Prog metal giants Dream Theater have been playing their brand of heavy, dense, complex music for four decades, combining the hard, distorted guitar riffs associated with thrash peers like Metallica and Megadeth with the mathematical structures, precision and proficiency of bands like Yes, Rush or Peter Gabriel-era Genesis. Their hard-driving approach to jam-oriented ten-minute-plus songs has made them popular for bootleggers, with a cottage industry of fan-generated recordings springing up to share and trade.
Mon, 7:30pm, $91-$202
Civic, San Jose
