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NewEARS Album Of The Month

The Pineapple Thief - It Leads To This

"It is reassuring to report that The Pineapple Thief have released a gem of an album, full of rich, emotionally laden songs. Bruce Soord's plaintive voice graces a range of well-crafted pieces, embellished with subtle musical accents and tasteful flourishes. The Pineapple Thief have perfected an engaging formula in which they frame lyrical and musical ideas within relatively concise but imaginative songs (most in the four to five minute range, with one a shade under six minutes). There's no flab or overindulgence here - it's precise and measured with magnificent sound design and excellent performances all round. What is also notable is that all the songs are credited to both Bruce Soord and Gavin Harrison. Harrison began as a 'hired gun' on 2016's impressive Your Wilderness, but he is now clearly integral to the band's songwriting, indicating just how much the Porcupine Tree / King Crimson star is enjoying being involved, having more creative space for his own contributions. His percussive, arrangement and songwriting skills are resplendent on It Leads to This." LT-TPA

" Bruce is in fine form, arguably one of the better voices in prog, as well as a highly inspired guitarist and composer. The fact that his bandmates have cemented their relationship by sticking together through thick and thin, is quite revelatory and the proof is in the tangy pudding being offered up to fans of brooding, explorative and emotional prog. Eight tracks, a running time of 41 minutes and possibly their best effort yet. The set list seems like a chronological flow, at least in terms of musicality, but also lyrically." tsz-PA

Essential Track: "'To Forget' is a slow building jewel of a song, commencing with delicate acoustic guitars under Soord's soft, yearning voice, joined by the crisp precision of Harrison's percussion and drums. There is a real majesty to this elegant piece, with glistening splashes of guitar punctuating the calm rippling surface... until about halfway in when the bass, drums and more assertive guitar break the surface entirely. The hypnotic rhythm and Soord's fragile voice return us to a shimmering pool of sounds with Kitch's subtle keys chiming, before the whole piece rises dramatically, and then fades into the distance. It is a wonderfully atmospheric way to end the albu." LT-TPA

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NewEARS Art Rock Series

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New England Events

04/20/24	Lotus Land - American Rush Tribute	The Cabot - Beverly, MA
04/24/24	Umphrey's McGee - An Evening With	Higher Ground - Burlington, VT
04/25/24	Umphrey's McGee - An Evening With	Higher Ground - Burlington, VT
04/26/24	Mary Fahl - Full Band Performance	TCAN - Natick, MA
04/26/24	Umphrey's McGee - UMBowl	House of Blues - Boston, MA
04/27/24	Queensryche - The Origins Tour - playing the EP & The Warning in their entirety	Palladium - Worcester, MA
04/27/24	Umphrey's McGee - UMBowl	House of Blues - Boston, MA
04/27/24	Kamelot - Awaken The World Tour 2024	Big Night Live - Boston, MA
04/27/24	Echoes Of Floyd - New England's Pink Floyd Tribute	The Town House - Petrborough, NH
04/28/24	Queensryche - The Origins Tour - playing the EP & The Warning in their entirety	Toad's Place - New Haven, CT
05/03/24	The Machine - performs Pink Floyd	The Cabot - Beverly, MA
05/04/24	California Guitar Trio	Shalin Liu Performance Center - Rockport, MA
05/04/24	The Machine - performs Pink Floyd unplugged	TCAN - Natick, MA
05/06/24	Todd Rundren - Me/We tour with Prairie Prince, Kasim Sulton, Bobby Strickland, Gil Assayas, Bruce McDaniel	The Strand - Providence, RI
05/08/24	Martin Barre - presents Jethro Tull's Greatest Hits	City Winery - Boston, MA
05/08/24	Todd Rundren - Me/We tour with Prairie Prince, Kasim Sulton, Bobby Strickland, Gil Assayas, Bruce McDaniel	The Wilbur - Boston, MA
05/10/24	Kansas - 50th Anniversary Tour - Another Fork in the Road	Capitol Center for the Arts - Concord, NH
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4/27 - Palladium, Worcester MA
4/28 - Toad's Place, New Haven CT

Although QUEENSRYCHE would score multi-platinum albums and hit singles over their career, their fans have developed an undeniable love for the group's early releases, the 1983 EP and 1984's "The Warning" album, when they helped trailblaze a style of rock that combined elements of metal and prog. And for the first time ever, QUEENSRYCHE will be performing both classic releases in their entirety as part of "The Origins Tour".

"The Origins Tour" will see QUEENSRYCHE - singer Todd La Torre, guitarists Michael Wilton and Mike Stone, bassist Eddie Jackson and drummer Casey Grillo - joined on most dates by another highly respected/influential band that also launched in the '80s, ARMORED SAINT.

"We are thrilled to bring to you 'The Origins Tour'," says La Torre. "This will be the first time in QUEENSRYCHE's history that the EP and 'The Warning' will be performed live in their entirety. And to make this an even more stellar tour, we are so excited that our great friends and legendary metallers ARMORED SAINT will be joining us as direct support. We are all proud to bring you this touring package and we can't wait to see you on the road."

He adds: "Join us for this unique and very special experience, as we celebrate the origins of QUEENSRYCHE. Take hold!"