Jazz Articles about Mike Johnson

Thinking Plague: Hoping Against Hope

by Glenn Astarita
May 19, 2017

Thinking Plague has been an enigmatic genre defying progressive rock ensemble for 35-years. They span the gamut of a simmering stew, consisting of art-rock, anti-pop, progressive rock, free jazz and segments when acting like doomsday soothsayers led by vocalist Elaine di Falco's whispery but at times, imposing musical presence. Mike Johnson is the primary composer, lyricist and longtime group leader, as the ensemble's Rock in Opposition persona is intact, tinted by its anarchistic viewpoints and methodologies. There are ...