New England Art (Progressive) Rock Society - New England's Ear on Progressive (Prog) Rock Music
What is NewEARS? A not-for-profit organization of progressive music lovers. The primary goal of NewEARS is to create a community of music enthusiasts dedicated to sharing and promoting progressive rock in the New England area.

Please see the About page for more information about our goals and history, as well as contact information.

NewEARS Album Of The Month

SiX BY SiX - Beyond Shadowland

"Sonically superior, 'Beyond Shadowland' showcases the decades of combined experience that these fine musicians possess. The album presents a brand of guitar-oriented and sophisticated Prog-rock that is based on heavy but melodic guitars, expert vocals and varied stylistic influences. Crisp, refined and direct, the album will ensure that fans of the Proggier debut will be satisfied, but will no doubt embrace a somewhat broader audience as well." PN-TPR

"Their 'sounds like' list is extensive. There's an overlap with Spock's Beard and Flying Colors; and despite Glockler's background in metal, Six By Six are more hard rock. Going further back, it feels a safe guess that they've absorbed some Blue Oyster Cult, Deep Purple and the melodic wallop of Kansas and Styx. But there's a lot more here besides.

Beyond Shadowland comes across as remarkably fresh and punchy. On the surface it's perhaps a tad less bombastic than their debut, but one can hear evidence of Crichton's claim that this new material is more nuanced and adventurously structured, and there's a lot going on around the band's big tunes." MB-Prog



Essential Track: "The intro to "Obiliex," my favorite track on the album, is quite simply next-level melodic Prog, and Berry's fretless bass on this track reminds us just who he is." PN-TPR
 


Read the full reviews on The Prog Report and Prog Magazine.

Listen and watch the videos on the band's YouTube Channel.

Buy the Album from Century Media / InsideOut Music or wherever great Prog music is sold.
 
NewEARS Art Rock Series

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New England Events

05/08/24Todd Rundren - Me/We tour with Prairie Prince, Kasim Sulton, Bobby Strickland, Gil Assayas, Bruce McDaniel The Wilbur - Boston, MA
05/08/24Martin Barre - presents Jethro Tull's Greatest Hits City Winery - Boston, MA
05/09/24The Furious Bongos - Play Zappa - Mother's Day Tour Bombyx - Northampton, MA
05/10/24Kansas - 50th Anniversary Tour - Another Fork in the Road Capitol Center for the Arts - Concord, NH
05/10/24Martin Barre - A Brief History of Tull Academy of Music - Northampton, MA
05/10/24The Furious Bongos - Play Zappa - Mother's Day Tour Oak Hill Music - Brookline, NH
05/11/24Blind Guardian - The God Machine Tour Palladium - Worcester, MA
05/11/24Martin Barre - presents Jethro Tull's Greatest Hits Tupello Music Hall - Derry, NH
05/11/24Into The Floyd - "a true Pink Floyd experience" Magic Room - Norwood, MA
05/12/24Master Boot Record - Synthesized Heavy Metal Symphonic Music Middle East - Cambridge, MA
05/17/24Dixie Dregs with Steve Morse Band - Anachronicity Tour 2024 Somerville Theatre - Somerville, MA
05/17/24Kansas - 50th Anniversary Tour - Another Fork in the Road Providence Performing Arts Center - Providence, RI
05/18/24Dixie Dregs with Steve Morse Band - Anachronicity Tour 2024 Ridgefield Playhouse - Ridgefield, CT
05/18/24Kansas - 50th Anniversary Tour - Another Fork in the Road College Street Music Hall - New Haven, CT
05/26/24Minstrels In The Gallery - A Tribute to Classic Jethro Tull as part of LE GRAND DAVID'S 70TH BIRTHDAY BASH The Cabot - Beverly, MA
05/29/24Symphony X - North American Tour 2024 Paradise Rock Club - Boston, MA
05/30/24Symphony X - North American Tour 2024 Toad's Place - New Haven, CT
06/02/24Classic Albums Live - Performs Pink Floyd's The Wall Chevalier Theatre - Medford, MA



Featured Show:
 
5/6 - Strand, Providence RI
5/8 - Wilbur, Boston MA



Todd Rundgren just announced his 38-concert 'Me/We Tour' that will send him to theaters, performing arts centers, casinos, auditoriums and bowls all over North America from April through July.

Over the course of the four-month run, the 2021 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee will spend quite a bit of time in New York and New Jersey.

As of now, the 75-year-old former Nazz frontman has lined up shows in North Providence, RI (May 6), and Boston, MA (May 8).

And while fans can likely expect to hear the hits - "I Saw The Light", and "Hello, It's Me" to name just a few - Rundgren also likes to mix in classic Motown and R&B covers as well.



Latest New England Prog News

Coming to New England in July - The Heat of the Moment Tour:
7/3 - Playhouse, Ridgefield CT ; 7/5 - Chevalier - Boston, MA





Master Boot Record - Synthesized Heavy Metal Symphonic Music - Coming to New England in May: 5/3 - Brattleboro, VT ; 5/12 - Cambridge, MA