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Zappadan 2011 (with complete Zappa discography)
December 4th to 21st is Zappadan
In memory of Frank Zappa’s birth (Dec 21st, 1940) and his untimely death from prostate cancer (Dec 4th, 1993) – “Zappadan” is like Ramadan… but with more 32nd notes. Start early, and listen to one Frank Zappa album a day for the month of December. Dig through his vast collection and pull something out you maybe haven’t spun in a while. I’ve got his most-complete discography below…
“You can’t always write a chord ugly
enough to say what you want to say;
so sometimes you have to rely on a
giraffe filled with whipped cream.“
~Dan – np: Frank Zappa – Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch
Frank Zappa’s mostly-complete Discography (ZFT-approved releases)
Comprehensive list here: http://globalia.net/donlope/fz/lyrics/
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| Freak Out!1966 | Absolutely Free1967 | Lumpy Gravy1967 | We’re Only In ItFor The Money1968 | |||
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| Cruising With Ruben & The Jets1968 | Uncle Meat1969 | Mothermania1969 | Hot Rats1969 | |||
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| Burnt Weeny Sandwich 1970 |
Weasels Ripped My Flesh 1970 |
Chunga’s Revenge1970 | Fillmore East, June 1971 1971 |
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| 200 Motels 1971 |
Just Another Band From L.A. 1972 |
Waka/Jawaka 1972 |
The Grand Wazoo 1972 |
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| Over-Nite Sensation 1973 |
Apostrophe (‘) 1974 |
Roxy & Eslewhere 1974 |
One Size Fits All 1975 |
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| Bongo Fury with Captain Beefheart 1975 |
Zoot Allures 1976 |
Zappa In New York 1978 |
Studio Tan 1978 |
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| Sleep Dirt 1979 |
Sheik Yerbouti 1979 |
Orchestral Favorites 1979 |
Joe’s Garage Act I 1979 |
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| Joe’s Garage Acts II & III 1979 |
Tinseltown Rebellion 1981 |
Shut Up ‘n Play Yer Guitar1981 | Shut Up ‘n Play Yer Guitar Some More1981 | |||
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| Return Of The Son Of Shut Up ‘n Play Yer Guitar1981 | You Are What You Is 1981 |
Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch 1982 |
Shut Up ‘n Play Yer Guitar (The Box Set)1982 | |||
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| The Man From Utopia 1983 |
Baby Snakes 1983 |
London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. I 1983 |
The Perfect Stranger 1984 |
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| Them Or Us 1984 |
Thing-Fish 1984 |
Francesco Zappa 1984 |
The Old Masters, Box I1985 | |||
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| Frank Zappa Meets The Mothers Of Prevention 1985 |
Does Humor Belong In Music? 1986 |
The Old Masters, Box II 1986 |
Jazz From Hell 1986 |
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| London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. II 1987 |
Joe’s Garage Acts I, II & III1987 | The Old Masters, Box III 1987 |
Guitar 1988 |
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| You Can’t Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol. 11988 | You Can’t Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol. 2 – The Helsinki Concert 1988 |
Broadway The Hard Way 1988 |
You Can’t Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol. 3 1989 |
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| The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life 1991 |
You Can’t Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol. 4 1991 |
Make A Jazz Noise Here 1991 |
You Can’t Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol. 51992 | |||
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| You Can’t Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol. 61992 | Playground Psychotics 1992 |
Ahead Of Their Time 1993 |
The Yellow Shark 1993 |
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| Civilization Phaze III1994 | London Symphony Orchestra, Volumes I & II 1995 |
The Lost Episodes 1996 |
Läther 1996 |
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| Frank Zappa Plays The Music Of Frank Zappa: A Memorial Tribute1996 | Have I Offended Someone? 1997 |
Mystery Disc 1998 |
EIHN (Everything Is Healing Nicely) 1999 |
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| FZ:OZ 2002 |
Halloween 2003 |
Joe’s Corsage2004 | Joe’s Domage2004 | |||
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| QuAUDIOPHILIAc 2004 |
Joe’s XMASage2005 | Imaginary Diseases 2006 |
MOFO (Deluxe 4-Disc)2006 | |||
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| MOFO (2-Disc)2006 | Trance-Fusion2006 | Buffalo2007 | The Dub Room Special!2007 | |||
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| Wazoo2007 | One Shot Deal 2008 |
Joe’s Menage2008 | LUMPY MONEY 2009 |
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| Philly ‘762009 | Greasy Love Songs2010 | Congress Shall Make No Law2010 | Hammersmith Odeon2010 | |||
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Frank Zappa – Feeding The Monkies At Ma Maison
New up on zappa.com today…
Pre-orders went live for a new CD, Frank Zappa’s Feeding the Monkies at Ma Maison:
For those of you that don’t want to know what sex this is, don’t read the following:
- Feeding The Monkies At Ma Maison
- Buffalo Voice
- Secular Humanism
- Worms From Hell
- Samba Funk
Realized by FZ on his Synclavier. All tracks produced by Frank Zappa.
As with recent FZ Vault releases, getting it via zappa.com/barfkoswill/musictoday is the only way to get it. It ships September 20, 2011.
~Dan – np: Testament – Low
Frank Zappa: Will That Be An Aisle Or A Window? (Cartoon)
A business lesson from the late, great Frank Zappa…
A Business Lesson with Frank Zappa. Animated by Carl King. Original Score by Stephen Cox. Special Thanks to Anthony White. Original FZ audio interview recorded in September 1984. Source unknown. This cartoon was manufactured with the non-commercial / educational purpose of paying tribute to the wisdom of Frank Zappa.
~Dan – np: Sunny Day Real Estate – Diary
Zappy Mothers Day 2011 – Penguin In Bondage EP
Released over the weekend to celebrate “Mothers of Invention Day”… Penguin In Bondage: The Little Known History of the Mothers of Invention by Frank Zappa:
The fine print…
Written and Performed by Frank Zappa with the Mothers of Invention
Recorded at Auditorium Theater, Chicago, Illinois at the stroke of midnight on the Day of
The Mothers, 10 May 1974Band:
FZ: Guitar, Vocals
George Duke: Keys, Vocals
Jeff Simmons: Rhythm Guitar, Vocals
Napoleon Murphy Brock: BG Vocals, Sax
Don Preston: Synthesizer
Bruce Fowler: Trombone
Walt Fowler: Trumpet
Tom Fowler: Bass
Ralph Humphrey: Drums
Chester Thompson: Drums4 Track 1/2″ analog tape – Edit Master by Frank Zappa
Mix by Jared Lee Gosselin, UMRK, May 2011
Vaultmeisterment by Joe Travers, UMRK, April 2011
Original tape transfer to WAV through Euphonix converters to Nuendo at 96K 24B via ATR 4-Tk plus
edit in gtr solo at reel change & the fade over and out by Vaultmeister.Executrix & Art Concept by – GZ
Renderment & Photoshoppage by Mike Mesker
Production Management by Melanie Starks
Shoppage by Susan Ledgerwood & Antonio
Lower case opinions by gz, jt & kurt morgan©(P) 2011 Zappa Records
PIBTLKSOTMOI by FZ & published for the cosmos by Munchkin Music.
It’s a 26-minute single track, available for digital download on the iTunes store for $6.99. iTunes is linked directly from zappa.com, and I don’t see it on Amazon or other digital etailers (yet).
~Dan – np: Bobby Previte – Music of the Moscow Circus 
Dweezil Zappa Plays Zappa – 2011 Summer Tour
Dweezil Zappa Plays Zappa is hitting the road again this summer/fall… here are the date (so far). More to be added, I’m sure.
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Woodstock, NY
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Bearsville Theater
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Bridgeport, CT
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Kline Memorial
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Albany, NY
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The Egg
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State Theatre
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Verona, NY
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Turning Stone
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Burlington, VT
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Higher Ground
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Portland, ME
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State Theater
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Quebec City, QC
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Inter Nation Art
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Northampton, MA
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Calvin Theater
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Pittsburg, PA
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Stage AE
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Buffalo, NY
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UAB Center For The Arts
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Philadelphia, PA
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Mann Center
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Boston, MA
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The Pavilion
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New York City, NY
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Beacon Theatre
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New York City, NY
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Beacon Theatre
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Merriweather Post
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Columbus, OH
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Lifestyles Pavilion
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Cleveland, OH
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Nautica Pavilion
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Cincinnatti, OH
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PNC Pavilion
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Detroit, MI
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Meadowbrook
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Chicago Theatre
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The Murat
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Orpheum
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St. Louis, MO
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Fox Theatre
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Midland Theater
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Paramount Theater
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Red Butte Gardens
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Fox Theater
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House Of Blues
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Boca Raton, FL
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Mizner Park Amph
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Ruth Eckard Hall
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Austin, TX
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ACL Live @ Moody
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Verizon Theatre
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Verizon Wireless Theater
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Blues & Brews Fest
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Greek Theatre
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Mondavi Center
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Warfield
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Paramount Theater
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Gaps may or may not be filled in later… I suppose Dweezil and Co need breaks, too. I plan on hitting Portland, OR, if there’s no Eugene date. Update 5/16: the Portland/Newmark date was just changed to Eugene/Hult (per Pollstar).
~Dan – np: Porcupine Tree – Signify
FZ was here.
Thanks, Frank! Happy Birthday!
Check out the new for 2010 Aaafnraaaa birthday bundle on iTunes… it features new covers from Dweezil & Ahmet Zappa, as well as a hip-hop “Willie the Pimp” (with DMC, Talib Kweli & others) and a cover of “Your Mouth” by Macy Gray. More, too… I just haven’t had a chance to download & listen to it yet (soon, though).
~Dan – np: Kevin Moore – Shine
my ideas for Frank Zappa tribute beers
Well, I wanted to get this down on record… hey, any brewers, feel free to steal my ideas. I’m gonna try to make these eventually, but you’ll likely make the better beer than I would… :)
I got an idea whilst listening to Frank Zappa‘s 1978 Hammersmith Odeon show, and post-watching the Brew Masters show on the Discovery Channel which covered Dogfish Head‘s creation of the Bitches Brew tribute beer (to Mile Davis).
My idea:
We need more Zappa beers!!
Lagunitas Brewing did an amazing job on their 40th Anniversary tributes to the first five FZ albums. Upright Brewing made “Billy the Mountain” (a traditional English-style Old Ale, having undergone over five months of oak barrel aging and another several months in the bottle). I hear Upright is about to go into Billy round 2. I have a bottle of the 2009, but I haven’t popped it yet. Rogue Ales has “Yellow Snow” – which may or may not be a FZ tribute. I mean, FZ didn’t invent the term.
Anyway, here are my thoughts on potential Frank Zappa theme beers…
’Amarillo Brillo IPA: 100% use of Amarillo hops. I envision this being a bold, citrus-y hop forward IPA. This is probably the one I could pull off easiest, even in an extract brew setting.
Sour Peaches En Regalia (sorry, Reg-ale-yuh was too corny): I’ve been really digging sour Belgian-style beers. I’m fully blaming my friend and fellow beer-making Zappa head Aaron for that. He turned me on to sours, and it’s mainly what I crave now. I envision this Peaches En Regalia sour to be similar to Cascade Brewing‘s Apricot… but with peaches (duh!). Cascade’s approach is “slow-ripened before being introduced to the beer. Based on a Belgian Tripel, this beer went through 16 months lactic fermentation and aging in French oak wine barrels, then rested on the fruit for four months before finishing.”
Watermelon Ale in Easter Hay: Frank’s guitar solo for “Watermelon in Easter Hay” is one where I distinctly recall stopping what I was doing to skip back to the beginning of the track and re-listening immediately (from the Guitar record). I love it! For the beer… maybe a wheat beer with watermelon added in secondary (a la 21st Amendment‘s “Hell or High Watermelon” wheat). I’ll admit, I loved 21st’s watermelon the first time I had it (KLCC brewfest 2009). It has sunk on my priority list on 2nd and 3rd tastes (KLCC 2010, Sasquatch, etc)… so, some reworking of that for the FZ tribute.
Pound for a Brown Ale: This one would have to be a hoppy brown ale. To not ruin your pallet, I’d suggest fresh (wet) hops to come up with the required pound of hops. At a rough 5 to 1 ratio, that’s still a big hop build for a 5 gallon beer recipe (3.2 ounces dry hop equivalent).
The inspiration (first appeared on)…
Any other homebrewers wanna tackle recipes? I’m still new to the craft. Let’s just put these on my long-term pipeline for now…
Ya Hozna!
~Dan – np: Frank Zappa – Hammersmith Odeon
Zappa Plays Zappa’s Apostrophe
Dweezil Zappa is taking his Zappa Plays Zappa tour de Frank out again… this time, they’re going to tackle Apostrophe in its entirety. This one of my favorite records by Frank Zappa… featuring tale of Nanook wandering through the tundra, urged “Don’t Eat the Yellow Snow.” Other absolute faves are “St. Alfonzo’s Pancake Breakfast,” “Cozmic Debris,” and the groove-tastic instrumental title track jam.
No PacNW dates yet… I’m hoping a few are added as things get rolling along…
Nov 06, ’10 London, UK London Roundhouse
Nov 07, ’10 Belgium, BE Leuven Het Depot
Nov 08, ’10 Paris, FR Olympia
Nov 09, ’10 Hengelo, NL Hengelo Metropool
Nov 11, ’10 Oslo, NO Sentrum Scene
Nov 12, ’10 Stockholm,SE Filadelpia Church
Nov 13, ’10 Gothenburg,SE The Concert House
Nov 14, ’10 Malmo, SE The Concert House
Dec 1, ’10 San Francisco, CA Warfield
Dec 2, ’10 Reno, NV The Knitting Factory
Dec 3, ’10 Hollywood, CA The Music Box
Dec 4, ’10 Hollywood, CA The Music Box
Dec 5, ’10 San Diego, CA House of Blues
Dec 6, ’10 Phoenix, AZ Comercia Theatre
Dec 8, ’10 St. Louis, MO The Pageant
Dec 9, ’10 Indianapolis, IN The Vogue
Dec 10, ’10 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall
Dec 11, ’10 Chicago, IL Congress Theater
Dec 13, ’10 Quebec City, QC Grand Theatre
Dec 14, ’10 Montreal, QC Metropolis
Dec 15, ’10 Toronto, ON Queen E Theatre
Dec 16, ’10 Albany, NY The Egg
Dec 17, ’10 New York, NY Beacon Theatre
Dec 18, ’10 Philadelphia, PA Keswick
Dec 19, ’10 Boston, MA House Of Blues
Find out more info at:
http://www.zappaplayszappa.com/tourdates.html
In related Frank Zappa news, the Zappa Family Trust is releasing another legendary Halloween show from the Vault in memory of FZ’s 70th birthday. It’s the 1978 Hammersmith Odeon show (3 CDs), and it features some pretty cute FZ cover art…
~Dan – np: dredg – The Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion
9/19 is Frank Zappa Day
September 19th is now officially proclaimed Frank Zappa Day in Baltimore.
Ya Hozna!
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech or of the press or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
Frank Zappa: Statement To Congress, September 19, 1985
http://downlode.org/Etext/zappa.html
The new-from-the-ZFT-Vault release – Congress Shall Make No Law:
http://barfkoswill.shop.musictoday.com/
~Dan – np: Puscifer – Sounds Into Blood Into Wine
no free mp3 or flac download torrent here. if you like music, support it by buying it!
REVIEW: Zappa Plays Zappa @ McDonald (Eugene, OR – 6/12/10)
FYI… PHOTOS of the SHOW at the BOTTOM
Five years running, Dweezil Zappa and his precision-cut Zappa Plays Zappa band have toured the world bringing us a different slice of Frank’s music to our ears. Past tours have featured players from Frank’s own classic ’70s and ’80s band arsenals: Steve Vai, Terry Bozzio, Napoleon Murphy Brock, Ray White and more. There are no “old guard” members present in the 2010 incarnation — but regardless of which musicians surround Dweezil’s guitar mastery, the fact remains that the genius, adventurous spirit birthed in Frank’s songs is still alive.
The ZPZ band this time around is Dweezil Zappa: Guitar; Scheila Gonzalez: Saxophone, Flute, Keyboards & Vocals; Pete Griffin: Bass; Billy Hulting: Marimba, Mallets & Percussion (and lead vocals for a bit); Jamie Kime: Guitar; Joe Travers: Drums & Vocals; Ben Thomas on lead vocals; and introducing Chris Norton on Keyboards & Vocals.
With no opener, the band kicked into their long set a little after 9pm… they played a super tight, super long set. Having seen the ZBZ band with Napoleon Murphy Brock and Ray White in the past, I was skeptical of this “new guy” Ben Thomas. He joined the ZPZ band after Ray White left the tour last year. After the first vocal belt, there was no more skepticism… Ben can sing (and plays a mean trumpet, harmonica and cow bell, too). He handled the lows and highs, and carried the tunes in a way that would have made Frank proud.
Throughout the set, each band member got their time to shine… “Echidna’s Arf” was probably the tightest song the band played… lightning fast, and spot on. Dweezil had killer solos on “Florentine Pogen” and “Pick Me, I’m Clean.” “Big Swifty” & “Mystery Roach” showed off great solos from Billy on marimba, Scheila on sax, and Jaime on guitar. Joe’s drum solo at the end of “Latex Solar Beef” could have ended the show, but (lucky for us) they stayed out and finished the main set with “Apostrophe” that featured Pete’s fuzzy, dirty bass groove and solo.
Here’s what they played:
Setlist: about 2 & 1/2 hours
- Purple Lagoon
- Stinkfoot
- Daddy Daddy Daddy
- What Kind of Girl Do You Think We Are?
- Florentine Pogen
- Big Swifty
- Mystery Roach
- Advance Romance
- The Blue Light
- Pick Me, I’m Clean
- Blessed Relief
- Echidna’s Arf
- Keep It Greasey
- Easy Meat
- The Little House I Used To Live In
- Latex Solar Beef (with hints of Willie the Pimp)
- Apostrophe
- Encore: Lonely Little Girl
- City of Tiny Lites
- Cosmik Debris
- I’m the Slime
As in the past, amazing musicians this time out. Some of the highlights were the aforementioned tight “Echidna’s Arf,” “Florentine Pogen,” and the more gentle “Blessed Relief.” The only song I was craving that wasn’t played was “Peaches En Regalia,” but it was nice to hear some older, rarer Frank songs being trotted out in lieu of the “fan fave” Peaches. As far as sound quality, near the front it was OK, but I heard from people in the middle and back that it was a bit muddy. Regardless of that downside, the evening showed off a super tight band who gave their all! ZPZ band, Eugene loves you! Come back soon!
many more photos below
The Appropriate Linkage:
- Zappa Plays Zappa’s Site
- ZPZ on MySpace
- Dweezil on MySpace
- Prior Review~ ZPZ w/ Ray White – Jan 2009 (Portland, OR)
- McDonald Theatre
Check out more tour dates below.
~Dan – np: Jóhann Jóhannsson – & In the Endless Pause There Came Sound of Bees
DWEEZIL ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA PHOTOS
all pictures (cc) 2010 Daniel Temmesfeld,
you may use freely under a creative commons attribution
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Higher Resolution (18 pics)
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Tour Dates
- May 30, ’10 Chilicothe, IL Summer Camp Music Festival
- Jun 3, ’10 Mexico City, MX Teatro de la Ciudad
- Jun 5, ’10 Ozark, AR Wakarusa Festival
- Jun 6, ’10 Kansas City, MO Crossroads
- Jun 7, ’10 Denver, CO Paramount Theatre
- Jun 8, ’10 Salt Lake City, UT The Depot
- Jun 10, ’10 Ventura, CA Ventura Theater
- Jun 11, ’10 Santa Rosa, CA Harmony Festival
- Jun 12, ’10 Eugene, OR McDonald Theater
- Jun 13, ’10 Portland, OR Roseland Theater
- Jun 14, ’10 Seattle, WA Moore Theater
- Jun 15, ’10 Vancouver, BC Orpheum Theater
- Jun 17, ’10 Richmond, VA Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens
- Jun 18, ’10 Pittsburgh, PA Palace Theatre
- Jun 19, ’10 Tarrytown, NY Music Hall
- Jun 24, ’10 Woodstock, NY Bearsville Theater
- Jun 25, ’10 Providence, RI Lupo’s
- Jun 26, ’10 Westbury, NY Westbury Music Theater
- Jun 27, ’10 Atlantic City, NJ House of Blues
- Jun 28, ’10 Verona, NY Turning Stone Resort and Casino
- Jun 29, ’10 Niagara Falls, NY The Rapids Theatre
- Jul 1, ’10 Bridgeport, CT The Klein
- Jul 2, ’10 Hampton Beach, NH Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
- Jul 3, ’10 Great Barington, MA The Mahaiwe
- Jul 4, ’10 Oxford, ME Nateva Festival
- Jul 5, ’10 Moncton, NS Capitol Theater
- Jul 6, ’10 Halifax, NS Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
- Jul 9, ’10 Amsterdam, NL Melkweg
- Jul 10, ’10 TBA, TBA Soon
- Jul 11, ’10 Weert, NL Bospop Restival
- Jul 12, ’10 Antwerp, BE Openluchttheater
- Jul 14, ’10 Tel Aviv, IL Hangar 11
- Jul 19, ’10 Nice, FR Nice Jazz Festival
- Jul 21, ’10 Cambridge, UK Cambridge Corn Exchange
- Jul 22, ’10 Brighton, UK Brighton Centre
- Jul 23, ’10 Wolverhampton, UK Wolverhampton Civic Hall
- Jul 24, ’10 London, UK London Classic Rock Festival
- Jul 25, ’10 Liverpool, UK Liverpool Summer Pops Festival
- Jul 26, ’10 Glasgow, UK Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
- Jul 27, ’10 Gateshead, UK Gateshead The Sage
Derek Webb – Democracy Vol 1
Before I get started… happy birthday, Frank Zappa! Ya hozna!
OK, now on to the music news…
Derek Webb, whose Stockholm Syndrome is seriously gonna rank well in my soon-coming “Best of / Favorite CDs of 2009” list, is doing something new for 2010. He’s going to have a subscription music deal where he digitally releases cover songs each month… and subscribers get to pick the songs. People who bought/buy a limited edition of Stockholm Syndrome over at the DW store got first crack at selections.
I already put in my votes a couple days ago… Chroma Key‘s “Colorblind” (longshot due to obscurity), Tori Amos‘ “Crucify” (that would pwn), and I think jokingly I put Opeth‘s “Blackwater Park” (even more of a longshot) – but I forget if I recanted and switched at the last minute to something else. I’m pulling for a “Crucify” cover by Derek – I think he’d do it justice.
The cover songs will likely be a more stripped down, singer-songwriter style when compared to his 2009 record… but those are his roots and how I first got into him; so I’m stoked. Plus… ya know, if he does Tori Amos’ “Crucify,” I’ll have his babies.
Derek Webb’s “What Matters More” video
{from Stockholm Syndrome}
http://www.derekwebb.com/
~Dan – np: Borah Bergman Trio – Luminescence
REVIEW: Zappa Plays Zappa @ the Hawthorne Theater (Portland, OR – – 1/2/09)
Boo… no concert photos this time around… they wouldn’t allow cameras into the venue at all. :(
(Dweezil = rock)
This was my 3rd time seeing the Zappa Plays Zappa tour (aka Tour de Frank)… each one being different (set lists, lineup, promotions). This time was at Portland’s Hawthorne Theater as the “You Can’t Fit On Stage Anymore” variation of the tour. The venue had a small capacity (~300), you get a download code at the venue to get the entire recorded show after they mix it down (about a month?), you have a chance to win a free Hagstrom guitar (at each show), and you get to help choose the set list for the night. Of the 68 available tunes in the ZPZ band’s repertoire, here were my selections: Broken Hearts Are For Assholes, Inca Roads, Montana, Peaches En Regalia, and Sofa. They played two of my choices. I was really hoping for “Montana,” though. Eh, choosers shouldn’t be beggars.
Dweezil came out first and talked about the download code and how it wouldn’t quite be ready within 8 days, but that it’d be worth the wait. I’m sure it will, as it’s gonna be 3 CDs of professionally recorded audio for “free.” Free in that it’s part of the pricey ticket. But, it’s not like I have to pay for it again, eh? :)
The band was very similar (if not the same) as when I saw the 2007 tour at Moonlite Gardens in Cincinnati, OH. Different set list, of course. They had a few technical difficulties during the show, but veryveryvery minor, and they rolled with the punches very well. Outside of Ray White, they were all pretty much playing for the entire show, and even Ray only had a few breaks when he wasn’t needed to sing.
The ZPZ Band this time around is:
- Dweezil Zappa: Guitar
- Aaron Arntz: Keyboards
- Scheila Gonzalez: Saxophone, Flute, Keyboards & Vocals
- Pete Griffin: Bass
- Billy Hulting: Marimba, Mallets & Percussion
- Jamie Kime: Guitar
- Joe Travers: Drums & Vocals
- SPECIAL GUEST… Ray White: Guitar & Vocals
(Ray White is the pimp)
Setlist: (any help in filling in the blanks is appreciated)
- Peaches En Regalia (a fave of the set)
- City of Tiny Lights
- Inca Roads (a fave of the set)
- I’m Not Satisfied
- Pygmy Twylyte
- Idiot Bastard Son
- Cheepnis (partial) then back to Inca Roads (??)
- Hagstrom Guitar Giveaway Jam (I didn’t win… boo…)
- Chunga’s Revenge with solos
- Billy the Mountain (28 minutes) (a fave of the set)
- Andy
- Dirty Love (a fave of the set)
- Uncle Remus
- Willie the Pimp (a fave of the set)
- Wind Up Workin’ in a Gas Station
- San Ber’dino
- Yo Mama
- Black Napkins
- Encore: ____________ (missing name, more guitar solos)
- Muffin Man (a fave of the set)
All in all… fantastic show… 2 hours and 40+ minutes of amazing musicianship… the only things to make it better? My own pictures perhaps… oh, and winning the guitar would have been nice. :)
I hope they come around again in the fall… I’ve seen all three of the ZPZ tours. And this was technically the “2008” tour, even though it was in 2009 (obviously). Seeing as I wasn’t into Frank’s music before he died, this is the next best damn thing. Thanks, Dweezil and Co.!
The Appropriate Linkage:
- http://www.zappa.com/zpz/index.html
- http://www.myspace.com/dweezilzappa
- http://www.myspace.com/zappaplayszappa
- http://www.hawthornetheater.com/
~Dan – np: Ryan Adcock – Finished -LP-
Diva Zappa
Diva Zappa‘s contributions to the recent aaafnraaa birthday bundle 
digital release on Frank’s 68th birthday are excellent… very quirky, she’s very much a Zappa offspring. It’s on iTunes. The whole album’s worth owning, especially for a Zappa fan. Diva’s tracks are “Alice” (my fave) and “Espanoza.” Melanie Starks take on “Dumb All Over” is another gem… of course, I’m quite fond of the lyrics to that one…
The tracklist for the album:
- Dancin’ Fool (Disco Version) by Frank Zappa
- More Trouble Every Day by FZ
- Gorgeous Inca by FZ
- Ancient Armaments by FZ
- America The Beautiful by FZ
- You’re A Mean One Mr. Grinch by Dweezil & Ahmet Zappa
- Saturday Girl by Dweezil
- Alice by Diva Zappa
- Espanoza by Diva
- Dumb All Over by Melanie Starks
- Twenty Small Cigars by Joe Travers
- Lacksadaisial by Joe Travers
- Dirty Love by Cree Summer (Dweezil & Ahmet)
~Dan – np: the aforementioned aaafnraaa
PS- “aaafnraaa” stands for “anything anytime anywhere for no reason at all again,” a motto of Frank’s.
PPS– Fave Instrumental Albums of 2008 to be posted Monday AM (for those who care).
Favorite Concerts of 2007
Well, there are still some 2007 CDs that may or may not arrive in my hands before the year’s over (specifically Eyvind Kang, Dave Douglas, Greydon Square, Radiohead, Doug Pinnick & La Mar Enfortuna — all of which have Top 20 potential); so I’m not ready to post my “Best CDs of 2007” list, yet. Look for that one sometime in early 2008…
This blog is for my favorite concerts of 2007. I went to too many to recount in detail, but these are the tip-top ones…
- Music Now Festival 2007 (Pedro Soler, Bryce Dessner, David Cossin, the Clogs, the Havels, Osso, Amiina, My Brightest Diamond, Sufjan Stevens) at the Memorial Hall, Cincinnati-OH (4/5/07 to 4/7/07) my review
- Masada (John Zorn, Dave Douglas, Greg Cohen, Joey Baron) at the Rose Theatre at the Lincoln Center, New York-NY (3/10/07) my review
- Nellie McKay at the Shedd Institute, Eugene-OR (10/5/07) my review
- Silverchair at the Fillmore @ the TLA, Philadelphia-PA (7/28/07) review snippet
- Secret Chiefs 3 at the Bowery Ballroom, New York-NY (3/15/07) my review
- John Zorn’s Moonchild (Mike Patton, Trevor Dunn, Joey Baron) at the Moore Theatre, Seattle-WA (11/4/07) my review
- Holy Fuck at the Southgate House, Newport-KY (4/1/07) my review
- Antibalas at the Southgate House, Newport-KY (4/29/07) review snippet
- Noctaluca at the Taste of Cincinnati, Cincinnati-OH (5/28/07)
- Blackfield (Steven Wilson & Aviv Geffen) at the Bowery Ballroom, New York-NY (3/16/07) my review
OK, I guess I’ve still got coming up in 2007 Iron & Wine in Portland (12/2) and maybe David Bazan (Pedro the Lion) in Eugene (12/14); but the above concerts were my favorites of 2007…
Happy thanksgiving, yo! One thing I’m thankful for is definitely music… :-)
~Dan – np: npr jazz profiles (podcast) – duke ellington: the bandleader, pt. 1
12/24 Update: wow… I totally forgot the kick ass Zappa Plays Zappa show at Moonlite Gardens in Cincinnati, OH on 7/24/07. I think I forgot because I didn’t blog about it when it happened (gettin’ ready to quit my job and pack up and head west at the time)… but now reading this week’s CityBeat, tons of people listed it as a favorite, and man, I was at that show, too… Dweezil = awesomes! Ray White = awesomes! Frank on a big screen behind the band, singing and soloing with the live band = awesomes! 2nd time seeing the ZPZ tour in 2 years (completely different setlist, too). I think it needs to be a once-a-year thing… in perpetuity.
-Eyvind Kang
-Frank Zappa
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