Best progressive acts these days?

No, I have Tombola. I like it. How is "Darker"?
Opeth has a DVD that will be released in feb, it's already out in the UK. It is getting great reviews on amazon.com.uk.
If you are/were a Crimson fan, 21st Century Schizoid Band are ex members of Crimson performing newly penned and older songs by their former group. They have a DVD "Live in Japan" that is very good.

Porcupine Tree, Camel, Opeth, 21st Century Schizoid Band

I have Damnation by Opeth which is more like Porcupine Tree since Steve Wilson produced it and also plays keyboards on some songs. I like Darxtar and Ozric also(check out their DVD) I saw HTM at Progfest in 2002, they were very good.

If you like the early Crimson then, you would like 21st CS Band because they do the early stuff.

I like some of Hawkwind but not all. In the Hawkwind vein and beyond is a band called Omnia Opera that is quite good. I have Red Shift by them.

I like the DarXtar CD but it is not the best sounding thing I've heard as far as sound quality goes. I have been to their website, I guess I should go back and see what's new with them.

Have you heard Mr Quimby's Beard? It's real good psych.

The Strawbs are still around as well as Caravan.

Here's a Strawbs update for all concerned.

NEARfest
NEARfest 2004 - Saturday & Sunday, July 10 & 11
Zoellner Arts Center at 420 East Packer Avenue, Bethlehem, PA

This year's features artists include
The Strawbs
Univers Zero
Mike Keneally Band
Planet X
Pallas
Metamorfosi
Yezda Urfa
Hidria Spacefolk
Richard Pinhas
Sean Malone

Tickets for NEARfest 2004 will go on sale Saturday, March 20th at 11:00 am
EST. Please visit the NEARfest website for further details. This year
NEARfest starts a new tradition with a Friday Night pre-show featuring The
Musical Box! You can purchase the seats at the time you buy your NEARfest
tickets!

And for you Strawbs fans wondering which line-up will be playing, it will be
a FULL reunion of the 5-man lineup that recorded the symphonic progressive
folk classics "Hero and Heroine" and "Ghosts":
Dave Cousins- vocals, guitar
Dave Lambert- vocals, guitar
John Hawken- keyboards, mellotrons
Rod Coombes- drums
Chas Cronk- bass