UP3 - The Ultimate Prog Podcast Project

Goodbye. Farewell. Auf Wiedersehen. The End.

Sat, 03 Aug 2024 10:22:54 -0600

This mini-episode marks the end of the Ultimate Prog Podcast Project. Thanks for listening.

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408 - Topic Potpourri (Rants & Raves)

Sat, 01 Jun 2024 00:01:00 -0600

In this episode, the guys take turns talking about topics that are top of mind for them. Enjoy this grab-bag episode. This is it for Season 4. Have a great summer! We'll see you next season!

== WHAT WE’RE LISTENING TO & RECOMMEND ==
CRAIG
Listening to Lee Morgan
Influenced by SWEET
Enjoys the writing of Jim Steinman

LEE
Listening to Existentia (be aware there is also a Death Metal band with the same name)
Listening to Big Big Train
Influenced by Ambrosia
Enjoys the writing of Sara MacLachlan

TONY
Listening to Lucassen & Soeterbeck's Plan 9
Listening to The Cyberiam - Unobtainium
Influenced by Gravity Kills
Enjoys the writing of Vienna Teng

== UNHEARD OF ==

O TEATRO MÁGICO (BRASIL)

O Teatro Mágico (literally The Magical Theater) is a Brazilian musical group, formed in 2003. It was created in the municipality of Osasco, in the state of São Paulo by Fernando Anitelli and other seven artists, two being circus performers. The group's purpose goes beyond music and it is to bring literature, performing arts, politics and culture all to one place, with the intention of reaching as many people as possible.

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Bootleg - INTERVIEW with Geoff Bisente for AAPI Heritage Month

Wed, 01 May 2024 02:01:13 -0600

And now for something completely different! In this BOOTLEG episode, Tony interviews Geoff Bisente about Asian American-Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage month. The guys talk about geography, history, and politics to better understand the music that of the region. NOTE: This episode was originally recorded in May 2022.

GEOFF'S LINKS & RECOMMENDATIONS
Recommends Alien Weaponry
Recommends Shepherd's Rain
Recommends Te Vaka

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407 - Cruise to the Edge 2024 Post-Cruise Discussion

Mon, 01 Apr 2024 00:01:00 -0600

In this episode, Lee, Craig, and Tony discuss their highlights, lowlights, and surprises from Cruise to the Edge 2024

== WHAT WE’RE LISTENING TO & RECOMMEND ==
CRAIG
Listening to Thelonious Monk - Straight, No Chaser
Recommends Simon Phillips' - Protocol V

LEE
Listening to Ostura - The Room
Listening to Whom Gods Destroy - Insanium
Listening to Kyros - Mannequin
Recommends Big Big Train - English Electric Part 1
Recommends Big Big Train - English Electric Part 2

TONY
Listening to Judas Priest - Invincible Shield
Listening to Leaves' Eyes - Myths of Fate
Recommends Klone - Le Grand Voyage

== UNHEARD OF ==

BANTAMWEIGHT

BANTAMWEIGHT are a Los Angeles-based synth-rock band with a unique talent for playing multiple instruments simultaneously. Drummer Max Kelly’s syncopated rock drumming and complex keyboard riffs combine with frontman Keith Shacklett’s powerful bass playing and soaring vocals to produce a sound that far eclipses the size of the ensemble. After nearly 15,000 hours of close collaboration, the pair have emerged with a telepathic chemistry, freakish talent, and an electrifying sound entirely their own. Their new EP ‘Sounds + Haptics’ puts that on full display and makes one fact abundantly clear: in an oversaturated industry and attention-deficient world, this band is worth your time.

Check out BANTAMWEIGHT's great cover of Linkin Park's "Breaking the Habit"

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406 - Get Ready for Cruise to the Edge 2024

Fri, 01 Mar 2024 00:01:00 -0700

In this episode, the guys talk about what they're looking forward to onboard Cruise to the Edge 2024. For more information on the cruise, check out the web site here: https://cruisetotheedge.com/

== WHAT WE’RE LISTENING TO & RECOMMEND ==
CRAIG
Listening to Big Big Train
Looking forward to Steve Hackett
Looking forward to Flower Kings
Looking forward to Steve Morse Band
Looking forward to Lonely Robot

LEE
Listening to Dave Kerzner
Listening to Jane Getter Premonition
Listening to Brook Hansen (Prog Rock Orchestra)
Listening to Turbulence - Binary Dream
Looking forward to Marillion
Looking forward to Queensrÿche
Looking forward to Big Big Train
Looking forward to Protocol
Looking forward to Airbag

TONY
Listening to Klone - Le Grand Voyage
Listening to Ihsahn - Ihsahn
Looking forward to Symphony X
Looking forward to Haken
Looking forward to Riverside
Looking forward to Stick Men
Looking forward to Late Nite Live

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405 - Jazz Metal: The Leading Edge of Prog?

Thu, 01 Feb 2024 00:01:00 -0700

In this episode, Lee makes the case for an emergent leading edge of Prog music -- Jazz Metal

Check this link to follow the CHANGE.ORG petition to free Gleb Kolyadin and the band Bi-2 from jail in Thailand.

== WHAT WE’RE LISTENING TO & RECOMMEND ==

LEE
Listening to Caligula's Horse - Charcoal Grace
Listening to Steven Wilson - The Harmony Codex
For those interested in learning more about Jazz Metal, Lee recommends the following bands:

CRAIG
Listening to Tinyfish - Tinyfish
Listening to Benny Golson

TONY
Listening to Peter Gabriel - i/o (dark side)
Listening to 80's Road Trip (Spotify Playlist)

== UNHEARD OF ==

Small Town Titans

The Small Town Titans are an American rock n’ roll power trio from York, PA who love to constantly create, as well as play live. Gone is the notion that a rock band should only release 10 songs at a time every 2 years. In a world where music fans crave new content constantly, the Small Town Titans aim to deliver their brand of art all of the time, drawing inspiration from a newer wave of rock bands such as Highly Suspect and Royal Blood, and rock legends such as the Foo Fighters, Audioslave, and Deep Purple. Thanks to their efforts at taking matters into their own hands, STT can create and release songs, podcasts, live online concerts, and more with no rules. In a social media driven world, STT knows releasing quality, constant content is as important as playing great live shows.

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Bootleg - INTERVIEW with Ben Jones (Orion - The End of Suffering)

Tue, 09 Jan 2024 19:35:15 -0700

Lee interviews Ben Jones of the band Orion on his debut album "The End of Suffering"

Available on Bandcamp:
https://benjones4.bandcamp.com/album/the-end-of-suffering

Partial tracks played during the Episode (all from The End of Suffering)
03:27 - Tomorrow
04:22 - The Hurricane
05:32 - Yesterday
06:38 - Myself and I
09:07 - The End of Suffering
11:08 - Now (Instrumental)
13:32 - Out of Time pt.2
18:32 - Now (Instrumental)

404 - INTERVIEW with Simon Godfrey (TINYFISH, SHINEBACK, VALDEZ)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:01:00 -0700

In this episode, the guys dedicate the entire episode to UNHEARD OF prolific Prog songwriter and performer Simon Godfrey

== WHAT WE’RE LISTENING TO & RECOMMEND ==
CRAIG
Listening to Herbie Hancock

LEE
Listening to Shineback

TONY
Listening to Peter Gabriel - i/o

SIMON
Recommends Sufjan Stevens - Javelin
Recommends Bill Orcutt - Jump On It
Recommends Spock's Beard - V
Recommends Jacob Collier - Djesse

SIMON GODFREY

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403 - Transatlantic

Fri, 01 Dec 2023 00:01:00 -0700

In this episode, Tony leads a discussion about the history and impact of Prog super group Transatlantic

== WHAT WE’RE LISTENING TO & RECOMMEND ==
CRAIG
Listening to Sarah Elizabeth Charles
Story of the title "Nardis"

LEE
Listening to Orion - The End of Suffering

TONY
Listening to Ad Infinitum
Recommends Transatlantic - The Return of the Giant Hogweed (Genesis Cover)
Recommends Transatlantic - The Absolute Universe (Forevermore)
Recommends Spock's Beard - SNOW

== UNHEARD OF ==

SAMMAL (FINLAND)

Sammal is that good old friend you've never met. Free from the confines of a scene or part of any genre wave, like the wild moss their name translates to. They have conjured a rare album, quite of its own but nostalgic in only the best way. A band that manages to capture a sense of golden moments in Finnish music, naturally and without pretensions. Vocals that soar confidently and warmly with beautiful lyrics which, though sung entirely in Finnish, are entirely relatable due to the passion in the voice and beauty of the compositions, made more arcane by the sentiments the sound evokes. Lyrics translated inside the booklet are a magic discovery of a band that inspires more about their culture and heart than most well known Finnish bands today.

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402 - Brand X

Wed, 01 Nov 2023 00:01:00 -0600

402 - Brand X

== WHAT WE’RE LISTENING TO & RECOMMEND ==

CRAIG
Listening to Wayne Shorter
Recommends Brand X - Unorthodox Behavior
Recommends Brand X - Moroccan Role
Recommends Brand X - Masques

LEE
Listening to Trevor Ravin - RIO

TONY
Listening to FROST* - Milliontown

== UNHEARD OF ==

POLYPHIA

Polyphia is a primarily instrumental progressive rock band based in Plano, Texas, formed in 2010. The group consists of guitarists Tim Henson and Scott LePage, bassist Clay Gober, and drummer Clay Aeschliman. Polyphia's sound is noted for incorporating virtuosic guitar parts with other styles of music. Initially rooted in a metal-focused tone in their early releases, the band's music evolved to a more progressive rock sound in their later productions, combining electronic music and hip hop. Polyphia has released four studio albums, two EPs, and numerous singles. Their fourth album, Remember That You Will Die, released in October 2022, was their second to chart, debuting at number 33 on the Billboard 200.

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401 - INTERVIEW with Diego Tejeida (TEMIC, HAKEN)

Sun, 01 Oct 2023 00:01:00 -0600

In this episode, Lee has a conversation with innovative Prog Metal keyboardist Diego Tejeida of the bands TEMIC and HAKEN.

== WHAT WE’RE LISTENING TO & RECOMMEND ==
CRAIG
Listening to Horace Silver (Jazz)

LEE
Listening to Animals as Leaders (Jazz Metal)
Listening to Outrun the Sunlight (Jazz Metal)
Listening to Periphery(Jazz Metal)

TONY
Listening to Alien Weaponry (Metal)
Listening to Ihsahn (Metal)
Listening to A-Ha (Pop Rock)

DIEGO
Recommends Polynation - Igneous
Recommends Rival Consoles - Persona
Recommends Ochre - Beyond the Outer Loop

== UNHEARD OF ==

LIONTORTOISE
NOTE: LIONTORTOISE is now known as VOIDATLAS

Liontortoise is a progressive metal instrumental act based out of denver, colorado. Liontortoise brings a powerful stage presence for their heavy grooves and intricate guitar lines.

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Bootleg - New music to start Season 4

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 15:23:07 -0600

Lee gives a sneak peak of Season 4 and plays clips of summer releases and new music to look forward to.

1:33 - Temic - Count Your Losses
https://temicband.com/
2:41 - Trevor Rabin - Push
https://www.trevorrabinmusic.com/
4:02 - Let the Truth Speak - Earthside
https://us.earthsideband.com/
5:09 - Impossible Tightrope - Steven Wilson
https://stevenwilsonhq.com/
6:12 - Window to the World - Pattern Seeking Animals
https://www.psanimals1.com/
7:10 - (Album Announcement Track) - District 97
https://district97.net/
8:24 - Isolation - AVKRVST
https://www.avkrvst.com/
9:31 - Paper Wolf - VOLA
https://www.volaband.com/
10:20 - Beginner's Eyes - The Flower Kings
https://www.roinestolt.com/the-flower-kings
11:25 - Waiting for Some Sun - Ray Alder
https://www.facebook.com/RayAlderOfficial/

310 - Interesting Technology

Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:01:00 -0600

In this episode, the UP3 Show crew share their favorite bits of technology

== WHAT WE’RE LISTENING TO & RECOMMEND ==
CRAIG
Listening to Jeff Beck - Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (from the album Wired)
Recommends Comparing GENESIS Foxtrot vs Selling England By the Pound (Keys/Synth Sound)

LEE
Listening to Matt Dorsey - Let Go
Recommends YES - Union (1991) vs YES - Talk (1994) for Analog/Digital Mastering Sound

TONY
Listening to Alien Weaponry
Recommends Gentle Giant - Peel the Paint Comparison

== UNHEARD OF ==

AISLES (CHILE)

Based in Santiago, Chile, and having released four highly acclaimed studio albums, Aisles have become South America’s most important progressive band of the past two decades. The group has played in the Americas, Europe, and done extensive touring cycles in Chile, opening for household names such as Marillion and Focus.

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309 - INTERVIEW with Andy West (DIXIE DREGS, RAMA 1, FWAP, ZAZEN)

Mon, 01 May 2023 00:01:00 -0600

INTERVIEW with Andy West (DIXIE DREGS, RAMA 1, FWAP, ZAZEN)

In this episode, Craig leads a converation with ANDY WEST of Dixie Dregs and Rama 1 fame.

== WHAT WE’RE LISTENING TO & RECOMMEND ==
CRAIG
Listening to Herby Hancock

LEE
Listening to Mood Yassin's Biggest Keyboard Shred Collab Song in the World
Listening to Henry Kaiser
Recommends Kaori KAORHYTHM (@kaorikaorhythm6152)

TONY
Listening to The Ocean (Collective) - Aeolian

ANDY WEST
Recommends Crazy Backwards Alphabet Vol. 1
Recommends Steve Roach
Recommends Devin Townsend
Recommends MC2 Project
References The Hays Code

== UNHEARD OF ==

Henry Kaiser

Henry Kaiser (born September 19, 1952) is an American guitarist and composer, known as an idiosyncratic soloist, a sideman, an ethnomusicologist, and a film score composer. Recording and performing prolifically in many styles of music, Kaiser is a fixture on the San Francisco Bay Area music scene. He is considered a member of the "second generation" of American free improvisers. He is married to Canadian artist Brandy Gale. He is the son of Henry J. Kaiser Jr. and the grandson of industrialist Henry J. Kaiser.

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308 - Obsidian (1993)

Sat, 01 Apr 2023 00:00:00 -0600

308 - Obsidian

In this episode, Tony talks about 90's underground Prog Metal act Obsidian and related topics

== WHAT WE’RE LISTENING TO & RECOMMEND ==
CRAIG
Listening to Charlie Parker - Yardbird Suite

LEE
Listening to Haken - Fauna

TONY
Listening to The Cyberiam - The Butterfly Effect
Recommends ChatGPT - OpenAI Text Generation
Recommends DALL-E - OpenAI Image Generation
Recommends JukeBox - OpenAI Image Generation
Recommends Stable Diffusion - Open Source Image Generation
Recommends EvokeMusic.ai
Recommends Linus Bowman - Will AI really make graphic designers obsolete?

== UNHEARD OF ==

Ozric Tentacles
Ozric Tentacles are an English instrumental rock band, whose music incorporates elements from a diverse range of genres, including psychedelic rock, progressive rock, space rock, jazz fusion, electronic music, dub music, world music, and ambient music. Formed in Somerset in 1983, the band has released over 30 albums selling over a million copies worldwide despite never having signed to a major recording label.[1] Throughout many line-up changes over the years, co-founder and guitarist Ed Wynne has remained the only original member of the band.[2] The band is now credited as one of the major influences of the UK festival scene's re-emergence,[citation needed] becoming particularly associated with the Glastonbury Festival and their handmade series of cassette releases, mostly sold at gigs and through a fan club.

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307 - On Location at Colorado ProgFest 2023 Presented by CARS

Wed, 01 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0700

This month, go on location with UP3Show as we travel to the 2023 edition of Colorado ProgFest sponosored by Colorado Art Rock Society (CARS). Recorded live on location at Nissi's Event Center in Lafayette, Colorado.

== WHAT WE’RE LISTENING TO & RECOMMEND ==
CRAIG
Listening to Jellyfish

LEE
Listening to RAIN - Radio Silence
Recommends Motion Blu (Simon Chernow)

TONY
Listening to Peter Gabriel-era Genesis
Recommends Sound City (Documentary)
Recommends Wendy Carlos

AUDIENCE RECOMMENDATIONS
Field Music
Thinking Play

== DENVER PROGFEST 2023 LINEUP ==

G3P - https://g3pband.com/
Monstradaumus - https://monstradamus.bravesites.com/
Affirmative Scarlett
Dave & Laura's Prog Explosion
Kent Adamson & Friends
Jamie Krutz - CD Release - https://www.jamiekrutz.com/
Kent Adamson & More Friends - Performing "Take a Pebble"
Women of Prog
Mike Masse & Friends play Marillion - http://new.mikemasse.com/
Sons of Genesis - https://sonsofgenesis.com/

== COLORADO ART ROCK SOCIETY (CARS) ==

Web
Facebook

STAFF

Tim Kestle
Barb Segal
Alan Mallory
Chris Swaney (Sons of Genesis)

== EVENT HOST ==
Nissi’s Entertainment Venue & Event Center
https://nissis.com/
1455 Coal Creek Dr. Unit T
Lafayette, Co 80026
Marc Gitlin, Owner

== UNHEARD OF ==

The MC2 Project (Denver)

This is an art-rock/fusion music group. This group is focused on studio work producing instrumental music combining several styles: rock music, classical, and jazz.There are two participants: professional piano player and an experienced guitar player.

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306 - TOOL

Wed, 01 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0700

In this episode, Tony walks Lee and Craig through the mythos and history of the band TOOL.

== WHAT WE’RE LISTENING TO & RECOMMEND ==
CRAIG
Listening to & Recommends Doug Gertner on AfterFM.com

LEE
Listening to Riverside - ID.Entity

TONY
Listening to Rick Wakeman - A Gallery of the Imagination
Listening to Peter Gabriel - Panopticom
Recommends TOOL - Flood
Recommends (Maynard) Puscifer - Momma Sed
Recommends (Danny) Pigmy Love Circus - Pistolero Sleep

== UNHEARD OF ==

The Flying Caravan (Spain / España)

The idea of The Flying Caravan arose in Antonio Valiente´s mind, a musician from Alicante, born in 1970. Antonio began playing the guitar at age 13 having Mark Knopfler as his main musical influence and using fingerpicking as his preferred style. Since he was 18, he has learned technique and modern harmony with different teachers. From 2000, Antonio has been focusing on the idea of developing his own compositions, and after four years of work Juanjo Sánchez (keyboard} and Keeng {The Satellites) joined the project that would finally take shape as The Flying Caravan. However, it was when Izaga Plata (vocals–Head Over Hell) entered back in 2014 that she and Antonio developed the melodies and lyrics that would make up the album. With the arrival of Pedro Pablo Molina (bass player-El Interior), Lluís Mas (drummer-Pyramidal, Adam Giles Levy) and Juanjo´s return to the band, the project got established. The band recorded “I Just Wanna Break Even” at the Facultad de Bellas Artes of the UMH in Altea (Alicante) between May and August 2017 with Daniel Montiel as a recording engineer and Lluís Mas and Antonio Valiente as producers, after several recording sessions and a two-year production period. The audio mixing and mastering were carried out at Lluís Mas (Oriental Desert Studio Audio). The album features the extraordinary collaborations of Manolo Salido (sax-M Clan, Loquillo), Juan Carlos Aracil (flute- El Bicho, Tino di Geraldo) and Jorge Aniorte (voice-Liverpool Band).

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305 - YES

Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0700

This month, the guys talk about all of the various incarnations of one of the definitive Prog pioneers Yes.

== WHAT WE’RE LISTENING TO & RECOMMEND ==
CRAIG
Listening to Jazz Sabbath
Recommends Yessongs (Live, 1973)

LEE
Listening to Threshold - Dividing Lines
Recommends Talk (1994)

TONY
Listening to Ayreon - The Universal Migrator (Remaster)
Recommends Siegfried Tieber (Close-Up Magic)

== UNHEARD OF ==

YESTERDAYS
Yesterdays is a contemporary progressive rock band composed of seven musicians and belonging to the Hungarian minority of Western Romania. This Transylvanian band plays a complex blend of several styles: a basically classic symphonic Prog is redefined here with some jazzy, folk and atmospheric touches - all of these played with a youthful energy, inner light and sunny mood. Lyrics are in both English and Hungarian, and along with the fine instrumental passages they simply find the pathway to any old-school Prog-fan with an open heart and mind.

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304 - Riverside

Thu, 01 Dec 2022 00:00:00 -0700

In this episode, the guys discuss Polish Prog Rockers Riverside

== WHAT WE’RE LISTENING TO & RECOMMEND ==
CRAIG
Listening to Miles Davis - Walkin', Cookin', Workin', Relaxin', Steamin'

LEE
Listening to John Petrucci Solo
Recommends Riverside - Wasteland
Recommends Riverside - Anno Domini High Definition

TONY
Listening to Riverside - Out of Myself

== UNHEARD OF ==

Mute Prophet

Part classic Nightwish, part modern Epica, and some of the most impressive guitar work to ever hit the female-fronted metal scene. Mute Prophet is equal parts guitar-driven bombast, emotive and grandiose orchestral arrangement, and passionate female vocals ranging from opera to rock to death growls.

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303 - INTERVIEW with Michael Andreas (Martyrd, And You and I)

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0600

In this episode, Tony leads a conversation with Michael Andreas of the bands MARTYRD and AND YOU AND I about running a band as a business

== WHAT WE'RE LISTENING TO & RECOMMEND ==

CRAIG
Listening to Thelonious Monk

LEE
Listening to O.R.k. - Screamnasium

TONY
Listening to Echoes of Eternity - The Forgotten Goddess
Recommends (BOOK)Tour:Smart: And Break the Band

MIKE
Recommends Angra
Recommends Nevermore
Recommends Turrigenous

== UNHEARD OF ==

LEO CARNICELLA
Born in Caracas, Venezuela. Son of an Italian immigrant marriage, Leo discovered his love for music at the age of six. He started playing the electric organ in an autodidact way until he developed some skills and good ear to perform pieces of popular songs from other artist or TV commercials. At the age of 14 he started to write poetry and songs, and later when he was 18 years old, he studied Music Theory in the Conservatory Jose Angel Lamas, Caracas.

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302 - Improvisation in Prog

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0600

In this episode, Craig talks to the guys about the role of improvisation in Prog music.

== WHAT WE’RE LISTENING TO & RECOMMEND ==
CRAIG
Listening to John Coltrane (General)
Listening to Charlie Parker (General)
Recommends Yes - Yessongs

LEE
Listening to Sam Vallen - Flicker
Recommends Peter Kater (General)
Recommends Peter Kater - Dancing on Water

TONY
Listening to Seventh Wonder - The Testament
Recommends Rick Beato (YouTube)

== UNHEARD OF ==

Stratospheerius
Led by electric violinist/vocalist Joe Deninzon , who has been called The Jimi Hendrix of the electric violin, Stratospheerius has showcased their “frenzied melange of progressive rock, jazz fusion and funkabilly” throughout the world. The New York-based group has opened for Martin Barre, Alex Skolnick, John 5 & The Creatures, Gary Hoey, Mike Stern, Tim Reynolds, Mickey Hart, and John Scofield, among many others. The group’s influences include Yes, Spock’s Beard, Muse, Frank Zappa, Mahavishnu Orchestra, and King Crimson. Stratospheerius was a winner of the John Lennon International Songwriting Competition the Musicians Atlas Independent Music Awards. They have been featured in Progression, Relix, Downbeat, and Jazziz, among other publications. Their latest CD on Melodic Revolution Records, Guilty of Innocence, has been widely acclaimed by critics and fans.

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301 - Rush

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 00:16:13 -0600

In this episode, Lee leads the discussion about Canadian Prog stalwarts Rush

== WHAT WE’RE LISTENING TO & RECOMMEND ==
CRAIG
Listening to Jaco Pastorius (General)
Recommends Yyz
Recommends La Villa Strangiato

LEE
Listening to Porcupine Tree - Closure / Continuation
Listening to Derek Sherinian - Vortex
Recommends Hemispheres
Recommends Clockwork Angels

For examples of the Rush comedy sketches referenced by Lee during the show, check out:

Lil' Rush South Park - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eh_9NY56Sxw
Jason Segel & Paul Rudd Meet Rush - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq3yjfoorsU
The Real History of Rush - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vfwzb2VoD_c
The Real History of Rush Part 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61eu-KyijQE
The Watchmaker - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MC9wjJzd04

We also have all of the sketches on our home page at https://up3show.com/art-gallery

TONY
Listening to Oceans of Slumber
Listening to Ayreon - Transitus

== UNHEARD OF ==

Moon Safari
Moon Safari is a Swedish progressive rock group formed in Skellefteå, Sweden, in 2003. The band focuses on vocal arrangements in the style of Gene Puerling and they willingly surrender to the spirit of 60s rock, pop and progressive rock music, previously invoked by the Beatles, the Beach Boys and Yes.

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Season 2, Episode 10 - Concept Albums

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 00:01:00 -0600

In this episode, the UP3Show cast talk their favorite concept records.

== WHAT WE’RE LISTENING TO & RECOMMEND ==
CRAIG
Listening to Marillion (general)

LEE
Listening to Marillion - An Hour Before It's Dark

TONY
Listening to Audioplastik - In the Head of a Maniac

== UNHEARD OF ==

Dark Beauty (Liz Tapia)
Dark Beauty mixes elements of contemporary hard rock, classic progressive rock and opera to tell the dark, rich stories that burst forth from lead singer Liz Tapia’s mind. The band was formed to record a three-album cycle telling the tale of the character of The Dark Angel, her fall from grace and hopeful redemption.

== SUPPORT THE SHOW ==

Help support UP3Show financially at:
patreon.com/up3show

Season 2, Episode 9 - INTERVIEW with John Boegehold (Pattern-Seeking Animals)

Sun, 01 May 2022 00:01:00 -0600

In this episode, Lee, Craig, and Tony talk with songwriter and leader of Pattern-Seeking Animals John Boegehold

== WHAT WE’RE LISTENING TO & RECOMMEND ==
CRAIG
Listening to Magic Pie

LEE
Listening to Outrun the Sunlight - A Vast Field of Silence

TONY
Listening to Threshold

JOHN BOEGEHOLD
Listening to Peter Jones / Tiger Moth Tales
Listening to Tears for Fears - The Tipping Point
Recommends Dreamcatcher (KPOP)
Recommends Red Velvet (KPOP)
Recommends Wilderun

== UNHEARD OF ==

LEE HANSEN - Songwriter & UP3Show Cohost

You can find Lee's song "Inviolate (feat. Derek Sherinian)" on all major streaming services such as Apple Music and Spotify

Help support UP3Show financially at:
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Follow us on Twitter:
UP3Show: @up3show
Craig: @craigacomedy
Lee: @progman27
Tony: @realtonymcd

Season 2, Episode 8 - Coheed and Cambria

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 00:01:00 -0600

In this episode, Tony gives Lee and Craig an introduction to New Progressive metal band Coheed and Cambria

== WHAT WE’RE LISTENING TO & RECOMMEND ==
CRAIG
Listening to Antonio Carlos Jobim

LEE
Listening to Marillion - An Hour Before It's Dark

TONY
Listening to Ghost - Impera
Recommends Coheed & Cambria - Good Apollo I'm Burning Star IV, Pt 1

== UNHEARD OF ==

COSMIC RAIN SWITZERLAND
Progressive Metal, Made in Switzerland

Help support UP3Show financially at:
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UP3Show: @up3show
Craig: @craigacomedy
Lee: @progman27
Tony: @realtonymcd

Season 2, Episode 7 - Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP)

Tue, 01 Mar 2022 00:01:00 -0700

In this episode, the UP3 show cast discuss their experiences with the catalog of Prog pioneers Emerson, Lake & Palmer

== WHAT WE’RE LISTENING TO & RECOMMEND ==
CRAIG
Listening to Emerson, Lake, & Palmer
Recommends Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Trilogy

LEE
Listening to A.C.T.
Recommends Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery

TONY
Listening to Star One
Recommends Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Love Beach

== UNHEARD OF ==

Persephone's Dream

Female-fronted Prog from Pittsburgh

Help support UP3Show financially at:
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The guys can also be followed on their individual Twitter at:
Craig: @craigacomedy
Lee: @progman27
Tony: @realtonymcd

Season 2, Episode 6 - Steven Wilson

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 00:00:00 -0700

In this episode, Lee talks to Craig and Tony about the expansive career of musician & producer Steven Wilson

== WHAT WE’RE LISTENING TO & RECOMMEND ==
CRAIG
Listening to Allan Holdsworth (Secrets)
Recommends Adam Holzman, The Fents

LEE
Listening to Vast Conduit, C Sides Project, Lifesigns
Recommends Steven Wilson Solo - Hand. Cannot. Erase., Raven that Refused to Sing, Porcupine Tree - Deadwing, Fear of a Blank Planet

TONY
Listening to Coheed & Cambria

== UNHEARD OF ==

Listeners from the UK, LestWeForget

Prog Metal for fans of TesseracT and Between the Buried and Me

[11:19] - LestWeForget - Sleepwalking
[13:34] - LestWeForget - ZeroWon
[15:52] - LestWeForget - Visitors

== TIMESTAMPS & REFERENCES ==

[22:31] - No-Man - Angel Gets Caught in the Beauty Trap
[23:02] - No-Man - Simple

[24:37] - Blackfield - For the Music
[24:59] - Blackfield - Blackfield

[28:48] - I.E.M - Deafman

[30:29] - Bass Communion - Cenotaph
[31:01] - Bass Communion - Drugged 3

[33:44] - Storm Corrosion - Hag
[34:18] - Storm Corrosion - Lock-Howl
[34:54] - Storm Corrosion - Drag Ropes

[38:16] - Porcupine Tree - Lighbulb Sun
[38:45] - Porcupine Tree - Time Flies
[39:14] - Porcupine Tree - The Sky Moves Sideways - Phase I
[41:01] - Porcupine Tree - Blackest Eyes
[41:33] - Porcupine Tree - Dislocated Day
[42:02] - Porcupine Tree - Prodigal
[44:00] - Porcupine Tree - Shallow
[44:33] - Porcupine Tree - Deadwing
[45:03] - Porcupine Tree - Anesthetize

[48:50] - Steven Wilson - Luminol
[49:21] - Steven Wilson - Sectarian
[49:54] - Steven Wilson - The Raven that Refused to Sing
[53:43] - Steven Wilson - 3 Years Older
[54:15] - Steven Wilson - Regret #9
[54:46] - Steven Wilson - Happy Returns
[56:43] - Steven Wilson - King Ghost
[57:10] - Steven Wilson - Permanating

Don‘t forget to subscribe and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. You can also follow us on Twitter @up3show, Instagram @up3show, or email us at up3show@gmail.com.

Help support UP3Show financially at:
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The guys can also be followed on their individual Twitter at:
Craig: @craigacomedy
Lee: @progman27
Tony: @realtonymcd

Season 2, Episode 5 - Prog Adjacent Artists

Sat, 01 Jan 2022 00:01:00 -0700

In this episode, the UP3show crew discuss Prog adjacent artists and play a game of Prog/Not-Prog

== WHAT WE’RE LISTENING TO & RECOMMEND ==
CRAIG
Listening to UP3 show listener submissions (send us more!)

LEE
Listening to Karmakanic, Wheel of Life

TONY
Listening to Kamelot, Poetry for the Poisoned

== PROG / NOT-PROG SUBMISSIONS ==
LEE

TONY

CRAIG

Don‘t forget to subscribe and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. You can also follow us on Twitter @up3show, Instagram @up3show, Spotify @up3show or email us at up3show@gmail.com.

Help support UP3Show financially at:
patreon.com/up3show
ko-fi.com/up3show
The guys can also be followed on their individual Twitter at:
Craig: @craigacomedy
Lee: @progman27
Tony: @realtonymcd

Bootleg - How It’s Made: UP3 Show

Sat, 25 Dec 2021 17:09:52 -0700

More information about Geoff at: Twitter - @GeoffBisente / Instagram - geoffmetalninja

Geoff's seminar on recording at home - https://drive.google.com/drive/u/3/folders/1HMoJQojdguZiWFO2tNWWhnxn-mOsSsDy

The guys can also be followed on their individual Twitter at:

Craig: @craigacomedyL
Lee: @progman27
Tony: @realtonymcd

Don't forget to subscribe and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. You can also follow us on Twitter @up3show, Instagram @up3show, Spotify @up3show or email us at up3show@gmail.com.

Help support UP3Show financially at patreon.com/up3show

Season 2, Episode 4 - King Crimson

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:01:00 -0700

In this episode, Craig talks to Lee & Tony about arguably the band that invented Prog - King Crimson

== WHAT WE’RE LISTENING TO & RECOMMEND ==
CRAIG
Listening to Jellyfish - Jellyfish Comes Alive
Listening to Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
Listening to Listener Musicians (Send us more!!)
Recommends King Crimson - Larks' Tongue in Aspic

LEE
Listening to King Crimson - Thrak
Listening to Outrun the Sunlight - A Vast Field of Silence
Recommends King Crimson - Discipline
Recommends Scarcity of Miracles - A King Crimson Projekct

TONY
Listening to FROST* - Day and Age ()
Recommends listening to other mid-90s albums produced by David Bottrill

Don‘t forget to subscribe and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. You can also follow us on Twitter @up3show, Instagram @up3show, or email us at up3show@gmail.com.

Help support UP3Show financially at:
ko-fi.com/up3show
patreon.com/up3show
The guys can also be followed on their individual Twitter at:
Craig: @craigacomedy
Lee: @progman27
Tony: @realtonymcd

Bootleg - Dream Theater, the Latter Five Albums

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 22:34:14 -0700

Over the last five releases Dream Theater has added a new song style to their repertoire, and Lee thinks he might know why.

Become The Knight - Why I'm Bored with Dream Theater (The Alien reaction) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PdpY6jtYXs

Clips in this episode:
00:02 - The Alien - A View from the Top of the World
01:28 - Barstool Warrior - Distance over Time
02:29 - Build Me Up - Break Me Down - Dream Theater
03:13 - The Alien - A View from the Top of the World
04:33 - Outcry - A Dramatic Turn of Events
04:46 - Metropolis Pt. 1 - The Miracle and the Sleeper - Images and Words
08:30 - Illumination Theory (Pt IV - Seeking the Truth) - Dream Theater

Season 2, Episode 3 - Dream Theater

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 00:01:00 -0600

In this episode, Lee & Tony geek out about Prog Metal giants Dream Theater while Craig listens in shock

Coming Soon! UP3Show Bootlegs

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 22:21:17 -0600

Soon there will be even more UP3Show content. Introducing Bootlegs, our asynchronous format where anything goes!

Season 2, Episode 2 - Progressive Jazz

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 00:01:00 -0600

In this episode, Craig talks with Lee and Tony about his passion for progressive jazz music and its crossover into other music genres

201 - Frank Zappa

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 12:05:00 -0600

They're back! In this episode, Lee leads the discussion with the rest of the UP3 crew on the incomparable career of music legend Frank Zappa

Episode 011 - INTERVIEW with Geoff Bisente (Studio Recording Engineer)

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 06:36:00 -0600

In this episode, Lee, Craig, and Tony interview recording artist and studio engineer Geoff Bisente.

Episode 010 - Steve Morse & The Dixie Dregs

Sat, 01 May 2021 07:00:00 -0600

In this episode, Craig reveals the intimate details of his 40 year love affair with Steve Morse and the Dixie Dregs

Episode 009 - INTERVIEW with Dec Burke (Dilemma, Audioplastik, Frost*)

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 07:00:00 -0600

In this episode, Lee, Craig, and Tony interview multi-instrumentalist Prog veteran Dec Burke (Dilemma, Audioplastik, Frost*)

Episode 008 - Kansas

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 12:05:00 -0700

In this episode, Lee and Craig lead a UP3 discussion on the storied career of prog pioneers and juggernaut Kansas

Episode 007 - Keys in Prog

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 04:00:00 -0700

In this episode, Lee and Craig discuss this history and importance of keys in progressive music

Episode006 - What is Prog Metal?

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 21:47:10 -0700

In this episode, Tony and Lee break down the sub-genre of Progressive Metal

Episode 005 - Genesis

Tue, 01 Dec 2020 07:38:47 -0700

In this episode, Craig leads the guys on a discussion of the classic era Prog band Genesis

Episode 004 - What is Prog?

Sun, 01 Nov 2020 06:09:45 -0600

In this episode, Lee, Craig, and Tony try to figure out "What is Prog?"

Episode 003 - Ayreon

Thu, 01 Oct 2020 05:58:58 -0600

In this episode, the UP3 crew talk with Tony about his favorite band - the Dutch prog juggernaut Ayreon.

Episode 002 - Gentle Giant

Mon, 31 Aug 2020 22:00:34 -0600

In this episode of the show Lee leads the UP3 guys on a discuss of the formation and legacy of the band Gentle Giant.

101 - Welcome to UP3

Mon, 31 Aug 2020 22:00:24 -0600

Welcome to the premier episode! In this episode the UP3 hosts introduce themselves and give background and how they came to love progressive music.

UP3 - Teaser Trailer

Wed, 26 Aug 2020 06:43:52 -0600

The Ultimate Prog Podcast Project is your chance to learn a bit about the history of the bands, personalities, technique, and business of progressive music. It's a conversation you get to listen in on.