[atlantaprog] Re: atlantaprog Digest V1 #5

Oh, man, you wanna come up with a better name or a better definition of
"prog"?

We could wrangle about this for weeks, months, years even. I'll fire the first
salvo.

For some of us it's new music, avant garde, or bleeding edge. But for some of
us it's honoring the past, music which was progressive in 1973, but which by
definition isn't any more, because it's 30 years old.

I say let's keep this a "big tent" organization and accept anything that's
outside the conventional commercial categories and/or radio market segments,
such as pop, jazz, country, alternative...you get the idea.

Wheat Williams
 
> Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2002 23:35:23 -0500
> From: Allen Welty-Green 
> Subject: [atlantaprog] Progress is being
> made...
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> First off, welcome to the new folks who have
> recently subscribed to 
> this list. Please send a message to the list
> and introduce 
> yourselves! And feel free to go to the
> freelists.org website and 
> check out the archives. Some good info has
> passed through this list 
> in its week-long existence.
> 
> Just a check in to let you know how some things
> we've discussed are 
> shaping up...
> 
> Many of you saw Wade's email about a
> compilation CD. It seems that 
> Progression Magazine is willing to distribute
> it as an insert, along 
> with write-ups on the bands. I'm sure Wade or
> someone will keep you 
> abreast of developments on this front. This is
> good news!
> 
> I am playing phone tag with someone from WRFG
> to discuss the ins and 
> outs of getting a program on the air there. A
> question for everyone - 
> how many of you ever listen to WRFG? Most of
> the playlist is reggae, 
> blues, worldbeat and some occasional bluegrass
> so it may not be up 
> your alley, but I need to know if this is
> indeed an avenue worth 
> pursuing... I really wish we could get an "in"
> at WREK or WRAS!!
> 
> I sent copies of our festival ideas to Steve at
> Variety. I saw him 
> tonight at the Residents show and he seems
> truly interested in making 
> it happen. He's going to try and come to the
> December meeting. This 
> is also good news! Steve would be a valuable
> ally.
> 
> There is other stuff brewing out there, but
> nothing to report yet...
> 
> AWG
> 
> PS... I know at least one or two folks on this
> list wonder if they 
> are really part of the Atlanta "prog" scene
> since they don't really 
> think of themselves as "prog". I think we
> should strive to be as 
> inclusive as possible when we talk about prog.
> That's one reason I 
> use the term progressive MUSIC instead of
> progressive ROCK (I hope we 
> can someday come up with a better name - "prog"
> has negative 
> connotations to some people unfortunately). I
> see this group as open 
> to people who are doing anything from
> traditional "progressive rock" 
> to what might be called "new age" to fusion to
> ambient to space music 
> to psychedelic to ??? In short, most any artist
> whose music might fit 
> in to the category "none of the above"!!!
> 
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