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What's on Tap: We're Only In It for the Money

Frank Zappa News — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:24:03 GMT

Frank Zappa, the late iconic rocker who built an undying reputation for innovation and occasional musical weirdness, was indeed prolific....(read more)

Nic Mc - Unlimited Guitar Experiments Vol 1.

Gabor — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:22:00 GMT

www.nicmc.com www.aquamuzic.org

The Amazing Mr. Bickford

Frank Zappa News — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:43:43 GMT

Clay puppets, miniature sets, cutouts, replacement animation, aluminum foil, "strato-cut" slices, molten wax, and other techniques The Silent Movie Theatre in Los Angeles is running two nights of rare goodies ......(read more)

Joe's Garage Takes The Stage in Hollywood

tyrone — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 19:53:00 GMT

The Open Fist has announced that it will present the world premiere of a stage adaptation of Frank Zappa’s classic rock opera Joe's Garage. This production is adapted for the stage by Pat Towne and Michael Franco, will be directed by Towne and feature musical direction by Ross Wright and choreography by Jennifer Letteleir. The production, produced with permission from the Zappa Family Trust, will run September 18 through November 22.

Joe's Garage tells us the story of Joe, a simple guitar player in a garage band, as he is drawn into the dark and nightmarish world of the music business. As Joe deteriorates from betrayal, disease, and madness, our narrator, the Central Scrutinizer asserts that music is responsible for his demise, and is therefore evil. The piece uses the simplicity of a high school musical to focus on myriad issues from governmental surveillance of its own citizenry to the sexual escapades of the Catholic Church to the avarice of the music business.

Towne recently directed an award-winning production of Gorey Stories, a theatrical adaptation with music of the works of Edward Gorey, for the Sacred Fools Theater. A founding member of the Zoo District Theatre Company, Towne has directed and performed in several of its productions including the world premiere of Bulgakov’s Heart of a Dog at the Ivan Franko National Theatre in Kiev, Ukraine. Among his other credits, The Real Live Brady Bunch Off-Broadway.

Franco has received LA Weekly, LADCC, Ovation and Garland Awards for his work on such productions as The Room, The Swine Show, Gorey Stories, Heart of a Dog, Uppa Creek, The Master and Margarita and Nosferatu for The Zoo District, The Sacred Fools and The Open Fist Theatre Companies.

Performances of Joe's Garage will be Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm Sundays at 7pm at The NEW Open Fist Theatre (6209 Santa Monica Blvd. -former home of The Actor’s Gang) in Hollywood. Tickets are $15-$25 and can be purchased by calling 323-882-6912 or by visiting www.openfist.org.

School of Rock Hollywood - Echidna's Arf

zw_ — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:17:00 GMT

Could it be? A Frank Zappa album that doesn't suck?

Frank Zappa News — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:34:15 GMT

Thinking of the "Uncle Meat" soundtrack. I know that Zappa has a different reputation over in Europe but over here in the U.S. he's been relentlessly marketed by record clubs, you know, where you pay one dollar ......(read more)

Caption Clinton and Mandela

Frank Zappa News — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:41:36 GMT

Biggest Fairy Tale I have ever seen. 06/26/2008 2:47:37 PM PDT by The_Republican To: NativeNewYorker "Your daughter told me on another thread that you have a right as an individual to own a hand gun." Then that ......(read more)

Zappa's Mothers jazz up festival circuit

Frank Zappa News — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:18:07 GMT

But Zappa was influenced by jazz, wrote music for jazz ensembles and was influential in establishing the jazz-rock fusion genre....(read more)

Early Zappa

Frank Zappa News — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:10:50 GMT

They say that a journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. In order to get re-acquainted with my vinyl record collection, I have decided to listen to all of my records in reverse order....(read more)

Palais omnisport de Paris Bercy, 9/17/1984

zw_ — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 15:42:00 GMT