Why are we doing this?
- To promote the recognition and knowledge of progressive and innovative music
- To introduce people to great new progressive music
- To introduce people to great old progressive music
- To meet other people who share an interest in progressive and innovative music
- To build upon what our sister site NewEARS has done, but do it in a more Boston centric manner
The History of our sister site NewEARS
NewEARS was originally formed in July of 2001. Unfortunately, the founders could not find the time to properly promote and move the group forward, so it quickly lost momentum and stalled out.
In January of 2002, a new group formed, tentatively called ProgForLowell, with the goal of bringing progressive music to the Lowell, MA area. The founders of the new group invited the original NewEARS founders to join their group. It was quickly decided that an opportunity existed to create something larger by fulfilling both the original goals of NewEARS as well as those of ProgForLowell. Thus, the two groups joined forces, adopting the already established name: NewEARS.
The rejuvenated NewEARS and it's new planning committee actively engaged itself in resurrecting and building the NewEARS community. By bringing like-minded people together through this organization, the NewEARS planners hoped to promote progressive rock music in the New England area and eventually bring more concerts to the area by drawing on the collective clout of the NewEARS community.
On Friday, March 29, 2002, NewEARS hosted its Inaugural Listening Party with special guests the band IZZ. The party was held in the home of NewEARS co-founder and planning committee member, Paul Arsenault, in Burlington, MA, and, for this reason, attendance was limited to 25. The capacity crowd witnessed an inspired, 30-minute, live acoustic performance by IZZ and was entertained by DJ John Collinge spinning songs that were pre-selected by attendees. All reports were that the event was a smashing success!
And here we are today. May 2008 launching our new Boston Centric site bostonprog.org. With it we are brining The Flower Kings to Boston as well.