Riverside Kick Off Tour This Weekend

In other Riverside news, they are kicking off a string of European dates this weekend at Be Prog! My Friend festival in Barcelona, Spain and also visit Italy, Germany, The Netherlands and the UK on this run, on which the band will already showcase some of the new album's material. North American and European dates follow in the Fall.



Riverside summer festivals (*) and "An evening with" headline shows:
July 11 - Spain, Barcelona, Be Prog! My Friend festival *
July 14 - Italy, Milano, Lo-Fi
July 15 - Italy, Bologna, Alchemica Club
July 18 - Germany, St Goarshausen, Night of the Prog festival *
July 21 - Germany, Reichenbach, Bergkeller
July 23 - Germany, Worpswede, Music Hall
July 24 - The Netherlands, Zoetermeer, De Boerderij
July 26 - United Kingdom, Maidstone, Ramblin' Manfair festival *
Aug 29 - Poland, Olsztyn, Amfiteatr im. Czesława Niemena
Sept 5 - Brazil, Sao Paulo, Via Marquês / Overload Music Festival *
Sept 7 - Chile, Santiago, Teatro Cariola
Sept 10 - Mexico, Mexico City, Lunario del Auditorio Nacional



Riverside North America tour with special guests The Sixxis:
Sep 12 - Atlanta, GA - ProgPower USA Center Stage
Sep 13 - Richmond, VA - The Canal Club
Sep 15 - Philadelphia, PA - Bull Shooters Saloon
Sep 16 - New Brunswick, NJ - NJ Proghouse at The Crossroads Theatre
Sep 17 - Pittsburgh, PA - Hard Rock Cafe
Sep 19 - Montreal, QC - Theatre La Tulipe
Sep 20 - Quebec City, QC - L'Imperial
Sep 22 - Toronto, ON - Mod Club
Sep 23 - Detroit, MI - Token Lounge
Sep 24 - Chicago, IL - Reggies
Sep 25 - Cleveland, OH - Agora Ballroom
Sep 27 - Whittier, CA - The Center Theater





Riverside European Tour with special guests The Sixxis and Lion Shepherd:
Oct 15 - Germany, Dresden, Tante Ju
Oct 16 - Germany, Oberhausen, Turbinen Halle 2
Oct 17 - The Netherlands, Zwolle, Hedon
Oct 18 - The Netherlands, Tilburg, 013
Oct 20 - UK, London, Islington Assembly Hall
Oct 21 - UK, Bristol, Marble Factory
Oct 22 - UK, Manchester, The Ritz
Oct 23 - UK, Glasgow, O2 ABC2
Oct 24 - UK, Northampton, The Roadmenders
Oct 26 - UK, Southampton, The 1865
Oct 27 - France, Paris, Divan Du Monde
Oct 30 - Portugal, Lisbon, Paradise Garage
Oct 31 - Spain, Madrid, Joy Eslava
Nov 1 - Spain, Barcelona, Sala Apolo / Be Prog! The Madness Day festival
Nov 2 - France, Lyon, Marche Gare
Nov 4 - Switzerland, Pratteln, Z7
Nov 5 - Germany, München, Strom
Nov 6 - Germany, Karlsruhe, Substage
Nov 7 - Germany, Berlin, C-Club
Nov 8 - Poland, Krakow, Rotunda
Nov 10 - Poland, Gdansk, B90
Nov 11 - Poland, Warsaw, Stodola

Riverside Release Lyric Video

Polish Prog masters Riverside are now kicking off the promotional activities for their much anticipated new studio album.

Today, the band is revealing the first track off the album via a lyric-video, Discard Your Fear:
 

Love, Fear and the Time Machine, the band’s sixth studio album will be released via Inside Out Music and Mystic Production on September 4th, 2015. Featuring cover artwork by longtime design-partner Travis Smith / Seempieces, it has the following track listing:

Riverside – Love, Fear and the Time Machine tracklist:
1. Lost (Why Should I Be Frightened By a Hat?)
2. Under the Pillow
3. #‎Addicted‬
4. Caterpillar and the Barbed Wire
5. Saturate Me
6. Afloat
7. Discard Your Fear
8. Towards the Blue Horizon
9. Time Travellers
10. Found (The Unexpected Flaw of Searching)

Riverside are also working on a musical bonus package entitled Day Session, a brighter companion album to the Night Session bonus CD presented on the band’s previous album Shrine of New Generation Slaves.

Riverside online: 

http://www.riversideband.pl
http://www.facebook.com/Riversidepl
http://www.instagram.com/riversideband.pl

Styx and the Mission to Pluto

Left to right: Lawrence Gowan, Tommy Shaw, New Horizons’ Mark Showalter, and Todd Sucherman

Credits: NASA/Joel Kowsky

OK, so this might not be a "progressive rock" news item per se, but Styx do fall in the "Prog Related" category, and this IS and interesting story. (And I'm a science geek).

Three members of the present incarnation of the rock band Styx met with the New Horizon mission scientists on July 1st in Maryland. why is this significant, you ask? Because they met with the scientist who discovered Pluto's 5th moon, the one who named it Styx.

Learn more about this meeting here (http://www.nasa.gov/nh/styx-meets-styx), and learn more about the mission to Pluto, with New Horizon arriving at its closest approach to this distant planet on July 14th.

Nad Sylvan Signs to InsideOut

InsideOutMusic are pleased to welcome Steve Hackett and Agents of Mercy vocalist Nad Sylvan to their roster, for his forthcoming solo album which is due out in October.

Nad comments:

Finally, after 40 years of fighting for it, I get a first class record deal.

Nad has most recently been seen performing alongside the legendary Steve Hackett as part of his Genesis Revisited show, continuing his stint into the latter part of this year.

Nad adds:

In a little less than four years, I was snatched up by two iconic guitarists, namely Roine Stolt and then Steve Hackett. That must mean something to the world, because it sure means an awful lot to me.

Nad who released two solo albums under his own name, teamed up with fellow swede Bonamici to release an album under the name Unifaun, to great acclaim. In 2009 he formed Agents of Mercy with Roine Stolt (The Flower Kings, Transatlantic) in 2009, and have released three albums to date.

Nad Sylvan Online:https://www.facebook.com/Nadsylvanartist
http://www.nadsylvan.com/
https://twitter.com/SylvanOfficial

Enchant Announce European Tour

Enchant, the Bay Area's long-running Prog Rock institution, are finally returning for live appearances in Europe this October in order to promote their acclaimed comeback album The Great Divide, which was released via the band's longtime label partner InsideOutMusic last year.
 
The tour will be a double-headlining bill featuring Enchant as well as Hasse Fröberg & Musical Companion, kicking off (for Enchant) at the 2015 edition of ProgPower Europe festival in The Netherlands on October 4th.
 
Here are the exact dates:
Enchant + Hasse Fröberg & Musical Companion - European Tour 2015:
 
Oct 4 Baarlo, The Netherlands - ProgPower Europe (Enchant only!)
Oct 5 Berlin, Germany - Magnet
Oct 6 München, Germany - Kranhalle
Oct 7 Oberhausen, Germany - Zentrum Altenberg
Oct 8 Rüsselsheim, Germany - Das Rind
Oct 9 Stuttgart, Germany - Schocken Club
Oct 10 Zoetermeer, The Netherlands - De Boerderij
Oct 11 London, UK - The Underworld
Oct 12 Bilston, UK - The Robin 2
Oct 13 Paris,  France - Backstage

Additionally, Enchant have confirmed the following appearances in North America:
 
Aug 29, Whittier, CA @ CalProg + Spock's Beard / http://calprog.com
Oct 23, Houston, TX - BFE Rock Club
Oct 24, Austin, TX - Empire Control Room & Garage
Nov 15-19, Cruise To The Edge + Yes, Marillion, Saga. Etc. / http://cruisetotheedge.com