The Prog Report

10 years ago, Sept. 8th, 2010, the prog world was shocked to find out that Mike Portnoy had left Dream Theater. On this new podcast, The Prog Report team of Roie Avin, Daniel Levy, Kyle Graves, and Kyle Fagala discuss the 10 year anniversary of Mike Portnoy leaving the group and explore all of the great music and events the drummer has been a part of during the ten-year span.

Long time Beatles fans and The Prog Reports "Artists of the Decade", Mike Portnoy and Neal Morse, join Roie Avin and Geoff Bailie to talk about their favorite Beatles songs.  We also talk about all of the new album the pair are involved in this summer including Neal's Sola Gratia, the new Flying Colors Live album, Morsefest, Mike appearing on John Petrucci's album and more.  All you need is 90 min...

John Petrucci, Dream Theater's iconic guitarist, is set to release his second all-instrumental solo album, Terminal Velocity, his first in 15 years. The album reunites Petrucci with his former Dream Theater drummer and long-time friend Mike Portnoy, and bassist Dave LaRue.  On this podcast,  Petrucci talks about how the new album came about so many years later, working with Mike again, what's comi...

Derek Sherinian, keyboardist for Sons of Apollo, Back Country Communion, and an incredible solo artist, has a new album due out on Sept. 18th called The Phoenix.  He joined the podcast to talk about the album, working with Simon Phillips, all the great guests featured on the album, and his days touring with Kiss and Alice Cooper. 

Singer/Songwriter Tim Bowness, also one half of the group No-Man, returned to the podcast to discuss his new album Late Night Laments, his highly-rated new podcast with Steven Wilson, the state of the world, and more.  The new album Late Night Laments is out on August 28th, 2020.

The Prog Report team are back to put together the Ultimate 80s Prog Album with some tracks that defined that decade of prog.  You are certain to hear some surprising choices.  

John Mitchell, the mastermind behind Lonely Robot, returns to talk about the latest Lonely Robot album 'Feelings Are Good' out on July 17th. 

Former singer for prog group The Enid joins the show to talk about his new solo album By Name. By Nature, his time with The Enid, and more.  His new album is out on August 7th, 2020.

Casey Crescenzo from The Dear Hunter checks in with what he has been up to during the coronavirus time including some exciting new projects.

Legendary Deep Purple and Flying Colors guitarist Steve Morse joins the podcast to pick the top 5 Deep Purple songs with hosts Roie Avin and Geoff Bailie. We talk about life in quarantine, how he joined Deep Purple and some other great stories along the way.

Drummer, singer, and all around musician Nick D'Virgilio (Big Big Train, ex-Spock's Beard) has been in a number of bands and on a number of records as a guest musician.  On this podcast we go through his whole discography and pick some highlights from his career, including from his upcoming solo album Invisible, which is out on June 26th, 2020.

On this Top 5 episode, Caligula's Horse singer Jim Grey joins Roie Avin and Daniel Levy from to pick the best songs from his band.  The Australian proggers have just released a new album titled Rise Radiant.  We talk about that album and more.

Legendary group Kansas are back with a spectacular new album.  Guitarist Zak Rizvi and keyboardist Tom Brislin join the podcast to talk about the new album and more. 'The Absence of Presence' is out on June 26th, 2020.

Haken Guitarists Richard Henshall and Charlie Griffiths join the podcast to talk about their upcoming album Virus, finding out their US tour was cancelled, and how they are dealing with the current situation.  Virus is out on June 5th. 

Guitarist/Singer Randy McStine and drummer Marco Minnemann have a new project in the works and they joined the podcast to talk about it, and all the other things they have going on.  We also have a sneak peak at some of their new music.  

Pattern-Seeking Animals lead songwriter and Keyboardists John Boegehold joins the podcast to talk about the band's second album Prehensile Tales, his work with Spock's Beard, and more.  

British DJ/Author/Cruise to the Edge co-host and friend of the show Jon Kirkman joins Roie Avin and Geoff Bailie for a chat about the top debut prog albums.  

Pure Reason Revolution are back with their first album in 10 years titled Eupnea.  Songwriter Jon Courtney joins the show to talk about the new album, which is out April 3rd, 2020.

The Prog Report team got together to create the ultimate 70s prog album. Join host Roie Avin, Geoff Bailie, Victor Giol, Daniel Levy, and Kyle Fagala for a fun discussion.

A look at some of the latest prog releases from the early part of 2020.

Big news came down on March 4th when it was announced that Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford, and Tony Banks would reform for a series of shows as Genesis along with Nic Collins and Daryl Stuermer.  Roie Avin, Geoff Bailie, and Prog Nick talk about the news and the pros and cons.  

One of prog's most eclectic and risk-taking artists is Devin Townsend released one his latest critically acclaimed album Empath in 2019. Just days before the launch of his Empath 2020 North American tour, Devin joined host Roie Avin and guest contributor Jordan Blum for a lengthy discussion on his best songs.  A must-listen for any Devin Townsend fan.  

Neal Morse Band keyboardist and multi-instrumentalist Bill Hubauer joins the podcast to talk about the band's new Live in BRNO set and debate the Top 5 songs by Jeff Lynne and the Electric Light Orchestra, who have a surprisingly prog background.  

Vocalist Ross Jennings, also from Haken, and Guitarist/Keyboardist Harrison White discuss the new album from their band Novena - Eleventh Hour, out on March 6th, 2020.

Roie Avin and Geoff Bailie look at one of the great prog debuts of all time, Spock's Beard - The Light, as is turns 25th years old.  Released in Jan of 1995, this album launched the career of this long-running band and one of prog rock's brilliant songwriters in Neal Morse.  We play interview clips, demos, and live track from this epic masterpiece.