog and high idealism. Myself.. nah.. I am not a member. I just go to yearly meetings to drink with that famous Sci-Fi writer that is on the membership board. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Magnum Vaeltaja
Date Posted: August 13 2016 at 13:00
DC is also home base for Dan Britton, the creative driving force behind some fine groups, most notably Birds and Buildings. ------------- when i was a kid a doller was worth ten dollers - now a doller couldnt even buy you fifty cents |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: August 13 2016 at 13:55
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The place where I live has utterly failed to be a breeding ground for prog bands throughout the decades. ------------- 
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: August 13 2016 at 14:54
oh yeah.. Dan is a wweetheart and a great talent. There are some really good groups and artists here. The biggest and best to come out of DC would be the Muffins. I sort of was getting at .. new fresh groups to explore and promote. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: twalsh
Date Posted: August 16 2016 at 08:20
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It's pretty dead prog-wise here in Vancouver, Canada. The only local that I'm aware of is Black Mountain, who are on PA and have a nice psychedelic vibe. I haven't yet seen them live. It's been a sh*tty year for touring prog acts here.
Oh, wait. There's Devin Townsend too! ------------- More heavy prog, please! |
Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: December 17 2016 at 11:35
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The only local prog band I ever saw was at my community college east of San Diego (called Grossmont, to be exact) back in '76/'77. i had just finished my morning classes and saw these guys setting up. They called themselves Harlequin, and to some degree the dressed the part. Their whole set sounded like prog to me with mixed time signatures and lengthy instrumentals, but only knowing a few giants of prog at the time, I couldn't tell you just what they covered. Well, their set went over like a led zeppelin, and by the last few numbers with hordes of disinterested students walking past them as if they were road kill, the resorted to playing, I believe, some Steve Miller and a Boston tune. So sad. ------------- "It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno |
Posted By: RoeDent
Date Posted: December 17 2016 at 11:41
| I believe Panic Room started out here in Swansea, Wales. I've got 2 of their albums, and Incarnate (2014) in particular is well worth your time. |