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Frank Zappa

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2011

    Five Male Pop Star Offspring We Wanna See Play in the Lingerie Football League

    Paris Jackson is down with the Lingerie Football League. But what about her bros? As her father's manslaughter trial continues to wallow in spectacle, celebrity, and drug abuse, the 13-year-old Princess of Pop (that is, Michael Jackson's daughter), Paris Jackson, has announced a new partnership wit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2011

    Miami's Five Best Parties for Fourth of July 2011

    ​Once upon a time in America, the British Empire thought they could tell us what to do, and make us pay them for the privilege. Then we kicked their ass in front of everybody, made Britain our royal bitch, and threw a big-ass party to celebrate. Ever since, we have marked the Fourth of July by b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2011

    Primus's Larry Lalonde Talks Frank Zappa, Seas of Cheese, and Oddity Faire

    ​Whether you describe its signature sound as funk metal or you've got no idea what to call it, there's no question Primus has been rocking out ever since the three-man band debuted with 1989's Suck On This. As frontman Les Claypool's bass throttles from a deep rumble to percussive slaps and h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2011

    Electric Piquete's Self-Titled EP Is a Little Bit of Funk and a Whole Lotta Latin Jazz

    ​Eletric PiqueteS/Tmyspace.com/ElectricPiqueteThe seven-piece band known as Electric Piquete only formed about four years ago. But from the group's inception (the product of founders Michael Mut and Ed Rosado's desire to perform at Churchill's annual Hialeahfest back in 2007), it's been drawing lo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2011

    Jacuzzi Boys vs. Frank Zappa and Three Other Fantasy Covers for 2011

    Fantasy covers sonic cage match requests!​How awesome would it be if the Jacuzzi Boys met Frank Zappa in a sonic cage match and they all emerged after three minutes, hugging each other, laughing at little private jokes, and humming beautiful music? Well, even if it's impossible, that's a battle (o ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 17, 2011

    Check Your Pulse

    Fantasy covers sonic cage match requests!​How awesome would it be if the Jacuzzi Boys met Frank Zappa in a sonic cage match and they all emerged after three minutes, hugging each other, laughing at little private jokes, and humming beautiful music? Well, even if it's impossible, that's a battle (o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 24, 2010

    Top 5 Food References In Pop/Rock Music

    The Commander's mama is cookin' hammy.​First, let's get to the shocking stuff: Riock and rollers, it seems, never go near food (insert your own drug joke here). Bob Dylan has scribed hundreds of songs, but never mentions sitting down for a meal. Ditto the Rolling Stones, Led Zep, Pink Floyd ("Brow ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 24, 2010

    Top 5 Food References In Pop/Rock Music

    The Commander's mama is busy cookin' hammy​First let's get to the shocking part of this post: Rock 'n rollers evidently never go near food (insert your own drug joke here). Bob Dylan has scribed hundreds of songs, but never mentions sitting down for a meal. Ditto the Rolling Stones, Led Zep, Pink ... More >>

  • Music

    April 15, 2010

    Sweat Records Celebrates Its 5th Anniversary With Sweatstock This Saturday

    The Commander's mama is busy cookin' hammy​First let's get to the shocking part of this post: Rock 'n rollers evidently never go near food (insert your own drug joke here). Bob Dylan has scribed hundreds of songs, but never mentions sitting down for a meal. Ditto the Rolling Stones, Led Zep, Pink ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2010

    Local Motion: Calahoney, Phineas J. Whoopie, and Raimundo Rodulfo

    CalahoneySlow Stride (True Records)calahoney.com Calahoney features top-notch bluesy vocals from frontwoman Laura, accompanied all the while by guitarist Josue, who may or may not be a pair of bohemians trapped in number - crunching nine - to - fives. The overall vibe is reminiscent of the '90s ... More >>

  • Music

    January 7, 2010

    Zappa Plays Zappa performs the classics at Revolution Live

    CalahoneySlow Stride (True Records)calahoney.com Calahoney features top-notch bluesy vocals from frontwoman Laura, accompanied all the while by guitarist Josue, who may or may not be a pair of bohemians trapped in number - crunching nine - to - fives. The overall vibe is reminiscent of the '90s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2009

    Zappa Plays Zappa at Revolution Live January 8

    ​Can it still be cover a tribute band if the man you're honoring is your father? Tribute band is a more fitting moniker for Zappa Plays Zappa. Formed in 2006 by the Late Frank Zappa's son Dweezil and a host of relatively unknown musicians (many of whom backed Frank Zappa themselves), ZPZ has taken ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2009

    Woodstock Promoter Michael Lang Started Out A Miami Dude

      The above video is from an 8mm film transfer shot by a fifteen year old South Florida kid on May 18, 1968. The images come from the Miami Pop Festival, which featured The Mothers Of Invention (Frank Zappa's band), Chuck Berry, Steppenwolf, Three Dog Night, The Jimi Hendrix Experience and more ... More >>

  • Music

    June 4, 2009

    Little Feat

      The above video is from an 8mm film transfer shot by a fifteen year old South Florida kid on May 18, 1968. The images come from the Miami Pop Festival, which featured The Mothers Of Invention (Frank Zappa's band), Chuck Berry, Steppenwolf, Three Dog Night, The Jimi Hendrix Experience and more ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 4, 2009

    This Ain't No Little Feat

      The above video is from an 8mm film transfer shot by a fifteen year old South Florida kid on May 18, 1968. The images come from the Miami Pop Festival, which featured The Mothers Of Invention (Frank Zappa's band), Chuck Berry, Steppenwolf, Three Dog Night, The Jimi Hendrix Experience and more ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2009

    Q&A with Paul Barrere of Little Feat, Playing Revolution Tomorrow

    You may not be familiar with Little Feat, but you sure as hell should. They've been around for 40 years, during which time they've worked and shared the stage with some of music's true legends, artists running the gamut from Jimmy Buffet to Bela Fleck, Dave Matthews to Vince Gill, Brooks and Dunn an ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 9, 2009

    Films Not Shaped Like a Boot

    You may not be familiar with Little Feat, but you sure as hell should. They've been around for 40 years, during which time they've worked and shared the stage with some of music's true legends, artists running the gamut from Jimmy Buffet to Bela Fleck, Dave Matthews to Vince Gill, Brooks and Dunn an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2009

    WMC Preview: Q&A with Late of the Pier

    The English quartet Late of the Pier are among their homeland's best, brightest young hopes, with all the high cheekbones and music press praise that usually entails. But don't mistake them for one of the dour, fedora-ed Brit indie groups of recent years. This band makes fun music for the kids full ... More >>

  • News

    March 13, 2008

    Silly Wabbit

    So a guy in a bunny suit walks into a bar ...

  • Home Entertainment

    December 6, 2007

    Cellar Beware

    So a guy in a bunny suit walks into a bar ...

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2007

    Last Night: That1Guy at Dada

    So a guy in a bunny suit walks into a bar ...

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2007

    Zappa Does Vice

    So a guy in a bunny suit walks into a bar ...

  • Calendar

    July 5, 2007

    It’s Raining What?

    An innovative art exhibit on Lincoln Road

  • Music

    May 10, 2007

    Old Punks Never Die

    Just ask former Dead Kennedy howler Jello Biafra, who remains very much alive and ready to call you out on your B.S.

  • Dining

    April 12, 2007

    Bohemian Rhapsody

    Fun, funky, atmospheric ... and easy on the wallet

  • Music

    March 1, 2007

    Rez Abassi

    Bazaar (Zoho Music)

  • Music

    May 25, 2006

    Side Project

    Bazaar (Zoho Music)

  • Music

    March 9, 2006

    Hank III

    Straight to Hell (Bruc)

  • News

    September 19, 2002

    Kafka in a Guayabera

    He may be across the ocean, but Czech Pres. Havel's Cuban-exile headaches have already begun

  • Calendar

    February 22, 2001

    State of Grace

    Grace Slick

  • Music

    October 12, 2000

    Easy to Slip

    A new box set fails to do justice to the legacy of Little Feat

  • Music

    September 16, 1999

    The Comedian Harmonists

    The Comedian Harmonists

  • Music

    September 16, 1999

    Rotations

    The Comedian Harmonists, Kandia Kouyate

  • Music

    August 5, 1999

    Ride Captain Ride

    One of rock and roll's wiggiest visionaries

  • Music

    August 13, 1998

    Rude, Rude Rudy

    One of rock and roll's wiggiest visionaries

  • Music

    July 2, 1998

    Rotations

    One of rock and roll's wiggiest visionaries

  • Music

    June 25, 1998

    Rotations

    One of rock and roll's wiggiest visionaries

  • Calendar

    October 16, 1997

    Calendar for the week

    One of rock and roll's wiggiest visionaries

  • Calendar

    October 2, 1997

    Calendar for the week

    One of rock and roll's wiggiest visionaries

  • News

    June 26, 1996

    Reverb

    One of rock and roll's wiggiest visionaries

  • Music

    May 9, 1996

    Presidents' Daze

    One of rock and roll's wiggiest visionaries

  • News

    March 21, 1996

    Reverb

    One of rock and roll's wiggiest visionaries

  • News

    January 4, 1996

    Smooch

    One of rock and roll's wiggiest visionaries

  • Music

    June 8, 1995

    Frankly Speaking

    Zappa wasn't in it only for the money

  • Music

    June 15, 1994

    Pretty Persuasive

    Hey! That song there is about gay people!

  • Music

    April 20, 1994

    These Roots Were Made for Talking

    The revolutionary voice of vodou music will not be silenced

  • Music

    December 22, 1993

    Frank's Garage

    A friend recalls the passionate Zappa-isms of the last honest man

  • News

    December 15, 1993

    Program Notes 35

    A friend recalls the passionate Zappa-isms of the last honest man

  • Music

    October 7, 1992

    Square Deal

    Washington Square comes out of the dark with a live CD

  • News

    July 22, 1992

    Program Notes

    Washington Square comes out of the dark with a live CD

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