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Come join us at the Independent for a night with the Mob-- the new band from Russell Allen and Mike Portnoy- Saturday September 3rd at 9PM. Local act Futures End will be opening up-- See you there!

All Just wanted to let everyone know Bay Area Rock Promotions is pleased to present Neal Morse with Mike Portnoy on drums at the Avalon in Santa Clara on Thursday May 26th. More details will follow

Trust me on this-- it is not a mix-- I have tried to blend in the prog elements in a metal festival, and it just doesn't work-- I have promoted solo metal shows and prog shows and watched the fanbase, and there is little overlap in between them. I love Neal and Spocks to death- but it just...

For those of you going to shows regularly, I would be very curious to get some information on how many people are coming out for shows here-- this helps me know what bands to go after for future shows, but also gives me an idea of what genres are selling here. If you have time if you could shoot...

Just got the word last night from the Transatlantic camp that Daniel will be joining the tour as a special guest, similar to what he did on the 2001 tour. After the Progressive Nation debacle, it is nice to see him finally back on our soil under a new administration--

Top 10 Bands of the Decade- This is my highly subjective take on the past 10 years of tunes which are subject to change-- please feel free to chime in with your own!! 1. Dream Theater- Nothing needs to be said here- From starting out from SFAM, to ending with BCSL with a couple of style...

From MP's Forum-- Details on the San Francisco show are below-- Almost a decade has passed since their last live appearance together... The wait is finally now over...the long-awaited return to the stage of the legendary prog supergroup has arrived!!! An Evening With TRANSATLANTIC...

Bay Area Rock Promotions is proud to present an Evening with Transatlantic in their first appearance in a decade for an exclusive Northern California appearance on their “Whirld Tour” on Sunday April 18th, 2010 at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. Reserved seat tickets will go on sale at...

All- I just posted this on my forum-- please feel free to go there to discuss further-- Just wanted to update everybody on what is going on with Bay Area Rock Promotions and Bay Area Rock Fest. I wanted to give you a quick summary of what is happening, what my future plans are, and where I...

As part of my previous post, What bands do you all want to see play in the Bay Area next year that will not be part of the normal tours?? This could be local bands, or national bands that you would motivate you to see a show--- Post your thoughts here!!!

Just wanted to update everybody on what is going on with Bay Area Rock Promotions and Bay Area Rock Fest. I wanted to give you a quick summary of what is happening, what my future plans are, and where I need your help— As many of you have known, I did not do a festival this year due to the...

Hi gang-- I know it has been a long time since I have posted, but i wanted to give everybody a quick update-- Mrs. Dave and I had our first child on July 15th (John Bonham's birthday!), and it has been a total thrill that I can't adequately describe. I am glad that we did not decide to do...

Hey guys-- thanks for all the kind words here-- this was a tough decision to make-- For the record- for the one who questioned my use of the term cancelled--this was not my original post on my forum-- I merely said "Postponed"- not sure how Blabbermouth twisted things-- Thanks to you all for...

All It is with a heavy heart that I have to announce that there will not be a BARFEST this spring. This has been a difficult decision to make, and one that has taken a lot of time on my end.. As many of you know, this started out a few years ago with Eric Boles and myself coming up with...

You are welcome Danae-- CG was the major surprise of the first festival-Their show was unbelievable, and I am really mad that my videographer could not make it that night-- I am so glad that you all met because of this show--I remember at the first show, I announced Brett and Jax as BARFEST...