Announcing, ProgNight: A Night of Progressive Rock at The Arcada Theatre in St. Charles, IL October, 12th, 2012. Tickets onsale now at https://tix.cnptix.com/Online/?siteID=928&c...76-0346f34eb6ac featuring:
7pm: DISTRICT 97 www.district97.net
8pm: THREE FRIENDS (Feat. Gary Green & Malcolm Mortimer from Gentle Giant) www.threefriends.info
9:40pm: NEAL MORSE www.nealmorse.com
ProgNight: A Night of Progressive Rock is going to be an incredible night, celebrating the most adventurous music rock has to offer.TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW!! TICKETS RANGE FROM $29-$89 INCLUDING MEET-AND-GREETS WITH THE BANDS AND VIP PACKAGES! GET TICKETS NOW AT https://tix.cnptix.com/Online/?siteID=928&c...76-0346f34eb6ac OR CALL (630) 962-7000
Neal Morse is one of today's most important and popular progressive rock artists and was the co-founder and frontman of Spock's Beard until 2003. Being given singing, piano and guitar lessons in his early youth, Neal Morse has always lived a very musical life. Since he was not successful as a singer/songwriter on his own, he founded Spock's Beard with his brother Alan and drummer Nick D'Virgilio in 1992. After adding bass player Dave Meros and keyboard player Ryo Okumoto, the band's popularity and success grew with each album and Spock's Beard became one of the most important progressive rock bands. Neal Morse also became active in other projects; besides his rather inconspicuous solo album Neal Morse (1999), he sang and played guitar/keyboards for Transatlantic, a highly anticipated progressive rock band also featuring Roine Stolt (The Flower Kings), Pete Trewavas (Marillion) and Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater). In 2002, Neal Morse decided to leave all bands and become a solo artist again for religious reasons. He released Testimony (2003) which dealt with his experiences in life and in becoming a Christian, which was followed by One (2004), ? (2005) and Sola Scriptura (2007). After those albums, Neal completed Testimony 2, the much praised sequel to Testimony. Neal is now completing his brand new album Momentum and touring the album around the world with a few special guests.
Three Friends is not a Gentle Giant reunion, but a new band featuring 2 original members of Gentle Giant, that will deliver faithful interpretations of the wonderful music of Gentle Giant and create new music as well. Malcolm Mortimore and Gary Green along with three other friends in Lee Pomeroy, Mick Wilson, and Gary Sanctury, complete the live lineup. The Gentle Giant story is known to many of us, revered by us, and considering the relatively short active life span of the band, many progressive fans hold them closer to the heart than any other classic band. From the early days of Simon Dupree and the Big Sound right on up to "The Missing Piece"/"Civilian" era, Gentle Giant never stopped pushing the boundaries of what was considered progress in their music.
District 97 is undoubtedly the most musically adventurous rock band in the world to feature an American Idol Top 10 Female Finalist. Since their debut release Hybrid Child in September 2010, the band has garnered fans worldwide for their unique marriage between accessible, catchy vocal melodies and an explosive instrumental prowess. Fronted by the charismatic Leslie Hunt, their live shows at festivals such as CalProg and RoSfest, and numerous appearances across the USA have cemented the band as a force to be reckoned with onstage. Rock legends such as Bill Bruford, Kansas, and John Wetton have taken notice. Wetton appears as a guest vocalist on District 97's Summer 2012 release, Trouble With Machines. Building on the strengths of Hybrid Child, their latest release pushes the envelope even further, and is sure to please any fan of uncompromising Rock music.
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