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MUSIC: Umphrey’s McGee — Dropping Anchor in a New Harbor

July 26, 2016 mgardiner

I WHAT IS AN UMPHREY’S McGEE? Umphrey's McGee is what would happen if King Crimson, Steely Dan and John Coltrane met at a street corner for the express purpose of paying tribute to the Grateful Dead...or was that to kick the living crap out of them?   No matter. Umphrey's McGee … [Read more...]

Music, Progression Magazine, Publications Andy Farag, Brendan Bayliss, David Gilmour, Eddie Van Halan, ELP, Flower Kings, Frank Zappa, Grateful Dead, Hendrix, Jake Cinninger, Jam Bands, Joel Cummins, John Collinge, John Coltrane, John Lee Hooker, John Petrucci, Joshua Redman, King Crimson, Kris Myers, Mahavishnu, Michael Gardiner, Mike Kenneally, Miles Davis, Passport, Phish, Police, Prog, Progression Magazine, Ryan Stasik, Steely Dan, Steve Hillage, Steve Howe, Steve Vai, The Beatles, Umphrey's McGee, Weather Report, Wes Montgomery, Yes

MUSIC — Prog and Punk: Death Foes or Kissing Cousins?

June 28, 2016 mgardiner

Whispering the word “Punk” in a Prog crowd may not be quite the same thing as shouting fire in a crowded theater, but it is certainly close. Perhaps a better analogy would be letting a really big fart in a really small elevator. For the most part while Proggers are quick to … [Read more...]

Music, Other, Publications Andy Tillison, At the Drive In, Beastie Boys, Cardiacs, CBGB, David Gilmour, Dr. Feelgood, Euan Lowson, Fish, Flower Kings, Frankincennse + Disk-Drive, Genesis, Gold, IQ, Johnny Lydon, Johnny Rotten, Keith Emerson, King CrimsonMuse, Lou Reed, Malcolm McLaren, Marillion, Mars Volta, Napalm Death, New York Dolls, Nine Inch Nails, Pallas, Parallel or 90 Degrees, Peter Gabriel, Pink Floyd, Po90, Prog, Progression Magazine, punk, Rage Against the Machine, Rush, Sex Pistols, The Tangent, Twelfth Night, UKZ, Velvet Underground, Yes

MUSIC: IMPROVISATIONAL HEALING–On the Road with The Flower Kings in the Shadow of Tragedy

June 9, 2016 mgardiner

Before I wrote about food I wrote about music.  For many years I was a columnist, feature writer and reviewer for Progression Magazine:  The Journal of Progressive Music.  Over the weeks surrounding September 11, 2001 I was on the road with the band, The Flower Kings, for their … [Read more...]

Music, Other, Travel, USA 9/11, Anderson Stolt, Barrel House, Brian Dorbuck, Cincinnati, Flower Kings, Hasse Froberg, John Collinge, Jonas Reingold, Prog, Prog Rock, Progression Magazine, Progressive Rock, Roine Stolt, September 11, Tomas Bodin, Transatlantic, Twin Towers, World Trade Center, World Trade Center Bombing, Zoltan Czorsz

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