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The NJ Proghouse 20th Anniversary Hootenanny.
June 15
Advent
Randy McStine
The Tea Club
Brett Kull & Ray Weston (of echolyn)
Nick D’Virgilio
Rikard Sjöblom’s Gungfly
June 16
Tammy Scheffer
Schooltree
IZZ
The Devil’s Staircase
Tickets on sale
April 1, 2019
watch this space for a BIG announcement coming soon!
Echolyn Live: Metlar Bodine House
from the band:
For the month of December, 2018 we want to sell a live show we played way back in September of 2002. It was a special night due to three things: Jim’s involvement, two of our bass players were in the neighborhood (Tom Hyatt and Jesse Reyes), and we had the means to record the evening. The gig was a real foot-stomper, with a relaxed vibe, laughs, and much musical intensity. How often to you get to play in a house declared a museum? The room is part of the recording!
We originally released only 50 or 100 copies (we can’t remember) of this album to those that attended. The show has remained “off the shelves” since the fall of 2002. We want to officially make it available for the first time and see if we can generate some cash for Jim. All the sales we generate in December will be given to Jim Robinson and his family. December is a tough month for many reasons; perhaps we can share some goodness for our friend and warm his heart, as he has warmed ours.
The show was recorded on 16-tracks and represents close to 2-hours of live music. We had also just released our album Mei earlier that year, so you’ll get to hear a great “live in an old house” version with Ray, Chris, Paul, and Brett blasting the song out in its entirety. A rare excerpt from A Suite for the Everyman, an acoustic version of Suffocating the bloom, Carpe Diem with Jesse on bass, as well as an even rarer “band version” of Never the Same all add diverse reasons to include this live performance in your music collection.
Go to: https://echolyn.bandcamp.com/…/echolyn-live-metlar-bodine-h…
The show is $15 (or more, if you choose) for two hours of live music in a very intimate setting. Pull up a chair and be part of a night from long ago – as we thank Jim Robinson now for making it happen then. {Please also consider “sharing” this post to help us further spread the power of giving for Jim and his family!}
Sincerely,
echolyn
Donors:
Glad you're recovering my brother. Much love and light to you from me and Lila.
Hope this help a little..
I hope Jim is doing better.
Jim, my best wishes for a full recovery!
NJ Proghouse founder Jim Robinson suffered a massive heart attack last Thursday, September 6th. He has received and is continuing to receive treatment in hospital intensive care. Recovery is expected to take weeks if not longer. Due to the severity of Jim’s condition, we will need to cancel our upcoming Soft Machine/Accordo di Contrari/Beledo show that’s scheduled for October 9th. (Ticketholders will be receiving full refunds shortly.) Any thoughts and good wishes for Jim’s continued recovery would be most welcome.
We appreciate your understanding.
Sincerely,
The NJ Proghouse Team
P.S. We anticipate being fully operational again by the beginning of December, when we’ll be kicking things back off with a very special performance by Brand X.
Here is a tentative list of upcoming dates for 2018:
June 16 2pm (tix)
Laura Meade | Tammy Scheffer
July 28th 3 pm (tix)
Andy Timmons
Travis Larson Band
Ad Astra
August 14 7:30 pm
Galactic Cowboy Orchestra
Orpheus9
September 4th 7:30 pm
Pixie Ninja (Mattias Olsson)
October 9. 7:30 (tix)
Soft Machine
Accordo di Contrari
October 17. 7:30
Unreal City
October 20
The Tea Club
December 2
An evening with Brand X
April 21: Brett Kull / Ray Weston – Frogg Cafe
May 8: Brand X w/ special guest District 97
TICKETS ON SALE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28 @ 5PM EST
Tangekanic release their debut physical product in the form of a live album “HOTEL CANTAFFORDIT” recorded on one night in a nice tight New Jersey club right at the end of the USA leg of their 2017 tour.
Tangekanic is a touring unit that plays the music of both The Tangent and Karmakanic and features members of both, working together in one collaborative set.
Jonas Reingold – Bass Guitar
Andy Tillison – Keyboards & Vocals
Göran Edman – Vocals
Luke Machin – Guitar
Steve Roberts – Drums
The shows were exceptionally well recieved:
“One of the most moving performances this humble reviewer has ever witnessed….. this was a performance few present will ever forget” – ROCK SOCIETY magazine
“This is an effortless masterclass through some of the finest songs the bands have to offer” – PROG Magazine
“We went across Europe and took the rather mad decision to go to the States too” says Flower Kings/Tangent/Karmakanic/
Especially Micro-Polynesia apparently, as Jonas explains on the album. As the rag-tag band of rebellious prog rockers traversed continents in uncomfortable vans, stayed in horrible (and lovely) hotels, fought their way through the sea of bureaucracy to get into the USA, got searched and starved in Switzerland, waited in the rain for breakdown trucks, lost hotels in the dark, and lived on a finely balanced shoestring tightrope for a couple of months they managed to do the shows missing one of the members who had been forced to pull out days before the tour began. They wrote a song behind stage in the hour before their show at the UK Summers End festival and blew the house down with it. They played in the open air during a thunderstorm, they had one gig cancelled in the USA without the owner bothering to contact them… they didn’t get paid at a gig in Germany despite having a great night there, and they didn’t for one second think of packing up and going home.
Those lucky enough to see the tour were unaware that in 2017 THREE members of the band would be recognised in an important magazine’s poll and gain top five instrumentalist ratings in their categories, Luke Machin coming in at #5 guitarist, Jonas Reingold as #5 bassist, Andy Tillison as #1 keyboards player in the PROG magazine poll – and not only that but the Tangent’s 2017 studio album “The Slow Rust Of Forgotten Machinery” also made #5.
Now’s the time for you to check out the opinions of the magazines, the polls, the publicity, whatever. You can hear Tangekanic play a set of songs from their most recent output on this one hour plus real live recording.. (not a studio album with audience noise), crowd funded by the band’s most loyal supporters. Made in a small intimate venue that has for years championed progressive Music in the USA, the New Jersey Proghouse. Hear Karmakanic’s half hour epic “God The Universe and Everything Else Nobody Really cares About” butted up to The Tangent’s straight between the eyes instrumental “Doctor Livingstone I Presume” and yes, you can get to hear the track that got everyone talking “Sanctuary In Music” complete with its 30 seconds of silence for the victims of three concert massacres of recent years.
It was the boldest and most amazing of adventures.
The album is available to pre-order now at
www.thetangent.org
www.reingoldrecords.se
direct link to item purchase
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The album is now out for pressing!
https://www.facebook.com/slickmachera/ | http://rychechlandaflyingdreams.com/
when: Saturday, February 24 , 2018 |1PM Doors | 2PM Show
where: Roxy & Dukes | 745 Bound Brook Rd, Dunellen, NJ
Cost: Online Presale $27.00
Walk ups day of show $35(Cash Only) Beginning at 1PM
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EchoTest
https://www.facebook.com/slickmachera/
EchoTest is the bass-centric progressive rock brainchild of Julie Slick (Adrian Belew Power Trio, Crimson ProjeKct) and Italian musician Marco Machera (Paul Gilbert). The sound they create is not quite what one would expect from a couple of traditionally low end instruments; it’s a reinvention of the role of solo electric bass and brilliantly displays the songwriting abilities of the duo… a captivating combination of loop music, ambient dreamy soundscapes and interlocking bass patterns, always melodic yet aggressive and edgy at times. Their live show also features drummer Alessandri Inolti (Fabrizio Morro) and Philly-area vocalist + multi-instrumentalist Jenny Founds (Start Making Sense).
Our last album “From Two Balconies” on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/2svL4mKmqiitARq40FQCfu
Ryche Chlanda and Flying Dreams
http://rychechlandaflyingdreams.com/
RYCHE CHLANDA Electric/Acoustic Guitars, Vocals
Ryche is an accomplished guitarist, producer and composer. As founding member of Americas first progressive rock group, Fireballet. He has proven himself to be an unsung hero in the progressive genre as guitarist and songwriter. He has played with the progressive band, Nektar and has toured the world with the renowned classical progressive band, Renaissance. Ryche is an awarding winning movie soundtrack composer. He composed the title track for the movie, Key Exchange, and won an award for the independently produced movie The Rising. As producer, he has produced for various artists as well as the self-titled Ryche Chlanda and Flying Dreams LP released under The Transglobal® Record Label Distributed through Sonys The Orchard.
RON BIENSTOCK, ESQ. Bass Player
As a performing and recording musician, Ron has performed extensively with various major recording artists. He co-founded The Suits and has appeared on Conan OBrien and has played with many top-tier bands including the Spin Doctors, Blues Traveler and Eric Burden and the Animals. Ron was editor-in-chief and publisher of International Musician & Recording World Magazine and General Counsel to Hoshino, U.S.A. (manufacturer of Ibanez Guitars, electronics, and Tama drums). He currently represents Ryche Chlanda and Flying Dreams, along with Steve Wilson and Dream Theater.
KENDALL SCOTT Keyboards, Electric Guitar
Kendall was raised on a steady diet of the classical and jazz masters from an early age. By junior high school his spectrum had broadened into anything he could get his hands on: from rock, funk and fusion to progressive, avant-garde and world music. He received much his training at the Berklee College of Music in Boston before spending many years in the Washington D.C., New York and Los Angeles music scenes. He has performed with various bands, including Project Object.
JAY DITTAMO Drums
Jay is a drummer, percussionist, music composer, and producer. He has played with The Frank Zappa Band, Bucky Pizzarelli, Chuck Berry, The Duprees and The Crests, amongst many others. He has performed at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the United Nations, and for the 2010 New Jersey Hall of Fame. Jay has played on TV and movie soundtracks, including producing a musical score for the classic 1931 movie, Frankenstein.
Crack The Sky
http://www.crackthesky.com/
when: Sunday, April 15 , 2018 |2PM Doors | 3PM Show
where: Roxy & Dukes | 745 Bound Brook Rd, Dunellen, NJ
Cost: Online Presale $32.00
Walk ups day of show $40(Cash Only) Beginning at 2PM
CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS
Crack the Sky is an American progressive rock band formed in Weirton, West Virginia in the mid-1970s. In 1975, Rolling Stone declared their first album “debut album of the year”, and in 1978, Rolling Stone Record Guide compared them to Steely Dan. The Beauty Of Nothing is the latest release from Crack The Sky, issued late in 2015. It signals a return of Crack The Sky to their earlier hard rock/prog sound. An editorial review states: “Not since the band’s incredibly popular White Music CD, has Crack The Sky delivered a collection of pop/rock songs that sting while making you smile. Satirical, smirky commentary, wrapped in up tempo yes, you can dance to it music. Writer, Palumbo, has either hit a manic phase or is attempting to get our attention via the back door. In any event, this remarkable band, once again, shows their ability to shift gears while keeping their artistic integrity intact.”
The band features original members John Palumbo (lead vocals/guitar), Rick Witkowski (guitar/vocals) & Joey D’Amico (drums/vocals) alongside tenured members Bobby Hird (guitar/vocals), Glenn Workman (keys/vocals) and Dave DeMarco (bass/vocals).