Prog-Watch

In the first part of this week's episode the Squatch and Diamond Dave feature music by Machines Dream, a Canadian Prog outfit from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada . Craig West, vocalist, guitarist, and composer for the band also provides some excellent interview material! In the second part of the show, the guys begin coverage of the Rocket Scientists, which features Erik Norlander, Mark McCrite, and Don Schiff. This week they cover the first three studio releases from the Rocket Scientists. Coverage will continue in the first part of next week's show, finishing up with a track from their newly released album “Refuel”!

For more information on Machines Dream visit facebook.com/MachinesDream

For more information on Rocket Scientists you can visit myspace.com/rocketscientistsband or thetank.com

As always send questions, suggestions or comments to [email protected]. You can also follow the Squatch on Twitter (@ProgSquatch) or visit our Prog-Watch Facebook page. Also, if you have a Prog band and are looking to maybe break into “the big league”, contact us to get on our Watch List! (We just might play you on the show, and who knows, it might lead to your big break!)

In the first part of this week's episode Tony and Dave feature music by ARC, a collaboration between UK electronic musician and composer Ian Boddy and Mark Shreeve from the UK Progressive Electronic group Red Shift. Fans of vintage Tangerine Dream will love this stuff! In the second part of the show, the guys have some exclusive new music from Grand Tour, a sort of Scottish Prog “Super-Group” featuring Joe Cairney and Bruce Levick (currently of Comedy Of Errors), Hew Montgomery (of Abel Ganz fame), and Mark Spalding (formerly of Comedy Of Errors). This stuff is really good, and you get to hear it FIRST on Prog-Watch!

For more information on Ian Boddy and his various collaborations visit www.din.org.uk or www.ianboddy.com

For more information on Grand Tour you can visit www.grandtourmusic.org

As always send questions, suggestions or comments to [email protected]. You can also follow the Squatch on Twitter (@ProgSquatch) or visit our Prog-Watch Facebook page. If you have a Prog band and are looking to maybe break into “the big league”, you should also contact us to get on our Watch List! (We just might play you on the show, and who knows, it might lead to your big break!)

This week the guys take a little break and leave you with a look back at some of the great bands that they featured during the first season of Prog-Watch, including Comedy Of Errors, Haken, Big Big Train, and Overhead. But it's not just a look back, since it also lays some groundwork for the next few weeks, where they will be featuring new music from Overhead and their amazing guitar player, Jaakko Kettunen, more Big Big Train, and a band called Grand Tour, which features members of Comedy of Errors and Abel Ganz! So relax and enjoy a look back at some of the finer moments from Season One, and get ready, because they have some great stuff already in the works for the new season beginning the first week of 2015! Oh, and Happy New Year!

In the beginning of this week's show the Squatch and Diamond Dave look at the early career of Scottish Neo-Prog band Abel Ganz, which featured the keyboard work of one Hew Montgomery. (We'll be talking more about Hew next month, when we preview music from his latest project, Grand Tour, which features members of another Scottish band we've covered, Comedy Of Errors. You'll hear it FIRST HERE, since the album isn't officially released until later next month!) In the second part of the show, the boys feature an interesting Norwegian band called White Willow, which is unlike anything you've ever heard on this show before. Moody, Progressive, and Folky with Symphonic touches---interesting to say the very least. And in keeping with the season, they leave you with a holiday offering from their friends in Gandalf's Fist. The track is called “The Snows They Melt The Soonest” and if you like it, you can download it FREE from their bandcamp site!

“...But I heard him exclaim ere he drove out of sight, Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!”

Since we last covered them (way back in our second episode!) Haken has released an excellent EP called “Restoration”. In the beginning of this week's show the Squatch and Diamond Dave play some music from that EP. In the second part of the show, they put the spotlight on Canadian band Mystery which eventually featured Benoit David (who went on to front Yes during the “Fly From Here” era). This week they cover the first two Mystery releases, with the Benoit David era to follow at a later date. And finally, a great Watch List submission from an Eastern U.S. band called In The Presence Of Wolves from their recently released album “Thalassus”. If you like your Prog HEAVY you don't want to miss these guys! They rock!

And don't forget: if you have a Prog band (or know someone who does) you could have your music featured on our Watch List! Send your submissions or links (with a short bio) to the Squatch via e-mail at [email protected], or post to the Prog-Watch Facebook page. Also, if you like what we are doing, give us a “like” on Facebook, or follow the Squatch on Twitter @ProgSquatch.

This week the Squatch and Diamond Dave start off with more great stuff from one of America's biggest Prog acts from recent decades---Spock's Beard, of course---playing music from their second and third albums to be more specific! In the second half of the show they dig a little deeper into the fantastic solo career of keyboardist extraordinaire Erik Norlander!

For more information on Spock's Beard visit http://www.spocksbeard.com/

For more on Erik Norlander visit http://thetank.com/

And don't forget: if you have a Prog band (or know someone who does) you could have your music featured on our Watch List! Send your submissions or links (with a short bio) to the Squatch via e-mail at [email protected], or post to the Prog-Watch Facebook page. Also, if you like what we are doing, give us a “like” on Facebook, or follow the Squatch on Twitter @ProgSquatch.

In the first half of this week's show, the Squatch and Diamond Dave discuss and play music from Deluge Grander, a U.S. Prog act headed by Dan Britton. In the second half of the show, they put the spotlight on the first album by Spock's Beard, the legendary Prog outfit founded by brothers Neal and Alan Morse in the mid-1990's. Coverage of the early years of Spock's Beard will carry on into the next episode.

And don't forget: if you have a Prog band (or know someone who does) you could have your music featured on our Watch List! Send your submissions or links (with a short bio) to the Squatch via e-mail at [email protected], or post to the Prog-Watch Facebook page. Also, if you like what we are doing, give us a “like” on Facebook, or follow the Squatch on Twitter @ProgSquatch.

Last week the guys teased about some exclusive live material from Gandalf's Fist. This week you get to hear it, and boy is it worth the wait! The first song Dean Marsh ever wrote and a live in the studio version of Emerald Eyes from their second album! Plus, a couple more tracks from their first few albums. Can you believe this show is FREE? But wait, there's more! In the second half of the show, Tony and Dave give you a taste of a really cool Swedish band that more of you should be listening to, called Black Bonzo. Trust us, these guys are good!

And don't forget: if you have a Prog band (or know someone who does) you could have your music featured on our Watch List! Send your submissions or links (with a short bio) to the Squatch via e-mail at [email protected], or post to the Prog-Watch Facebook page. Also, if you like what we are doing, give us a “like” on Facebook, or follow the Squatch on Twitter @ProgSquatch.

This week the Squatch and Diamond Dave L. dig a little deeper into the catalog of a band they previously covered, Nine Stones Close! In the second half of the show, they begin coverage of the UK sensation Gandalf's Fist, including a track from their fantastic new album (A Forest Of Fey) and some Q & A with Dean Marsh, one of the original founding members of the band! Coverage of Gandalf's Fist will continue next week, with the conclusion of the Q & A with Dean, and two live tracks recorded EXCLUSIVELY for Prog-Watch! Don't miss any of this!

And don't forget: if you have a Prog band (or know someone who does) you could have your music featured on our Watch List! Send your submissions or links (with a short bio) to the Squatch via e-mail at [email protected], or post to the Prog-Watch Facebook page. Also, if you like what we are doing, give us a “like” on Facebook, or follow the Squatch on Twitter @ProgSquatch!

This week the Squatch and Diamond Dave L. examine some of the solo career of keyboardist extraordinaire Erik Norlander, and go back to the well for some more great Ayreon! Also, they play the first song in our new feature (the Watch List) from Danish band Mythery! And keep those submissions coming! Get your band worldwide exposure on the Prog-Watch Watch List! (And if you don't have a band, tell a friend who does!)