Frank Zappa

Labor Day weekend, a noteable bootleg and a weird ramble about women's rights. What connection do these three things have? They're all elements of the one and only time Frank Zappa performed at Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC), on…

The sounds of Frank Zappa were in the air on Sunday, March 26, as The Furious Bongos took the stage at The Westcott Theater, in Syracuse. Based out of Wisconsin, The Furious Bongos are a nine-piece progressive rock band who…

Frank Zappa fans unite! The Furious Bongos are bringing their spring tour to Upstate New York this weekend. The band has shows scheduled for Saturday, March 25 at The Linda in Albany and Sunday, March 26 at The Westcott Theater in…

Venice Beach rock duo, Movie Club, will be honoring Frank Zappa’s legendary residency with a three-day residency of their own in Brooklyn. The tribute to Zappa will run from March 23rd to March 25th. PC : Nick Cuneo Frank Zappa’s…

Steve Vai has announced a tour with multiple stops in New York starting in January of 2022. The tour will have 54 stops across the country.  Steve Vai is an american guitarist, composer, singer, songwriter, and producer who is known…

After being out-of-print and unavailable online for nearly three decades, the Mommyheads’ innovative and experimental 1992 sophomore release, Coming Into Beauty, has been remastered for physical and digital formats. The…

In the gatefold of “Freak Out!,” his stunning double disc debut from 1966, Frank Zappa includes a telling quote from Edgar Varèse, the composer he idolized first and maybe above all others. It’s a creative call to arms…

AMC’s Mad Men is one of TV’s most critically acclaimed series. It’s a stylish recreation of the martini stoked Madison Avenue advertising world of the 1960s, arguably its most creative era. However, there’s one bizarre chapter I would’ve…

The first ever documentary on the legendary Frank Zappa will be released in North America on all video-on-demand platforms on Friday, November 27. The crowd-funded project is a deep dive into Zappa's life and music. Watch the highly…

In his all-too-short life, Frank Zappa composed and captured on tape a truly monumental amount of music. Sixty-two official albums in his lifetime, and another 54 since his death in 1993. But as any Zappa fan knows, these could…