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FarFest: October 4th 2012, Opera House, Wilmington, Delaware

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

Since NearFest, the great progressive rock festival, is coming to a close with a final sellout – it’s time for a Far-fest. Greg Walker, the event’s producer, told me over email, last night: “Farfest is a done deal. It is … Continue reading →

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Rock in Opposition Festival 2009 – Summary Review

Posted on September 24, 2009 by

Three days of “Rock in Opposition Festival” have passed by (September 18-20), near the small French town of Carmaux. And here are the results of our one-man-jury: 1) Koenjihyakkei (aka Kōenji Hyakkei) – the winners. Japanese Zeuhl quintet took the … Continue reading →

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Rock In Opposition Festival (France) Sep ‘09

Posted on August 26, 2008 by

Full review published in Sep-24. Great progressive news from France once again: the Rock in Opposition (RIO) festival is back with a 2nd edition. Same location(Carmaux, France), different time (September) – and perhaps even a better list of artists than … Continue reading →

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Nearfest 2005 DVD Review (Rating: 8.5/10)

Posted on September 4, 2007 by

Nearfest is an annual progressive rock event, gathering bands from all over the world to one, 3-day musical festival. It’s been going on since 1999, in the North-Eastern part of USA. You can get it straight from Nearfest Records, using … Continue reading →

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Rock in Opposition Festival – April 13-15th 2007, France

Posted on October 29, 2006 by

The Rock in Opposition (RIO) movement started out in England of 1977, but only 30 years later, on April 2007, we’re having the first RIO festival – in France, of all places. And I’ve bought my ticket….sixty Euros are gone, … Continue reading →

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