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Originally Posted by VAXman
Rick and I both attend the festivals. Three of the same festival. Rick went to ProgDay and I did not. I did Baja Prog and Rick did not. The festivals are a great way to catch several bands in couple of days. More moonies should try to make it to at least one of the festivals.
In addition, Rick has Orion Studios near to him; I have the NJ Prog House. Both of these venues are small and offer many of the same acts. I'm a patron of the NJ Prog House because it's a great group of people and a great way to provide an outlet for progressive music.
I'm also situated almost equidistant (about 60 miles) to NYC, Philadelphia and Atlantic City as well. There's a wealth of shows for me because of this.
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Well, Ric in my case I'm not sure in my case I'm a stellar example. The festivals are ridiculously close to me - I've yet to attend any show west of Tennessee - in fact I've only been to Colorado, and that's it west of there. And the UK this year was my first. Progday in Noth Carolina, never South. I go to a lot of small shows - I try to track and catch some favorite bands each time, and it's better than watching the tube. Orphan Project for instance, was at a coffehouse nearby.
Now, I did go 6.5 hrs alone by car for Progday and 11 to Gallatin, TN for Salem Hill. But I combined that trip with seeing some old friends in Kentucky and Ohio (and Moses and Nadina also). I also love hard rock shows, and there's always something around.
Vax does a lot of travelling, and will plan trips with shows in mind. That's commitment.
I was able to get that list so quick because it's on the computer.......