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Zappadan 2011 (with complete Zappa discography)

1st Dec 11 (Thu) 5 comments

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/


Freak Out!1966	Absolutely Free1967	Lumpy Gravy1967	We’re Only In ItFor The Money1968

Cruising With Ruben & The Jets1968	Uncle Meat1969	Mothermania1969	Hot Rats1969

Burnt Weeny Sandwich 1970	Weasels Ripped My Flesh 1970	Chunga’s Revenge1970	Fillmore East, June 1971 1971

200 Motels 1971	Just Another Band From L.A. 1972	Waka/Jawaka 1972	The Grand Wazoo 1972

Over-Nite Sensation 1973	Apostrophe (‘) 1974	Roxy & Eslewhere 1974	One Size Fits All 1975

Bongo Fury with Captain Beefheart 1975	Zoot Allures 1976	Zappa In New York 1978	Studio Tan 1978

Sleep Dirt 1979	Sheik Yerbouti 1979	Orchestral Favorites 1979	Joe’s Garage Act I 1979

Joe’s Garage Acts II & III 1979	Tinseltown Rebellion 1981	Shut Up ‘n Play Yer Guitar1981	Shut Up ‘n Play Yer Guitar Some More1981

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

The Man From Utopia 1983	Baby Snakes 1983	London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. I 1983	The Perfect Stranger 1984

Them Or Us 1984	Thing-Fish 1984	Francesco Zappa 1984	The Old Masters, Box I1985

Frank Zappa Meets The Mothers Of Prevention 1985	Does Humor Belong In Music? 1986	The Old Masters, Box II 1986	Jazz From Hell 1986

London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. II 1987	Joe’s Garage Acts I, II & III1987	The Old Masters, Box III 1987	Guitar 1988

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

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

You Can’t Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol. 61992	Playground Psychotics 1992	Ahead Of Their Time 1993	The Yellow Shark 1993

Civilization Phaze III1994	London Symphony Orchestra, Volumes I & II 1995	The Lost Episodes 1996	Läther 1996

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

FZ:OZ 2002	Halloween 2003	Joe’s Corsage2004	Joe’s Domage2004

QuAUDIOPHILIAc 2004	Joe’s XMASage2005	Imaginary Diseases 2006	MOFO (Deluxe 4-Disc)2006

MOFO (2-Disc)2006	Trance-Fusion2006	Buffalo2007	The Dub Room Special!2007

Wazoo2007	One Shot Deal 2008	Joe’s Menage2008	LUMPY MONEY 2009

Philly ‘762009	Greasy Love Songs2010	Congress Shall Make No Law2010	Hammersmith Odeon2010
		Note: This list doesn’t include some of the mp3 download only Frank Zappa / Zappa Family Trust Vault issues.
Feeding The Monkies At Ma Maison2011	Carnegie Hall2011

Dweezil Zappa Plays Zappa – 2011 Summer Tour

17th Apr 11 (Sun) 2 comments

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.

DAY	DATE	CITY	VENUE
Thu	7/28/11 –	Woodstock, NY	Bearsville Theater
Fri	7/29/11 –	Bridgeport, CT	Kline Memorial
Sat	7/30/11 –	Albany, NY	The Egg
Sun	7/31/11 –	State College, PA	State Theatre
Mon	8/1/11 –
Tue	8/2/11 –	Verona, NY	Turning Stone
Wed	8/3/11 –	Burlington, VT	Higher Ground
Thu	8/4/11 –	Portland, ME	State Theater
Fri	8/5/11 –	Quebec City, QC	Inter Nation Art
Sat	8/6/11 –	Northampton, MA	Calvin Theater
Sun	8/7/11 –	Pittsburg, PA	Stage AE
Mon	8/8/11 –	Buffalo, NY	UAB Center For The Arts
Tue	8/9/11 –
Wed	8/10/11 –	Philadelphia, PA	Mann Center
Thu	8/11/11 –	Boston, MA	The Pavilion
Fri	8/12/11 –	New York City, NY	Beacon Theatre
Sat	8/13/11 –	New York City, NY	Beacon Theatre
Sun	8/14/11 –	Balltimore, MD	Merriweather Post
Mon	8/15/11 –
Tue	8/16/11 –	Columbus, OH	Lifestyles Pavilion
Wed	8/17/11 –	Cleveland, OH	Nautica Pavilion
Thu	8/18/11 –	Cincinnatti, OH	PNC Pavilion
Fri	8/19/11 –	Detroit, MI	Meadowbrook
Sat	8/20/11 –	Chicago, IL	Chicago Theatre
Sun	8/21/11 –	Indianapolis, IN	The Murat
Mon	8/22/11 –
Tue	8/23/11 –	Milwaukee, WI
Wed	8/24/11 –	Minneapolis, MN	Orpheum
Thu	8/25/11 –	St. Louis, MO	Fox Theatre
Fri	8/26/11 –	Kansas City, MO	Midland Theater
Sat	8/27/11 –	Denver, CO	Paramount Theater
Sun	8/28/11 –	Salt Lake City, UT	Red Butte Gardens
Mon	8/29/11 –
Tue	8/30/11 –
Wed	8/31/11 –
Thu	9/1/11 –
Fri	9/2/11 –
Sat	9/3/11 –
Sun	9/4/11 –
Mon	9/5/11 –
Tue	9/6/11 –
Wed	9/7/11 –
Thu	9/8/11 –	Atlanta, GA	Fox Theater
Fri	9/9/11 –	Orlando, FL	House Of Blues
Sat	9/10/11 –	Boca Raton, FL	Mizner Park Amph
Sun	9/11/11 –	Clearwater, FL	Ruth Eckard Hall
Mon	9/12/11 –
Tue	9/13/11 –	Austin, TX	ACL Live @ Moody
Wed	9/14/11 –	Dallas, TX	Verizon Theatre
Thu	9/15/11 –	Houston, TX	Verizon Wireless Theater
Fri	9/16/11 –	Telluride, CO	Blues & Brews Fest
Sat	9/17/11 –	Mesa, AZ	Mesa Arts Center
Sun	9/18/11 –
Mon	9/19/11 –	San Diego, CA	Hunphrey’s
Tue	9/20/11 –	Los Angeles, CA	Greek Theatre
Wed	9/21/11 –	Davis, CA	Mondavi Center
Thu	9/22/11 –	San Francisco, CA	Warfield
*Fri*	*9/23/11 –*	*Eugene, OR*	*Hult – Silva Concert Hall* changed
Sat	9/24/11 –	Seattle, WA	Paramount Theater

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

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Zappa Plays Zappa’s Apostrophe

5th Nov 10 (Fri) Leave a comment

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

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REVIEW: Zappa Plays Zappa @ McDonald (Eugene, OR – 6/12/10)

13th Jun 10 (Sun) 3 comments

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!