PROGDAY 2026

ProgDay takes place Saturday, September 5 & 6 at Storybook Farm, 190 Storybook Farm Lane, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27516. This year marks the 31st edition of the world’s longest-running progressive rock festival. The 2026 lineup includes Bruteus, Consider The Source, Discipline, French TV, and Isolation Tank Ensemble. More information is available at ProgDay.

ProgDay is a non-profit cultural event and an official production of the Musical Arts Progressive Society, Inc. (MAPS), a non-profit organization dedicated to advocating for, educating about, and promoting national and international artists creating progressive and innovative music.

SNARKY PUPPY - LIVE AT BAND ON THE WALL

• Snarky Puppy: Live At Band On The Wall
      (2024, lp, USA, groundup) – RSD
      (2026, download / streaming, --, bandcamp)

Snarky Puppy released the "Live At Band On The Wall" LP on April 20, 2024, as a limited-edition exclusive for Record Store Day, with a wider retail vinyl release following later on November 22, 2024. The performance itself was originally recorded live in April 2014 at Manchester's Band on the Wall venue.

Earlier this year, the album was made available on Bandcamp.
The perfect opportunity to (re)visit the album (again).
Four tracks.
Brilliant.

SUN RA - DO THE IMPOSSIBLE

• Sun Ra: Do The Impossible – Original Soundtrack To The Documentary
      (2026, download / streaming, --, bandcamp)
      (2026, 2cd + blu-ray, USA, modern harmonic)
      (2026, 2lp + blu-ray, USA, modern harmonic)

The next time that someone asks me for the best introduction to Sun Ra, I have my answer ready.
"Do The Impossible" presents both an excellent documentary plus a fine soundtrack.

Absolutely beautiful.

SENDELICA'S "AN INTRODUCTION TO SENDILICA" IS OUT ON BANDCAMP

Fruits de Mer Records recently released Sendelica's "An Introduction To Sendelica",
a fine 4cd set that included the band's version of Frank Zappa's ‘Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow’.

The 4 CD set is sold out but the entire set is now being made available on Bandcamp.

A PANZERBALLETT CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN

The message from Panzerballett : 

Dear qB fans,

Today is the day. Our crowdfunding campaign is live!

This September, we'll be hitting the road across Europe together with Virgil Donati. And we have one big dream:

We want to capture this tour forever.

Live shows are magical. They only exist in the moment, and once they're over, they're gone forever. That's why we want to preserve the energy, the spontaneity, the improvisation, and all those unforgettable moments on an official Panzerballett live album.

An album that lets you experience this special tour again and again.

But there's one catch:

This album will only exist if we make it happen together.

That's why we've launched our crowdfunding campaign on Startnext today.

This is about much more than funding a live album. It's your chance to become part of this project and get closer to Panzerballett than ever before.

During the campaign you'll find exclusive experiences and strictly limited rewards that will only be available through this crowdfunding campaign. Once it's over, they're gone for good.

Some of the highlights include:

• VIP Tickets & Meet & Greets
• Exclusive online sessions with Jan
• Limited edition merchandise
• The exclusive CD & Tour Shirt Bundle
• Official Song Announcer: announce one of our songs live on stage before we play it
• Producer's Commentary: a full length commentary in which Jan takes you through the entire live album, sharing the stories, arrangements, and behind the scenes details of every track
• ...and many more exclusive surprises.

None of these rewards will be available in our regular merch store later.

This is the first time we've ever invited our fans to become part of a Panzerballett project in such a direct and personal way.

If you'd love to hear this live album become reality, if you'd like this tour to live on long after the final encore, we'd be truly grateful for your support.

Let's make this live album happen together.

https://www.startnext.com/en/panzerballett-live-album

MALCOLM SCARPA BOX SET TO INCLUDE A FRANK ZAPPA PIECE

Next September, celebrating 30 years of music by Malcolm Scarpa, the Caballero Reynaldo Producciones Psicotropicas label will be releasing a 3 CD box set with outtakes, demos, live takes, and more.

The box will also include Malcolm Scarpa's version of 'Twenty Small Cigars' (F. Zappa), previously released on one of the (unrivalled) "Unmatched" albums.

AN ED PALERMO UPDATE

 

NEW RELEASE BY SUN RA & HIS ARKESTRA

"Elliptical Orbits"
by Sun Ra & His Arkestra

Download / streaming album on Bandcamp.

KING GIZZARD AND THE LIZARD WIZARD

A new King Gizzard album has been spotted !
As you know, KG&LW allows fans and independent labels to press and sell physical copies (vinyl, CD, cassettes) of the downloads that are offered by the band.
As long as they send a fair trade of copies back for the band to sell.

"Europe '25 Vol II" is such a release. It has been made available by the Reverberation Appreciation Society in July as a 3 LP set.

BEAT IS TOURING NORTH AMERICA THIS FALL