Mike Pollack
Host of The Progressive Tracks Show.
Prog/Avant/Space/Fusion/Psych/Stoner/Doom.
"It's all the music you can't dance to..."
"It's all the music your spouse can't stand..."
Come for the DJ... Stay for the music!
PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #614 (“Cascadence 2025 – Moon Letters: This Dark Interview”)
Mike Pollack May 6, 2025THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #614(“Cascadence 2025 – Moon Letters: This Dark Interview”) This week starts the interview series leading up to Cascadence 2025 in Seattle on June 13th and 14th… with MOON LETTERS!Lots of music from this great band and associated artists… and Mike pretending he knows what he’s doing. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Remember, you can access […]
PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #613 (“It Comes In Waves”)
Mike Pollack April 29, 2025THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #613 (“It Comes In Waves”) Music… and life… seem to come in waves. It’s about surviving the crests… and dealing with the troughs. Which are we in right now? Maybe both?But who cares as long as we have good music! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Remember, you can access podcasts of any previous Progressive Tracks Show […]
PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #612 (“Conflagration”)
Mike Pollack April 22, 2025THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #612 (“Conflagration”) Lots of things are burning at the moment… So Mike’s burnin’ down the house with some excellent music, new and classic. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Remember, you can access podcasts of any previous Progressive Tracks Show at: https://progzilla.com/category/podcast/progressive-tracks/(there are over 450 downloadable podcasts available now for your listening enjoyment…whenever… gratis!). Contact Mike via […]
PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #611 (“I’ll Take A Dozen”)
Mike Pollack April 15, 2025THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #611 (“I’ll Take A Dozen”) It’s the 12th Anniversary of The Progressive Tracks Show! Mike really should do something special… but he’ll probably just play more of ‘his music’. As Mike likes to say: “611 shows… not fired yet!” Anyway… Happy Anniversary, ProgTracks! [ Image: sexycamher ] ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Remember, you can access podcasts […]
PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #610 (“It. Is. Time.”)
Mike Pollack April 8, 2025THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #610 (“It. Is. Time.”) Mike continues his musical rant against incomprehensible current events. But he’ll give no overt opinions, cuz he knows his listeners can read the room… ———————————————————————————————— Tin Machine – “Stateside” from Tin Machine II on Victory (1991) [01:35] Resistor – “Killers and Activists” from Underground on Independent (2017) [07:18] Lifting Line Theory […]
PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #609 (“Don’t Touch That Dial!”)
Mike Pollack April 1, 2025THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #609 (“Don’t Touch That Dial!”)
Mike plays music you need to hear… as long as you don’t touch that dial.
PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #608 (“A Dream of Summer”)
Mike Pollack March 25, 2025THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #608 (“A Dream of Summer”) We’re all wishing for summer to roll around… but what else will summer bring? ———————————————————————————————————————————————— Yellow Air Conditioned Feelings “A Dream Of Summer” from Dream From Your Left Nose on Independent (2025) [01:35] North Sea Radio Orchestra – “When Things Fall Apart” from I a Moon […]
PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #607 (“Reflect… and Regroup”)
Mike Pollack March 18, 2025THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #607 (“Reflect… Regroup”) After hitting the U.S. crisis theme pretty hard over the last few weeks, Mike takes time to reflect and regroup with some appropriate music. Well, appropriate for The Progressive Tracks Show! ;o) ———————————————————————————————————————————————— MOON X – “Axial Tilt“ from Rocket To The Moon on New House Records (2025) […]
PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #606 (“We Made It To March!”)
Mike Pollack March 10, 2025THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #606 (“We Made It To March!”) After seemingly the longest February on record, Mike savors the little things… like just making it to March. Music, as always, can be a healing force. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— Clever Girl – “Elm” from Clever Girl – “Elm” from No Drum and Bass in the Jazz Room on Independent […]
PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #605 (“Never the twain shall meet…”)
Mike Pollack March 4, 2025THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #605 (“Never the twain shall meet…”) Mike curates another show of ‘most uniquely interesting’ music (yes, that’s a euphamism for ‘he certainly plays some crazy schtuff’). The topic? Hell, I don’t even think Mike knows at this point… Image created by: Akiyoshi Kitaoka ———————————————————————————————————————————————— Volapük – “Exercice du Matin“ from Where […]