Seattle Prog Festival Next weekend

[jsiko40]

I didnt see any discussion of this startup festival, but it is three days packed with procg rock wit bands such as Thinking Plague and Mirkathon. Check out the link and the interesting performers ligned up at:

seaprog.org and support this first year effort as Seattle needs more prog rock on the scene and especially a festival

[Digital_Man]

Let me guess. You joined this site just so you could promote this festival?

[jsiko40]

Let me guess. You joined this site just so you could promote this festival?

You guessed wrong. Have been a member for years, more a lurker than a frequent poster. Just forgot login credentials so signed up again. I have nothing to do with the festival, but with the prog festival being a rare and often unsuccessful venture why not pass it on to a community that might find this of interest.

[dpt3]

Every time I see the term "seaprog", I think must be some sort of prog take on sea shanties.

[Joe F.]

Let me guess. You joined this site just so you could promote this festival?

And so what if he did? It's a Prog festival and this is a prog board.

I have my ticket and will be there. But FYI- it's not next weekend, it's two weeks from now.

[NogbadTheBad]

Wish I could be there, looks a fantastic event.

[Bake 1]

Going ...and hope it will feature bands in the next few years that will make it impossible for The Bad one to resist!

[Jon]

Wish I could be there, looks a fantastic event.

Ditto.

[Garion81]

Wow have a great time. MirthKon is fantastic. Some people need to lighten up. This is prog board and people like to advertise their prog music to people that, I don't know, might like to hear it? Don't click the thread if your goign to be offended.

[Joe F.]

MirthKon is fantastic.

Yep. miRthkon and Thinking Plauge are going to be great. I"ve never seen miRthkon, but I saw TP twice, once at Progday and once at NF 13 years ago!

Really looking forward to checking out the other bands too.

[Lebofsky]

I'm actually pretty excited about all the bands, but especially Tone Dogs...! I really dug their albums way back when and very glad to see them do anything in any form under that name.

- Matt

[bill g]

Haven't heard Tone Dogs yet. Pretty exciting to have all these bands in Seattle. Thinking Plague performs Sunday night, the 30th, but also Saturday night in Olympia at an experimental music show. I'd like to see both shows, and since Olympia is closer to me than Seattle, I plan to catch the Olympia show Saturday. Trouble is then I'll miss good stuff Saturday in Seattle. This is not a dilemma we face often in the Northwest.

[Digital_Man]

No, it just seemed a bit suspect to me that his first post since joining was to promote a festival. This is one of those times when I'm glad to be wrong and no there is absolutely nothing wrong with promoting a prog festival or prog. I used to do it a lot myself.

[Just Eric]

I'll be there for Sunday. Sorry to be missing Mirthkon, but excited for the Sunday line-up!

[dissonati drummer]

I AM a Seaprog organizer, but with respect to the site, we have been trying to keep all our posts to a single thread (Introduction to Seaprog bands, or whatever I called it!). I appreciate any threads about it though!

[bill g]

It's just really great to have a progfest in the northwest. (rhyme intended)

[TheLoony]

I hate Seattle for having a prog fest and I absolutely 100% DESPISE AND LOATHE Las Freaking Vegas for NOT having a prog fest. I know it would never work here, as this town sucks balls for concerts, but it just burns me that we get Rush, most times, Yes and DT once in a while and that's about it. Occasional shows like Opeth/Mastodon last year, if you want to call that prog, but dammit I wish someone other than Celine Dion would play here.

[ffroyd]

I don't get on these threads too much anymore but this looks kinda cool. I like the edgy aspect of it. I think I saw seaprog mentioned somewhere before and I thought it was like one of those cruise things. heheh (i'm so out of it.)Al the best for my TP homies and the rest of the great folks in the great NW. Wish I were going.

[Polypet]

Haven't heard Tone Dogs yet. Pretty exciting to have all these bands in Seattle. Thinking Plague performs Sunday night, the 30th, but also Saturday night in Olympia at an experimental music show. I'd like to see both shows, and since Olympia is closer to me than Seattle, I plan to catch the Olympia show Saturday. Trouble is then I'll miss good stuff Saturday in Seattle. This is not a dilemma we face often in the Northwest.

it will be lovely to see you again Bill. i don't think we'll know very many folks in Oly, although i've tried to convince some friends to drive down :P

I don't get on these threads too much anymore but this looks kinda cool. I like the edgy aspect of it. I think I saw seaprog mentioned somewhere before and I thought it was like one of those cruise things. heheh (i'm so out of it.)All the best for my TP homies and the rest of the great folks in the great NW. Wish I were going.

thanks Floyd. we'll know you're there in spirit, eh? thanks

[JKL2000]

I AM a Seaprog organizer, but with respect to the site, we have been trying to keep all our posts to a single thread (Introduction to Seaprog bands, or whatever I called it!). I appreciate any threads about it though!

Yes, you've kept the seaprog presence here lean and mean (well, not mean, actually). I would definitely be going if I lived nearby - hope it's a great festival. It's a great lineup, so it should be.

[Garyhead]

How come no one has complained about how dangerous the host city is for the festival location? That place has folks throwing fish all around and there is a Needle from SPACE!

[Facelift]

Great lineup. I really wish I could be there, but Seattle is about as far from me as any place in the Continental US and have no friends there, so... not gonna make it this year, or probably any other year either.

But it certainly is nice to be reminded of awesome music festivals right around the time of NF.

[progrocket]

I would definitely come up from Portland to check it out if I didn't already have travel plans that weekend.