TUESDAY MAY 26, 2020
Dopegoat
DOPEGOAT hails from Atlanta Georgia, sprouting from years of musical brotherhood. Their sonic maelstrom relentlessly pummels audiences, but provides moments of harmonic mercy. The group spends their time carving out deep gooped-out grooves intended to melt brain matter.
Their live shows promise a heavy experience, while they are known to bust out left-field covers that consistently surprise and delight audiences.
DOPEGOAT hails from Atlanta Georgia, sprouting from years of musical brotherhood. Their sonic maelstrom relentlessly pummels audiences, but provides moments of harmonic mercy. The group spends their time carving out deep gooped-out grooves intended to melt brain matter.
Their live shows promise a heavy experience, while they are known to bust out left-field covers that consistently surprise and delight audiences.
Crusade
Michael Kupris (from YouTube channel Become The Knight) moved to Nashville in 2014 with a vision of bringing progressive music to a broader audience. After meeting Jesse Peck from Edge of Reality, Steve Casto (who's played with literally 3 bajillion people), and Ryan Metroka (who has a a deep self-sacrificial love for chicken tenders) this vision is now taking root in the home of country music.
A single is projected for October and full release for the beginning of 2020. Given the reception of Become The Knight's first few singles available for streaming, there looks to be a bright future ahead.
Michael Kupris (from YouTube channel Become The Knight) moved to Nashville in 2014 with a vision of bringing progressive music to a broader audience. After meeting Jesse Peck from Edge of Reality, Steve Casto (who's played with literally 3 bajillion people), and Ryan Metroka (who has a a deep self-sacrificial love for chicken tenders) this vision is now taking root in the home of country music.
A single is projected for October and full release for the beginning of 2020. Given the reception of Become The Knight's first few singles available for streaming, there looks to be a bright future ahead.
Great Wide Nothing
Great Wide Nothing is a progressive/art rock band from Atlanta, GA.
Initially conceived as a solo endeavor by bassist, vocalist, & primary songwriter Daniel Graham, the project that would become Great Wide Nothing began to take on a life of its own with the addition of drummer Jeff Matthews and keyboardist Dylan Porper (both graduates of the Atlanta Institute of Music & Media) in early 2017. As the trio collectively arranged and rehearsed Graham’s compositions for live performance, it became clear that there was something unique taking shape, and after a few false starts under different names, the group finally began performing and recording under the “Great Wide” moniker in the summer of 2018.
The band’s debut studio album - “The View From Olympus” - was independently released on April 5th, 2019 and quickly earned the them international attention, selling in countries around the world, garnering positive reviews from a number of online journals, and racking up radio play in the US, the UK, Canada, and Mexico.
Great Wide Nothing’s music is best described as a contemporary, alternative-infused take on classic prog - a distinctive blend of lush keyboard textures, driving basslines, intricate rhythms, colorful and contemplative lyrics, and accessible vocal melodies that manages to strike the perfect balance between nostalgia and of-the-moment realism, paying homage to bombastic 70’s icons like Rush, Yes, ELP, Genesis, & King Crimson while nonetheless maintaining an undeniably modern, down-to-earth, and introspective vibe that endears them to a wide variety of listeners.
Great Wide Nothing is a progressive/art rock band from Atlanta, GA.
Initially conceived as a solo endeavor by bassist, vocalist, & primary songwriter Daniel Graham, the project that would become Great Wide Nothing began to take on a life of its own with the addition of drummer Jeff Matthews and keyboardist Dylan Porper (both graduates of the Atlanta Institute of Music & Media) in early 2017. As the trio collectively arranged and rehearsed Graham’s compositions for live performance, it became clear that there was something unique taking shape, and after a few false starts under different names, the group finally began performing and recording under the “Great Wide” moniker in the summer of 2018.
The band’s debut studio album - “The View From Olympus” - was independently released on April 5th, 2019 and quickly earned the them international attention, selling in countries around the world, garnering positive reviews from a number of online journals, and racking up radio play in the US, the UK, Canada, and Mexico.
Great Wide Nothing’s music is best described as a contemporary, alternative-infused take on classic prog - a distinctive blend of lush keyboard textures, driving basslines, intricate rhythms, colorful and contemplative lyrics, and accessible vocal melodies that manages to strike the perfect balance between nostalgia and of-the-moment realism, paying homage to bombastic 70’s icons like Rush, Yes, ELP, Genesis, & King Crimson while nonetheless maintaining an undeniably modern, down-to-earth, and introspective vibe that endears them to a wide variety of listeners.