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Article: Album Review

Anton Roolaart: The Ballad of General Jupiter

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by Glenn Astarita
July 20, 2026

Dutch American multi-instrumentalist Anton Roolaart has inhabited the progressive rock world long enough to have earned his credentials, having spent more than a decade championing artists from Van der Graaf Generator to Camel through his streaming station, ProgRockRadio. His album The Plight of Lady Oona (Self-Produced, 2014) featured collaborations with Renaissance vocalist Annie Haslam and confirmed ...

Article: Top Ten List

The Grand Sonic Journey: Top 10 Progressive Rock Epics of All Time

by Michael Ricci
March 7, 2026

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, a musical revolution occurred when rock musicians decided the standard three-minute pop format was no longer enough. Enter progressive rock--a genre characterized by boundless ambition, virtuosic musicianship, and a sheer fearlessness when it came to track length. Bands fused rock and roll with classical structures, jazz improvisation, and avant-garde ...

Article: Album Review

Soft Ffog: Focus

by Glenn Astarita
August 27, 2025

Soft Ffog, a Norwegian jazz-prog quartet from Bergen, emerged with their self-titled debut in 2023. Led by guitarist Tom Hasslan, the band features keyboardist Vegard Lien Bjerkan, drummer Axel Skalstad and bassist Trond Frønes. With nods to 1970s giants like Camel, Focus Soft Machine and Mahavishnu Orchestra, they blend intricate prog rock with improvisational jazz, evoking ...

Article: Album Review

Gayle Ellett & The Electromags: The Painted River of Light

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by Glenn Astarita
August 6, 2025

Gayle Ellett and The Electromags' The Painted River of Light“ is a sonic expedition that feels as though it was lifted from a vivid, psychedelic vision, carefully refined and imbued with contemporary polish. This is the third release for the group led by Ellett, who fronted the legendary progressive rock band Djam Karet. The album is ...

Article: Extended Analysis

Who Do You Think We Are?

by John Kelman
September 5, 2021

Trying to find a distinct definition of what has come to be known as “The Canterbury Sound" is as elusive as attempting to describe what, in the jazz world, has become an overused epithet for the German ECM Records label and “The ECM Sound." Attempts to do so usually fail short because, rather than being actual ...

Article: Live Review

King Crimson at Paramount Theatre

by Geoff Anderson
September 21, 2019

King Crimson Paramount Theatre Denver, CO September 8, 2019 Every band should have three drummers. No, wait, every band needs three drummers. King Crimson proved that Sunday night with, not just three drummers, but three drummers right up front. Well, maybe two and half drummers; drummer Jeremy Stacey spent ...