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 #600 (“Happy Insurrection Day!”)
Mike Pollack January 7, 2025THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #600 (“Happy Insurrection Day”) Mike marks his 600th show for KPTZ, which just happens to fall on a day with another (in)famous 6. 2024 has provided us all with yet another show’s worth of mostly new music, as we hurl headlong toward an uncertain future in 2025. Tune in… it’ll be wild! NOTE: […]
PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #599 (“ProgTracks’ Best of 2024”)
Mike Pollack December 31, 2024THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #599 (“ProgTracks’ Best of 2024”) Mike’s picks the albums he believes represent the best releases of the year. Will you agree? You’ll just have to tune in to find out! ———————————————————————————————————————————————— Seaorm – “Proserpina” from Nekyia on OctoberXart (2024) [01:34] La Horsa Bianca – “Polemosophy II” from Polemosophy on Weisskalt Records […]
PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #598 (“ProgMas 2024 – Once Upon A December”)
Mike Pollack December 23, 2024THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #598 (“ProgMas 2024 – Once Upon December”) Mike’s annual installment of unexpected, non-traditional, seasonal music appropriate for the ‘restuvus’. ——————- Blackmore’s Night – “Once Upon December from Nature’s Light on Sound City Records (2021) [01:31] David Kuzy (Microwaves) – “Frozen Branches At Dawn” from Frozen Branches At Dawn – Single on […]
PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #597 (“Step Into The Future”)
Mike Pollack December 17, 2024The Progressive Tracks Show #597 (“Step Into The Future”) 2024 has provided us all with yet another show’s worth of new music, as we hurl headlong toward an uncertain future in 2025. Take advantage and tune in! ——————- Nubdug Ensemble – “Put It By Thrice” from Third on CatSynth Records (2024) [01:34] Fractal Sextet – […]
PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #596 (“It’s Not Like It’s The End Of The World…”)
Mike Pollack December 10, 2024The Progressive Tracks Show #596 (“It’s Not Like It’s The End Of The World…”) Excellent new music that reflects our current situation… A very unique Golden Tracks Album feature… Same ol’ crappy DJ (sorry, Mike’s all we got). Have a listen anyway! ——————- Magick Brother & Mystic Sister – “The Devil” from TAROT part II […]
PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #595 (“Is It The End [of the year] Already?”)
Mike Pollack December 3, 2024The Progressive Tracks Show #595 (“Is It The End [of the year] Already?”) The End is near… The End is near!!! Y’know, the end of the year is near. Why? What were YOU thinking? Hear great new music and an awesome ‘heavy fusion’ classic as we move into the last month of 2024. ——————- Isolation […]
PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #594 (“Be Thankful For The Little Things”)
Mike Pollack November 26, 2024THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #594 (““Be Thankful For The Little Things”) Mike finds shelter in, and gives thanks for, something that helps him find balance: MUSIC. Tune in and find YOUR balance. ——————- Kiyazami – “A Million Dream (Melting In Awe)” from Kiyazami on Psychedelic Source Records (2023) [01:31] Amanda Chaudhary – “Marlon Brando (feat. […]
PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #593 (“Resistance Radio”)
Mike Pollack November 19, 2024THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #593 (“Resistance Radio”) On last week’s show, Mike was just hours away from knowing the election results. Now that he knows, he’s working through his feelings… with music. You can too. ——————- Green Day – “American Idiot” from American Idiot on Reprise Records (2004) [01:37] Woodhawk – “Our Greatest Weakness” from […]
PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #592 (“Current State”)
Mike Pollack November 12, 2024THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #592 (“Current State”) Mike gets back to playing new music this week, not yet knowing the results of the U.S. elections. While the music is great, the show’s ‘theme’ is confusing (or maybe more accurately stated: Confusion). So basically, Mike is in his natural state. ;o) ——————- Paul Lake – “Dear Mr. […]
PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #591 (“Consequential Suffrage”)
Mike Pollack November 5, 2024THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #591 (“Consequential Suffrage”) Mike heard that a certain country is having an election this week; a damn important one as well. So Mike thought he’d play a little uplifting voting music to ease your mind. Well, why don’t you go ahead and listen to the show anyway… and Mike will try […]