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
"Beautiful melodic prog with sounds of Floyd, Camel, Marillion and AOR leanings of the Alan Parsons Project and Toto"



Order this CD which is now available in the USA from Kinesis
Highest Recommendation - It will be one of your favorites of 2010
Read the review at DPRP.

Hear samples at www.intentionsmusic.nl

"One of the best places to see a show in all of Boston...extremely intimate venue with great P.A., multiple lounge areas, and unique musical guests"

The Magic Room
Art Rock Series

  • 2010-03-20
    IZZ at The Magic Room - Brighton, MA at 08:00 PM
    $25

  • 2010-04-03
    Greg Hawkes (keyboardist of The Cars) & Friends at The Magic Room - Brighton, MA at 08:00 PM
    With Special Guests Casey Desmond
    $22.50 adv ; $25 day of

  • 2010-04-10
    Gary Lucas (guitarist of Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band) solo acoustic performance at The Magic Room, Brighton MA at 08:00 PM
    $22.50 adv ; $25 day of

    New England Events

  • 2010-02-08
    Yes at Calvin Theater - Northampton, MA at 08:00 PM
    $35 - $75

  • 2010-02-09
    Yes at House of Blues - Boston, MA at 08:00 PM
    $45 & $55

  • 2010-02-21
    The Pink Floyd Experience at Calvin Theater - Northampton, MA at 08:00 PM
    $25 & $35

  • 2010-02-25
    Dennis Deyoung: The Music of Styx at Ridgefield Playhouse - Ridgefield CT at 08:00 PM
    $85

  • 2010-02-26
    Umphrey's McGee at House of Blues - Boston, MA at 8:30 PM
    $25

  • 2010-02-28
    Umphrey's McGee at Calvin Theater - Northampton, MA at 08:00 PM
    $21

  • 2010-03-06
    Muse at TD Garden - Boston, MA at 07:30 PM
    $50.50

  • 2010-03-20
    IZZ at The Magic Room - Brighton, MA at 08:00 PM
    $25

  • 2010-03-20
    AIR at Berklee Performance Center - Boston at 07:30 PM
    $43.35

  • 2010-03-31
    Trans-Siberian Orchestra at TBD - Providence, RI at 07:30 PM
    TBD

  • 2010-04-01
    Trans-Siberian Orchestra at TBD - Boston, MA at 07:30 PM
    TBD

  • 2010-04-02
    Trans-Siberian Orchestra at TBD - Hartford, MA at 08:00 PM
    TBD

  • 2010-04-03
    Greg Hawkes (keyboardist of The Cars) & Friends at The Magic Room - Brighton, MA at 08:00 PM
    With Special Guests Casey Desmond
    $22.50 adv ; $25 day of

  • 2010-04-03
    Keith Emerson & Greg Lake at Ridgefield Playhouse - Ridgefield CT at 08:00 PM
    SOLD OUT

  • 2010-04-10
    Gary Lucas (guitarist of Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band) solo acoustic performance at The Magic Room, Brighton MA at 08:00 PM
    $22.50 adv ; $25 day of

  • 2010-04-10
    Keith Emerson & Greg Lake at Zeiterion Performing Arts Center - New Bedford, MA at 08:00 PM
    $45

  • Featured Shows:

    BostonProg Presents
    IZZ playing "The Darkened Room" - Magic Room, Brighton MA
    Saturday March 20th at 8PM - Reserved Seats: $25.00
    Click on banner above to order tickets

    Special New Bedford Appearance

    NewEARS BLOGS

    02/04/2010 : Keith Emerson and Greg Lake reunite for performance at the Zeiterion
    NEW BEDFORD – The Eagles declared “Hell Freezes Over” when they reunited, and progressive rock fans are about to feel the same way. In April, the innovators and pioneers of progressive ...

    11/05/2009 : A Conversation with Greg Lake!
    Known to many as “The Voice,” song writer, producer and musician Greg Lake has been entrancing audiences for decades.   Originally honing his craft with the UK band s “The Shame” and “The ...

    10/20/2009 : The Power of Two review.
    Two bands (sort of) one powerful evening! The name Magic Room says it all. On Oct 17th I was honored to be part of an intimate gathering to catch Karmakic and Agents of Mercy live at the Sound ...


    Prog in the News

    2010-01-29: Gabriel: Disaster aid can benefit from technology
    NEW YORK --Haiti's devastating earthquake reinforced Peter Gabriel's belief that disaster relief needs to take better advantage of the digital age. The 59-year-old singer-songwriter says technology has amazing potential an

    2010-01-27: Review: Syzygy "Realms Of Eternity"
    Syzygy is a four piece band from Ohio (USA), led by guitarist/lead vocalist Carl Baldassarre. Together with keyboardist Sam Giunta and Al Rolik on bass these friends were in a band called Abraxas, touring extensively during t

    2010-01-15: Pat Metheny's New Band Members are Robots
    This blog post brings together two of my favorite things: Pat Metheny and robots. Metheny's new album Orchestrion, due out January 25, is technically a solo act. That's because the members aren't human. Each instrument is a k

    2010-01-05: Review: Tomas Bodin "Cinematograaf "
    It's already about 4 years ago since the last solo outing by Tomas Bodin, keyboard player of The Flower Kings. That album, I AM, was intended to be the first of a real trilogy, but due to several logistic and other problems t

    2010-01-05: Review: Big Big Train 'The Underfall Yard'
    On The Difference Machine from 2007 Big Big Train founders Gregory Spawton and Andy Poole started to take on the role of directors, leaving the spotlight to others, which resulted in an incredibly strong album. With that albu

    2009-12-26: Fish has throat surgery
    ROCKER Fish is enjoying a peaceful Christmas and is set for a quiet six months ahead – following an operation on his throat. The former Marillion frontman, who lives in Haddington, East Lothian, is recovering after the oper

    2009-12-15: DVD Review: Van Der Graaf Generator "Live at the Paradiso"
    Van Der Graaf Generator are often considered as Peter Hammill's band, after all he writes the majority of the music and as the only full-time musician is the arbiter of their activity, or even existence. However, anyone who h

    2009-12-15: DVD Review: Kansas "There's No Place Like Home"
    After receiving this latest DVD from Kansas I made a point of checking out the DPRP reviews index to see how many listings the band had and was surprised to find just the single entry, 2002’s The Ultimate Kansas compilation

    2009-12-15: Genesis headed into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
    Genesis morphed from prog-rock mainstay in the '60s and '70s to Top 40 hit machine in the '80s and '90s. After frontman Peter Gabriel went solo in 1975, drummer Phil Collins took over lead vocals.

    2009-12-10: RIP: Jack Rose, 38, founding member of noise band Pelt
    Jack Rose, whose complex improvisations on six-string, 12-string, and lap steel guitar earned him a devoted cult following, died Saturday in Philadelphia. He was 38. His death, apparently of a heart attack, was announced by T

    2009-12-04: RIP: Eric Woolfson, 64; cofounded band with Alan Parsons
    BERLIN - Eric Woolfson, cofounder of the 1970s British progressive rock group Alan Parsons Project, known for the hits “Eye in the Sky’’ and “Don’t Answer Me,’’ has died of cancer. He was 64. Gallissas Theaterve

    2009-12-03: Interview: Andy Tillison
    Rooted in the true sounds of progressive rock is The Tangent, a supergroup led by keyboardist/guitarist/singer-songwriter Andy Tillison the band has led the way within the genre with five studio and two live albums as well as

    2009-11-24: King Crimson: Lizard (40th Anniversary Series)
    Often forgotten and sometimes maligned, Lizard is a King Crimson classic that's waited to be found for nearly 40 years. When it was first released in 1970, it was quickly overlooked as a transitional album between the group t

    2009-11-23: Review: Transatlantic "Whirlwind"
    It's been 8 years since the symphonic prog supergroup of Neal Morse (ex Spock's Beard now solo), Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater), Roine Stolt (The Flower Kings) and Pete Trewavas (Marillion) released a studio album under the Tra

    2009-11-19: "The Darkened Room", the new studio album from IZZ is now available!!
    The progressive community is buzzing with the new release by New York prog ensemble IZZ. In the past decade the group has released several highly acclaimed albums and have accumulated a large dedicated following in the proces