Category Archives: Music

Beat The Boots III

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Available only from Amazon for now, Beat The Boots III, a six disc continuation of the original Beat The Boot series, is confusing the heck out of just about everybody. Official? ZFT endorsed? Zappa.com is not helping much as it’s … Continue reading →

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Strange News From Mars — Jon Larsen

Posted on May 21, 2009 by urbangraffito

Written, arranged and produced by Jon Larsen in its entirety, and recorded in Los Angeles in March 2007 with former Frank Zappa band alumni — Tommy Mars, Bruce Fowler, Jimmy Carl Black and Arthur Barrow (also engineered the recording) — … Continue reading →

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Zappanale (Then & Now) — Sex without Nails bros

Posted on May 19, 2009 by urbangraffito

Masterminded by the Austrian legend Wickerl Adam, and formed as an offshoot of the Hallucination Company in 1998 (an Austrian rock music theater project also founded by Wickerl in 1977 that operated in a “Frank Zappa-oriented, modern rock music performance … Continue reading →

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Ed Palermo CD Release Party @ Iridium

Posted on May 18, 2009 by urbangraffito

This just in via email from Ed Palermo, himself, regarding the release of his new Zappa CD, “Eddy Loves Frank” from Cuneiform Records: As most of you know, this is my third tribute album in dedication to the music of … Continue reading →

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Zappanale (Then & Now) — PGSOR All Stars feat. Denny Walley

Posted on May 18, 2009 by urbangraffito

Denny Walley, slide guitar player and childhood friend of Bobby and Frank Zappa, Don Van Vliet, and Jim Sherwood (Motorhead) was asked to tour with The Paul Green School of Rock (PGSOR) All Stars. As he says in the clip … Continue reading →

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Mats & Morgan Play Beefheart

Posted on May 16, 2009 by urbangraffito

In keeping with the general Beefheartian theme of recent posts, I recently found this video of the Mats/Morgan Band performing Captain Beefheart’s “Lick My Decals Off, Baby”. Line Up: Freddie Wadling – lead vocals Morgan Ågren – drums Denny Walley … Continue reading →

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Beefheart Night at the Knitting Factory

Posted on May 16, 2009 by urbangraffito

Back on April 9th, 2008, Gary Lucas curated “Beefheart Night at the Knit“, a salute to the Music, Poetry and Art of Don Van Vliet, a/k/a Captain Beefheart. Click here to view highlights of that night and backstage interviews with … Continue reading →

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Friday Mix: Tweezer Glint – Part Two

Posted on May 15, 2009 by urbangraffito

Welcome to this second KUR mix of four, presented on four consecutive Fridays in May, entitled “Friday Mix: Tweezer Glint (Studio-ized Concert Versions) Part II“. Parts Three and Four will be posted on consecutive Fridays this May 22nd and 29th, … Continue reading →

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The Jimmy Carl Black Story — Jon Larsen

Posted on May 12, 2009 by urbangraffito

Recorded prior to Jimmy’s passing from cancer in 2008, The Jimmy Carl Black Story is a double CD from Jon Larsen‘s label, Zonic Entertainment/Hot Club Records. Joined by Zappa alumni Tommy Mars (keyboards), along with Knut Reiersrud (guitar/harmonica), Ola Kvernberg … Continue reading →

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Captain Beefheart — Revisited

Posted on May 11, 2009 by urbangraffito

A couple of my favorite Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band videos, “I’m Gonna Booglarize You Baby” (The Spotlight Kid/Clear Spot, 1972) and “Hard Working Man” (Dust Blows Forward – Anthology, 1999) — and a reminder to revisit Barry’s Monday, … Continue reading →

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