Adelaide Festival has really got its prog on this year, with the announcement of some incredible acts for its musical lineup. Firstly, Scottish post-rock icons MOGWAI will be returning, supported by orchestral art rockers THE RED PAINTINGS. UK experimental rock legends 65DAYSOFSTATIC will p ...
Continue ReadingDREAM THEATER are returning to Australia (more info here) and drummer MIKE MANGINI is spending time doing a series of drum clinics in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide and Brisbane whilst in the country. This is your chance to get up close with one of the world's great sticksmen - Mike's storied car ...
Continue ReadingIt’s my first time to the newly renovated Newtown Social Club. Though it’s been operating for months now, I hadn’t yet been in to see a show at what was once the legendary Sandringham Hotel. Thankfully, it’s great. Cleaned up, with a neat corner stage upstairs in the band room and a set u ...
Continue ReadingSydney instrumental prog outfit sleepmakeswaves have had their second album 'Love of Cartography' nominated for an ARIA Award for 'Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album.' They are nominated alongside New Zealand's Shihad, Brisbane's DZ Deathrays and The Amity Affliction and Melbourne's High Tensi ...
Continue ReadingAustralian orchestral art rockers The Red Paintings are in the midst of an ambitious world tour in support of their album ‘The Revolution Is Never Coming’ released through Bird’s Robe Records/MGM. In November & December, the band will return to North America to tour with Canadian alter ...
Continue ReadingPerth progressive metal outfit VOYAGER are ramping up an already-successful year with new US & European festival dates. Coming off sold out Australian album launch shows & co-headlining Sydney and Melbourne's Progfest events with Closure in Moscow, the band have recently ...
Continue ReadingSydney’s SHANGHAI have joined Sydney-based label Bird’s Robe Records. The group have spent years touring their colourful live show and mixed genre sound featuring impressive musicianship, showmanship and verve, which has earned them supports with the likes of The Protomen (USA), Dead Lette ...
Continue ReadingIn just one week, UK post-rock legends Maybeshewill tour Australia for the first time, with support from Sydney's Solkyri & fellow locals We Lost The Sea. It's an exciting, powerful package for fans of post-rock and one that comes just in time for the release of the new Maybeshewill record 'F ...
Continue ReadingAs announced on Close to the Edge on FBi 94.5fm last night... Post-rock fans are in for a treat this November, with Perth heavyweights TANGLED THOUGHTS OF LEAVING announcing a triple co-headlining tour alongside New Zealand’s KERRETTA and Brisbane’s HAZARDS OF SWIMMING NAKED. Following ...
Continue ReadingWhere do I even start with this. DREAM THEATER are basically the reason that OzProg exists. Brad & Salty started this thing originally as a petition to get DT out to Australia, before it morphed into the online community and news site it has become today. Personally, I've been a massive Jo ...
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