Day: June 21, 2010

NEARfest Day Three: Pineapple Thief Steals the Show.

Surprising sets from a lost elder statesman and a band that should be much bigger, The Enid & The Pineapple Thief. They were only the third act on the bill, but The Pineapple Thief stole the day for me with the most atypical set of  NEARfest 2010. No extended guitar solos, keyboard orchestrations or complex…

The Ghost of Gentle Giant Haunts NEARfest 2010

Three Friends, Iona, Forgas Band Phenomena and Astra Supercharge Saturday’s NEARfest. It was a day of nostalgic memories, faithful recreations, and technical ferocity on the second day of NEARfest 2010 Three Friends is essentially a reconstituted Gentle Giant, the  venerable 70s progressive rock band who played some of the most complex music of the era.…

Monday, June 21st-Echoes Program 1025A

Monday, June 21st Echoes Program 1025A An Echoes Summer Solstice: Lunar Symphonies and Seasonal Shifts Start Time Group Name Song Name Album Name First Half Hour 0:01:00 General Fuzz Summer Cool Aberrations 0:06:00 Tierra Negra and Muriel Anderson Summer Morning Rain New World Flamenco 0:09:44 Michael Hedges Dream Beach Summer Solstice (v/a)* 0:13:23 All India…