Why Should I Give a Fuck About… Soft Machine?

Why you should still care about venerable UK prog-rock gods Soft Machine, who play the Triple Door on Jan. 28-29.by Dave SegalWe have the out-bloody-rageous good fortune to catch Soft Machine live at Triple Door Jan. 28-29. MoonJune Music
Years active: On and off for 53 years; latest edition of the band has been active since 2015.
Provenance: Canterbury, England.
Influenced by: Miles Davis, Terry Riley, Charles Mingus, Pink Floyd, the Dada movement.
Influence on: This Heat, Isotope, Mushroom, Bo