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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The Podcast of Prog-Watch 731 is Available!

August 6, 2020

Rob Fisher  and I have a great program lined up for you this week on Prog-Watch! I’ll be spinning music from The Tangent, Man-Akin, I Am The Manic Whale, Morse, Portnoy and George, Starmen, Failover, Joost Maglev, Tiger Moth Tales, and Three Colours Dark! Plus, Rob will be taking us on a voyage of Progressive Discovery with the fabulous new album, […]

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The Podcast of Prog-Watch 730 is Available at Progwatch.com!

July 31, 2020

  This week on Prog-Watch it’s Part Two of my feature on Dennis DeYoung (formerly of Styx)! Hear more of our chat, more classic Styx, and more solo music from Dennis (including a few more from his new album 26 East, Vol. 1)! http://progwatch.com/730/  

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The Podcast of Prog-Watch 729 is Available at Progwatch.com!

July 23, 2020

My special guest on this week’s Prog-Watch is rock legend Dennis DeYoung (formerly of Styx)! Tune in to hear Part One of my artist feature, including some spirited conversation ( and believe me, Dennis pulls no punches!) and lots of great Styx and solo Dennis DeYoung music! http://progwatch.com/729/  

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The Podcast of Prog-Watch 728 is Available at Progwatch.com!

July 16, 2020

I’m doing another of my b and family tree explorations on Prog-Watch this week and my subject is the mighty King Crimson! I’ll be spinning a few classic tunes from the b and proper and exploring their roots and branches in the music of Giles, Giles & Fripp, McDonald & Giles, Peter Sinfield, Emerson, Lake […]

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The Podcast of Prog-Watch 727 is Available at Progwatch.com!

July 9, 2020

This week on Prog-Watch my special guest is Nick D’Virgilio, who is perhaps best known as a drummer and vocalist for Spock’s Beard and Big Big Train! Nick and I chat about his illustrious career, and along the way I’ll be spinning lots of great music from Spock’s Beard and various side projects in which […]

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The Podcast of Prog-Watch 726 is Available at Progwatch.com!

July 2, 2020

Be on the lookout for a plethora of fabulous, brand new music on this week’s Prog-Watch! We’ll hear from Surreal, The Bedlam Furnaces, Caligula’s Horse, The Segue, I Am The Manic Whale, Kinetic Element, Vesper Vals, Delain, Alcàntara, Fughu, and Lonely Robot! As Yoda would say, “Miss it not!” http://progwatch.com/726/  

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The Podcast of Prog-Watch 725 is Available at Progwatch.com!

June 25, 2020

On this week’s Prog-Watch: brand new music from Kansas, Nick D’Virgilio, Turdetans, Blood Brothers, Hollow Water, and Frost*, plus great stuff from Farehaven, Michele Conta, and Man Till God! In addition, Dr. Rob Fisher returns for an in depth look at City Burials, the brand new album by Katatonia, on Progressive Discoveries! http://progwatch.com/725/  

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The Podcast of Prog-Watch 724 is Available at Progwatch.com!

June 20, 2020

Come sail away with Prog-Watch this week, where every song will have the root word “sail” in the title! Aside from Styx (who provide the theme song, of course) we will also be hearing from Ayreon, Mystery, Carmen, Golden Earring, Manning, Elton John, Jon & Vangelis, The Strawbs, Gryphon, Radio Head, Moon Safari, Robert Palmer, […]

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The Podcast of Prog-Watch 723 is Available at Progwatch.com!

June 11, 2020

This week’s Prog-Watch is a Variety program with a Guest DJ Feature! I’ll be spinning tracks from Robyn Ferguson, Tarmak, Ubi Maior, Airbag, Silas and Saski, Nick D’Virgilio, Steve Thorne, and Haken! Our Guest DJ, Mr. Tony Zappa (no relation to Frank, he informs me) has chosen songs from Yes, Spock’s Beard, King Crimson, and […]

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The Podcast of Prog-Watch 722 is Available at Progwatch.com!

June 4, 2020

This week on Prog-Watch Dr. Rob Fisher returns with a new Progressive Discoveries feature on the second album, Asylum, by a great band from Italy called Art! In addition, I’ve got fabulous music from Anubis, Chimpan A, Pendragon, Psychoyogi, Starset, Mirthrandir, and Galverna! I hope you will join us! http://progwatch.com/722/  

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