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• Transition
  on Apr 7, 2015
  No, this is not the next band or album I'm going to review. I want to let my readers know that I am officially on Wordpress now! I will no longer be posting to Blogger anymore, but will still have my regular routine on Wordpress. So, update your favo...
• City and Colour - Little Hell
  on Apr 2, 2015 in acoustic rock blues rock folk-rock
  (source) Here’s another shout out to my wife’s wonderful taste in music. This next act was introduced to me a few years ago from my wife, an act that has expanded from one solo artist to a whole band. After several listens to his albums, I s...
• Death Cab for Cutie - Kintsugi
  on Mar 31, 2015 in alternative rock indie rock pop rock
  (source)I decided to write about a band my wife introduced to me in anticipation of their new album release this morning. A couple years back, my wife and I were playing through our iTunes to show each other our favorite bands. She brought up Deat...
• The Mars Volta - Amputechture
  on Mar 26, 2015 in experimental rock jazz fusion prog rock
   (source)As my last post for the year 2007 theme, I'd like to mention a band I found by interacting with concert-goers. A year prior, I was suggested by someone to see this next band, and coincidentally got to see this band perform live the foll...
• Portugal. The Man - Church Mouth
  on Mar 25, 2015 in blues rock experimental rock indie rock
  (source)Continuing the theme of the year 2007 from my last post, I'd like to next mention a band I found through a classmate in college. After discussing music with a friend, he immediately suggested this next band, a band he considered his favori...
• The Receiving End of Sirens - The Earth Sings Mi Fa Mi
  on Mar 24, 2015 in experimental rock post-hardcore prog rock
  (source)If I were to guess what year of my life had the greatest impact on my taste in music, I could easily say it was the year 2007. I was a freshman in college, I had money saved up from my summer job, and I went to every possible concert that...
• Autumn Above - Blessed You're Still
  on Mar 19, 2015 in acoustic rock indie rock prog rock
  (source)My friend Chris Harvey of the band I Was Awake has been in the studio working on the band's follow-up album to their recent EP. In the meantime, though, Chris has released an intriguing album with his side project Autumn Above. After...
• Feral States - Dark
  on Mar 17, 2015 in experimental rock prog rock symphonic rock
  (source) A while back, I had gone on the website Reddit in search of some independent and unsigned bands to listen to. After filtering though the many suggestions I received, I stumbled upon this next band, a band I immediately felt a conne...
• Pure Reason Revolution - The Dark Third
  on Mar 12, 2015 in electronic prog rock
  (source) How many times have you discovered a band, fell in love with them, and soon after found out that they have broken up? That’s happened to me many times, but most painfully with this next band. I felt unlucky that I was a few years too...
• Dave Kerzner - New World (Deluxe Edition)
  on Mar 10, 2015 in prog rock
  (source) Searching through Bandcamp, I discovered this next band that was highly regarded as one of the most popular progressive rock albums available on the site. After looking through the music, lineup, and notes, I could easily tell why. W...
• Baby Wyatt is born!
  on Mar 9, 2015
  Hey everyone. To break away from the music aspect of my blog for a moment, I wanted to share a little of a big moment that happened in my life over the weekend. On Saturday afternoon, my son Wyatt was born. He is a handsome young lad at 7 pounds...
• Ayreon - The Theory of Everything
  on Mar 5, 2015 in prog metal prog rock
  (source) If my readers haven’t already figured it out by now, I must confess that I’m a sucker for concept albums. The easiest way to win my heart musically is to play me a concept album; I can’t deny a concept album a thoughtful listen. E...
• Steven Wilson - Hand. Cannot. Erase.
  on Mar 3, 2015 in contemporary rock electronic prog rock
  (source)The night sky is black. The clouds cover the moon. It's 9:00 pm, and I race to my computer in anticipation of the big event of the week. To my excitement, his latest album is already available for download. A few minutes later, it’s si...
• Lydia - Illuminate
  on Feb 26, 2015 in contemporary rock indie rock pop rock
  (source) I’ve been listening to rock music ever since I was a little kid. My parents used to play their Scorpions and Eric Clapton albums in the car every time we drove, but I couldn’t tell you if “Love at First Sting” or “Unplugged...
• Dream the Electric Sleep - Heretics
  on Feb 24, 2015 in indie rock post-rock prog rock
  (source)It's truly amazing how music impacts our lives, how it can speak to each of us, compelling us to dance, think, smile, and much more. This next album makes me experience all of these actions and emotions. Beautifully written musically and...
• Between the Buried and Me - The Great Misdirect
  on Feb 19, 2015 in metal prog metal technical death metal
  (source)This next review is the complete opposite of my last review. A word of warning to my readers before I even start this post: If you are not a fan of technical death metal, then this next review might be a bitter pill to swallow,...
• Beck - Morning Phase
  on Feb 17, 2015 in country rock folk-rock
  (source)Although I'm not a person who cares too much about music trends and popularity, I couldn't help but check the results of last week's Grammys. As most people know, the winner for "Album of the Year" at the Grammys came as a complete surprise.
• Chelsea Wolfe - The Grime and the Glow
  on Feb 12, 2015 in experimental rock folk-rock indie rock
  (source) For the past couple weeks, my musical soul has been urging me to try and listen to some different music. Fitting for the aftermath of the Grammys, I’ve done just that. Some say I might have an extremely picky taste in music (some have...
• John Lancaster - A Penchant for Hell on Earth
  on Feb 10, 2015 in alternative rock grunge rock hard rock
  (source)Before I proceed with this review, I wanted to say one thing: Bandcamp is an amazing site! I have found so many artists and bands through them, and have been able to share some great music to others simply from searching by the genre. Using B...
• The First Annual Keno Awards - Winners
  on Feb 6, 2015 in djent prog metal prog rock
   (source) The time has come: It's time to announce the winners of this year's Keno Awards! Without any delay, here are the winners!Best Rock Album of 2014"Hitchhiking to Byzantium" - AnubisThere are so many reasons why Anubis wins this cate...