PT is happy to announce that the band will be joining Coheed and Cambria to co-headline 12 dates in the US in August. Tickets are on sale to the general public this Friday, June 25th The band will also be headlining their own show at The Warfield in San Francisco on August 10th. ROABP info to be posted shortly.

11th Aug ~ San Francisco, CA - The Warfield (PT only)
12th Aug ~ Hollywood, CA – Hollywood Palladium
13th Aug ~ Las Vegas, NV – The Joint
14th Aug ~ San Diego, CA – 4th and B (21+)
16th Aug ~ Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater
17th Aug ~ El Paso, TX – Club 101
18th Aug ~ San Antonio, TX - Sunset Station
20th Aug ~ Memphis, TN – Minglewood Hall
21st Aug ~ Asheville, NC – Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
22nd Aug ~ Nashville, TN – War Memorial Auditorium
23rd Aug ~ St Louis, MO - Pageant
24th Aug ~ Grand Rapids, MI – Orbit Room
26th Aug ~ Cleveland, OH – Nautica Pavilion

"Atlanta", a complete 2 hour live performance from the Fear of a Blank Planet tour, is now available as a download from the PT store. The show was recorded and mixed to the usual PT standards in order to provide material for a planned live album, but when the decision was taken to film much of the same repertoire in Holland for a major DVD release instead, the Atlanta recording ended up back in the vault. Now PT have now decided to make it available in complete form as a download only release to raise funds for Mick Karn's treatment for cancer. Although the repertoire is similar to that on the Anesthetize DVD, the performance has its own atmosphere, and also includes the first ever officially released live recording of "A Smart Kid".

The mp3s are high quality 320kbps files, and there is a break between tracks 8 and 9 in case you want to burn your own 2 CD set, for which Carl Glover has also provided CD artwork.

Please note that profits from the sale of the Atlanta download will go to Mick Karn and his family.

We are proud to announce for the for the first time MARILLION. They do perform on Satruday 4th of September. The complete line up can be found further down. To find out more visit the WIV Entertainments website.

Enochian Theory are pleased to announce that their first European tour in support of the release of 'Evolution: Creatio Ex Nihilio' on Mascot Records will be with prog-rock legends and new label mates, Spock's Beard.

SPOCK'S BEARD + ENOCHIAN THEORY EUROPEAN TOUR
15.09.10 Wed BELGIUM - @ TBA
16.09.10 Thu FR Paris @ La Scene Bastille
17.09.10 Fri NL Zoetermeer @ De Boerderij
18.09.10 Sat DE Aschaffenburg @ Colos-Saal
19.09.10 Sun DE Bochum @ Zeche
21.09.10 Tue CH Pratteln @ Z7
22.09.10 Wed DE Nürnberg @ Hirsch
23.09.10 Thu DE Karlsruhe @ Substage
25.09.10 Sat PL Knurowie @ Centrum Kultury
26.09.10 Sun PL Opole @ Opole Philharmonic Hall
27.09.10 Mon HU Budapest @ Ship A38
28.09.10 Tue SK Bratislava @ Majestic Music Club

Enochian Theory have previously played live shows with artists such as Katatonia (Peaceville Records), The Butterfly Effect (Sony/BMG), Red Sparrowes (Sargent House), Evergrey (SteamHammer/SPV), Ephel Duath (Earache Records), Hacride (Listenable Records), Twin Zero (Undergroove), Negura Bunget (Code666 Records) and Neverland (AFM Records)

After many years of hard work, 2 self releases and extensive touring Enochian Theory have now signed a multi album deal with Mascot Records, joining the label family with artists such as John5, Volbeat, Billy Sheehan, Marty Friedman, Arjen Lucassen’s Guilt Machine and many more..

“Evolution: Creatio Ex Nihilio” will be released worldwide in September 2010 on Mascot Records.

On June 29th, progressive multi-instrumentalist and Electrum guitarist Dave Kulju is releasing his second solo CD, "Notes In The Margin". To mark the release the CD will be premiered in its entirety on the progressive internet radio station Delicious Agony during the program "The Rickter Scale".

While Kulju's previous recorded work has been all instrumental, the centerpiece of this album is the 5 track, 30 minute epic "A Poet's Talespin" which has lyrics based on the beautiful work of Australian poet Amanda Joy and vocals performed by UK based session vocalist Annie Oya.

The remaining 4 tracks, all instrumentals, include: "Skating On Europa" an extended space rock flavored piece; "Know Again" which has a fusion feel and is laced with haunting electric violin melodies performed by Ian Cameron; "Get The Hell Off My Lawn", a hard driving tune based on nimble guitar/bass riffs, and finally the CD concludes with "Counted The Stars" a short dark piece that is perhaps more tone-poem than traditional composition. The entire record is driven by the outstanding percussion work of session drummer Frank Basile.

Kulju composes and records his music in his home studio in New Hampshire. In addition to his DPRP Recommended 2007 release "Abstract Expression", he has done two CDs "Frames Of Mind" and "Standard Deviation" with his band Electrum. The release date for "Notes In The Margin" is June 29th 2010. Pre-orders can be placed now at www.davekmusic.com. Three free tracks are also available at that address.

Track Listing 1. Skating On Europa (9:33) 2. Know Again (6:24) 3-7. A Poet's Talespin (29:35)     i. Half-Slept Moments (1:56)     ii. Soft Collisions (8:28)     iii. The Bridge (7:55)     iv. I Write (5:01)     v. In the Shadows (6:15) 8. Get The Hell Off My Lawn (4:18) 9. Counted The Stars (1:18) Total Running Time: 51:22

David Gilmour performed with the legendary Reverend Al Green last weekend on BBC1's Friday Night with... Jonathan Ross. Also in the band, which was put together for one night only, was Jools Holland, his brother Christopher, Gilson Lavis on drums, Lisa Grahame and Phil Veacock taking on saxophone duties, Chris Storr on trumpet, and Barry Campbell, on bass.

Although the rendition of Let's Stay Together was an excellent one, perhaps Mr Gilmour should have used a guitar that was plugged in!! It was barely audible! But I guess it lends itself well to the style of the song. You can enjoy the song below:

arK, the band led by John Jowitt, bass guitarist best known for his work with UK progressive bands IQ, Arena and Frost*, will be joining legendary US progressive rockers Presto Ballet (Kurdt Vanderhoof) for a series of UK dates in September 2010 in the run up to the release of their album, "Wild Untamed Imaginings" on the ProgRock Record label on 5th September.

Joining Jowitt in the 2010 incarnation of arK are original members Tony Short on vocals and flute, Pete Wheatley - lead guitar, Steve Harris - guitar synth, and new member Tim Churchman, formerly of Darwin’s Radio, on drums.

US progressive rockers Presto Ballet were founded by guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof (Metal Church). Their sound is described as highly reminiscent of 70's prog rock – not surprising, given the band was founded largely to pay homage to the classic progressive bands of that era such as Genesis, Yes and Kansas.

arK will be playing with Presto Ballet on the following dates:

Wed 1st Sep: The Brickmakers, Norwich
Thu 2nd Sep: The 12 Bar, Swindon
Fri 3rd Sep: The Luminaire, Kilburn High Rd, London
Sat 4th Sep: The Wesley Centre, Maltby, Rotherham
Sun 5th Sep: The Robin 2, Bilston, West Midlands

The shows are being promoted by the Classic Rock Society and tickets can be purchased from their website. The Robin gig on 5th September will also be the ‘launch party’ for their arK’s forthcoming album.

arK will be also be supporting the British Neo-Progressive band Frost*, (Jem Godfrey, John Mitchell (guitar), Declan Burke (vocals, guitars), Nathan King (bass), and introducing Craig Blundell on drums) on the following dates in December 2010:

Fri 3rd Dec: o2 Academy, Islington
Sat 4th Dec: Academy 3, Manchester
Sun 5th Dec: The Robin2, Bilston

One of metal’s most intriguing, ominous and immensely talented figures, the mighty Devin Townsend, is extremely excited to announce that for the first time in his solo career he will be embarking on a headlining tour. This will be a special evening exploring a 15 year musical journey with Townsend performing songs spanning his entire vast catalog. Supporting acts will be announced soon along with East Coast shows, visit the Tour Dates page to view the initial headlining tour itinerary.

“Unfortunately, this change has forced the band to cancel their upcoming tour in the UK and overseas. We are very sorry to our fans, as well as, the promoters and other bands we were going to be working with on this tour. Rehearsals have begun and new Summer US tour dates will be announced very soon. SIX GALLERY is working hard and looking forward to the continuing to develop with Daniel Erb and we can't wait to see everyone across the States in the next few months. We are currently working very hard to make it up to our fans overseas to reschedule this tour. As soon as we know more, so will you! Stay posted for more updates from the band and new tour dates that will be posted soon!”

Flashrange is a rather fascinating project by a young Russian keyboardist by the name of Andrey Dudkin. He composed the music and then enlisted John Mitchell (Arena, It Bites, Kino, Frost) on vocals, John Jowitt (IQ, ex-Jadis) on bass and Andy Edwards (IQ) on drums to record with him. They put together a very nice 4 song EP entitled "One The Way" that really sounds a lot like something John Mitchell might have done on his own. Details on the album and pre-ordering can be found HERE.

The band’s live show will consist of their entire album, a jaw-dropping drum solo from Donati, along with select covers of Tony MacAlpine’s well-known instrumentals.

Joining MacAlpine, Donati and Boals on the album are bass player Doug Shreeve and Argentinean newcomer Estefania Daniel on guitar.

A music video for the band’s first single “Guilty” (music and lyrics by Virgil) will premiere on YouTube in June.

For further information and for donation details you can read the full article HERE.