Anthony Rowsick

Anthony Rowsick (aka the Progsquatch) has been a fan of Progressive Rock for roughly 35 years. When the last of his four children moved out a few years ago he suddenly found himself with some things he had been lacking for many years – extra room in the house, spare time, and spare money! So he decided to invest in some computer recording software and an interface, moved all of his instruments and equipment into one of the kids’ old bedrooms, and began writing and recording his own music again. His friend Nelson W Pyles – the lyricist and vocalist in his recording project (called Novus) – is an author and podcaster and gave Tony the idea of doing his own podcast. Thus, Prog-Watch was born! When he is not working, listening to Prog Rock, or preparing shows, Tony likes to pick up heavy things and put them down. He also reads avidly and enjoys craft beer.

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Prog-Watch 931 – Variety

August 4, 2022

A plethora of fantastic stuff has come across my digital desktop lately, so this week’s Prog-Watch is a straight-up variety program full of awesome, mostly contemporary progressive rock! I’ve got great music from Combinator, Evership, Grombira, The Bedlam Furnaces, Numen, Robert Berry’s 3.2, The Samurai of Prog, Lucifer Was, Head Spin, Porcupine Tree, and Glass […]

Prog-Watch 930 – Shaking the Yes Family Tree (Remastered + Bonus Track)

July 28, 2022

I sometimes listen to old shows to see how I’ve progressed. In listening to this first edition in my “Shaking the Tree” series, I really liked the content, but feel the sound quality leaves a little to be desired. So I decided to remaster it, and in many cases used tracks from remastered versions of […]

Prog-Watch 929 – The Musical World of Jon Lord – A Tribute

July 21, 2022

I hope you will join me on Prog-Watch this week when I will be exploring some of the vast Musical World of the late Jon Lord! We’ll hear great music from Deep Purple and his solo career, of course, as well as some of his other work with Tony Ashton, Whitesnake, and George Harrison! https://feedpress.me/link/14857/15439513/prog_watch_929_the_musical_world_of_jon_lord_a_tribute.mp3Podcast: […]

Prog-Watch 928 – Variety + Poets of the Fall on Progressive Discoveries

July 14, 2022

More astounding progressive sounds await on this week’s Prog-Watch! We’ll hear music from Bill Bruford, Nick Fletcher, Robert Berry’s 3.2, The Prog Collective, Caravaggio, Andrew Ruoti, and Grombira! Plus, our friend and resident reviewer, Dr. Rob Fisher, will take us on a voyage of Progressive Discovery with the latest release by the Finnish band Poets […]

Prog-Watch 927 – Virtuosos, Vol. 2 – Keyboardists

July 7, 2022

Join Rob Fisher, Magnus Moar and Big Tony on Prog-Watch this week for a look at some of the greatest keyboard virtuosos to ever grace our favorite genre! Guess who made the program, based on the episode’s cover art! Even if you can guess them all, you won’t want to miss this one! It’s a […]

Prog-Watch 926 – In Conversation with Dave Bainbridge, Pt. 2

June 30, 2022

This week on Prog-Watch it’s Part Two of my coverage of Dave Bainbridge! More chat with Dave, more great solo music, and more great music from his work with the Strawbs, Lifesigns, the Downes Braide Association, and Dave Fitzgerald! https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/50381698/download.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Prog-Watch 925 – In Conversation with Dave Bainbridge, Pt. 1

June 23, 2022

This week on Prog-Watch my very special guest is Dave Bainbridge, multi-instrumentalist and co-founder of Iona, solo artist, and collaborator with many bands and artists including Lifesigns, the Strawbs, the Downes Braide Association, and Sally Minnear! Dave and I had a lot to talk about, so tune in to hear some of that chat, and […]

The Podcast of Prog-Watch 924 is Available!

June 17, 2022

This week’s Prog-Watch is a variety program with a Guest DJ Feature, which will have lots of great stuff—new and old—for your listening pleasure! For my part I’ll be spinning fabulous music from Green Asphalt, 3.2, and Ben Craven! I’ll also be mixing in selections from our Guest DJ, Mr. Andrew Dickey of Plainfield, Indiana, […]

The Podcast of Prog-Watch 923 is Available!

June 9, 2022

Wow have I got a lot of diverse, new progressive rock for you on this week’s Prog-Watch! Tune in to hear great stuff from Greyfox Agenda, Pattern-Seeking Animals, Pymlico, The Bardic Depths, Lobate Scarp, Checking For Echo Project, Christopher Libertino, Kite Parade, Gordon Giltrap and Oliver Wakeman, Art Griffin’s Sound Chaser, Stuckfish, Godley and Creme, […]

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The Podcast of Prog-Watch 922 is Available!

June 2, 2022

This week’s Prog-Watch is another edition of EPIX! Just a handful of mini modern symphonies will carry us through our time together and I’ll spread the love across the decades of our favorite genre! Tune in to hear great music from Transatlantic, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Unitopia, Mystery, and Wobbler! http://progwatch.com/922/  

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