Prog-Watch

In the first half of this week's show, the Squatch and Diamond Dave discuss and play music from Deluge Grander, a U.S. Prog act headed by Dan Britton. In the second half of the show, they put the spotlight on the first album by Spock's Beard, the...

Last week the guys teased about some exclusive live material from Gandalf's Fist. This week you get to hear it, and boy is it worth the wait! The first song Dean Marsh ever wrote and a live in the studio version of Emerald Eyes from their second...

This week the Squatch and Diamond Dave L. dig a little deeper into the catalog of a band they previously covered, Nine Stones Close! In the second half of the show, they begin coverage of the UK sensation Gandalf's Fist, including a track from their...

This week the Squatch and Diamond Dave L. examine some of the solo career of keyboardist extraordinaire Erik Norlander, and go back to the well for some more great Ayreon! Also, they play the first song in our new feature (the Watch List) from Danish...

This week the Squatch and Diamond Dave L. put the spotlight on a great Dutch band called Knight Area! They trace the history of the band up through their just-released "Hyperdrive" album, and even do a little Q&A with Gerben Klazinga, main composer...

In Episode 107, the Squatch and co-host Steve Luttig introduced you to the influential UK "neo-prog" band, IQ. In that episode the boys covered the output of the band in the 20th century. In this episode they cover IQ in the 21st century, including...

The D Project is very much the brain child of Stephane Desbiens, founder and leader of Canadian Prog band “Sense.” When moonlighting in the D Project, Desbiens assembles a talented array of regular band mates (including the rhythm section of Matheu...

It took Scottish band Comedy Of Errors more than 20 years to get their first album released! But Dave and the Squatch are glad they finally did, and they are sure you will be, too! With their sophisticated sound and their ability to write longer,...

The brain-child of Dutch guitar virtuoso and composer Arjen Anthony Lucassen, Ayreon is a band that all Proggers should appreciate! The guest lists on the albums read like a “who's who” of Prog and European heavy rock, which is a testimony to the...

Prog-Watch Episode 107 – IQ (Part 1): This week we feature the music of the legendary U.K. band, IQ! Many of the bands we have featured so far on Prog-Watch have listed IQ as an influence, and on this episode you can begin to get an idea why. With...