Can You Dig It? is Prog Radio’s bold new game-show-meets-music-show, where five panelists face off each episode to unearth five musical gems. The more obscure the song, the more points they earn—but only if it totally rocks. It’s a battle of taste, discovery, and bragging rights as panelists dig up hidden treasures and try to win over fellow panelists and listeners alike. Tune in to listen to some brilliant tracks you’ve most likely never heard—and see which ones YOU can dig!
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SCOREBOARD
SEASON LEADERBOARD
SCORING PER EPISODE
Episode 08 - Dec. 12, 2025
Episode 07 - Nov. 28, 2025
Episode 06 - Nov. 14, 2025
Episode 05 - Oct. 24, 2025
Episode 04 - Oct. 10, 2025
Episode 03 - Sep. 26, 2025
Episode 02 - Sep. 12, 2025
Episode 01 - Aug. 22, 2025
PANELISTS
Kevin Carmony - Host
Founder of Prog Radio, and longtime tech and entertainment entrepreneur and CEO.
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Favorite Bands: The Beatles, Genesis, Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, 10cc, Yes, ELP, Supertramp, The Moody Blues, Alan Parsons, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Gentle Giant, ELO, Elton John, David Bowie, Neal Morse, Transatlantic, Steven Wilson, Porcupine Tree.
Ian Beabout
Ian is a music producer, mixing and mastering engineer, and YouTuber currently residing in Steubenville, OH. He is best known for his archival audio work for the Cuneiform record label with bands like The Soft Machine and The Muffins, but he's also known as the producer for up-and-coming Chicago arena-proggers Refestramus. Somehow, he's managed to make a career for himself straddling the lines of the avant-garde and progressive pop, while also producing his own project, Colouratura. Other mixing and mastering credits to his name include Moon X, Cloud Over Jupiter, Roger Clark Miller, and Murky Red. When he finds free time from his work and his activities on YouTube, Ian can usually be found watching a good movie with his adorable cat best friend, Servo. YouTube
Favorite Bands: Jethro Tull, Frank Zappa, Pink Floyd, King Crimson, Genesis, Rush, Funkadelic, Steely Dan, Jimi Hendrix, Opeth, Bowie, Alan Parsons Project, Brian Wilson, Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band, Jack o The Clock, Bent Knee, Kate Bush, Mike Keneally, Tangerine Dream, Peter Hammill, Van Der Graaf Generator, Ween, XTC, 10cc.
Matt "The Dude" Brown
Keyboardist, drummer, and singer. Recorded with Heliopolis, Amuzeum, and Ten Jinn, and performed multiple times at RoSFest. Jeff Bridges doppelganger -- “Yeah, well, you know, that’s just, like, your opinion, man.” Facebook
Favorite Bands: Genesis, Weather Report, Miles Davis, Yes, Rush, Grateful Dead, Traffic, Crowded House, Elbow, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Jethro Tull, Pat Metheny.
Tara O'Reilly
26-year-old Irish progressive rock enthusiast currently living in Canada and host of Spinnin' Prog on YouTube. She is one half of The Prog Couple alongside her fiancé, Cody Brockway. A lifelong fan of the genre, Tara has been immersed in progressive rock since early childhood, often crediting iconic bands like Gong and Yes for shaping her love of all things eccentric, creative, and sonically adventurous. Facebook
Favorite Bands: Van Der Graaf Generator, Yes, Genesis, King Crimson, Gong, Caravan, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Gentle Giant, Porcupine Tree, Steven Wilson, The Moody Blues, Frank Zappa, Marillion, Hawkwind, Alex Harvey, Peter Gabriel, Pink Floyd, Rush, Jethro Tull, Horslips, Kate Bush, Dream Theater.
Cody Brockway
Lifelong music enthusiast and drummer for the Rush tribute band 2112. He shares his love for music and vinyl collecting at his Canadian "we-ship-worldwide" record shop, Second Chance Records, on YouTube with his show Brockway's Vinyl Bytes, and as half of The Prog Couple with his fiancée, Tara. Facebook
Favorite Bands: Genesis, Queen, The Beatles, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Yes, Dream Theater, Frank Zappa, Rush, Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull.
THE RULES (in a nutshell)
Each episode of Can You Dig It? features five panelists who each submit one track they believe is brilliant—but underappreciated—gems of prog. Panelists listen, react, and rate each track on a 1–5 scale based on how much they "dig it." Points are awarded to the song’s original submitter, with bonus points for obscurity—so the deeper the cut (as long as it delivers), the better the score. After all five tracks are played, scores are totaled, and one panelist is crowned the week’s ultimate Prospector of Prog! (There is a bit more to it than that, and it all gets explained when you turn in and listen!)
Scoring Scale
1 - I wanted to gouge my ears out with a fork!
2 - Eh, not my thing
3 - It was awwwright
4 - I dug it
5 - I want to hear more!
Bonus Points
Up to four bonus points are awarded for each panelist who was not familiar with the song.
One additional bonus point is awarded if ALL FOUR of the other panelists were not familiar with the song.
This brings the total possible points per song to 25.
Golden & Silver Shovel Songs
Any song that gets the total possible 25 points is a "Golden Shovel" song (every panelist was NOT familiar with the song AND they each gave it the full 5-shovel rating). Any song that gets all 5's but doesn't get all the bonus points is awarded a Silver Shovel.
🎖️Winners
The panelist who receives the highest score (up to the possible 25 points per episode) wins the episode and bragging rights!
Episode 1 - Ian Beabout
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