UP3 - The Ultimate Prog Podcast Project

This mini-episode marks the end of the Ultimate Prog Podcast Project. Thanks for listening.   Check out our new homepage at up3show.com! Follow us on Twitter: UP3Show: @up3show

In this episode, the guys take turns talking about topics that are top of mind for them. Enjoy this grab-bag episode. This is it for Season 4. Have a great summer! We'll see you next season! == WHAT WE'RE LISTENING TO & RECOMMEND == CRAIG Listening to Lee Morgan Influenced by SWEET Enjoys the writing of Jim Steinman LEE Listening to Existentia (be aware there is also a Death Metal band with the same name) Listening to Big Big Train Influenced by Ambrosia Enjoys the writing of Sara MacLachlan TONY Listening to Lucassen & Soeterbeck's Plan 9 Listening to The Cyberiam - Unobtainium Influenced by Gravity Kills Enjoys the writing of Vienna Teng == UNHEARD OF == O TEATRO MÁGICO (BRASIL) O Teatro Mágico (literally The Magical Theater) is a Brazilian musical group, formed in 2003. It was created in the municipality of Osasco, in the state of São Paulo by Fernando Anitelli and other seven artists, two being circus performers. The group's purpose goes beyond music and it is to bring literature, performing arts, politics and culture all to one place, with the intention of reaching as many people as possible. Web Facebook YouTube Instagram == SUPPORT THE SHOW ==  Help support UP3Show financially at: patreon.com/up3show NOW FEATURES BONUS CONTENT AND EXTRAS! Check out our new homepage at up3show.com! Follow us on Twitter: UP3Show: @up3show

And now for something completely different! In this BOOTLEG episode, Tony interviews Geoff Bisente about Asian American-Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage month. The guys talk about geography, history, and politics to better understand the music that of the region. NOTE: This episode was originally recorded in May 2022. GEOFF'S LINKS & RECOMMENDATIONS Recommends Alien Weaponry Recommends Shepherd's Rain Recommends Te Vaka == SUPPORT THE SHOW ==  Help support UP3Show financially at: patreon.com/up3show NOW FEATURES BONUS CONTENT AND EXTRAS! Check out our new homepage at up3show.com! Follow us on Twitter: UP3Show: @up3show

In this episode, Lee, Craig, and Tony discuss their highlights, lowlights, and surprises from Cruise to the Edge 2024 == WHAT WE'RE LISTENING TO & RECOMMEND == CRAIG Listening to Thelonious Monk - Straight, No Chaser Recommends Simon Phillips' - Protocol V LEE Listening to Ostura - The Room Listening to Whom Gods Destroy - Insanium Listening to Kyros - Mannequin Recommends Big Big Train - English Electric Part 1 Recommends Big Big Train - English Electric Part 2 TONY Listening to Judas Priest - Invincible Shield Listening to Leaves' Eyes - Myths of Fate Recommends Klone - Le Grand Voyage == UNHEARD OF == BANTAMWEIGHT BANTAMWEIGHT are a Los Angeles-based synth-rock band with a unique talent for playing multiple instruments simultaneously. Drummer Max Kelly's syncopated rock drumming and complex keyboard riffs combine with frontman Keith Shacklett's powerful bass playing and soaring vocals to produce a sound that far eclipses the size of the ensemble. After nearly 15,000 hours of close collaboration, the pair have emerged with a telepathic chemistry, freakish talent, and an electrifying sound entirely their own. Their new EP ‘Sounds + Haptics' puts that on full display and makes one fact abundantly clear: in an oversaturated industry and attention-deficient world, this band is worth your time. Check out BANTAMWEIGHT's great cover of Linkin Park's "Breaking the Habit" Instagram Facebook YouTube Spotify == SUPPORT THE SHOW ==  Help support UP3Show financially at: patreon.com/up3show NOW FEATURES BONUS CONTENT AND EXTRAS! Check out our new homepage at up3show.com! Follow us on Twitter: UP3Show: @up3show

In this episode, the guys talk about what they're looking forward to onboard Cruise to the Edge 2024. For more information on the cruise, check out the web site here: https://cruisetotheedge.com/ == WHAT WE'RE LISTENING TO & RECOMMEND == CRAIG Listening to Big Big Train Looking forward to Steve Hackett Looking forward to Flower Kings Looking forward to Steve Morse Band Looking forward to Lonely Robot LEE Listening to Dave Kerzner Listening to Jane Getter Premonition Listening to Brook Hansen (Prog Rock Orchestra) Listening to Turbulence - Binary Dream Looking forward to Marillion Looking forward to Queensrÿche Looking forward to Big Big Train Looking forward to Protocol Looking forward to Airbag TONY Listening to Klone - Le Grand Voyage Listening to Ihsahn - Ihsahn Looking forward to Symphony X Looking forward to Haken Looking forward to Riverside Looking forward to Stick Men Looking forward to Late Nite Live == SUPPORT THE SHOW ==  Help support UP3Show financially at: patreon.com/up3show NOW FEATURES BONUS CONTENT AND EXTRAS! Check out our new homepage at up3show.com! Follow us on Twitter: UP3Show: @up3show

In this episode, Lee makes the case for an emergent leading edge of Prog music -- Jazz Metal Check this link to follow the CHANGE.ORG petition to free Gleb Kolyadin and the band Bi-2 from jail in Thailand. == WHAT WE'RE LISTENING TO & RECOMMEND == LEE Listening to Caligula's Horse - Charcoal Grace Listening to Steven Wilson - The Harmony Codex For those interested in learning more about Jazz Metal, Lee recommends the following bands: Liquid Tension Experiment Scale the Summit Animals as Leaders Polyphia Modern Day Babylon Plini Intervals Outrun the Sunlight I Built the Sky Arch Echo 7for4 CRAIG Listening to Tinyfish - Tinyfish Listening to Benny Golson TONY Listening to Peter Gabriel - i/o (dark side) Listening to 80's Road Trip (Spotify Playlist) == UNHEARD OF == Small Town Titans The Small Town Titans are an American rock n' roll power trio from York, PA who love to constantly create, as well as play live. Gone is the notion that a rock band should only release 10 songs at a time every 2 years. In a world where music fans crave new content constantly, the Small Town Titans aim to deliver their brand of art all of the time, drawing inspiration from a newer wave of rock bands such as Highly Suspect and Royal Blood, and rock legends such as the Foo Fighters, Audioslave, and Deep Purple. Thanks to their efforts at taking matters into their own hands, STT can create and release songs, podcasts, live online concerts, and more with no rules. In a social media driven world, STT knows releasing quality, constant content is as important as playing great live shows. Web Facebook YouTube Spotify == SUPPORT THE SHOW ==  Help support UP3Show financially at: patreon.com/up3show NOW FEATURES BONUS CONTENT AND EXTRAS! Check out our new homepage at up3show.com! Follow us on Twitter: UP3Show: @up3show

Lee interviews Ben Jones of the band Orion on his debut album "The End of Suffering" Available on Bandcamp: https://benjones4.bandcamp.com/album/the-end-of-suffering Partial tracks played during the Episode (all from The End of Suffering) 03:27 - Tomorrow 04:22 - The Hurricane 05:32 - Yesterday 06:38 - Myself and I 09:07 - The End of Suffering 11:08 - Now (Instrumental) 13:32 - Out of Time pt.2 18:32 - Now (Instrumental)

In this episode, the guys dedicate the entire episode to UNHEARD OF prolific Prog songwriter and performer Simon Godfrey == WHAT WE'RE LISTENING TO & RECOMMEND == CRAIG Listening to Herbie Hancock LEE Listening to Shineback TONY Listening to Peter Gabriel - i/o SIMON Recommends Sufjan Stevens - Javelin Recommends Bill Orcutt - Jump On It Recommends Spock's Beard - V Recommends Jacob Collier - Djesse SIMON GODFREY Web Facebook YouTube Spotify BaseCamp == SUPPORT THE SHOW ==  Help support UP3Show financially at: patreon.com/up3show NOW FEATURES BONUS CONTENT AND EXTRAS! Check out our new homepage at up3show.com! Follow us on Twitter: UP3Show: @up3show

In this episode, Tony leads a discussion about the history and impact of Prog super group Transatlantic == WHAT WE'RE LISTENING TO & RECOMMEND == CRAIG Listening to Sarah Elizabeth Charles Story of the title "Nardis" LEE Listening to Orion - The End of Suffering TONY Listening to Ad Infinitum Recommends Transatlantic - The Return of the Giant Hogweed (Genesis Cover) Recommends Transatlantic - The Absolute Universe (Forevermore) Recommends Spock's Beard - SNOW == UNHEARD OF == SAMMAL (FINLAND) Sammal is that good old friend you've never met. Free from the confines of a scene or part of any genre wave, like the wild moss their name translates to. They have conjured a rare album, quite of its own but nostalgic in only the best way. A band that manages to capture a sense of golden moments in Finnish music, naturally and without pretensions. Vocals that soar confidently and warmly with beautiful lyrics which, though sung entirely in Finnish, are entirely relatable due to the passion in the voice and beauty of the compositions, made more arcane by the sentiments the sound evokes. Lyrics translated inside the booklet are a magic discovery of a band that inspires more about their culture and heart than most well known Finnish bands today. Web Facebook BandCamp Spotify == SUPPORT THE SHOW ==  Help support UP3Show financially at: patreon.com/up3show NOW FEATURES BONUS CONTENT AND EXTRAS! Check out our new homepage at up3show.com! Follow us on Twitter: UP3Show: @up3show

402 - Brand X == WHAT WE'RE LISTENING TO & RECOMMEND == CRAIG Listening to Wayne Shorter Recommends Brand X - Unorthodox Behavior Recommends Brand X - Moroccan Role Recommends Brand X - Masques LEE Listening to Trevor Ravin - RIO TONY Listening to FROST* - Milliontown == UNHEARD OF == POLYPHIA Polyphia is a primarily instrumental progressive rock band based in Plano, Texas, formed in 2010. The group consists of guitarists Tim Henson and Scott LePage, bassist Clay Gober, and drummer Clay Aeschliman. Polyphia's sound is noted for incorporating virtuosic guitar parts with other styles of music. Initially rooted in a metal-focused tone in their early releases, the band's music evolved to a more progressive rock sound in their later productions, combining electronic music and hip hop. Polyphia has released four studio albums, two EPs, and numerous singles. Their fourth album, Remember That You Will Die, released in October 2022, was their second to chart, debuting at number 33 on the Billboard 200. Web Facebook YouTube Spotify == SUPPORT THE SHOW ==  Help support UP3Show financially at: patreon.com/up3show NOW FEATURES BONUS CONTENT AND EXTRAS! Check out our new homepage at up3show.com! Follow us on Twitter: UP3Show: @up3show

In this episode, Lee has a conversation with innovative Prog Metal keyboardist Diego Tejeida of the bands TEMIC and HAKEN. Web (Personal) Web (Temic) == WHAT WE'RE LISTENING TO & RECOMMEND == CRAIG Listening to Horace Silver (Jazz) LEE Listening to Animals as Leaders (Jazz Metal) Listening to Outrun the Sunlight (Jazz Metal) Listening to Periphery(Jazz Metal) TONY Listening to Alien Weaponry (Metal) Listening to Ihsahn (Metal) Listening to A-Ha (Pop Rock) DIEGO Recommends Polynation - Igneous Recommends Rival Consoles - Persona Recommends Ochre - Beyond the Outer Loop == UNHEARD OF == LIONTORTOISE NOTE: LIONTORTOISE is now known as VOIDATLAS Liontortoise is a progressive metal instrumental act based out of denver, colorado. Liontortoise brings a powerful stage presence for their heavy grooves and intricate guitar lines. Web BandCamp YouTube Spotify == SUPPORT THE SHOW ==  Help support UP3Show financially at: patreon.com/up3show NOW FEATURES BONUS CONTENT AND EXTRAS! Check out our new homepage at up3show.com! Follow us on Twitter: UP3Show: @up3show

Lee gives a sneak peak of Season 4 and plays clips of summer releases and new music to look forward to. 1:33 - Temic - Count Your Losses https://temicband.com/ 2:41 - Trevor Rabin - Push https://www.trevorrabinmusic.com/ 4:02 - Let the Truth Speak - Earthside https://us.earthsideband.com/ 5:09 - Impossible Tightrope - Steven Wilson https://stevenwilsonhq.com/ 6:12 - Window to the World - Pattern Seeking Animals https://www.psanimals1.com/ 7:10 - (Album Announcement Track) - District 97 https://district97.net/ 8:24 - Isolation - AVKRVST https://www.avkrvst.com/ 9:31 - Paper Wolf - VOLA https://www.volaband.com/ 10:20 - Beginner's Eyes - The Flower Kings https://www.roinestolt.com/the-flower-kings 11:25 - Waiting for Some Sun - Ray Alder https://www.facebook.com/RayAlderOfficial/

In this episode, the UP3 Show crew share their favorite bits of technology == WHAT WE'RE LISTENING TO & RECOMMEND == CRAIG Listening to Jeff Beck - Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (from the album Wired) Recommends Comparing GENESIS Foxtrot vs Selling England By the Pound (Keys/Synth Sound) LEE Listening to Matt Dorsey - Let Go Recommends YES - Union (1991) vs YES - Talk (1994) for Analog/Digital Mastering Sound TONY Listening to Alien Weaponry Recommends Gentle Giant - Peel the Paint Comparison == UNHEARD OF == AISLES (CHILE) Based in Santiago, Chile, and having released four highly acclaimed studio albums, Aisles have become South America's most important progressive band of the past two decades. The group has played in the Americas, Europe, and done extensive touring cycles in Chile, opening for household names such as Marillion and Focus. Web BandCamp Spotify == SUPPORT THE SHOW ==  Help support UP3Show financially at: patreon.com/up3show NOW FEATURES BONUS CONTENT AND EXTRAS! Check out our new homepage at up3show.com! Follow us on Twitter: UP3Show: @up3show

INTERVIEW with Andy West (DIXIE DREGS, RAMA 1, FWAP, ZAZEN) In this episode, Craig leads a converation with ANDY WEST of Dixie Dregs and Rama 1 fame. == WHAT WE'RE LISTENING TO & RECOMMEND == CRAIG Listening to Herby Hancock LEE Listening to Mood Yassin's Biggest Keyboard Shred Collab Song in the World Listening to Henry Kaiser Recommends Kaori KAORHYTHM (@kaorikaorhythm6152) TONY Listening to The Ocean (Collective) - Aeolian ANDY WEST Recommends Crazy Backwards Alphabet Vol. 1 Recommends Steve Roach Recommends Devin Townsend Recommends MC2 Project References The Hays Code == UNHEARD OF == Henry Kaiser Henry Kaiser (born September 19, 1952) is an American guitarist and composer, known as an idiosyncratic soloist, a sideman, an ethnomusicologist, and a film score composer. Recording and performing prolifically in many styles of music, Kaiser is a fixture on the San Francisco Bay Area music scene. He is considered a member of the "second generation" of American free improvisers. He is married to Canadian artist Brandy Gale. He is the son of Henry J. Kaiser Jr. and the grandson of industrialist Henry J. Kaiser. Web BandCamp Spotify == SUPPORT THE SHOW ==  Help support UP3Show financially at: patreon.com/up3show NOW FEATURES BONUS CONTENT AND EXTRAS! Check out our new homepage at up3show.com! Follow us on Twitter: UP3Show: @up3show

308 - Obsidian In this episode, Tony talks about 90's underground Prog Metal act Obsidian and related topics == WHAT WE'RE LISTENING TO & RECOMMEND == CRAIG Listening to Charlie Parker - Yardbird Suite LEE Listening to Haken - Fauna TONY Listening to The Cyberiam - The Butterfly Effect Recommends ChatGPT - OpenAI Text Generation Recommends DALL-E - OpenAI Image Generation Recommends JukeBox - OpenAI Image Generation Recommends Stable Diffusion - Open Source Image Generation Recommends EvokeMusic.ai Recommends Linus Bowman - Will AI really make graphic designers obsolete? == UNHEARD OF == Ozric Tentacles Ozric Tentacles are an English instrumental rock band, whose music incorporates elements from a diverse range of genres, including psychedelic rock, progressive rock, space rock, jazz fusion, electronic music, dub music, world music, and ambient music. Formed in Somerset in 1983, the band has released over 30 albums selling over a million copies worldwide despite never having signed to a major recording label.[1] Throughout many line-up changes over the years, co-founder and guitarist Ed Wynne has remained the only original member of the band.[2] The band is now credited as one of the major influences of the UK festival scene's re-emergence,[citation needed] becoming particularly associated with the Glastonbury Festival and their handmade series of cassette releases, mostly sold at gigs and through a fan club. Web Facebook Twitter YouTube Spotify == SUPPORT THE SHOW ==  Help support UP3Show financially at: patreon.com/up3show NOW FEATURES BONUS CONTENT AND EXTRAS! Check out our new homepage at up3show.com! Follow us on Twitter: UP3Show: @up3show

This month, go on location with UP3Show as we travel to the 2023 edition of Colorado ProgFest sponosored by Colorado Art Rock Society (CARS). Recorded live on location at Nissi's Event Center in Lafayette, Colorado. == WHAT WE'RE LISTENING TO & RECOMMEND == CRAIG Listening to Jellyfish LEE Listening to RAIN - Radio Silence Recommends Motion Blu (Simon Chernow) TONY Listening to Peter Gabriel-era Genesis Recommends Sound City (Documentary) Recommends Wendy Carlos AUDIENCE RECOMMENDATIONS Field Music Thinking Play == DENVER PROGFEST 2023 LINEUP == G3P - https://g3pband.com/ Monstradaumus - https://monstradamus.bravesites.com/ Affirmative Scarlett Dave & Laura's Prog Explosion Kent Adamson & Friends Jamie Krutz - CD Release - https://www.jamiekrutz.com/ Kent Adamson & More Friends - Performing "Take a Pebble" Women of Prog Mike Masse & Friends play Marillion - http://new.mikemasse.com/ Sons of Genesis - https://sonsofgenesis.com/ == COLORADO ART ROCK SOCIETY (CARS) == Web Facebook STAFF Tim Kestle Barb Segal Alan Mallory Chris Swaney (Sons of Genesis) == EVENT HOST == Nissi's Entertainment Venue & Event Center https://nissis.com/ 1455 Coal Creek Dr. Unit T Lafayette, Co 80026 Marc Gitlin, Owner == UNHEARD OF == The MC2 Project (Denver) This is an art-rock/fusion music group. This group is focused on studio work producing instrumental music combining several styles: rock music, classical, and jazz.There are two participants: professional piano player and an experienced guitar player. Web Facebook YouTube SoundCloud == SUPPORT THE SHOW ==  Help support UP3Show financially at: patreon.com/up3show NOW FEATURES BONUS CONTENT AND EXTRAS! Check out our new homepage at up3show.com! Follow us online: Twitter: @up3show Instagram: @up3show Mastodon: @up3show

In this episode, Tony walks Lee and Craig through the mythos and history of the band TOOL. == WHAT WE'RE LISTENING TO & RECOMMEND == CRAIG Listening to & Recommends Doug Gertner on AfterFM.com LEE Listening to Riverside - ID.Entity TONY Listening to Rick Wakeman - A Gallery of the Imagination Listening to Peter Gabriel - Panopticom Recommends TOOL - Flood Recommends (Maynard) Puscifer - Momma Sed Recommends (Danny) Pigmy Love Circus - Pistolero Sleep == UNHEARD OF == The Flying Caravan (Spain / España) The idea of The Flying Caravan arose in Antonio Valiente´s mind, a musician from Alicante, born in 1970. Antonio began playing the guitar at age 13 having Mark Knopfler as his main musical influence and using fingerpicking as his preferred style. Since he was 18, he has learned technique and modern harmony with different teachers. From 2000, Antonio has been focusing on the idea of developing his own compositions, and after four years of work Juanjo Sánchez (keyboard} and Keeng {The Satellites) joined the project that would finally take shape as The Flying Caravan. However, it was when Izaga Plata (vocals–Head Over Hell) entered back in 2014 that she and Antonio developed the melodies and lyrics that would make up the album. With the arrival of Pedro Pablo Molina (bass player-El Interior), Lluís Mas (drummer-Pyramidal, Adam Giles Levy) and Juanjo´s return to the band, the project got established. The band recorded “I Just Wanna Break Even” at the Facultad de Bellas Artes of the UMH in Altea (Alicante) between May and August 2017 with Daniel Montiel as a recording engineer and Lluís Mas and Antonio Valiente as producers, after several recording sessions and a two-year production period. The audio mixing and mastering were carried out at Lluís Mas (Oriental Desert Studio Audio). The album features the extraordinary collaborations of Manolo Salido (sax-M Clan, Loquillo), Juan Carlos Aracil (flute- El Bicho, Tino di Geraldo) and Jorge Aniorte (voice-Liverpool Band). Web Facebook Instagram Twitter BandCamp YouTube Spotify == SUPPORT THE SHOW ==  Help support UP3Show financially at: patreon.com/up3show NOW FEATURES BONUS CONTENT AND EXTRAS! Check out our new homepage at up3show.com! Follow us on Twitter: UP3Show: @up3show

This month, the guys talk about all of the various incarnations of one of the definitive Prog pioneers Yes. == WHAT WE'RE LISTENING TO & RECOMMEND == CRAIG Listening to Jazz Sabbath Recommends Yessongs (Live, 1973) LEE Listening to Threshold - Dividing Lines Recommends Talk (1994) TONY Listening to Ayreon - The Universal Migrator (Remaster) Recommends Siegfried Tieber (Close-Up Magic) == UNHEARD OF == YESTERDAYS Yesterdays is a contemporary progressive rock band composed of seven musicians and belonging to the Hungarian minority of Western Romania. This Transylvanian band plays a complex blend of several styles: a basically classic symphonic Prog is redefined here with some jazzy, folk and atmospheric touches - all of these played with a youthful energy, inner light and sunny mood. Lyrics are in both English and Hungarian, and along with the fine instrumental passages they simply find the pathway to any old-school Prog-fan with an open heart and mind. Web Facebook Instagram Twitter BandCamp == SUPPORT THE SHOW ==  Help support UP3Show financially at: patreon.com/up3show NOW FEATURES BONUS CONTENT AND EXTRAS! Check out our new homepage at up3show.com! Follow us on Social Media: Mastodon: @up3show@mstdn.social Twitter: @up3show

In this episode, the guys discuss Polish Prog Rockers Riverside == WHAT WE'RE LISTENING TO & RECOMMEND == CRAIG Listening to Miles Davis - Walkin', Cookin', Workin', Relaxin', Steamin' LEE Listening to John Petrucci Solo Recommends Riverside - Wasteland Recommends Riverside - Anno Domini High Definition TONY Listening to Riverside - Out of Myself == UNHEARD OF == Mute Prophet Part classic Nightwish, part modern Epica, and some of the most impressive guitar work to ever hit the female-fronted metal scene. Mute Prophet is equal parts guitar-driven bombast, emotive and grandiose orchestral arrangement, and passionate female vocals ranging from opera to rock to death growls. Web Twitter Facebook YouTube Spotify == SUPPORT THE SHOW ==  Help support UP3Show financially at: patreon.com/up3show NOW FEATURES BONUS CONTENT AND EXTRAS! Check out our new homepage at up3show.com! Follow us on Twitter: UP3Show: @up3show

In this episode, Tony leads a conversation with Michael Andreas of the bands MARTYRD and AND YOU AND I about running a band as a business == WHAT WE'RE LISTENING TO & RECOMMEND == CRAIG Listening to Thelonious Monk LEE Listening to O.R.k. - Screamnasium TONY Listening to Echoes of Eternity - The Forgotten Goddess Recommends (BOOK)Tour:Smart: And Break the Band MIKE Recommends Angra Recommends Nevermore Recommends Turrigenous == UNHEARD OF == LEO CARNICELLA Born in Caracas, Venezuela. Son of an Italian immigrant marriage, Leo discovered his love for music at the age of six. He started playing the electric organ in an autodidact way until he developed some skills and good ear to perform pieces of popular songs from other artist or TV commercials. At the age of 14 he started to write poetry and songs, and later when he was 18 years old, he studied Music Theory in the Conservatory Jose Angel Lamas, Caracas. Web YouTube Spotify Instagram == SUPPORT THE SHOW ==  Help support UP3Show financially at: patreon.com/up3show NOW FEATURES BONUS CONTENT AND EXTRAS! Check out our new homepage at up3show.com! Follow us on Twitter: UP3Show: @up3show

In this episode, Craig talks to the guys about the role of improvisation in Prog music. == WHAT WE'RE LISTENING TO & RECOMMEND == CRAIG Listening to John Coltrane (General) Listening to Charlie Parker (General) Recommends Yes - Yessongs LEE Listening to Sam Vallen - Flicker Recommends Peter Kater (General) Recommends Peter Kater - Dancing on Water TONY Listening to Seventh Wonder - The Testament Recommends Rick Beato (YouTube) == UNHEARD OF == Stratospheerius Led by electric violinist/vocalist Joe Deninzon , who has been called The Jimi Hendrix of the electric violin, Stratospheerius has showcased their “frenzied melange of progressive rock, jazz fusion and funkabilly” throughout the world. The New York-based group has opened for Martin Barre, Alex Skolnick, John 5 & The Creatures, Gary Hoey, Mike Stern, Tim Reynolds, Mickey Hart, and John Scofield, among many others. The group's influences include Yes, Spock's Beard, Muse, Frank Zappa, Mahavishnu Orchestra, and King Crimson. Stratospheerius was a winner of the John Lennon International Songwriting Competition the Musicians Atlas Independent Music Awards. They have been featured in Progression, Relix, Downbeat, and Jazziz, among other publications. Their latest CD on Melodic Revolution Records, Guilty of Innocence, has been widely acclaimed by critics and fans. Web Facebook YouTube Spotify == SUPPORT THE SHOW ==  Help support UP3Show financially at: patreon.com/up3show Check out our new homepage at up3show.com! Follow us on Twitter: UP3Show: @up3show Craig: @craigacomedy Lee: @progman27 Tony: @realtonymcd

In this episode, Lee leads the discussion about Canadian Prog stalwarts Rush == WHAT WE'RE LISTENING TO & RECOMMEND == CRAIG Listening to Jaco Pastorius (General) Recommends Yyz Recommends La Villa Strangiato LEE Listening to Porcupine Tree - Closure / Continuation Listening to Derek Sherinian - Vortex Recommends Hemispheres Recommends Clockwork Angels TONY Listening to Oceans of Slumber Listening to Ayreon - Transitus == UNHEARD OF == Moon Safari Moon Safari is a Swedish progressive rock group formed in Skellefteå, Sweden, in 2003. The band focuses on vocal arrangements in the style of Gene Puerling and they willingly surrender to the spirit of 60s rock, pop and progressive rock music, previously invoked by the Beatles, the Beach Boys and Yes. Web Facebook BandCamp == SUPPORT THE SHOW ==  Help support UP3Show financially at: patreon.com/up3show Check out our new homepage at up3show.com! Follow us on Twitter: UP3Show: @up3show Craig: @craigacomedy Lee: @progman27 Tony: @realtonymcd

In this episode, the UP3Show cast talk their favorite concept records. == WHAT WE'RE LISTENING TO & RECOMMEND == CRAIG Listening to Marillion (general) LEE Listening to Marillion - An Hour Before It's Dark TONY Listening to Audioplastik - In the Head of a Maniac == UNHEARD OF == Dark Beauty (Liz Tapia) Dark Beauty mixes elements of contemporary hard rock, classic progressive rock and opera to tell the dark, rich stories that burst forth from lead singer Liz Tapia's mind. The band was formed to record a three-album cycle telling the tale of the character of The Dark Angel, her fall from grace and hopeful redemption.  Spotify Facebook Twitter Instagram == SUPPORT THE SHOW ==  Help support UP3Show financially at: patreon.com/up3show Follow us on Twitter: UP3Show: @up3show Craig: @craigacomedy Lee: @progman27 Tony: @realtonymcd

In this episode, Lee, Craig, and Tony talk with songwriter and leader of Pattern-Seeking Animals John Boegehold == WHAT WE'RE LISTENING TO & RECOMMEND == CRAIG Listening to Magic Pie LEE Listening to Outrun the Sunlight - A Vast Field of Silence TONY Listening to Threshold JOHN BOEGEHOLD Listening to Peter Jones / Tiger Moth Tales Listening to Tears for Fears - The Tipping Point Recommends Dreamcatcher (KPOP) Recommends Red Velvet (KPOP) Recommends Wilderun == UNHEARD OF == LEE HANSEN - Songwriter & UP3Show Cohost You can find Lee's song "Inviolate (feat. Derek Sherinian)" on all major streaming services such as Apple Music and Spotify  Help support UP3Show financially at: patreon.com/up3show Follow us on Twitter: UP3Show: @up3show Craig: @craigacomedy Lee: @progman27 Tony: @realtonymcd

In this episode, Tony gives Lee and Craig an introduction to New Progressive metal band Coheed and Cambria == WHAT WE'RE LISTENING TO & RECOMMEND == CRAIG Listening to Antonio Carlos Jobim LEE Listening to Marillion - An Hour Before It's Dark TONY Listening to Ghost - Impera Recommends Coheed & Cambria - Good Apollo I'm Burning Star IV, Pt 1 == UNHEARD OF == COSMIC RAIN SWITZERLAND Progressive Metal, Made in Switzerland Home Page SoundCloud Facebook Instagram Spotify Help support UP3Show financially at: patreon.com/up3show Follow us on Twitter: UP3Show: @up3show Craig: @craigacomedy Lee: @progman27 Tony: @realtonymcd

In this episode, the UP3 show cast discuss their experiences with the catalog of Prog pioneers Emerson, Lake & Palmer == WHAT WE'RE LISTENING TO & RECOMMEND == CRAIG Listening to Emerson, Lake, & Palmer Recommends Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Trilogy LEE Listening to A.C.T. Recommends Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery TONY Listening to Star One Recommends Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Love Beach == UNHEARD OF == Persephone's Dream Female-fronted Prog from Pittsburgh Home Page YouTube Twitter Spotify Help support UP3Show financially at: patreon.com/up3show The guys can also be followed on their individual Twitter at: Craig: @craigacomedy Lee: @progman27 Tony: @realtonymcd

In this episode, Lee talks to Craig and Tony about the expansive career of musician & producer Steven Wilson == WHAT WE'RE LISTENING TO & RECOMMEND == CRAIG Listening to Allan Holdsworth (Secrets) Recommends Adam Holzman, The Fents LEE Listening to Vast Conduit, C Sides Project, Lifesigns Recommends Steven Wilson Solo - Hand. Cannot. Erase., Raven that Refused to Sing, Porcupine Tree - Deadwing, Fear of a Blank Planet TONY Listening to Coheed & Cambria == UNHEARD OF == Listeners from the UK, LestWeForget Prog Metal for fans of TesseracT and Between the Buried and Me Home Page YouTube Twitter Spotify [11:19] - LestWeForget - Sleepwalking [13:34] - LestWeForget - ZeroWon [15:52] - LestWeForget - Visitors == TIMESTAMPS & REFERENCES == [22:31] - No-Man - Angel Gets Caught in the Beauty Trap [23:02] - No-Man - Simple [24:37] - Blackfield - For the Music [24:59] - Blackfield - Blackfield [28:48] - I.E.M - Deafman [30:29] - Bass Communion - Cenotaph [31:01] - Bass Communion - Drugged 3 [33:44] - Storm Corrosion - Hag [34:18] - Storm Corrosion - Lock-Howl [34:54] - Storm Corrosion - Drag Ropes [38:16] - Porcupine Tree - Lighbulb Sun [38:45] - Porcupine Tree - Time Flies [39:14] - Porcupine Tree - The Sky Moves Sideways - Phase I [41:01] - Porcupine Tree - Blackest Eyes [41:33] - Porcupine Tree - Dislocated Day [42:02] - Porcupine Tree - Prodigal [44:00] - Porcupine Tree - Shallow [44:33] - Porcupine Tree - Deadwing [45:03] - Porcupine Tree - Anesthetize [48:50] - Steven Wilson - Luminol [49:21] - Steven Wilson - Sectarian [49:54] - Steven Wilson - The Raven that Refused to Sing [53:43] - Steven Wilson - 3 Years Older [54:15] - Steven Wilson - Regret #9 [54:46] - Steven Wilson - Happy Returns [56:43] - Steven Wilson - King Ghost [57:10] - Steven Wilson - Permanating Don‘t forget to subscribe and review the show wherever you get your podcasts.  You can also follow us on Twitter @up3show, Instagram @up3show, or email us at up3show@gmail.com. Help support UP3Show financially at: patreon.com/up3show The guys can also be followed on their individual Twitter at: Craig: @craigacomedy Lee: @progman27 Tony: @realtonymcd

In this episode, the UP3show crew discuss Prog adjacent artists and play a game of Prog/Not-Prog == WHAT WE'RE LISTENING TO & RECOMMEND == CRAIG Listening to UP3 show listener submissions (send us more!)    LEE Listening to Karmakanic, Wheel of Life TONY Listening to Kamelot, Poetry for the Poisoned == PROG / NOT-PROG SUBMISSIONS == LEE Crack the Sky Saga A.C.T. TONY Dark Sarah Einstürzende Neubauten Martin Atkins / Pigface CRAIG Supertramp Blue Öyster Cult David Bowie Don‘t forget to subscribe and review the show wherever you get your podcasts.  You can also follow us on Twitter @up3show, Instagram @up3show, Spotify @up3show or email us at up3show@gmail.com. Help support UP3Show financially at: patreon.com/up3show ko-fi.com/up3show The guys can also be followed on their individual Twitter at: Craig: @craigacomedy Lee: @progman27 Tony: @realtonymcd

More information about Geoff at: Twitter - @GeoffBisente / Instagram - geoffmetalninja Geoff's seminar on recording at home - https://drive.google.com/drive/u/3/folders/1HMoJQojdguZiWFO2tNWWhnxn-mOsSsDy The guys can also be followed on their individual Twitter at: Craig: @craigacomedyL Lee: @progman27 Tony: @realtonymcd Don't forget to subscribe and review the show wherever you get your podcasts.  You can also follow us on Twitter @up3show, Instagram @up3show, Spotify @up3show or email us at up3show@gmail.com. Help support UP3Show financially at patreon.com/up3show    

In this episode, Craig talks to Lee & Tony about arguably the band that invented Prog - King Crimson == WHAT WE'RE LISTENING TO & RECOMMEND == CRAIG Listening to Jellyfish - Jellyfish Comes Alive Listening to Miles Davis - Kind of Blue Listening to Listener Musicians (Send us more!!) Recommends King Crimson - Larks' Tongue in Aspic LEE Listening to King Crimson - Thrak Listening to Outrun the Sunlight - A Vast Field of Silence Recommends King Crimson - Discipline Recommends Scarcity of Miracles - A King Crimson Projekct TONY Listening to FROST* - Day and Age () Recommends listening to other mid-90s albums produced by David Bottrill Don‘t forget to subscribe and review the show wherever you get your podcasts.  You can also follow us on Twitter @up3show, Instagram @up3show, or email us at up3show@gmail.com. Help support UP3Show financially at: ko-fi.com/up3show patreon.com/up3show The guys can also be followed on their individual Twitter at: Craig: @craigacomedy Lee: @progman27 Tony: @realtonymcd

Over the last five releases Dream Theater has added a new song style to their repertoire, and Lee thinks he might know why. Become The Knight - Why I'm Bored with Dream Theater (The Alien reaction) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PdpY6jtYXs   Clips in this episode: 00:02 - The Alien - A View from the Top of the World 01:28 - Barstool Warrior - Distance over Time 02:29 - Build Me Up - Break Me Down - Dream Theater 03:13 - The Alien - A View from the Top of the World 04:33 - Outcry - A Dramatic Turn of Events 04:46 - Metropolis Pt. 1 - The Miracle and the Sleeper - Images and Words 08:30 - Illumination Theory (Pt IV - Seeking the Truth) - Dream Theater

In this episode, Lee & Tony geek out about Prog Metal giants Dream Theater while Craig listens in shock

Soon there will be even more UP3Show content.  Introducing Bootlegs, our asynchronous format where anything goes!

In this episode, Craig talks with Lee and Tony about his passion for progressive jazz music and its crossover into other music genres

They're back!  In this episode, Lee, Craig, and Tony present a primer for getting into the music and career of the incomparable Frank Zappa

In this episode, Lee, Craig, and Tony interview recording artist and studio engineer Geoff Bisente.

In this episode, Craig reveals the intimate details of his 40 year love affair with Steve Morse and the Dixie Dregs

In this episode, Lee, Craig, and Tony interview multi-instrumentalist Prog veteran Dec Burke (Dilemma, Audioplastik, Frost*)

In this episode, Lee, Craig, and Tony discuss the storied career of prog pioneers and juggernaut Kansas

In this episode, Lee and Craig discuss this history and importance of keys in progressive music

In this episode, Tony and Lee break down the sub-genre of Progressive Metal

In this episode, Craig leads the guys on a discussion of the classic era Prog band Genesis

In this episode, Lee, Craig, and Tony try to figure out "What is Prog?"

In this episode, the UP3 crew talk with Tony about his favorite band - the Dutch prog juggernaut Ayreon.

In this episode of the show the UP3 guys discuss the formation and legacy of the band Gentle Giant.

Welcome to the premier episode! In this episode the UP3 hosts introduce themselves and give background and how they came to love progressive music.

The Ultimate Prog Podcast Project is your chance to learn a bit about the history of the bands, personalities, technique, and business of progressive music.  It's a conversation you get to listen in on.