King Crimson has inspired a generation of prog artists, ourselves included. We performed this cover of “In the Court of the Crimson King” at One-2-One Bar, Austin, Texas on 05/23/13 but never released the video until now. Happy 10 year anniversary to this performance, and long live the Crimson King!
New live album – Live at One-2-One Bar
Want one place to hear all of the new live tracks from our 06/16/19 performance at One-2-One Bar? Well, you’re in luck! Today, we’re releasing our new live album, “Live at One-2-One Bar,” for free streaming on the music section of our web site! Click on the album cover below to listen to the album.
If All Goes Wrong – Live at One-2-One Bar
We’re proud to share with you the final live video from our concert at One-2-One Bar on 06/16/19. This is our performance of “If All Goes Wrong,” the title track of our third album.
Savage in a Fancy Suit – Live at One-2-One Bar
We’re proud to share with you the fourth of several live videos from our concert at One-2-One Bar on 06/16/19. This is our performance of “Savage in a Fancy Suit” from “If All Goes Wrong.”
High Tide – Live at One-2-One Bar
We’re proud to share with you the third of several live videos from our concert at One-2-One Bar on 06/16/19. This is our performance of “High Tide” from “Lonely Hills.”
Aoide, Goddess of Song – Live at One-2-One Bar
We’re proud to share with you the second of several live videos from our concert at One-2-One Bar on 06/16/19. This is our performance of “Aoide, Goddess of Song” from “Outer Light, Inner Darkness.”
Faith – Live at One-2-One Bar
We’re proud to share with you the first of several live videos from our concert at One-2-One Bar on 06/16/19. This is our performance of “Faith” from “If All Goes Wrong.”
One 2 One Bar Show: 06/16/19 – recap
Thank you to everyone who came to our 06/16/19 show at One 2 One Bar. We recorded this show for a live EP that we’ll be releasing very soon (stay tuned for news about the EP). Thank you to Thamica Photography for the awesome photos. Click on the photo collage below to see more of our photos from the show:
Get ready for the “If All Goes Wrong” album release show!
We’re excited to announce that we’ll be holding the album release show for “If All Goes Wrong” on April 26 at One 2 One Bar. For this special event, the guitarists who performed on the album (Arielle, Dave North, Kevin Chin, Derek Halfmann, and Van Wilks) will also be joining us on stage! Click the image below for more details:
Happy 2014 and update from Aaron
Hello, ACE fans, and welcome to 2014! It’s time to look back at all the major things that happened with The Aaron Clift Experiment in 2013 and look ahead at where we’re going in 2014.
While 2012 marked the beginning of The Aaron Clift Experiment (with the release of “Lonely Hills” and our first live shows), if there’s one word I would use to describe 2013 for the band, I would say “transition.” We began the year at a major crossroads: with Jim Ragland leaving the band, we had a major hole to fill in ACE’s sound. Fortunately, in February, Danny Brymer joined on guitar and more than delivered on the promise of revamping the band’s sound. We spent several months working with Danny, delivering some exciting live shows (including our show at One 2 One Bar in May) and beginning to write new songs.
However, surprise would hit us again when Danny told us in August that he would be moving out of state to pursue a music professorship job. For the second time in a year, we were back to the drawing board of finding a new guitarist for the band. But, luckily for us, Danny introduced us Eric Gutierrez, his guitarist friend and fellow classmate at Texas State University. Eric joined the band in September, and like Danny before him has taken the band’s sound to a new level.
Besides the changes in personnel, 2013 was a transitional year for ACE in that it marked our emergence on the international progressive rock scene. From our feature in the prestigious industry publication, Prog Magazine to our appearance in compilations like Progstravaganza, ACE has been making waves all around the globe. We can’t wait to see what 2014 brings!
Speaking of 2014, I want to give you all a preview of what to expect from us this year. A year ago, I promised that we would start writing and performing new songs in 2013. With all the delays from the changes in guitarists, we didn’t reach this goal, but the good news is that the wait for new songs will soon be over. As I write this post, all of us in ACE are hard at work writing and practicing new songs for a second album that we plan to record late this year and release around April of 2015. Throughout 2014, we’ll be premiering these songs at our live shows so you can get a taste of what’s to come.
All of us at ACE want to thank you so much for all the love and support you’ve given us this past year. Happy 2014, and we’ll see you around soon!
–Aaron