PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #552 (“Ships Of The Desert’)

January 23, 2024

[ Image:  Mac4tu @ Deviant Art  ] THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #552 (“Ships of the Desert”) Mike thinks that 2024 is going to be another banner year for music. So he’s embarked on a journey of discovery… including a new band, a reloaded album, and a Golden Tracks Album Feature (+) he hinted at last week. PLAYLIST Everything […]

PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #530 (“International sTRANGE Music Day 2023”)

August 22, 2023

THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #530 (“International sTRANGE Music Day 2023”) Mike once again celebrates the day dedicated to listening to music you usually don’t listen to: International sTRANGE Music Day! If you’ve never heard ProgTracks, perhaps now’s the time to try it. And if you have, it’s guaranteed to be a bit different. PLAYLIST: Cosmos […]

PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #522 (“A Crooked, Krummy Show”)

June 20, 2023

THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #522 (“A Crooked, Krummy Show”) Great new music and a classic Golden Tracks Album Feature. So why the hell would Mike describe this show as ‘crooked and krummy’ if he wanted you to listen to it? You should probably just tune in to find out. PLAYLIST: High Sanity –“Last Whispers Of […]

PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #521 (“Juggling Priorities”)

June 13, 2023

THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #521 (“Juggling Priorities”) Life and Radio priorities collide… but Mike makes the ‘right’ choice and so has a new show for you this week. This is (mostly) new music you need to hear now! PLAYLIST: The Book of Revelations – “Post Box” from The Plumes of Enceladus on Conquest Records (2023) […]

PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #511 (“Avant R’ Us”)

April 4, 2023

THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #511 “Avant R’ Us” This week’s Golden Tracks Feature album is a legendary avant prog album from 1973. There will also be plenty of new music that owes a debt to this classic album. If you like your music a bit ‘off-center’, this is your show! PLAYLIST: Ángel Ontalva – “Free […]

PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #495 (“Don’t Judge… Just Listen”)

December 13, 2022

THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #495 (12-12-2022) “Don’t Judge… Just Listen” Prog or prog? Who cares?  Enjoy! PLAYLIST: Caustic Casanova – “Lodestar” from Glass Enclosed Nerve Center on Magnetic Eye Records (2022) [01:30] Dumb Waiter – “Diggin a Hole Under a Bodega” from Gauche Gists on Dumb Waiter (2022)  [05:32] Trevor Dunn’s Trio-Convulsant Avec Folie a […]

PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #431 (“The Fruits Of Our Labor”)

September 7, 2021

THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #431 (“The Fruits Of Our Labor”) It’s another unusual Labor Day weekend in the United States. Somehow this week’s music just fits…     PLAYLIST: Rush – “Working Man” from Rush on Anthem Records (1974) Lucid Lynx – “Traces” from Traces – Single on Independent (2020) RIP KC – “It Was […]

PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #397 (ProgTracks’ Best of 2020)

January 5, 2021

THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #397 (ProgTracks’ Best of 2020) 2020 is basically history! That’s the FIRST good news. Another bit of good news is that, despite all the bad in 2020… the circumstances seemed to be a boon to music artists’ creativity. There was a TON of great music made in 2020… and we’re going […]

PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #372 (The Prog Continues…)

July 14, 2020

Progressive Tracks Show #372 (The Prog Continues…) This week we’ll explore some (mostly) new music with which you may not be familiar. Discovery:  It’s what we do here at The Progressive Tracks Show! Bruford Levin Upper Extremities – “Cracking The Midnight Glass” from Bruford Levin Upper Extremities on Papa Bear Records (1998) SONAR with David […]

PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #355 (An Inner Journey)

March 9, 2020

The Progressive Tracks Show #355 (An Inner Journey) Another one of my nebulous theme shows, this time about transformation. If that’s what you get out of it, of course. Otherwise it might be about planting rutabagas and watching them grow.   PLAYLIST: Kilgore Trout – “Lizard Dog Suite” from Kilgore Trout on KGT Enterprises (1995) U […]