North East Art Rock Festival - NEARfest (2008)

[Mike413]

I saw RMI at a church at the University of Pennsylvania campus in Philly as part of the Gatherings concert series they have there. It is sponsored by a radio program called Stars End hosted by Chuck VanZyl on 88.5 wxpn. The particular show I saw wasn't recorded though. Pretty much everyone there seemed to be a prog head. I even recognized several people. I think they appeal to prog fans more than most electronic bands do because they use mellotrons.

[VAXman(Admin)]

Originally Posted by Mike413

I saw RMI at a church at the University of Pennsylvania campus in Philly as part of the Gatherings concert series they have there. It is sponsored by a radio program called Stars End hosted by Chuck VanZyl on 88.5 wxpn. The particular show I saw wasn't recorded though. Pretty much everyone there seemed to be a prog head. I even recognized several people. I think they appeal to prog fans more than most electronic bands do because they use mellotrons.

I saw them when they played live for Tom Gagliardi's radio show. That Philly show coincided with another gig so I had to forego it.

[Mike413]

Originally Posted by VAXman

I saw them when they played live for Tom Gagliardi's radio show. That Philly show coincided with another gig so I had to forego it.

I believe the one you saw was right after the one I saw.

Starting with Steve Roach I think Nearfest has started a tradition of getting Electronic/space/ambient groups which is a good thing in my book. Maybe next year Klaus Shulze will play if he isn't retired. If not him maybe Brian Eno. This year I guess NF technically has two that fit into this category. Not just RMI but also Synergy(Larry Fast).