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NewEARS ALBUM OF THE MONTH "This is a collection of short, melodic songs played beautifully. That should be enough reason on its own to grab the album. But it does something more. It combines these songs with techniques very familiar to prog listeners to create something very like an aural equivalent of the alienation and confusion of depression. More than that, it does so without ever descending into self-pity or defeatism, which makes it pretty unique as far as such personal records go. [Progressive Ears]
"![]() Order this CD and come see Ray live at The Magic Room on September 25th. You will not be disappointed. NewEARS highest recommendation - one of Brother Al's all time favorites. CD and downloads available from CD Baby. Read the reviews at progressiveears.com and hear samples at rayweston.com. Gary Lucas, who has been called "a modern guitar miracle" (Rolling Stone), "The Thinking Man's Guitar Hero" (The New Yorker) and "One of the 100 Greatest Living Guitarists" will give a lecture and musical demonstration devoted to his mentor and childhood hero Don Van Vliet aka Captain Beefheart.
Gary considers Beefheart to be one of the seminal forces in contemporary music. Under his tutelage, Gary first emerged as a major guitar force to be reckoned with, as featured soloist in Beefheart's Magic Band on the last two Beefheart albums "Doc at the Radar Station" and "Ice Cream for Crow." Gary will show rare video footage of the man and the band, delve into his complex artistic oeuvre as both a composer -- by performing some of his fiendishly difficult solo guitar compositions live -- and as a painter by showing slides of his formidable paintings and drawings. Help celebrate this legendary, larger-than-life, maverick / outsider / genius who, as the guiding force behind the #1 avant-garde rock group, rightfully deserves a place of honor in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame.
CAPTAIN BEEFHEART SYMPOSIUM with legendary guitarist GARY LUCAS at The Magic Room - Brighton, MA at 08:00 PM $20 available at the door Ray Weston of Echolyn at The Magic Room - Brighton, MA at 08:00 PM With Special Guests The Tea Club $20 advance, $25 day of show The Watch playing Genesis Foxtrot - Blue Show at The Magic Room - Brighton, MA at 08:00 PM $25 advance, $30 day of show
New England Events CAPTAIN BEEFHEART SYMPOSIUM with legendary guitarist GARY LUCAS at The Magic Room - Brighton, MA at 08:00 PM $20 available at the door Rush at TD Garden - Boston, MA at 08:00 PM TBD Kamelot at The Palladium - Worcester, MA at 08:00 PM With Special Guests Leaves' Eyes $26 adv, $30 door, $100 VIP Strawbs - Acoustic at Showcase Live - Patriot Place, Foxborough MA at 08:00 PM $20 & $45 VIP Allan Holdsworth, Jimmy Johnson, Chad Wackerman at Infinity Music Hall & Bistro, Norwalk CT at 08:00 PM $25, $30 & $40 Rush 2112 & Moving Pictures – Classic Albums at The Regent Theater - Arlington, MA at 07:30 PM $10 adv ($12 day of show) Allan Holdsworth Trio at Ironhorse Music Hall - Northampton, MA at 07:00 PM $22.50 adv ($25 door) Ray Weston of Echolyn at The Magic Room - Brighton, MA at 08:00 PM With Special Guests The Tea Club $20 advance, $25 day of show Accept & King's X at Showcase Live - Patriot Place, Foxborough MA at 08:00 PM $25 & $50 (VIP) Roger Waters The Wall Live at TD Garden - Boston, MA at 08:00 PM SOLD OUT Roger Waters The Wall Live at TD Garden - Boston, MA at 08:00 PM $55 - $750 (VIP) MARPROG New England Progressive Rock Festival featuring Holding Pattern, Edensong, 3rd Degree others (6 bands) at Nomads Adventure Quest - South Windsor, CT at 12:30 PM $50 adv, $55 day of show Roger Waters The Wall Live at TD Garden - Boston, MA at 08:00 PM $55 - $750 (VIP) Pat Metheny's Orchestrion at Flynn Center for the Performing Arts - Burlington, VT at 07:30 PM TBA Pat Metheny's Orchestrion at Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center - Great Barrington, MA at 07:00 PM $42 - $87 (Golden Circle) Carl Palmer Band - Celebrating the music of ELP at Tupelo Music Hall - Londonderry, NH at 08:00 PM $50 |
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$20 advanced, $25 day of show. Only 80 tickets will be sold. Order yours today with Paypal below.
Save on shipping and handling charges by sending your check made out to NewEARS with self-addressed stamped envelop to NewEARS, PO Box 1434, Littleton MA 01460. Please allow 1-2 weeks for processing. Come enjoy the "magic" of Ray Weston of Echolyn. Anyone who is familiar with Ray through his work with Echolyn or his brilliant solo album "This is My Halo" knows that he is a true modern musical poet who wears his heart on his sleeve as they say in the tradition of a FISH or Nick Cave. Joining Ray will be one of Prog's youngest new bands The Tea Club, described by Jerry Lucky as "a new and fresh take of progressive rock structures that are easily spotted and yet sounds new and original. Their music is a mix of Mars Volta or Rush on the instrumentation side and ..Echolyn..on the writing and vocal side..." Join us for an evening of great progressive music and story telling at the most intimate club in Boston - The Magic Room. $25 advanced, $30 day of show. Only 80 tickets will be sold. Order yours today with Paypal below.
Save on shipping and handling charges by sending your check made out to NewEARS with self-addressed stamped envelop to NewEARS, PO Box 1434, Littleton MA 01460. Please allow 1-2 weeks for processing. The Watch are an early-Genesis tribute band who also record their own material. Billed as The Blue Show - the Foxtrot album - they start with acoustic-based songs and build the tension as they add more powerful numbers. Exactly the way Genesis themselves used to do it around 1970/71. These guys really know their subject, with singer Simone Rossetti sounding exactly like Peter Gabriel. As they move into the powerful numbers such as Time Table and Can Utility and the Coastliners, you can feel the atmosphere build. By the time we get to Musical Box and In the Cage, the band are feeding off a rapturous reception. Guitarist Giorgio Gabriel (his real name!) manages a beautiful rendition of Steve Hackett’s classical solo piece Horizons, made all the more captivating by playing it on 12-strings. Performing everything from Foxtrot could only mean one thing – the highlight of the evening will be Supper's Ready. It is flawless: absolutely stunning . Tears flow. Like most of the audience I've seen all the Genesis tribute bands of the last few years. No-one outwith Genesis themselves plays this song better. I would dare say they are the best tribute band, Genesis or otherwise, I've ever seen. [Rockradio UK] ... a strong and powerful performance - Steve Hackett ...it was impressive (drums duet with Phildas) - Phil Collins
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