ONE-2-ONE BAR PRESENTS

Forq w/ Progger

at ONE-2-ONE BAR

August 17, 2019 10:30 pm - 2:00 am
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Time: 10:30pm     Day: Saturday     Doors: 10:00pm     Ages: 21+ Ages     Price: $10 ADV/ $15 DOS
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Forq returns to Austin, join by Austin's own Progger!

Forq is:

Chris McQueen - Guitar
Henry Hey - Keyboard
Kevin Scott - Bass
Jason 'JT' Thomas - Drums

Forq is an instrumental quartet with a dynamic sound and a penchant for sonic exploration. The group is composed of world-class improvisers, but it is their unusually memorable, genre-blending songs that leave the most lasting impression. Seven of these songs make up their third album Thrq (pronounced "threek"), which was released in late 2017. Originally founded by keyboardist Henry Hey (David Bowie, Empire of the Sun, Jeff "Tain" Watts) and bassist Michael League (Grammy-winning leader of Snarky Puppy), Forq is now joined by guitarist Chris McQueen (Snarky Puppy, Bokanté), drummer Jason "JT" Thomas (Roy Hargrove's RH Factor, Marcus Miller, Snarky Puppy) and bassist Kevin Scott (Wayne Krantz, Jimmy Herring, Col. Bruce Hampton). They have toured across the US and Europe and performed at international festivals including the North Sea Jazz festival and GroundUP Festival in Miami Beach.
https://forqmusic.com

PROGGER-
What began as a jam session at a rehearsal space in Austin has become a tri-coastal collection of gifted music-makers whose captivating live performances and studio releases have garnered acclaim from fans and publications around the world. Progger is held together by a passion for music that balances sophisticated harmony and melody with visceral beats and riffs. Through four critically-acclaimed releases and live tours supporting acts like Parliament/Funkadelic,Snarky Puppy, Ghost-Note, and the Funky Knuckles, Progger has developed an international following of devoted fans.

During the nearly record-breaking Texas summer heat of 2011, composers Brian Donohoe and Matthew Muehling began playing weekly sessions with bassist Nicholas Clark, drummer Daniel Watson, guitarist Carter Arrington, and trombonist Paul Deemer in Austin. Despite the city's deep music community, Muehling, a guitarist, and Donohoe, a saxophonist and keyboardist, had found relatively little of the progressive jazz-funk-rock fusion that they loved, so they brought some friends together to make their own. A year-long residency at the legendary One-2-One Bar allowed Progger to develop the music that would become their first two independently-released albums, "Beatmaker" and "Populace."

Despite huge life changes in the following years-- some band members moved across the country, others started families-- the band was determined to continue developing the unique sound it had started in Texas. Progger's core began collaborating with musicians in New York and Los Angeles and caught the attention of Ropeadope Records, who facilitated the release of the band's third album, "Scattering," in 2016.

"Dystopia" was released through Ropeadope Records on March 9, 2018, and word of the band's unique sound and talent are starting to spread around the world. Brooklyn's Crash Chords podcast describes Progger as "gripping... tight as hell... it will lift your heart in a very special way." The UK's Soul and Jazz radio show and webcast calls them "amazing," while Germany's Daily Prog blog calls them "vibrant and renewing." The Boulder Weekly summarizes the Progger sound well: "Smooth chords over dirty funk beats with just a hint of the building, swirling psychedelic sounds of prog rock."
https://www.facebook.com/proggermusic/
http://www.proggermusic.com/

$10 Advace/ $15 Day of Show