Prog Friendly Cities?

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   From what I've seen, there is a lot more live prog on the East Coast...You're already in NYC, but NJ and/or PA areas are close enough to actually catch more live shows, anyway, even though there are handfuls of artists on the West Coast.  I live in Oregon, very little prog makes it to Portland, usually bands will skip Portland and play SF or Seattle, but there isn't a huge local scene to my knowledge.  I grew up in SoCal during the golden era of prog (the 70s) and we had tons of shows then, and in the Peninsula area, there were quite a few decent progressive bands.  There is a nice little venue in San Pedro, CA, Alva's Showroom, which often features progressive acts and a small contingent of prog fans live scattered throughout the greater LA area.

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Snicolette Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: November 02 2018 Location: OR Status: Offline Points: 6039	Post Options Post Reply Quote Snicolette Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: October 23 2021 at 12:03
	From what I've seen, there is a lot more live prog on the East Coast...You're already in NYC, but NJ and/or PA areas are close enough to actually catch more live shows, anyway, even though there are handfuls of artists on the West Coast. I live in Oregon, very little prog makes it to Portland, usually bands will skip Portland and play SF or Seattle, but there isn't a huge local scene to my knowledge. I grew up in SoCal during the golden era of prog (the 70s) and we had tons of shows then, and in the Peninsula area, there were quite a few decent progressive bands. There is a nice little venue in San Pedro, CA, Alva's Showroom, which often features progressive acts and a small contingent of prog fans live scattered throughout the greater LA area.
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	Odd question but I am looking to relocate and want to be in an area with a good density of prog friendly musicians. Currently in NYC where prog is generally just free improv jam sessions, I'm looking to do very structured pieces. I mostly play synths / samplers. Style wise I am drawn to VDGG Pawn Hearts era, early Genesis, all GG, Can, pre-Bruford KC, a lot of postwar classical and musique concrete. I do follow new bands like Preoccupations, Dry Cleaning, but my heart is with that classic prog (sigh). I've spent enough time in SF to know it has a huge experimental and electronic scene, Seattle is good too. Would appreciated other recs.