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In the Court of King Crimson: An Observation Over 50 Years: Level Five, VIII

By SID SMITH

On November 15, 2019, as part of King Crimson's 50th Anniversary Celebration, Panegryic will be releasing Sid Smith's significant revision and expansion of his critically acclaimed bio, In the Court of King Crimson (Helter Skelter Publishing, 2001). More than merely adding what has gone on in the nearly 20 years since the original book was published, ...

King Crimson: In the Court of the Crimson King (50th Anniversary)

By JOHN KELMAN

The passage of time is often defined by both forward motion and a growing collection of memories past; it's also measured by significant milestones that are either realized at the time or in subsequent years. At a recent Royal/Celebration Package event prior to King Crimson's Théâtre St-Denis performance in Montréal, Canada, guitarist and only remaining group ...

King Crimson at Budweiser Stage & Théâtre St-Denis

By JOHN KELMAN

King Crimson 2019 Celebration Tour Budweiser Stage, Toronto, Canada Théâtre St-Denis, Montréal, Canada September 14 & 17, 2019 After covering six shows including two 2014 dates in San Francisco, another two 2015 shows in Montréal, and single, back-to-back 2017 performances in Montréal and Toronto, perhaps the biggest question is:

King Crimson at Paramount Theatre

By GEOFF ANDERSON

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 ...

King Crimson: Meltdown (Live in Mexico City)

By JOHN KELMAN

Something happened to King Crimson between June 28, 2017 in Chicago, IL and the band's five-night run from July 14 to 19 (with a night off on the 17th), that same year, in Mexico City. Both engagements were exceptional, with the Chicago performance captured on Official Bootleg: Live In Chicago, June 28th, 2017 (DGM Live, 2017), ...

King Crimson alla Cavea dell'Auditorium, Roma

By MARIO CALVITTI

King Crimson Cavea dell'Auditorium Roma 22.07.2018 Pochi gruppi nella storia della musica rock sono stati importanti quanto i King Crimson. Nei quasi 50 anni trascorsi dalla loro prima apparizione risalente al 1969 hanno sempre rappresentato un punto di riferimento avanzato per il rock progressivo (anche se la definizione non è ...

Chris Squire: Fish Out of Water (Deluxe Edition)

By JOHN KELMAN

If ever there were an album that deserved the deluxe treatment, it would be Fish Out of Water (Atlantic, 1975), which would turn out to be (more or less) the only solo album ever released by Yes co-founder and electric bass trailblazer Chris Squire. There was a special remastered edition released in 2007 by Castle Music, ...

King Crimson: Live In Vienna, December 1st, 2016 (UK Edition)

By JOHN KELMAN

Another year, another live King Crimson set? True, perhaps. But since reforming in a slightly shifting but conceptually constant form in 2013 to begin touring in the fall of the following year, the band's forward-looking, ever-growing repertoire of new music and revisitation of old music (from across its nearly half century career) made new again has ...

Joy On Fire: Fire With Fire

By GARETH THOMPSON

Halloween night in 2017 saw jazz-rock legends King Crimson playing Newark, New Jersey. Among the crowd that evening were members of a local band known as Joy On Fire, paying homage to one of their major inspirations. The name might sound gospel-inspired, but Joy On Fire draws from the eye-popping thrills of punk and ...