How is Myrkur live? She's on my radar as I like but don't love the albums, but her live performance might boost the material...Originally Posted by iguana
How is Myrkur live? She's on my radar as I like but don't love the albums, but her live performance might boost the material...
If you're actually reading this then chances are you already have my last album but if NOT and you're curious:
https://battema.bandcamp.com/
Also, Ephemeral Sun: it's a thing and we like making things that might be your thing: https://ephemeralsun.bandcamp.com
Roger Waters
Gong-could have been.....
very strong indeed … i was expecting something along the lines of nightwish/tarja (otherwise much to my dislike) but, knowing the festival, looked for something far more leftfield. very powerful performer, great backing band with a strong shoegaze vibe. force to be reckoned with.
Cool. Hopefully she'll be through the states at some point and I'll catch her. Thanks for the report back!
If you're actually reading this then chances are you already have my last album but if NOT and you're curious:
https://battema.bandcamp.com/
Also, Ephemeral Sun: it's a thing and we like making things that might be your thing: https://ephemeralsun.bandcamp.com
Crimson was a very impressive beast in Montreal this past summer. I enjoyed Hackett in Gatineau, Quebec last winter.
Vancouver area shows, my faves of the 37 shows I attended
-Booker T Jones -seemed to be his life with r&b, played some songs that influenced him, his hits, a song each by Muddy, Jimi and Prince. Nice to have a Leslie speaker on each side of the stage
-Jean Michel Jarre - the lights overshadowed the music imo. Stunning. I was unaware of the laser harp bit and that dropped my jaw
-Colin Linden - a master of roots guitar, sat 6 feet away
-Shayne Koyczan - A first nations poet, emotionally tore my guts out and then made me bust some guts laughing
-5440 - Canadian band I hadn't seen in 30 years and have always enjoyed, they more than delivered for me
-Wishbone Ash - saw them in a recording studio, both old and new songs still sounding true to their old days
-Jeff Martin solo acoustic (of The Tea Party)- strong voice
-Steven Wilson - more quality from the guy
and - a wedding where the Wedding March was played by three members of a 70s prog band; I will not divulge names
I remember tomorrow
^^^ I remember 5440 back from the 1980s during a very brief blip of US attention they got. I believe their name came from a US imperialistic slogan from a long time ago that we were going to annex all Canadian land south of 54'40'' latitude, which would have been, well, most of Canada. Cool that they are still together and playing.
And, c'mon, you gotta spill the beans about your wedding band...
Nick Mason just got relegated, saw Southern Empire on Thursday and that went straight in at number 1. Got Flower Kings & Spock's Beard coming up too...
I've had a pretty good run of concert going the last few years. This past year:
Marillion--(2) 20 Monroe Live,Grand Rapids MI and Arcada Theater St. Charles IL(bucket list, had never seen them)
Bruckner 4th Symphony--Powell Hall, StL Symphony Orchestra
Dixie Dregs--Hoyt Sherman Theater Des Moines, Iowa (bucket list)
Steven Wilson--(2)Vic Theater, Chicago and Pabst Theater, Milwaukee WI
Todd Rundgren and Utopia--Peabody Theater St Louis MO(bucket list, had never seen TR with Utopia)
Little Steven +Disciples--Uptown Theater, Kansas City MO(1st time)
Brian Jonestown Massacre--Off Broadway, StL MO(1st time)
David Byrne--Peabody Theater StL MO(1st time)
Yes (50th) Howe version--Midland Theater, Kansas City MO
Steely Dan/Doobie Bros--Ruoff Music Center, Indianapolis IN
Neil Young--(2) Fox Theater StL MO and Chicago Theater, Chicago IL
Bent Knee--Fubar StL MO
Joe Jackson--Pageant StL MO
Umphrees McGee--Chesterfield Theater StL MO
Ringo Starr All Starr Band--Fox Theater StL MO(bucket list, finally saw my 2nd Beatle live)
IQ and Eddie Jobson plays UK etc--ProgStock Rahway NJ(IQ huge bucket list, and EJ possible final concert)
Kansas POKR 40th anniv--(2)Midland Theater Kansas City MO and Fox Theater, StL MO
Soft Machine and FM etc--Progtoberfest, Reggies Chicago IL(bucket list for both, great shows)
Carl Palmer ELP Tribute--Wildey Theater, Edwardsville IL
Martin Barre Band--Wildey Theater, Edwardsville IL(1st time)
Roger Hodgson--(2) River City Casino StL MO(huge bucket list, never seen Hodgson live, he's still got the signature voice, great shows)
Haken/Leprous--Delmar Hall StL MO (went primarily for Bent Knee, they had to unexpectedly cancel due to car/bus? accident in snowstorm in Colorado unfortunately. Would have been my 3rd time seeing them; minor bumps and bruises but some equipment damaged from what I heard, only found out as I was walking into venue)
Bruckner 9th Symphony--Powell Hall,StL Symphony Orchestra
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Did King Crimson play in the US in 2018? I went to their last show of the 2017 tour in Nov 2017 in Milwaukee and as far as I know that was the last time they played in the states. Did I miss something?
Always wanted to hear a Bruckner Symphony performed live. I'm jealous
I'm kind of a Bruckner fanatic, my fav composer, have seen almost all of his symphonies performed live over the years. I used to have a subscription to the StLSO and both past conductors Leonard Slatkin and especially Hans Vonk performed Bruckner fairly frequently, so I've been fortunate. I'm actually going to travel to see my fav, the epic monumental 8th, performed by the Cincinnati SO early next year because I haven't seen that one in a long time.
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Shows that I really enjoyed that I can think of off the top of my head. I'm sure there's more..
Steve Hackett
Edensong / The Night Watch
FIRE!
Schnellertollermeir
Mr. Ho's Orchestrotica
Los Strait Jackets
Son of Goldfinger (Tim Berne, David Torn)
Peter Van Huffel’s Gorilla Mask
GoGo Penguin
Dan Weiss Starebaby
Mouse on the Keys
Claudio Simonetti's Goblin / Suspiria
I think the Philadelphia Orchestra performed the 8th a little while ago in Philly. I remember telling my wife I really wanted to go to hear it but work got in the way as usual. I think one of the main things I want to do when I retire is go to concert halls and hear pieces like that performed live.
I think progressive rock owes a lot more to Bruckner than it may realize. His symphonies are glorious.
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Decided to cut back on concerts this year
Fri March 9 Dixie Dregs Scottish Rite Auditorium, Collinswood, NJ
Sun Jun 3 David Crosby Majestic Theater, Gettysburg PA
Sun Aug 26 Ed Palmero’s Big Band Long’s Park Ampitheather Lancaster, PA
Saturday Sep 16 California Guitar Trio All Saints Church Frederick. MD
coming up . Sun Dec 16 Brand X Orion Sound Studios Baltimore MD
I agree, and I think my love of epic long prog tracks like Suppers Ready, Awaken, CTTE etc also attracted me to Bruckner's symphonies when I heard them. Interesting that Bruckner started out as a Catholic church organist, and his symphonies have that "cathedrals of sound" influence, the slow building of momentum that leads to epic brassy climaxes pacified by peaceful calm reflection. Music that has very extreme dynamic range, which builds excitement, something I think Genesis and Yes to name a few understood. So I hear a lot of "prog" influence in those symphonies.
I was thinking the same thing as I also saw them in late 2017.
Kansas last weekend. We got comp seats that day and it was a miserable shitty rainy night and the Kansas singer was sick so they postponed the show until March 2019.
NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF STUPID PEOPLE IN LARGE GROUPS!
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Did King Crimson play in the US in 2018? I went to their last show of the 2017 tour in Nov 2017 in Milwaukee and as far as I know that was the last time they played in the states. Did I miss something?
I saw them in October last year,another miserable shitty rainy night in DC.
NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF STUPID PEOPLE IN LARGE GROUPS!
Wow, that's no fun. I saw them indoors in a nice comfortable theater.
Kind of ranked 1st to last:
Bartsch/Ronin
Green Milk From The Planet Orange
Zorn 65th Birthday festival (hard to pick, maybe Bagatelles, Zorn, Douglas/Cohen/Grohowsky/Wolleson)
Marc Ducret/Samuel Blaser
Vinny Golia
Behold the Arctopus
Claudia Quintet
Thumbscrew
Tim Berne/Snakeoil
Cheer Accident/Gentleman Surfer
Allison Miller
Carl Palmer
Brand X
Animals As Leaders
^^^^^^
WHERE did you see Green Milk? I thought they were long gone!!
Steve F.
www.waysidemusic.com
www.cuneiformrecords.com
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“Remember, if it doesn't say "Cuneiform," it's not prog!” - THE Jed Levin
Any time any one speaks to me about any musical project, the one absolute given is "it will not make big money". [tip of the hat to HK]
"Death to false 'support the scene' prog!"
please add 'imo' wherever you like, to avoid offending those easily offended.
Forgot:
Träd, Gräs & Stenar w. Endless Boogie
Kimmo Pohjonen
Hiya Steve,
They were at the Red Museum in Sacramento CA on Jan. 26 ...Fortunately they are still as brain melting as ever live, Gentleman Surfer's keyboardist is a big fan and got them to come to our little cow town.
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