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9/24/2026

ProgStock 2026, International Progressive Rock Festival, at the Williams Center, Rutherford, NJ, October 8-10, 2026, Feat. Eddie Jobson (presenting U.K. Revisited), Spock’s Beard, Nektar, Crack The Sky, Paul Bielatowicz’s Nosferatu LIVE, Armando Gallo, Paul Whitehead and Many Others!

The American Northeast’s Only International Progressive Rock Festival, takes the stage October 8-10, 2026, at the Williams Center in Rutherford, NJ, with a separately ticketed after party at Bolero Snort Brewery in Carlstadt, NJ on Sunday, October 11, 2026.

Experience ProgStock, The American Northeast’s Only International Progressive Rock Festival, celebrating its 10^th incredible year at the Williams Center in Rutherford, New Jersey. From October 8^th through October 10^th, your favorite progressive rock artists, up close and truly personal. Stunning performances and unique collaborations…far beyond a typical festival or meet-and-greet, ProgStock is a deep, rich, and fully immersive musical community with a convention atmosphere.

This year, you’ll experience these incredible headliners:
• Eddie Jobson, presenting U.K. Revisited, an all-star band featuring Marc Bonilla, Alex Machacek, and Marco Minnemann
• Spock’s Beard (Alan Morse, Ryo Okumoto, Ted Leonard, Dave Meros, and Nick Potters)
• Nektar, featuring original founding bassist, Derek “Mo” Moore
There will also be special performances by:
• Crack The Sky
• Paul Bielatowicz’s Nosferatu Live, featuring special guest Dave Bainbridge of Iona, Lifesigns, and Colin Blunstone Band
• IZZ
• Sonus Umbra
• The Devil’s Staircase
• Andy Graziano (of Jon Anderson and the Band Geeks)
• Phideaux Xavier & Valerie Gracious
• Resistor
• serengazer, featuring Michael Sadler of SAGA and his son, Seren
• Chris Jobson
• Randy McStine, guitarist for Steven Wilson and Porcupine Tree
• Gabriel Agudo
• Estronaut, the first all-female Progressive Rock supergroup featuring Durga McBroom, Jane Getter, Julie Slick, Rachel Flowers, and Camille Gainer Jones

If you can’t make it there in person, all of the mainstage shows will be livestreamed on StageIt (StageIt.com/ProgStock).

In addition to his mainstage performance, Eddie Jobson will present two storyteller sessions with synthesizer pioneer, Larry Fast (Synergy). Famed rock-n-roll journalist and photographer, Armando Gallo, will fascinate you with incredible stories and showcase his renowned work. EMEAPP, a collector and preserver of historically significant rock-n-roll gear, will demonstrate some amazing music technology. Paul Whitehead (famed album cover artist), Lynette Shelley of the Red Masque, Michael Bennett of ProgDay, and Victoria Flowers will share their fine art, and world-renowned pumpkin sculptors, Deane Arnold (Food Network’s Outrageous Pumpkins) and Sarah Blostein (Food Network’s Halloween Wars All-Star Champion) will dazzle you with their art.

PLUS…Spontaneous performances by Robeone and other visiting musicians, new album listening parties, and many more once-in-a-lifetime experiences await you in the Plaza every day at ProgStock.

Sunday, October 11, caps off the party with a separately ticketed event at Bolero Snort Brewery in Carlstadt, NJ, featuring the progressive rock supergroup Jane Getter Premonition (Jane Getter, Adam Holzman, Paul Frazier, Rocky Bryant, and Alex Skolnick), with an opening set by Robeone (Robert Schindler) and followed by Last Call Live, a pro-am showcase of progressive musicality, featuring ProgStock attendees and some members of our mainstage lineup.

Passes to ProgStock are going fast and are still on sale now at ProgStock.Simpletix.com. Don’t miss seeing these rare performance artists, October 8^th through 10^th at the Williams Center in Rutherford, NJ.!

Quotes:
“It was just incredible, in every way! wow…Wow…WOW! What a thrill to be there and see those incredible bands. I almost do not have sufficient words to describe how fantastic the entire experience was.” — RH - 5-Year Patron of ProgStock

“I have been working in this field of music for over fifty years as a recording artist, producer and advancing the technologies necessary to this style of music. ProgStock Festival has given me the opportunity to interact with my fan base and for me to work with and encourage the next generations of artists.” – Larry Fast, Synergy Electronic Music, Inc.

For more information, contact Ann Rinaldi, co-producer, ProgStock Festival, marketing@progstock.com, +1 252-402-5395 (cell/WhatsApp)

Official website: https://www.progstock.com
Direct Ticket Link: ProgStock.simpletix.com/
Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5HzkjNnIvNGYKPwxHXPhXq
ProgStock Store: https://progstock-store.square.site/
ProgStock 2026 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/25189996243949815
Livestreaming Ticket Link: Stageit.com/ProgStock

Press inquiries: Keith James, Glass Onyon PR, PH: 828-350-8158 (USA), glassonyonpr@gmail.com

9/22/2026

Progressive Rock Band Pulsifier To Release New Single “Glass Cage” October 16, 2026

Southern Maine-based progressive rock band Pulsifier are set to release their upcoming single “Glass Cage” on October 16, 2026!

The band describes their new song: “Our latest release Glass Cage channels the inner shadow voice—drawing on Carl Jung’s concept of the shadow self—to confront the parts of us we keep locked away. Written from that raw, unfiltered perspective of the shadow, the track builds to a powerful chant designed to be screamed along with, turning private struggle into a collective release.”

Listeners can expect the complex riffs and provocative lyrics that Pulsifier is known for—yet, as every fan knows, each song carries its own distinct identity, something fresh and unexpected. ‘Glass Cage’ is no exception. It will haunt you. The band hopes listeners dig deeper into the meaning behind the words for themselves.

Release Date: October 16th
Written by Pulsifier (Melissa Allen and Chris Skehan)
Produced by David Dominguez

Personnel:
Vocalist: MeA Allen
Guitarist: Chris Skehan
Drummer: Jay Grant
Bassist: Chris Pomerleau

About Pulsifier:

Pulsifier is a progressive rock band from southern Maine founded in 2023 by guitarist Christopher Skehan and lyricist/lead singer MeA, and drummer Jay Allen Grant. Adding to the low-end, Christopher Pomerleau one of the newest members of the band. Pulsifier’s music is a raw and passionate style of progressive rock with a little edge at times, and a lean towards complexity; an eclectic mix of poetry and riffs, exploring the bounds of reality. The name "Pulsifier" is emblematic of the band recognizing that as musicians, they are a channel through which vibrations flow, transforming into something new to share.

After listening to Pulsifier's music, you will know them intimately through songs that bleed with emotion and hold nothing back. The provocative and introspective lyrics and unique sound reflect the bands diverse array of influences. Pulsifier aims to connect with fans on a deep level, in an immersible experience for audiences with performances that are both intensely visual as well as audial. Reach out and let them hear from you or come say hi at a show. This group loves to meet and vibe with others looking to connect through music! Check back for upcoming shows and tour dates!

“Glass Cage” will be available here:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3smnFikIFqTrfIpm4v6Pni?si=Aj2-ewdvRjezavnvej9cGw
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Pulsifier
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/pulsifier/1724520715

For more information:
Website: https://pulsifierband.com/
EPK: https://www.massivemediams.com/pulsifier
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pulsifier/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pulsifierband/

Press inquiries: Keith James, Glass Onyon PR, PH: 828-350-8158, glassonyonpr@gmail.com

9/20/2026

Witchwood Records To Release Strawbs ‘Grave New World Live’ On Limited Edition Coloured Vinyl October 23, 2026

Strawbs 50 Years On - Grave New World Live Vinyl

• One time only limited pressing
• The only live performance of 'Grave New World' in its entirety
• A live realisation of Cousins' vision for how his proudest work was to be experienced
• Produced and mixed by Larry Fast (Peter Gabriel, Bonnie Tyler, Kate Bush, Foreigner)
• Mastered at Abbey Road Studios by Geoff Pesche (Gorillaz, Coldplay, New Order, Dire Straits)
• 180g translucent red vinyl, gatefold outer sleeve, printed inner sleeve with deluxe trifold booklet

In marking the death of David Cousins on 13 July 2025, Witchwood Records is absolutely delighted to announce the release of the first recording from Strawbs 50th Anniversary – ‘Grave New World Live’. This will be released as a limited pressing, just 1,000 for the world, gatefold LP with booklet – presented libretto-style, as was the original studio album. This is the first of a series of recordings to be released from Strawbs 50th. This release captures the only ever concert rendition of this landmark record.

Grave New World, released on 4 February 1972, reached number 11 in the UK Albums chart, selling almost 100,000 copies in the UK alone. It was one of the albums of which David Cousins was most proud. He continued to perform songs such as New World and Benedictus throughout his career.

In developing Strawbs 50th Anniversary, to be held in Lakewood, New Jersey, USA from 26 April through 28 April 2019, David decided that the programme should include the only live performance of the album. As such, he invited Wesley Stace to collaborate with him in writing a narration for this ‘theatrical performance’.

John Ford and Blue Weaver, both of whom had performed on the original album, were invited to take part. They were joined by Wesley Stace, Eric Bazilian (of the Hooters), Tony Fernandez, Brian Willoughby and Cathryn Craig. With only an afternoon’s rehearsal, the performance took place on the early evening of 27 April. As would be the case for a theatrical performance or classical concert, the audience was asked not to applaud until the end.

In addition to the numbers that David sang, and Wesley’s narration, John Ford sang Heavy Disguise and Wesley performed The Flower and the Young Man.

David’s ill health, together with COVID-19, meant that it wasn’t possible for Grave New World Live to be completed as soon as he would have wished. Work had already been started by Larry Fast, a pioneer in electronic music production, and record producer Blue Weaver, before David’s death in July 2025. In accordance with his wishes, this recording, on vinyl like the original, is now presented as the first major work from the 50th Anniversary. Unlike many “live” albums, however, the songs are heard as they were performed.

Track listing:
1. Benedictus
2. Hey Little Man Thursday
3. Queen Of Dreams
4. Heavy Disguise
5. New World
6. Hey Little Man Wednesday
7. The Flower And The Young Man
8. Tomorrow
9. On Growing Older
10. Ah Me Ah My
11. Is It Today Lord
12. Journey’s End
13. Benedictus 2

Dedicated to the life and work of David Cousins.

To pre-order: https://a.co/d/095UlkWa

Witchwood official website: https://witchwoodrecords.com/

Press inquiries: Keith James, Glass Onyon PR, PH: 828-350-8158 (USA), glassonyonpr@gmail.com

9/16/2026

RETURN TO THE RED PLANET - THE EPIC RETURN TO MARS FROM RICK WAKEMAN - LISTEN TO THE SECOND SINGLE ‘BOWIE’S VISION’ - OUT TODAY

Photo credit: Mike Inns

RETURN TO THE RED PLANET - THE EPIC RETURN TO MARS FROM RICK WAKEMAN - LISTEN TO THE SECOND SINGLE ‘BOWIE’S VISION’ - OUT TODAY

ALBUM RELEASE DATE: 16^th OCTOBER (MADFISH MUSIC)

A new progressive rock suite inspired by both past and the latest discoveries on The Red Planet. Featuring Lee Pomeroy, Dave Colquhoun, Adam Falkner & Mollie Marriott.

"This isn't just another Rick Wakeman album. It's a bloody good one!"

Simon Heyworth - Producer of Tubular Bells

Following his acclaimed 2020 album The Red Planet, Rick Wakeman makes a triumphant and inevitable return to Mars with Return To The Red Planet, a sweeping new progressive work that fuses science, imagination and musical virtuosity into one of the most ambitious recordings of his career. Today, Wakeman has shared the album’s second single, ‘Bowie’s Vision’, a stunning tribute to David Bowie, a figure whose own fascination with the stars would become inseparable from his musical legacy. For Wakeman, the connection is also deeply personal, having worked alongside Bowie during a formative period in both of their careers and famously played piano on the timeless ‘Life On Mars?’.

STREAM/DOWNLOAD THE NEW SINGLE ‘BOWIE’S VISION’: https://orcd.co/bowies_vision

Sharing a few lines on his inspiration behind the new single, Wakeman shared -

“I have been wanting to do a musical tribute to David ever since this world lost him and so returning to the Red Planet gave me the perfect opportunity to do just that and compose and record 'Bowie’s Vision'. It’s a very personal piece of music and tells the story of our times together. He gave me warmth of musicality mixed with melody and surprise and these are the ingredients that come together to make up this very special track for a very special friend.”

Rick Wakeman & The English Rock Ensemble - Return To The Red Planet Thumbnail

WATCH THE TRAILER FOR RETURN TO THE RED PLANET: https://youtu.be/zkO2P-VnBEA?si=K7TH90lTaUv6pGC1

Return To The Red Planet tracklist:
The Jezero Crater – 06:56
Bowie’s Vision – 05:45
Noctis Labyrinthus – 05:28
Noachis Terra (Land of Noah) – 06:23
Witch Hazel Hill – 04:02
St Paul’s Bay – 06:53
Martian Dust Devils – 04:53
Medusae Fossae – 04:26
The Epochs of Mars – 07:45

“Once I started looking at the new data and photographs, I realised there was an entirely new album waiting to be written. There was simply too much more to say about Mars - musically and spiritually - not to return.” – Rick Wakeman

At a time when space exploration has moved back to the forefront of human endeavour - with missions to the Moon, Mars and beyond once again capturing the world’s imagination - Return To The Red Planet feels both timely and visionary, rekindling the cosmic spirit that helped define progressive rock’s golden age.

Where its predecessor opened the story, this album explores the planet’s ancient lakes, vast canyon systems, shifting dust storms and geological epochs, drawing directly on the remarkable images and research that have transformed our understanding of Mars in recent years, Wakeman immersing himself in planetary research, data, and mission reports before a single note was written.

RETURN TO THE RED PLANET WILL BE RELEASED EVERYWHERE ON THE FOLLOWING FORMATS:

- Crystal Clear Gatefold Vinyl LP
- Classic Black Gatefold Vinyl LP
- Digipack CD With 20-page booklet
- CD/Blu-ray edition - includes CD of the studio album + Blu-ray disc featuring Dolby Atmos, 5.1 Surround Sound & Hi-Res Stereo Mixes and The Making Of The 'Return To The Red Planet' Documentary + 20-page printed booklet
- Digital

PRE-ORDER RETURN TO THE RED PLANET

RETURN TO THE RED PLANET WILL ALSO BE RELEASED ON THE FOLLOWING FORMATS, EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE OFFICIAL RICK WAKEMAN STORE:

- CD/Blu-ray edition - Includes CD of the studio album + Blu-ray disc featuring Dolby Atmos, 5.1 Surround Sound & Hi-Res Stereo Mixes and The Making Of The 'Return To The Red Planet' Documentary + 20-page printed booklet. Features an immersive 3D pop-up of Wakeman’s spacecraft landed on Mars

- Gatefold 2LP edition - pressed on Transparent Orange Vinyl and features an immersive 3D pop-up Of Wakeman’s spacecraft landed on Mars

PRE-ORDER VIA RICK WAKEMAN’S OFFICIAL STORE

Recorded between August 2025 and January 2026, the project also marks a welcome return to full band recording, with all musicians working together at Decoy Studios - a creative approach Wakeman considers essential to capturing the spontaneity and energy of progressive rock at its best.

The album is performed by Wakeman’s English Rock Ensemble, featuring bassist Lee Pomeroy, guitarist Dave Colquhoun, drummer Adam Falkner and vocalist Mollie Marriott, daughter of legendary Steve Marriott. The album was mastered by renowned engineer Simon Heyworth.

Among the album’s centrepieces is Bowie’s Vision, a deeply personal homage to Wakeman’s friend David Bowie, whose fascination with Mars helped shape popular culture’s image of the planet. The connection is more than thematic: Wakeman performed the iconic piano on Bowie’s Life on Mars?, making this tribute both musical and autobiographical - a reflection on a shared history, a lasting friendship and one of rock’s most celebrated recordings.

The music was initially composed as keyboard “templates” at Nursery Studios, before being expanded collaboratively by the band at Decoy Studios and engineered by Toby Wood. Final overdubs and mixing with producer/engineer Erik Jordan bring the vision into sharp focus - from sweeping symphonic passages to intricate rhythmic sequences and haunting choral textures.

Praise for The Red Planet (2020):
“An astonishing return to form…Wakeman at his most imaginative” – Prog Magazine
“A richly detailed symphonic rock journey” – Classic Rock

Wakeman needs little introduction. A central figure during his many years with Yes, he is also one of the most successful solo artists in progressive rock history, with a catalogue of over one hundred albums and global sales in the tens of millions. His career as a session musician includes landmark recordings with David Bowie, Elton John, Cat Stevens and many more, establishing him as one of the most distinctive keyboard voices of his generation.

RETURN TO THE RED PLANET WILL BE RELEASED ON MADFISH ON 16^th OCTOBER, PRE-ORDER HERE: https://rickwakemanmadfish.lnk.to/Return_To_The_Red_Planet

For more information:
https://www.rickwakemansmusicemporium.com/
www.rwcc.com
www.instagram.com/rickwakemanmusic
https://www.facebook.com/RickWakemanMusic
https://twitter.com/GrumpyOldRick
For more high-res images please see: https://www.madfishmusic.com/media/rickwakeman/

www.madfishmusic.com

Press inquiries: Keith James, Glass Onyon PR, PH: 828-350-8158, glassonyonpr@gmail.com

Signal Meridian Reimagines Strawbs Classic on Second Single “The Last Resort” on Blue Élan Records feat. Musicians and Singers from Grace Potter, David Bowie, Moody Blues, The Killers

Signal Meridian - "The Last Resort" Cover

Reinterpreting Overlooked Song Catalogs

Listen to “The Last Resort”/Pre-order Signals in Autumn: https://signalmeridian.lnk.to/thelastresort

Watch the lyric video: https://youtu.be/yAlrTG5-QkA

Today, September 16, 2026, Signal Meridian releases their second single “The Last Resort” from their upcoming album Signals in Autumn on Blue Élan Records. “The Last Resort” reimagines the Strawbs track of the same name from their 1978 release Deadlines.

Says Blue Élan Records co-founder Kirk Pasich, “‘The Last Resort’ is one of my favorite Strawbs songs. We wanted to update it. I asked Bernie Barlow and Vanessa Bryan to handle the lead vocals and Adam Giminez to do the double-guitar solo. I think we captured the spirit of the original with a bit more edge.”

Signal Meridian sounds like a forgotten progressive-rock group of the ‘70s. It’s not. It’s happening right now. It’s a collective of top-flight session musicians and vocalists enlisted by Kirk Pasich to reimagine and reinvent the song catalogs of underappreciated artists from the progressive rock genre and beyond.

Signals in Autumn, the first of a planned four initial chapters (all featuring different groups), is inspired by the music of Strawbs, a U.K. band that has reinvented itself four times, and produced such alumni and collaborators as Yes’ Rick Wakeman, Fairport Convention’s Sandy Denny, and Blue Weaver, a keyboardist who went on to play with the Bee Gees and Average White Band. Formed in 1963 by Dave Cousins and Tony Hooper as the bluegrass duo Strawberry Hill Boys, the band transformed into British folk-rockers among contemporaries such as Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span, Fotheringay, Pentangle and Richard and Linda Thompson. A progressive art-rock phase ensued with keyboardist Wakeman before Strawbs launched into a more hard-rocking, commercially successful phase in 1972 with the addition of singer/songwriter/guitarist Dave Lambert to the writing team of Cousins and Chas Cronk.

“From bluegrass to folk to prog to rock, Strawbs kept reinventing themselves,” said Pasich. “I wanted to reintroduce great songwriters in a contemporary way, with world-class players and singers. Also, to remind people that prog is not just in 7/4 time with 43-minute-long tracks and technical proficiency.”

While at UCLA in the mid-1970s, Pasich became a fan of not only Strawbs, but progressive acts like Kansas, Triumvirat, and Camel, and has long wanted to redeem the often critically ignored, maligned genre. The 10 Strawbs tracks on Signals in Autumn come from six studio albums released in six years. All those albums, including stints on the A&M, Oyster, and Arista labels, are represented on Signals in Autumn, none of them cracking the Top 100 on the U.S. charts -- Bursting at the Seams (1973), All Our Own Work (1973), Hero and Heroine (1974), Nomadness (1975), Burning for You (1977), and Deadlines (1978).

With Pasich at the helm, the idea was not a tribute or covers album, but a chance to “reveal new versions just as rich and rewarding as pop recordings that revisit early songs, with fresh ears and artistic freedom.”

Kirk tapped keyboardist Sasha Smith as co-producer “to help shape every aspect of the recording process.” Smith is an L.A.-based musician who has worked with a wide range of artists, including Cat Power, Ariana Grande, Ann Wilson, Sia, and the Wallflowers, and released a solo instrumental album, New Leaves, on Blue Élan. They were joined by a veritable all-star team, including guitarists Val McCallum (Jackson Browne, Lucinda Williams, Sheryl Crow and his own Jackshit combo with Elvis Costello drummer Pete Thomas) and Nashville-to-LA native Adam Gimenez (Paris Jackson, 3OH!3, Savannah Pope). The group is rounded out by bassist Kurtis Keber and female drummer Jordan West, who double as Grace Potter’s rhythm section, along with longtime Billy Idol keyboardist Paul Trudeau (whose own solo album, Lost Diamond Boy, was released on Blue Élan last year). The four lead vocalists include Blue Élan’s Bernie Barlow (eight years with the Moody Blues, plus Sarah McLachlan and Melissa Etheridge), Vanessa Bryan (Lady Gaga, Gwen Stefani, The Killers, Idina Menzel), Holly Palmer (David Bowie, Gnarls Barkley, Dr. Dre, Allee Willis), and Jordan West (who also has a solo album on Blue Élan on tap).

Signals in Autumn offers the perfect showcase for those powerful female voices, with Bryan belting out “Heartbreaker,” the first focus track, featuring some jagged guitar riffs from McCallum and Gimenez, a track from ‘77’s Burning for You, while Bryan’s and Barlow’s pipes make “The Last Resort,” the second single, one of the album’s highlights. The eclectic styles represented, from Bryan’s slow-burning ballad “Carry Me Home,” Palmer’s take on “Don’t Try to Change Me,” and the Stonesy-Chuck Berry R&B number, “Little Sleepy,” given a raucous treatment by Barlow, to the epic three-part art-rock set piece, “Autumn,” with lead vocals by Jordan West, show how eclectic the band’s primary songwriters – Dave Cousins, Chas Cronk, and Dave Lambert – really were.

The album was recorded in five days at Dave’s Room Recording Studio, engineered and mixed by Steve Olmon, and mastered by Stephen Marsh of Marsh Mastering. Signals in Autumn is the first of a four-part series that will reimagine overlooked songs of the past, not necessarily just in the progressive genre, either.

“Progressive rock provides the starting point because it contains a remarkable body of songwriting that I believe deserves continued exploration,” Pasich pointed out. “But the philosophy itself isn’t limited to progressive rock. Great songs exist everywhere. What will connect future Signal Meridian projects won’t be style or instrumentation. It will be craftmanship, emotional honesty and the belief that exceptional songwriting continues revealing new possibilities over time.”

Pasich is planning for an eventual Signal Meridian tour and looking to brand the semi-permanent collective in the mode of the rotating cast of characters in the Alan Parsons Project.

“The core musicians will largely stay the same from album to album, though we may use an occasional guest vocalist,” he noted. “But this stuff isn’t easy to play live.”

Signals in Autumn will release on October 23, 2026.

Track Listing:
1. Cut Like a Diamond
2. Carry Me Home
3. Little Sleepy
4. Don't Try to Change Me
5. Lay Down
6. Heartbreaker
7. I Don't Want to Talk About It
8. The Last Resort
9. Autumn [Suite]
10. Who Knows Where the Time Goes

CD Bonus Tracks:
11. Cut Like a Diamond (Radio Edit)
12. Heartbreaker (Radio Edit)
13. Autumn Heroine's Theme
14. Autumn Deep Summer's Sleep
15. Autumn The Winter Long

Listen to “The Last Resort”/Pre-order Signals in Autumn: https://signalmeridian.lnk.to/thelastresort

Watch the lyric video: https://youtu.be/yAlrTG5-QkA

For more information: https://blueelan.com/

Signal Meridian online:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/signal.meridian
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/signal.meridian/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Signal.Meridian

Press inquiries: Keith James, Glass Onyon PR, PH: 828-350-8158 (USA), glassonyonpr@gmail.com

9/11/2026

Held By Trees Release New Single ‘Belong’ from ‘The Call of Home’ featuring Marc James, Frontman of Rock Trio Verra Cruz

New lyric video ‘Belong’ premieres today on the official Held By Trees YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pkQf8ab-0k

Held By Trees release a second single ‘Belong’ today, 11 September 2026, ahead of new album ‘The Call of Home’ on 2 October 2026. On this classic, heart-string-pulling, mid-tempo, 80s influenced love song, Held By Trees once again welcome a guest vocalist, this time in the form of Marc James, frontman of rock trio Verra Cruz.

Taking its cues from Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen and more recent Americana such as The War on Drugs, ‘Belong’ describes the yearning for a loved one to return home, and the welcome when they do.

Held By Trees’ founder and songwriter, David Joseph says of the song… “This could be my favourite song on the new album. Julian Kindred nailed the mix first time, on my birthday as well which was the perfect gift! I am over the moon with Marc’s vocal on it, he’s really made it his own. We debuted the song live back in the spring and I adore playing it with the band. It’s just one of those deeply satisfying songs to write, record and perform.”

‘The Call of Home’ is the follow-up to the critically acclaimed ‘Hinterland’ and finds the band exploring very different territory, with the album featuring nine tracks with vocals bookended with two more familiar instrumental takes, including for the first time on vinyl, Lay Your Troubles Down with Martin Smith. The album will be released by Tweed Jacket Music / Low Port Music on vinyl, CD and digital formats – but will be initially absent from streaming platforms as each track is released as singles. The striking original artwork, so important to Held By Trees, has been originated by @BlankEmbrace.

‘The Call of Home’ sees a broadening of personnel, with new musical collaborators with backgrounds as diverse as Radiohead and Primal Scream, to Wet Wet Wet and Delirious [Clive Deamer, Simone Marie, Graeme Duffin, and Martin Smith/Stu Garrard respectively]. With David Joseph once again are the core band of Robbie McIntosh, Laurence Pendrous, and Andy Panayi with their shared history with Mark Hollis and Talk Talk, among many others. Still at his side are James Grant and Grant Howard, continuing a friendship and musical partnership spanning over two decades now in various forms. David’s key musical mentors Martin Smith, Jason Upton and Eric Bibb take the vocal mic alongside Simone Marie and Marc James and, in a departure, David even sings a few himself.

David Joseph said, “I’ve made an album of songs with some of our friends singing. It’s a love letter to the music of the 80s and 90s, when I was a youngster falling in love with music through my parent’s records and cassettes, and what I heard on the radio and on Top of the Pops. It’s on the theme of coming home; to reunion, redemption and the warming of the heart through sounds and stories.

This album is a labour of love on many levels, a branching out of what this project is and can be. Over nine songs, bookended with two instrumentals, I hope all who listen find their way home to an embrace that this music can offer the soul.”

Held By Trees is a journey in itself and ‘The Call of Home’ offers new sonic vistas to explore, whilst retaining the heart and hearth of what makes this band special.

Held By Trees LIVE

London – Chats Palace, Hackney
13th November 2026
Tickets: https://www.ticketsource.com/rondotheatre/held-by-trees/e-zpbqxm

Bath – Rondo Theatre
23rd January 2027
Tickets: https://www.ticketsource.com/rondotheatre/held-by-trees/e-zpbqxm

Chelmsford – Chelmsford Social Club
19th February 2027
Tickets: https://wegottickets.com/f/22318

Worcester – Huntingdon Hall
2nd April 2027
Tickets: www.worcestertheatres.co.uk

For more information: www.heldbytrees.co.uk

New lyric video ‘Belong’ premieres today on the official Held By Trees YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pkQf8ab-0k

Press inquiries: Keith James, Glass Onyon PR, PH: 828-350-8158, glassonyonpr@gmail.com (North America, Europe)

9/04/2026

ACCLAIMED COMPOSER CHRISTOPHER GORDON'S POWERFUL NEW INTERPRETATION OF SHAKESPEARE'S MACBETH, PERFORMED BY AN EXCEPTIONAL CAST OF INTERNATIONAL GUESTS, ORCHESTRA AND CHOIR – SET FOR RELEASE ON MADFISH ON 30th OCTOBER

FEATURES GAVIN HARRISON (PORCUPINE TREE, KING CRIMSON), JONAS REINGOLD (THE FLOWER KINGS, STEVE HACKETT), RANDY MCSTINE (STEVEN WILSON), GREG HOWE (PROTOCOL 4, DARWIN), MOHINI DEY (DARWIN), MARCEL COENEN (AYREON), MICHAEL MILLS (TOEHIDER, AYREON), SYDNEY'S MAGIC FIRE ORCHESTRA AND THE ACCLAIMED CANTILLATION CHOIR

Originally commissioned as a full-length ballet by the Royal New Zealand Ballet and West Australian Ballet, Macbeth is Christopher Gordon's compelling musical response to one of Shakespeare's darkest and most enduring tragedies. Premiered to critical acclaim in 2026, this ambitious work now receives its first standalone album release on Madfish, coming on 30^th October. Speaking about the announcement, Christopher shared “It has been an extraordinary and uplifting experience to work with such incredible musicians on this deep epic tale and I am thrilled that the album can finally go out into the world.”

The recording features an extraordinary international cast of musicians, including Gavin Harrison (Porcupine Tree, King Crimson), Jonas Reingold (The Flower Kings, Steve Hackett), Randy McStine (Steven Wilson), Greg Howe (Protocol 4, DarWin), Mohini Dey (DarWin), Marcel Coenen (Ayreon) and Michael Mills (Toehider, Ayreon), joined by Sydney's Magic Fire Orchestra, the acclaimed Cantillation choir, a string octet and distinguished soloists under Gordon's direction.

WATCH THE TRAILER FOR CHRISTOPHER GORDON’S ‘MACBETH’: https://youtu.be/shSazhVO3_A

Christopher Gordon - Macbeth
The Battle Lost and Won – 06:23
This Night's Great Business – 05:22
If It Were Done – 06:05
Night's Black Agents – 05:23
The Banquet – 10:51
Something Wicked This Way Comes – 04:47
Out Damned Spot – 03:28
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow – 07:53

‘MACBETH’ WILL BE RELEASED ON CLASSIC BLACK VINYL LP, DIGIPACK CD WITH 12-PAGE BOOKLET AND DIGITALLY. PRE-ORDER HERE.: https://christophergordon.lnk.to/MACBETH

Drawing together progressive rock, contemporary orchestral writing and jazz influences into a richly cinematic score, Macbeth traces the psychological descent of its central characters across eight expansive movements. From the ominous opening of 'The Battle Lost and Won' to the haunting finale 'Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow', Gordon balances moments of immense power with passages of striking intimacy, capturing the tension, ambition and fatalism at the heart of Shakespeare's play.

Recorded and mixed at Sydney's Trackdown Studios, Macbeth presents a suite from Gordon's acclaimed ballet score in a form that stands confidently as a complete listening experience, bringing this remarkable work beyond the stage for the first time.

FOLLOW CHRISTOPHER GORDON
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/christopher.gordon.73
YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI8hPtTteJUXygkKSLWEyAg
WEBSITE: https://christophergordon.net/

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Press inquiries: Keith James, Glass Onyon PR, PH: 828-350-8158 (USA), glassonyonpr@gmail.com

9/03/2026

Pete Roth Trio feat. Bill Bruford Release Titular Single “Group Chat” From Upcoming CD/DVD

Single releases today, Thursday July 3, 2026

Listen to “Group Chat”: https://cherryred.co/PRTGroupChat

Group Chat is the third single and title track from the upcoming Pete Roth Trio album of the same name, released September 18, 2026. Led by guitarist Pete Roth, alongside bassist Mike Pratt and incomparable drummer Bill Bruford, Group Chat is a release of particular significance, marking Bruford's eagerly awaited return to headline performance after a 13-year hiatus, as well as his first appearance on new material in 19 years.

Produced by Pete Roth and Bill Bruford for Winterfold Records, Group Chat presents a trio that thrives on intimacy, risk and connection. Rooted in jazz but never constrained by it, the single moves fluidly through funk and spontaneous improvisation, with nothing treated as untouchable. As the title implies, it is a vivid document of three distinctive musical voices in open conversation - intimate, exploratory, witty and deeply alive.

The music press reactions to both single and album have been emphatic. "The Pete Roth Trio is a band of equals, clearly loving the opportunity to improvise and have musical conversations," wrote Biff Bam Pop!, while Innerviews praised the music as "rich with nuance, invention, and telepathic rapport." Dr. Jazz Talks described the album as "a feast of rhythm and melody," and Make Weird Music summed up its appeal succinctly: "I wish more jazz was this much fun." Another review captured the trio's balancing act perfectly, calling it "loose enough that it could fall apart and tight enough that it grooves."

Group Chat reflects a continuing commitment to the innovative, the unusual and the unlikely. Together, the three musicians create an experience that reshapes expectations of the guitar trio format, making space for melody, texture, groove and surprise in equal measure.

INTERVIEW REQUESTS, PHOTOS, VIDEO STREAM ETC AVAILABLE ON REQUEST

TRACK LISTING

DISC ONE: CD AUDIO
1. Full Circle
2. Part Of The Charm
3. Group Chat
4. Improvisation on the Largo from Dvořák’s Symphony #9
5. Looking Forward To Looking Back
6. Summertime
7. Dancing With Grace
8. Original Sin
9. Hard Case, Soft Centre

DISC TWO: BONUS DVD
1. Introduction
2. Full Circle
3. Part Of The Charm
4. Group Chat
5. Improvisation on the Largo from Dvořák’s Symphony #9
6. A Word From Pete
7. Hard Case, Soft Centre

Produced by Pete Roth and Bill Bruford for Winterfold Records
BBWF006CDVD
www.winterfoldrecords.com

Listen to the “Group Chat” single: https://cherryred.co/PRTGroupChat

Pre-order the “Group Chat” album: https://www.cherryred.co.uk/pete-roth-trio-featuring-bill-bruford-group-chat-cd-dvd-edition

Information about the Pete Roth Trio: www.peterothtrio.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PeteRothTrio

Press inquiries: Keith James, Glass Onyon PR, PH: 828-350-8158 (USA), glassonyonpr@gmail.com

8/29/2026

EDDIE JOBSON - U.K. REVISITED - 2026 U.S. DATES ANNOUNCED

Eddie Jobson - U.K. Revisited Tour Promo Photo

Legendary musician Eddie Jobson, the co-founder of ’70s progressive-rock supergroup ‘U.K.,’ is returning to the U.S. for just three concerts in Los Angeles, Chicago and New York. Performing the music of U.K. for the first time in almost a decade, he will be joined by Marc Bonilla (CTA, Keith Emerson); Alex Machacek (U.K., Brand X); and Marco Minnemann (U.K., Hans Zimmer, The Aristocrats). Jobson has stated that these could be his final ‘U.K.' concerts in North America. His son, Chris Jobson will perform a short opening set in his U.S. solo debut.

The confirmed dates are:
Oct. 5th The Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood (Tickets) [on sale 10am PDT Monday August 31st]
Oct. 7th Reggie's, Chicago (Tickets) [on sale 12pm CDT Monday August 31st]
Oct. 10th ProgStock, Rutherford, NJ (Tickets)

Tickets for Los Angeles and Chicago go on sale on Monday August 31st.

Though best-known as the first violinist inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and as one of the top keyboard players in the progressive-rock genre, having played with Curved Air, King Crimson, U.K., Yes and Jethro Tull, Jobson has actually spent the majority of his career as a cross-genre composer and producer. A child prodigy violinist and young classical composer and pianist, he first came to international attention replacing Brian Eno as synthesist in the influential art-rock band Roxy Music at the age of 18; going on to becoming Frank Zappa’s keyboardist and electric violinist at the age of 21, and forming U.K. at 22 with Allan Holdsworth, John Wetton and Bill Bruford. Leaving the rock world and international arena touring at the age of 25, Jobson became a multi-award-winning composer for television and film, scoring over 100 TV dramas, working on several movies, and focusing on a diverse range of recording projects for his own international label Globe Music, before briefly reforming U.K. in 2014.

Regarded by many as the consummate musician, Jobson’s live performances have received accolades worldwide for their musical power and for the band’s unparalleled virtuosity.

Eddie Jobson FB page: https://www.facebook.com/EJ.UK.fanpage/

Press inquiries: Glass Onyon PR, PH: 828-350-8158 (USA), glassonyonpr@gmail.com

8/25/2026

Pete Roth Trio feat. Bill Bruford Release New Single “Improvisation on the Largo from Dvořák's Symphony #9” From Upcoming CD/DVD “Group Chat”

Single out Friday August 14, 2026

Listen to “Improvisation on the Largo from Dvořák's Symphony #9”: https://cherryred.co/PeteRothLargo

The Pete Roth Trio have released their new single “Improvisation on the Largo from Dvořák's Symphony #9” on August 14, 2026! This is the second single from their upcoming live CD/DVD album Group Chat.

The Pete Roth Trio return with Group Chat, a striking new CD/DVD release that captures the spontaneity, interplay and fearless musical conversation at the heart of this exceptional band. Led by guitarist Pete Roth, alongside bassist Mike Pratt and legendary drummer Bill Bruford, Group Chat is Roth's third major album and a release of particular significance, marking Bruford's eagerly awaited return to headline performance after a 13-year hiatus, as well as his first appearance on new material in 19 years.

Produced by Pete Roth and Bill Bruford for Winterfold Records, Group Chat presents a trio that thrives on intimacy, risk and connection. Rooted in jazz but never constrained by it, the music moves fluidly through funk, contemporary classical influences and spontaneous improvisation, with nothing treated as untouchable. Original compositions such as Full Circle, Dancing With Grace and Original Sin sit alongside collaborative pieces including Part Of The Charm and Looking Forward To Looking Back, while the trio's inspired Improvisation on the Largo from Dvořák's Symphony No. 9 underlines the breadth of their musical imagination. The result is a record that feels adventurous, immediate and alive - music made in the moment by three musicians listening as deeply as they play.

The release is presented as a two-disc digipak CD/DVD edition, complete with a booklet containing extensive notes and group photographs. Alongside the nine-track audio album, the package includes a bonus 35-minute DVD offering further insight into the trio's world, with performances, an introduction, and a special spoken segment from Pete Roth.

The music press reaction’s have been emphatic. "The Pete Roth Trio is a band of equals, clearly loving the opportunity to improvise and have musical conversations," wrote Biff Bam Pop!, while Innerviews praised the music as "rich with nuance, invention, and telepathic rapport." Dr. Jazz Talks described the album as "a feast of rhythm and melody," and Make Weird Music summed up its appeal succinctly: "I wish more jazz was this much fun." Another review captured the trio's balancing act perfectly, calling it "loose enough that it could fall apart and tight enough that it grooves."

Pete Roth brings to Group Chat a background that spans blues, rock and jazz, shaped first in Germany and then refined through his studies and career in the UK. Mike Pratt, a highly regarded bassist, composer and producer with deep roots in jazz fusion and groove-based music, brings both harmonic imagination and rhythmic authority to the trio. For Bruford, whose career has encompassed groundbreaking work with Yes, King Crimson, Earthworks and a host of major jazz collaborators, Group Chat reflects a continuing commitment to the innovative, the unusual and the unlikely. Together, the three musicians create an experience that reshapes expectations of the guitar trio format, making space for melody, texture, groove and surprise in equal measure.

Group Chat is a vivid document of three distinctive musical voices in open conversation - intimate, exploratory, witty and deeply alive.

INTERVIEW REQUESTS, PHOTOS, VIDEO STREAM ETC AVAILABLE ON REQUEST

TRACK LISTING

DISC ONE: CD AUDIO

1. Full Circle

2. Part Of The Charm

3. Group Chat

4. Improvisation on the Largo from Dvořák’s Symphony #9

5. Looking Forward To Looking Back

6. Summertime

7. Dancing With Grace

8. Original Sin

9. Hard Case, Soft Centre

DISC TWO: BONUS DVD

1. Introduction

2. Full Circle

3. Part Of The Charm

4. Group Chat

5. Improvisation on the Largo from Dvořák’s Symphony #9

6. A Word From Pete

7. Hard Case, Soft Centre

Produced by Pete Roth and Bill Bruford for Winterfold Records

BBWF006CDVD

www.winterfoldrecords.com

Listen to “Improvisation on the Largo from Dvořák's Symphony #9”: https://cherryred.co/PeteRothLargo

Pre-order “Group Chat”: https://www.cherryred.co.uk/pete-roth-trio-featuring-bill-bruford-group-chat-cd-dvd-edition

Information about the Pete Roth Trio: www.peterothtrio.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PeteRothTrio

Press inquiries: Keith James, Glass Onyon PR, PH: 828-350-8158 (USA), glassonyonpr@gmail.com

8/19/2026

Signal Meridian Reimagines Strawbs Classic on Debut Single “Heartbreaker” on Blue Élan Records feat. Members of Grace Potter, David Bowie, Moody Blues, The Killers

Reinterpreting Overlooked Song Catalogs

Listen to “Heartbreaker”/Pre-order Signals in Autumn: https://signalmeridian.lnk.to/heartbreaker

Watch the lyric video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNtvicrV0cw

Today, August 19, 2026, Signal Meridian releases their debut single “Heartbreaker” from their upcoming album Signals in Autumn on Blue Élan Records. “Heartbreaker” reimagines the Strawbs track of the same name from their 1977 release Burning for You.

Signal Meridian sounds like a forgotten progressive-rock group of the ‘70s. It’s not. It’s happening right now. It’s a collective of top-flight session musicians and vocalists enlisted by Blue Élan Records co-founder Kirk Pasich to reimagine and reinvent the song catalogs of underappreciated artists from the progressive rock genre and beyond.

Signals in Autumn, the first of a planned four initial chapters (all featuring different groups), is inspired by the music of Strawbs, a U.K. band that has reinvented itself four times, and produced such alumni and collaborators as Yes’ Rick Wakeman, Fairport Convention’s Sandy Denny and Blue Weaver, a keyboardist who went on to play with the Bee Gees and Average White Band. Formed in 1963 by Dave Cousins and Tony Hooper as the bluegrass duo Strawberry Hill Boys, the band transformed into British folk-rockers among contemporaries such as Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span, Fotheringay, Pentangle and Richard and Linda Thompson. A progressive art-rock phase ensued with keyboardist Wakeman before Strawbs launched into a more hard-rocking, commercially successful phase in 1972 with the addition of singer/songwriter/guitarist Dave Lambert to the writing team of Cousins and Chas Cronk.

Pasich is planning for an eventual Signal Meridian tour and looking to brand the semi-permanent collective in the mode of the rotating cast of characters in the Alan Parsons Project.

“The core musicians will largely stay the same from album to album, though we may use an occasional guest vocalist,” he noted. “But this stuff isn’t easy to play live.”

Signals in Autumn will release on October 23, 2026.

CD Bonus Tracks:
11. Cut Like a Diamond (Radio Edit)
12. Heartbreaker (Radio Edit)
13. Autumn Heroine's Theme
14. Autumn Deep Summer's Sleep
15. Autumn The Winter Long

Listen to “Heartbreaker”/Pre-order Signals in Autumn: https://signalmeridian.lnk.to/heartbreaker

Watch the lyric video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNtvicrV0cw

For more information: https://blueelan.com/

Press inquiries: Keith James, Glass Onyon PR, PH: 828-350-8158 (USA), glassonyonpr@gmail.com

8/07/2026

OZRIC TENTACLES RETURN WITH THEIR NEW SINGLE ‘SPACE PLATFORM’

Photo by Simon J Evens

THE FIRST SINGLE FROM THE NEW STUDIO ALBUM HARMONIC MIND

SET FOR RELEASE ON KSCOPE ON 18^th SEPTEMBER

Following the recent announcement of their new album Harmonic Mind, Ozric Tentacles today share the album's first single, 'Space Platform'. From chief Ozric Ed Wynne himself - “Hey everyone, hope you're doing well n stuff. Here's the first taster for the upcoming Harmonic Mind. Space Platform is a bit like a launch pad to the new Ozric world. Twisting and turning through the lines and spaces of the Harmonical mind landscape. Hang onto the turf lest you float away.”

Ozric Tentacles - Space Platform Thumbnail

WATCH THE VISUALISER FOR ‘SPACE PLATFORM’: https://youtu.be/ejA6lRnQ4KY

STREAM/DOWNLOAD THE NEW SINGLE ‘SPACE PLATFORM’: https://orcd.co/space_platform

Harmonic Mind, the band's 17th studio album, is another welcome chapter in the ever-evolving Ozric’s story. Named after the geometric structure and harmonic nature of existence, the album weaves together soaring guitar melodies, intricate rhythms, lush synth textures and deep, hypnotic grooves into the kind of free-flowing psychedelic odyssey that has become their trademark.

Recorded at the band's home studios as it gradually took shape across Scotland, Devon and finally Glastonbury, Harmonic Mind also captures something a little different. Featuring the full touring line-up - including drummer Pat Garvey, bassist Corey Wallace, percussionist Paul Hankin and multi-instrumentalist Saskia Maxwell - the album has a natural energy that reflects the chemistry of the band's live performances, with each player bringing their own voice to the music.

HARMONIC MIND WILL BE RELEASED EVERYWHERE ON CLASSIC BLACK VINYL LP, TRANSPARENT BLUE VINYL LP, CD AND DIGITALLY. PRE-ORDER HERE: https://ozrictentacles.lnk.to/Harmonic_Mind

A LIMITED PURPLE VINYL LP EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE THROUGH OFFICIAL KSCOPE AND OZRIC TENTACLES STORES.

From the driving pulse of "Guardstones" to the cosmic momentum of "Space Platform", Harmonic Mind is packed with the flowing musicianship and exploratory spirit that fans have come to expect and adore. "Malachite" pays tribute to one of Ed Wynne's favourite minerals, while also giving centre stage to his custom sandalwood acoustic from Kif Wood Guitars, complete with a beautiful malachite inlay around the sound hole. It's one of many moments that highlights the warmth and detail running throughout the album, alongside the fluid interplay between Ed Wynne's guitar and Silas Neptune's ever-shifting synth landscapes.

Produced by Ed Wynne and Silas Neptune, with mastering handled by Silas for the first time, the album feels both fresh and reassuringly familiar. Even the return of the beloved Erp on the cover art offers a knowing nod to longtime listeners. There's no radical change of direction here, just Ozric Tentacles doing what they do best.

Ozric Tentacles – Harmonic Mind
1. Guardstones [06:40]
2. Space Platform [05:57]
3. Harmonic Mind [09:12]
4. Malachite [07:52]
5. Tillamook [09:11]
6. Sumipad [04:54]

Since emerging from the UK's festival scene in the early '80s, Ozric Tentacles have remained one of psychedelic music's true originals. More than four decades on, they're still pushing forward, still exploring new sonic possibilities, and still making music with the same spirit of curiosity and freedom that first set them apart. 2026 sees Ozric Tentacles continue their extensive touring schedule with a large run of Autumn/Winter shows and a number of co-headline shows alongside The Orb.

OZRIC TENTACLES TOUR DATES
2026
22nd August – Down the Hill Festival, Aarschot, Belgium
31st August – Honey Fest, Honeystreet, Devizes, England
4th September – Existence Festival, Tetbury, England
17th September – Foxlowe Arts Centre, Leek, England
18th September – Equinox Festival, Coningsby, England
16th October – Gazarte Ground Stage, Athens, Greece
17th October – WE, Thessaloniki, Greece
11th November – Buttermarket, Shrewsbury, England
12th November – Boilershop, Newcastle, England (with The Orb)
13th November – Lemon Tree, Aberdeen, Scotland
14th November – Queen Margaret Union, Glasgow, Scotland (with The Orb)
15th November – Platform, Morecambe, England
18th November – Social, Hull, England
19th November – O2 Academy, Leeds, England (with The Orb)
20th November – O2 Academy, Liverpool, England (with The Orb)
21st November – Bodega, Nottingham, England
22nd November – Club 85, Hitchin, England
25th November – Con Club, Lewes, England
26th November – O2 Academy, Bournemouth, England (with The Orb)
27th November – O2 Academy, Bristol, England (with The Orb)
28th November – O2 Academy 2, Oxford, England
2nd December – The Church, Ipswich, England
3rd December – Hare & Hounds, Birmingham, England
4th December – O2 Ritz, Manchester, England (with The Orb)
5th December – O2 Kentish Town Forum, London, England
2027
25th February – De Helling, Utrecht, The Netherlands
26th February – De Pul, Uden, The Netherlands
27th February – Poppodium Boerderij, Zoetermeer, The Netherlands
19th March – Shiiine Weekender, Skegness, England
2nd–9th April – Cruise to the Edge, Miami, USA

BUY TICKETS: https://ozrics.com/live-shows/

Harmonic Mind will be released on 18th September on Kscope, pre-order here: https://ozrictentacles.lnk.to/Harmonic_Mind

Ozric Tentacles
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialOzricTentacles
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ozrictentaclesofficial
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0Iv00ucAIqr5KVS7bXGFa9?si=WU3Uy1BMQJav4zGk16oJyw
Apple: https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/ozric-tentacles/464266722
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OzricTentaclesOfficial

Press inquiries: Keith James, Glass Onyon PR, PH: 828-350-8158 (USA), glassonyonpr@gmail.com

8/04/2026

ART IN AMERICA TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM DREAMS OF THE DISAPPEARED

Follow-up to 2025 comeback album, Rise

Features original members, siblings Chris Flynn, Shishonee Flynn and Dan Flynn

All new material

Out September 24, 2026 on Iconoclassic Records

Art in America returns with Dreams of the Disappeared – the next chapter in one of progressive rock’s most remarkable stories.

Some bands become legends because of the albums they released. Others achieve near-mythical status because of the music that was almost lost. Art in America belongs firmly in the latter category.

When the Detroit, Michigan-based group released their self-titled debut in 1983, progressive rock gained something genuinely new. Combining Chris Flynn’s ambitious songwriting with the pioneering use of Shishonee Flynn’s concert harp as a lead instrument, the band created a sound unlike anything else. Produced by legendary Yes and Emerson Lake and Palmer collaborator Eddy Offord, with arrangements by Steve Morse and keyboards by T. Lavitz (both of Dixie Dregs), and cover art by Ioannis, the Art in America album and its eponymous single and music video became cult favorites. Collaborations with Genesis producer David Hentschel and King Crimson bass player Tony Levin followed before Art in America disappeared from view as musical fashions shifted.

Now, more than forty years later, Art in America continues their story with a new studio album: Dreams of the Disappeared. Their fourth album and their second new release over consecutive years, Dreams of the Disappeared pushes further into the rich musical territory the band first began exploring decades ago.

For songwriter Chris Flynn, the album’s title reflects both its musical structure and its deeper philosophical themes. “These songs morph together as dreams often do. They contain a continuing thread or theme, again a definition of dreams. And in a larger sense, we prepare for the infinite, our disappearance, by defining the finite, our Dreams of the Disappeared.”

That dream-like continuity flows throughout the album, where melodies evolve organically and individual songs feel like chapters within a larger musical narrative. The band’s distinctive identity remains intact, led by the unmistakable sound of Shishonee Flynn’s harp — still one of the most original instruments in progressive rock. As she explains, “Our new album Dreams of the Disappeared features several unique instruments from around the world including a Japanese koto, an African balangi, and an Indian tamboura. Most striking is my ebony and bronze Lyon & Healy pedal harp.”

“What has always set Art in America apart from other rock bands is our unusual instrumentation in conjunction with my brother Chris’s songwriting. Art in America was the first rock band to integrate harp into our unique prog/art rock sound. We continue to explore different tonal landscapes with these beautiful, unusual instruments.” This remains central to the band’s compositional language, weaving alongside guitars, keyboards and intricate rhythms to create music that feels simultaneously familiar and unlike anything else in progressive rock.

Dreams of the Disappeared also continues the band’s tradition of treating every aspect of an album as part of a complete artistic statement. The cover artwork, based on the ancient Greek comedy/tragedy masks, was painted by drummer Dan Flynn, whose art illustrates the lyrics throughout the 20-page CD booklet.

Dreams of the Disappeared represents the continuation of a creative journey interrupted by circumstance rather than inspiration. Its themes of memory, transformation and renewal resonate all the more powerfully because they are lived experience.

Some dreams disappear. Others simply wait to be heard.

Dreams of the Disappeared will be released September 24, 2026.

Dreams of the Disappeared (CD and Digital, Iconoclassic Records ICON 1098)
1. Others
2. Requiem
3. Road Thrill
4. Game
5. Shepherd
6. Three Links
7. Walking the Dog
8. Pink Dominoes
9. Falling Forward
10. Battle of Because
11. Sorry to Say
12. Postscript

To pre-order:
Label store: https://iconoclassicrecords.com/album/dreams-of-the-disappeared/
Independent retail: https://recordstoreday.com/upc/990481103843

For more information:
https://www.artinamericamusic.com
https://www.facebook.com/ArtinAmerica.music
https://www.youtube.com/@ArtinAmericaOfficial-f8b8r

Press inquiries: Keith James, Glass Onyon PR, PH: 828-350-8158 (USA), glassonyonpr@gmail.com

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