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Author Archives: urbangraffito
Sunday Big Note – Listening Session #18
Unlike many of their contemporaries, British group Gentle Giant‘s classical influences ranged beyond the Romantic to incorporate elements of mediaeval, baroque, and modernist chamber music. Undoubtedly, this was what drew Frank Zappa to their music – that, and their elaborate … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Sunday Big Note, YouTubery
Tagged 1975, gentle giant, Ultrasonic Studios, WLIR-FM Radio
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The ESO plays Zappa
Almost eight weeks ago I learnt that one of The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra‘s 2010-11 Symphony Specials would be a performance of Frank Zappa compositions by a rock group fronted by two Zappa alumni – Ed Mann and Ike Willis – … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, FZcovers, In The News, Interview, Miscellany
Tagged 2011, Alberta, canada, Ed Mann, Edmonton, Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Enmax Hall, ike willis, Winspear Centre
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Frank Zappa – Penguins In Bondage, 73-74
Ah, the memories, Barry. Especially from the 8th November 1974 WXRT radio broadcast of “Penguin In Bondage” from Frank Zappa’s performance at the Roxy on December 1973 (above) with various visual memories added later. Then a soundboard recording of “Penguin … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Frank Zappa, Music, YouTubery
Tagged 1973, 1974, buffalo, Opopoppa Special, penguin in bondage, Roxy, St. Paul, Sweden
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Sunday Big Note – Listening Session #17
Of all the live concerts in my music collection, today’s particular show had proved to be one of the most difficult to find because of it’s uniqueness and it’s rarity among live show collectors. It had been on my most … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Captain Beefheart, Music, Sunday Big Note
Tagged 1976, mallard, rockpalast, streaming audio, WDR Studio
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Sunday Big Note – Listening Session #16
The Mats/Morgan Band featuring drummer and composer Morgan Ågren and keyboard player and composer Mats Öberg were no doubt one of Zappa’s most eclectic musical discoveries when he invited them to perform with him and his 1988 band as guests … Continue reading
Space Brothers and Mike Keneally @ Red Dock Saloon, 2009
I’d like to dedicate this particular post to my friend, and fellow KUR-Meister, Balint, who recently reminded so well that sometimes it’s worthwhile just to post just for the fun of it all, and for the love of the music, … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, FZcovers, Mike Keneally, Personal, YouTubery
Tagged 2009, bryan beller, Lake Michigan, Red Dock Saloon, The Space Brothers
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Le Concert Impromptu plays Zappa
The wind quintet Le Concert Impromptu perform Frank Zappa compositions “King Kong” (above) and “Peaches en Regalia” (below) in these extracts from Jean-François Zygel‘s series ‘The Music Box’ with additional guest Didier Lockwood. The theme is on “Bach to the … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, FZcovers, YouTubery
Tagged 2010, Bach to the Future, france, Le Concert Impromptu, The Music Box
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Sunday Big Note – Listening Session #15
I still recall with great fondness the day I discovered Traffic’s 1967 debut album, Mr. Fantasy and their psychedelic tour de force, “Heaven Is In Your Mind”. Unlike many psychedelic groups of the era, Traffic had the special ability to … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Sunday Big Note, YouTubery
Tagged 1970, fillmore east, Stevie Winwood, streaming audio, Traffic
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Project/Object Winter Tour 2011
Project/Object – The Music Of Frank Zappa – is back on tour with Zappa vocalist/guitarists Ike Willis and Ray White, Denny Walley, and Don Preston & Bunk Gardner (Feb 22 only) – along with Andre’ Cholmondeley on guitar and vocals, … Continue reading
King Kong – Mother of All Monster Songs
From its first introduction in 1967, Frank Zappa‘s “King Kong” was a composition made for solos – horn solos, keyboard solos, drum solos, guitar solos. “King Kong” had them all. It was also a vehicle for extensive jamming. So, no … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Music, Personal
Tagged field recordings, king kong, streaming audio
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