Calling all 21st century schizoid people: this may be your last chance to catch the gods of prog rock in concert, in the states, anyway. “Management has said it’s very unlikely we’ll be back in America,” Crimson’s Jakko Jaksyzk revealed ahead of the tour. But in essence, as I understand it, this’ll be the last time we play here.”This news for prog rock fans is as if the night sky suddenly was void of stars, in other words,”Starless.” Sigh. For most, King Crimson is as notorious for being a turnstile of membership and hiatus as they are for their meticulous mastery of anti-gravitational arrangements, an ouroboros of rapture and climax. King Crimson has never been anything but ambitious.

Source: MetroXpress August 25, 2021 13:30 UTC