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French TV is a Louisville, Kentucky - based progressive band that has been in existence since 1983. Over the years, members have come and gone, but founder/ bassist/ main composer Mike Sary continues to drag the band into the next millenium. They have released 9 cds to date:
"French TV" [1984];
"After a Lengthy Silence" [1987];
"Virtue in Futility" [1994];
"Intestinal Fortitude" [1995];
"Live: YOO-HOO!!!" [1997];
"The Violence of Amateurs" [1999];
"The Case Against Art" [2002];
"Pardon Our French!" [2004],
"This Is What We Do" [2006].
Musically, they have been compared to the best progressive bands of the '70s: National Health, Soft Machine, Zappa, Bruford, Brand X, Happy the Man, and Samla Mammas Manna, among others.
The band has toured extensively across the United States over the years, sharing gigs with the likes of Present, Volare, Michael Manring, Quarkspace, Gary Parra's TRAP, The Mathematicians, Boud Deun, Squonk Opera, The Flower Kings, Mastermind, Rattlemouth, Ten Jinn, The Dark Aether Project, Smokin' Granny, Miriodor, Lars Hollmer, and Univers Zero, to name a few.
They've played in Chicago, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Los Angeles, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Buffalo, Baltimore, San Diego, Athens (Georgia-we DID say the US!), Denver, San Diego,Indianapolis, Columbus, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Lexington, Milwaukee, as well as the prestigious 1997 ProgDay Festival in Raleigh, North Carolina, the 2003 BajaProg Festival in Mexicali, Mexico, and the 2005 Gouveia Art Rock Festival in Portugal.
Their cds have been favorably reviewed and played by radio stations across the globe: England, Spain, Germany, France, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Italy, The Netherlands, Belgium, Japan, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Russia, Slovakia, Uzbekistan, Poland, ...oh, and here in the Northern Hemiphere in Mexico, Canada, & the US too.
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