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Not yet the mecca of progressive rock

Holding an international prog-rock festival in Israel was a good idea, but the offering left a lot to be desired.

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Four months ago, at the entrance to the show by the American progressive rock band Mars Volta at Hangar 11 in Tel Aviv, some guys were handing out fliers for a very surprising musical event: an international festival of progressive rock at Lake Kinneret.

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