Prog Rock News
2010-03-09: Steve Hackett Releases Album June 8th
North America will soon see the release of Steve Hackett’s new album OUT OF THE TUNNEL’S MOUTH. The album is scheduled to hit streets on June 8th via InsideOut Music. Released late last year in the world-renowned guitarist/2010-03-09: Dream Theater to Support Iron Maiden Tour
March 4, 2010 (New York, NY) Prog rock/metal institution DREAM THEATER will spend their summer supporting Iron Maiden on the band's month-long tour of major US and Canadian markets. The tour launches on June 9 and runs throu2010-03-08: Muse’s arena-rock soars on its own power
On its albums, the band Muse carries a lot of baggage by way of songs and performances that too easily call up influences and peers. “The Resistance,’’ for example, is a fine-sounding album, but is rarely spoken of without co2010-03-04: Gabriel talks about new covers album
NEW YORK --Peter Gabriel has always been an experimental artist. He pioneered the progressive rock movement in the 1960s with his band Genesis, explored African rhythms with his solo work, and branched into world music later2010-03-01: Review: Peter Gabriel "Scratch My Back"
The covers album can strike dread into the hearts of fans of veteran artists. It can feel like the ultimate creative surrender. Nothing in the tank? Let’s do a few favorites. It’s unknown where Peter Gabriel is at in terms of2010-02-24: Trey Anastasio To Induct Genesis Into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Phish's Trey Anastasio is set to induct Genesis into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next month. Other artist inductions include Wyclef Jean honoring Jimmy Cliff, Barry and Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees inducting ABBA, Green Da2010-02-17: Review: IZZ "The Darkened Room"
I haven’t heard an Izz album in quite a few years. I have to say, the band has done nothing but get better in that time. This is an incredible progressive rock CD that’s captivation and powerful. It’s one of the best discs I’2010-02-17: Interview: Roine Stolt
Towards the end of 2009 I caught-up with Roine specifically to discuss the recently reformed Transatlantic and the new CD The Whirlwind. Of course Roine has his fingers in many musical pies so inevitably we also touched on Th2010-02-17: Review: Moraine "Manifest Density"
Moraine are a self-styled ‘electric string quartet-plus drums’ hailing from Seattle. The band’s leading light is the experienced and well-travelled guitarist Dennis Rea, who is a veteran of numerous experimental groups since2010-02-17: DVD Review: Genesis "The Movie Box, 1981-2007"
Although Genesis has stayed away from the studio since 1997’s poorly-received (and Phil Collins-less) Calling All Stations, the band hasn’t given their fans much reason to complain: Over the past 11 years they’ve released si
Prog Rock Events
2010-03-20: BostonProg presents: IZZ
at The Magic Room, Brighton, Ma. Price: $25
2010-03-26: The Don & Bunk Show
at The Magic Room, Brighton, Ma. Price: $252010-03-31: Trans-Siberian Orchestra
at Performing Arts Center,Providence, RI. Price: $58.50 & $48.502010-04-01: Trans-Siberian Orchestra
at Wang Center for the Perfoming Arts, Boston, Ma. Price: TBA2010-04-03: Greg Hawkes (keys for the Cars) & Friends
at The Magic Room, Brighton, Ma. Price: $22.50 in adv. $25 day of2010-04-10: Gary Lucas
at The Magic Room, Brighton, Ma. Price: $22 in adv. $25 day of2010-04-14: Revolutionary Snake Ensemble
at Plough & Stars, Cambridge, Ma. Price: ???2010-04-16: Tempest
at The Blackstone River Theatre, Cumberland, RI. Price: $12 in adv. $15 day of2010-04-20: Ken Field Trio
at Stork Club, Boston, Ma. Price: Free2010-05-20: Pat Methany Group
at Orpheum Theatre, Boston, Ma. Price: TBD2010-06-10: Jethro Tull
at Foxwoods, Ledyard, Ct. Price: $70, $60 , $502010-06-15: Jethro Tull
at Bank of America Pavillion, Boston, Ma. Price: $60, $45, $302010-07-09: Gary Hoey
at Tupelo Music Hall, Salisbury, Ma. Price: $202010-07-10: Gary Hoey
at Tupelo Music Hall, Londonderry, NH. Price: $25
Izz
BostonProg presents IZZ
At The magic Room in Brighton
March 20th, 2010
Click the banner above to purchase tickets
IZZ’s musicians are talented multi-instrumentalists and adept at multi-part vocal harmonies. Lead vocals are shared between the Galgano brothers (Tom and John), while the percussion duties are split in a decidedly unique way: Greg DiMiceli plays an acoustic kit while Brian Coralian uses his various acoustic and electronic percussives to accent and enhance the rhythmic structure of IZZ’s tunes.
The result is a fascinating palette of sounds and a bold statement in a genre where fans and musicians too often cringe at the thought of any kind of electronic percussion. Guitarist Paul Bremner brings his own emotional, virtuosic guitar work into the mix and along with John on bass and Tom on keyboards, round out the instrumentation. The stunning voice of Anmarie Byrnes on lead and backing vocals completes the unique IZZ sound.
John Galgano - Bass, guitar, vocals;
Tom Galgano - keyboards, vocals;
Paul Bremner - Guitar;
Greg DiMiceli - Drums;
Brian Coralian - Drums;
Anmarie Byrnes - Vocals;