CalProg 2007

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   Calprog announces its first band for the 2007 lineup:

CalProg is proud to announce the first confirmed band for the May 19
festival in Whittier!

Frogg Café is a 6 piece band from the New York metropolitan area
making music that incorporates elements of Zappa-esque progressive
rock, pop melodicism and fusion jazz. Frogg Café's music is also
peppered with an appealing variety of other flavors including latin
music, bluegrass, modern chamber music and avant-garde/experimental.
Their energetic live shows feature extended flights of group
improvisation that would draw grins from any hardcore jam-band fan.

Following up on the successes of their 2001 self-titled debut Frogg
Cafe (currently available as a remastered edition with a live bonus
track) and the 2003 release, Creatures, Frogg Café has been promoting
their third studio release, Fortunate Observer of Time (2005). This
album features music that builds on the precedents set by the first
two albums, taking it to the next level with a loosely conceptual
album. Fortunate Observer of Time's poetic lyrics explore existential
attitudes and crises, ultimately arriving at a distinctly infernal
ending! These songs redefine the unique Frogg Cafe sound, delivering
the richly textured progressive fusion gumbo fans of the first two
albums have been hoping and waiting for.

The real Frogg Cafe experience comes when you witness this band
performing live! Frogg Café tours extensively throughout the
Northeast year-round. In the past year they have performed at The
Knitting Factory (NYC), Towne Crier (Pawling, NY), Lizard Lounge
(Boston), Nectar's (Burlington, VT) where Page McConnell of Phish sat
in on keyboards for a tune, Orion Sound Studios (Baltimore, MD),
NEARfest (Northeast Art Rock Festival, PA), Prog in the Park Festival
(Rochester, NY), and the NJProghouse Series (NJ). In the summer of
2004, they toured Germany, Austria, and Belgium.

Please check http://www.calprog.com for more details and a sound
sample.

Jim

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Garion81 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: May 22 2004 Location: So Cal, USA Status: Offline Points: 4338	Topic: CalProg 2007 Posted: December 22 2006 at 18:52
	Calprog announces its first band for the 2007 lineup: CalProg is proud to announce the first confirmed band for the May 19 festival in Whittier! Frogg Café is a 6 piece band from the New York metropolitan area making music that incorporates elements of Zappa-esque progressive rock, pop melodicism and fusion jazz. Frogg Café's music is also peppered with an appealing variety of other flavors including latin music, bluegrass, modern chamber music and avant-garde/experimental. Their energetic live shows feature extended flights of group improvisation that would draw grins from any hardcore jam-band fan. Following up on the successes of their 2001 self-titled debut Frogg Cafe (currently available as a remastered edition with a live bonus track) and the 2003 release, Creatures, Frogg Café has been promoting their third studio release, Fortunate Observer of Time (2005). This album features music that builds on the precedents set by the first two albums, taking it to the next level with a loosely conceptual album. Fortunate Observer of Time's poetic lyrics explore existential attitudes and crises, ultimately arriving at a distinctly infernal ending! These songs redefine the unique Frogg Cafe sound, delivering the richly textured progressive fusion gumbo fans of the first two albums have been hoping and waiting for. The real Frogg Cafe experience comes when you witness this band performing live! Frogg Café tours extensively throughout the Northeast year-round. In the past year they have performed at The Knitting Factory (NYC), Towne Crier (Pawling, NY), Lizard Lounge (Boston), Nectar's (Burlington, VT) where Page McConnell of Phish sat in on keyboards for a tune, Orion Sound Studios (Baltimore, MD), NEARfest (Northeast Art Rock Festival, PA), Prog in the Park Festival (Rochester, NY), and the NJProghouse Series (NJ). In the summer of 2004, they toured Germany, Austria, and Belgium. Please check http://www.calprog.com for more details and a sound sample. Jim
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Garion81 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: May 22 2004 Location: So Cal, USA Status: Offline Points: 4338	Posted: January 04 2007 at 12:32
	We are pleased to announce that the Northern California based Puppet Show has been added to the CalProg roster. They are about to release an album with ProgRock Records called The Tale of Woe next month and the CalProg staff has been really impressed with its contents. We invite you to visit the website http://www.calprog.com to read their full story and listen to the audio excerpts that have been posted. I think you'll agree that their music is most excellent! http://www.puppetshow.com/ http://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_BAND.asp?band_id=292
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Garion81 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: May 22 2004 Location: So Cal, USA Status: Offline Points: 4338	Posted: January 05 2007 at 15:26
	Third Band listed: CalProg 2007 will be held in Whittier, California on May 19. So far on the bill are Puppet Show and Frogg Cafe. We have also just confirmed Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater) and Rod Morgenstein (Dixie Dregs). There is one slot left to still be announced. The seed was planted for the Rudess/Morgenstein Project one evening at a sold out Dixie Dregs performance in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. In the middle of the set, a power failure shut down the guitar, bass and violin rigs leaving only the keyboards and drums unaffected. Disaster seemed imminent. What followed instead was a blistering, ten minute drum/keyboard power-duo jam which brought down the house. This event marked the beginning of a unique musical collaboration between keyboard virtuoso Jordan Rudess and drumming legend Rod Morgenstein.
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Garion81 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: May 22 2004 Location: So Cal, USA Status: Offline Points: 4338	Posted: January 23 2007 at 20:43
	As its name implies, Spiraling has never been a band that's comfortable sitting still. The band's restless passion and energy infused every track on its adventurous debut, Transmitter, and came across with even more fire and purpose on its spirited follow up, Challenging Stage. On the strength of these recordings, as well as an ambitious touring schedule that has brought it from New York to L.A. to Tokyo, Spiraling has developed a devoted worldwide following. Known for its captivating live show, Spiraling continues to hook both critics and fans with a distinctive brand of synth-driven rock that fuses infectious pop hookery with punk-rock fire, new-wave finesse, and prog-rock precision. At the center of things is front man Tom Brislin, a keyboard prodigy whose instrumental acrobatics had previously won him a spot touring with legendary super group Yes. On stage, he attacks his keyboards with a fervor reminiscent of the way Pete Townsend used to attack guitars (he stops short of smashing them, though). And like Townsend, he's developed a reputation as a sophisticated and thoughtful composer who is able to make the most of an explosive rhythm section; the passionate musicianship of guitarist Marty O'Kane, bassist Bob Hart, and drummer Paul Wells lends an electric sonic intensity to Brislin's heartfelt lyrics and melodies. But the comparisons and verbalizations have to stop there, because Spiraling's is a sound that defies comparison and easy categorization. Just listen... www.calprog.com
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