A Grandchild of 70s Progressive Rock Every time I put on Mark McGuire’s Along the Way I feel like I’m taking a trip into the future via my past. Elements of the 70s progressive rock music I love from Popol Vuh, Ash Ra Tempel, Mike Oldfield and Jade Warrior emerge in his music. But Mark…
Month: March 2014
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Monday March 31st-Echoes Program 1414A
Interview: Mark McGuire Guitarist Mark McGuire is a modern rock guitarist who looks to 1970s progressive rock for his influences. The former Emeralds guitarist has created a work of epic proportions called Along the Way. He talks about his prog evolution. Monday March 31st Echoes Program 1414A Start Time Group Name Song Name Album Name…
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Linnea Olsson in Echoes Podcast
Swedish Cellist and Singer-Songwriter Linnea Olsson talks about her debut album in Echoes Podcast Linnea Olsson has played progressive rock with Isidurs Bane, backed folk singer Ane Brun and is currently touring with Peter Gabriel. She’s from Sweden, but influences on Linnea Olsson’s debut album include The Blues Brothers and the “Theme from Rawhide” and…
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Weekend March 28th, 29th & 30th-Echoes Program 1413A
Living Room Concert: Mary Fahl Singer Mary Fahl, formerly of The October Project, comes into Echoes to play live, performing music from her latest CD Love & Gravity and a cover from Dark Side of the Moon. Weekend March 28th, 29th & 30th Echoes Program 1413A Start Time Group Name Song Name Album Name First…
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Echoes Top 25 for March 2014
Progressive guitars, Serene Songs and Hang Drums Lead Echoes Top 25 for March It’s no surprise that our March CD of the Month, Mark McGuire’s Along the Way, leads the Echoes Top 25. Fans of Popol Vuh, Ashra and Mike Oldfield should be in prog-epic heaven with this album. Hear Mark McGuire interviewed on Monday…
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Tiny Time Pills & a Poke in the Ribs
Today on Echoes it’s new music from Elbow & The Capsules Elbow is the English band that takes 80s new wave stylings and a bit of Peter Gabriel narrative drama and updates them into their own, often moody sound. Their new album is The Take Off and Landing of Everything. The Capsules are a…
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Thursday March 27th-Echoes Program 1413D
New Music: Elbow & The Capsules Remember when your mother said not to stick anything in your ear smaller than your elbow? John Diliberto sticks the band called Elbow in your ear with new music from their CD, The Take Off And Landing Of Everything. We’ll also hear new music from a dream pop band…
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Tycho & Davidge
New Music from Tycho & Davidge tonight on Echoes It was great to hear Scott Hansen, who is effectively Tycho, on NPR’s Weekend Sunday Edition. Of course, we had him on Echoes for a great live performance and an interview back in 2012. You can hear a track from his set on our CD Transmissions:…
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Wednesday March 26th-Echoes Program 1413C
New Music: Neil Davidge & Tycho Massive Attack created the Trip-hop trend in the early 1990s and Neil Davidge has been producing them since their third album. He has a new solo album called Slo Light. We’ll hear a track from that as well as new music by the electronica surf guitar artist known as…
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Linnea Olsson Opens Wide and Says Ah!
Swedish Cellist and Singer-Songwriter Linnea Olsson talks about her debut album on Echoes Tonight Linnea Olsson has played progressive rock with Isidurs Bane, backed folk singer Ane Brun and is currently touring with Peter Gabriel. She’s from Sweden, but influences on Linnea Olsson’s debut album include The Blues Brothers and the “Theme from Rawhide” and…