French TV

"How do you guys remember all that stuff?"
- MICHAEL MANRING

"A Ghastly State Of Affairs highlights French TV’s unparalleled ability to weave intricate arrangements, ignite with blazing solos, and embark on unexpected musical tangents, all while skillfully narrating musical tales sans lyrics. …a masterful mix of progressive rock with symphonic and Canterbury airs; jazz fusion; and Rock-in-Opposition. As you would expect, French TV’s music teeters between uproarious whimsy and formidable complexity, carving out a niche as one of the United States’ most innovative progrock ensembles. With a discography spanning (16) albums and traversing continents with European and US tours, the band has firmly entrenched itself in the pantheon of progressive music."
- PROGRESSIVE ROCK CENTRAL

French TV, based out of Louisville, Kentucky, is a 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 millennium. 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. They have released 16 albums to date.

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, Miriodor, Lars Hollmer, Picchio dal Pozzo, DFA, Accordo dei Contrari, Mentat Routage, Kotobel, L’Herba di Hameli, Agents of Mercy, RWPL, FM, Soft Machine, 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 ProgDay Festival in Chapel Hill, North Carolina [1997 and 2009], the 2003 BajaProg Festival in Mexicali, Mexico, the 2005 Gouveia Art Rock Festival in Portugal, the 2008 AltrOck Festival in Milan, the 2012 Prog 66 Meeting in Verviers, Belgium, and Chicago’s Progtober Festival in 2018.

On their European tour in November 2008, they played Dax, Reims, Strasbourg, Paris, Lyon, and Wurzberg [Germany]. In 2012, they added Verviers, Wurzburg [again], Madrid, Perpignan [France], Barcelona, Toulouse, Le Mans, and Paris [again] as the latest pins on their map of the world.

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, Greece, Serbia, Norway, Finland, Russia, Slovakia, Uzbekistan, Poland, …oh, and here in the Northern Hemisphere in Mexico, Canada, & the US too.

On The Web:

• French TV Official Website
• French TV on Facebook
• French TV on Progarchives

Music To Check Out:

• French TV on Bandcamp
• French TV on Cuneiform Records - The Spanish Caper
• French TV on Cuneiform Records - A Ghastly State Of Affairs

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