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Tag Archives: 2009
Sunday Big Note — Listening Session #24
From the very first time I heard Eddie Jobson perform as a member of Frank Zappa‘s band in 1976-77, I was immediately drawn to the style and playing of this virtuoso violinist/keyboard player. Whether it was Zappa compositions, or those … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Sunday Big Note, YouTubery
Tagged 2009, Eddie Jobson, Jammin' Java, streaming audio, Ultimate Zero Project, Vienna, Virginia
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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
17 Comments
“MyKeneally Tour” at Emerald Hall, Braintree, MA.
Imagine your favorite musician or group performing for you and your friends in your very own living room, backyard, or rented hall? That’s what Mike Keneally and Bryan Beller did last year when they put out the call to their … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Mike Keneally, Music, YouTubery
Tagged 2009, bryan beller, covers, Mike Keneally, touring
11 Comments
Elvis Has Just Left The Building
Have you ever wondered where Frank Zappa got his inspiration for his song, “Elvis Has Just Left The Building” which appeared on his 1988 Broadway the Hard Way album?
Posted in Bizarre, Frank Zappa, Miscellany, Personal, Pop Cult
Tagged 2009, elvis presley, Frank Zappa, the foolz, wal-mart
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Best FZ Covers: Battle of the YouTube Muffins, Or, Some People Like Cupcakes Better…
I’m really not certain which of these groups belongs in a compilation of best FZ covers – each has something different and unique in their version of Frank Zappa‘s Muffin Man that the other two groups do not. Give them … Continue reading
Posted in Bizarre, Frank Zappa, Heh Heh, Miscellany, Music, YouTubery, Zappa Plays Zappa
Tagged 2008, 2009, Frank Zappa covers, MazMyth, Muffin Man, Pappa Plays Zappa, youtube, Zappa Plays Zappa
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Best FZ Covers – Panzerballett
Panzerballett is one of the most interesting and totally eclectic bands that I have had the joy of coming across in recent memory. Music critics call their sound “an innovative mixture of jazz, funk and metal, crossing complex polyrhythms with … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Miscellany, Music, YouTubery
Tagged 2009, Frank Zappa covers, Hart Genossen Von Abba Bis Zappa, Panzerballett
7 Comments
Zappa at Montreux Prog Nights, 2009
Since 2006, the goal of Montreux Prog Nights has been to to promote progressive music in Switzerland, especially in Montreux, by organizing three or four events each year in various venues. In 2009, the band FiDOplaysZAPPA performed a Zappa Night … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Music, YouTubery
Tagged 2009, FiDOplaysZAPPA, Frank Zappa, Lazuli, live music, Montreux Prog Nights, tribute/cover bands, video, zappa covers
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Tunes, Treats & Torrents – Peach Noise
Ever so often a cover band comes along that absolutely impresses me with their ability to interpret Zappa’s compositions in fresh, bold new ways. The French cover band Peach Noise is one such band.
Posted in Frank Zappa, Miscellany, Music, YouTubery
Tagged 2008, 2009, Benoît Moerlen, Frank Zappa, french, Nicolas Mingot, peach noise, streaming audio, torrents, tribute/cover bands, zappateers
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Tunes, Treats & Torrents – Fattore Zeta
Italian band Fattore Zeta describes itself as a “jazz tribute to Frank Zappa” band. Their unique covers, interpretations, and arrangements of Zappa’s compositions – with their use of instruments in unexpected combinations – is really quite extraordinary (Listen to “Oh … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Miscellany, Music, YouTubery
Tagged 2007, 2009, covers, Fattore Zeta, france, Frank Zappa, Italy, torrents, tribute/cover bands, zappateers
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Dweezil Zappa – Dodge Theater, Phoenix, AZ
While Zappa Plays Zappa were performing at the Dodge Theater in Phoenix, Arizona on February 26th, 2009, Dweezil Zappa spoke about his early influence – Eddie Van Halen – the day Eddie called up the Zappa family home wanting to … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Pop Cult, YouTubery
Tagged 2009, Arizona, eddie van halen, eruption, Frank Zappa, Pheonix, van halen, Zappa Plays Zappa
19 Comments