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David Lindley – 6/5/2015 – Hugh’s Room, Toronto

May 13, 2015

What? No “El Rayo-X”? Well, an artist of David Lindley caliber can afford a luxury of dropping his signature tune from the set whose opening lines hinted at “Vigilante Man” as if demanding the audience to concentrate on the stage. … Continue reading →

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MARBIN – The Third Set

May 11, 2015

MoonJune 2014 Earth-searing live performance that brokers no compromise but takes one on a bumpy roller coaster ride. Intensity and occasional release: that’s what this band’s studio output has been about since their very start. Yet saxophonist Danny Markovitch and … Continue reading →

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RENAISSANCE – Academy Of Music 1974

May 4, 2015

Cleopatra 2015 Turning their cards in NYC, English art rock ensemble embrace their symphonic side to get away with opulence. It was an enchanting evening in May 1974, when FAIRPORTS with Sandy Denny at the front opened for RENAISSANCE who … Continue reading →

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VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR – Merlin Atmos

April 27, 2015

Esoteric Antenna 2015 Live document of 2013 tour conceptualizes the band’s epic aspect and shifts the collective’s balance. Dark extravaganza of VdGG’s albums has always been hard to reproduce on-stage, which never deterred this intrepid unit from taking their menace … Continue reading →

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simakDIALOG – Live At Orion

April 25, 2015

MoonJune 2015 Intrepid Indonesian adventurers’ Baltimore endeavors – band ahoy! Given the excitement they produce in the studio, one might wonder how this ensemble would sound on-stage, and here’s the answer – arguably, not the expected version of it, because … Continue reading →

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