The Red Masque - Live in Metuchen, New Jersey, November, 2006 Review by Julie Knispel The NJ Proghouse series of concerts has been a boon to fans of progressive music in the NY/NJ metro area. Promoter Jim Robinson has presented a variety of shows, ranging from progressive metal to folk to avant progressive rock.
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Ritual - Live at RoSfest 2008 Review by Josh Turner The festival’s first major surprise came in the form of Ritual. They put on a fantastic performance.
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Riverside was one of two repeat bands at NEARfest 2010, playing the first ever “Alumni Friday” pre-festival show (past Friday night showcases have featured fusion bands, the first PFM NEARfest performance, Proto-Kaw, The Musical Box, and other bands).
Rocket Scientists - Live at RoSFest, April, 2007 Review by Josh Turner I was very surprised to see Rocket Scientists in this Saturday morning slot. Typically, this is earmarked for unknowns or up-and-comers.
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Rocket Scientists - Live at CalProg, Whittier, CA, 2006 Review by Lorraine Kay CalProg 2006 was a full day of great prog-rock from across the country and the UK. Held in the Whittier Community Center, in Whittier, CA, a small community in Los Angeles County, there is always a family-friendly atmosphere in the 400 seat facility.
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RPWL - Live at RoSfest 2008 Review by Josh Turner Fans typically groan when a festival – a vehicle used to introduce new material to wanton ears - brings back an artist. No matter, RPWL deserved to be there.
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Rush - Live in Milwaukee, WI, September, 2007 Review by Greg Olma Lately Rush concerts have become quite the events. Since the Test For Echo tour, the band has been playing 2 sets with no opening act.
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Realizing that many do not consider Rush to be a progressive band, I should preface this by saying that I feel that there are periods of Rush music that certainly qualify as progressive. Since they were performing two of the epics from that period on this tour, I felt that this review qualifies as progressive rock.
Rush - Live In Chicago, IL, June, 2008 Review by Gary Hill I’d seen Rush quite a few times before and one of those times had been in this venue, Chicago’s UnitedCenter.
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Let me start off by saying that I am a Rush fan from the old days.I first got into them back in 1975 (or was it 1976) and I have been an uber-fan since.
Rush - Live in Chicago, Illinois, June 2015 Review by Greg Olma I simply can’t believe that Rush have been around for slightly more than 40 years, thus the name of the tour being R40.
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