DWEEZIL ZAPPA RELEASES "HORNY"

• Dweezil Zappa: Horny
      (2024, download, USA, reward music platform)

Made available by Dweezil Zappa through his Reward Music Platform.
“Horny” presents a collection of songs performed live By the Zappa Plays Zappa band with the Norwegian Wind Ensemble.

https://www.dweezilzappa.com/

I've listened to it once and I already consider this one of the best releases of 2024 !!

1. NWE Intro
2. Cruisin’ For Burgers x 2
3. Studebaker Hawk 007
   - incl. James Bond Theme (M.Norman / J.Barry)
4. Rollo (Horny)
5. Cosmik Debris
6. Penis Dimension
7. My Sharona 80 (Averre, Fieger)
8. Who Needs The Peace Corps 1970
9. Bamboozled By Love
10. I Am The Walrus (J.Lennon, P.McCartney)

DWEEZIL ZAPPA

From the 2009 "An All-Star Salute To Christmas" album:
(released on the Purple Pyramid label)

Dweezil Zappa - A Wonderful Christmas Time

And some snapshots of signed Dweezil Zappa albums.
(I might have shown these before. Does it show that I'm tidying up my desk?)

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DWEEZIL ZAPPA - PRE-TOUR PANIC

 

DWEEZIL ZAPPA'S "ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA" BAND

Dweezil says:

WATCH MY BAND SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUST!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2kvyWI_e3I

CHRIS SQUIRE TRIBUTE

If you want to read more about the Chris Squire tribute album (that Dweezil Zappa contributed to), go here :
http://exystence.net/blog/2018/11/25/various-artists-a-life-in-yes-the-chris-squire-tribute-2018/

-- info: Jan van Kemenade

ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA UPDATE

The Zappa Family Trust says that Dweezil cannot tour anymore as Zappa Plays Zappa.
Zappa Plays Zappa will now be known as “Dweezil Zappa Plays Frank Zappa.”

http://www.jambase.com/article/dweezil-zappa-changes-name-zappa-plays-zappa-family-feud

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/30/business/media/whats-in-a-name-just-ask-frank-zappas-feuding-heirs.html

MORGAN AGREN - CONUNDRUM

• morgan ågren: conundrum (a percussive misadventure)
      (2013, dvd, usa, bend bars / lift gates films)

"Conundrum", the documentary that takes a closer look at Morgan Agren's musical world arrived at the United Mutations headquarters earlier this week. Actually, thanks to my participation in the kickstarter project, I even received a signed copy. Nice.
The movie itself, subtitled A Percussive Misadventure, shows Morgan Agren in his favorite environment : drumming.

A lot of contemporary musicians (Mike Keneally, Joe Travers and Dweezil Zappa to name a few) have nice things to say about Morgan Agren. There's even some footage from the Mats / Morgan appearance at one of the 1988 Zappa concerts.

I like it. It's funny and informative at the same time.

I COME FROM NOWHERE

Zappa Plays Zappa, Amsterdam, 2013 11 09



thanks to unicapb21 !

ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA IN GHENT 2013 11 08

Zappa Plays Zappa, the Ghent concert.

There's nothing like a fine concert to start the weekend.

Last Friday, the Dweezil Zappa Plays Zappa band landed at 'De Vooruit' in Ghent. The only disadvantage of a Friday concert is that the biggest part of Belgium turns into one gigantic traffic jam every Friday. We knew, so we arrived well in advance.

As for the concert, it was great. The band played for almost three hours (not counting the 20-minute break). They started with the complete "Roxy" album and continued with a bunch of great songs, including the fabulous 'I Come From Nowhere'.

The band seemed very relaxed and it showed in the performance. One word: fabulous. Did I mention that there was some audience participation as well? People on stage, dancing to the Be-Bop Tango.

I loved it.

The concert ended with 'Muffin Man', and Dweezil sneaked in the intro of another classic in his guitar solo. Now that's what we want to hear!! Yes, humour does belong in music.

line-up

Dweezil Zappa: guitar
Scheila Gonzalez: saxophone, flute, keyboards & vocals
Ben Thomas: vocals, trumpet, trombone, percussion
Chris Norton: keyboards, vocals
Kurt Morgan: bass
Ryan Brown: drums

set one

01 - The Gumbo Variations
02 - Penguin In Bondage
03 - Pygmy Twylyte
04 - Dummy Up
05 - Village Of The Sun
06 - Echidna's Arf (Of You)
07 - Don't You Ever Wash That Thing?
08 - Cheepnis
09 - Son Of Orange County
10 - More Trouble Every Day
11 - Be-Bop Tango (Of The Old Jazzmen's Church)

set two

12 - The Torture Never Stops
13 - Teenage Wind
14 - Teenage Prostitute
15 - The Black Page #1
16 - The Black Page #2
17 - Flakes
18 - Broken Hearts Are For Assholes
19 - Wino Man
20 - I Come From Nowhere
21 - Florentine Pogen

encores

22 - Cosmik Debris

23 - Muffin Man

Saturday, ZpZ performed in Amsterdam.
I wasn't there, but I did receive some nice YouTube links !
Thanks to unicapb21, here's some snippets !!

'Florentine Pogen'


'Cosmik Debris'

'Muffin Man'


'Zomby Woof' with Richard Hallebeek !

'Be-Bop' audience participation

ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA "ROXY AND ELSEWHERE" TOUR

Hello Friends,

The countdown is on! We are only days away from departure for the extended "Roxy & Elsewhere" tour. The "Elsewhere" portion is taking us on a return trip through Canada and the UK. Plus some far-reaching European cities like Helsinki and a new stop in Estonia!

So much of the material on the "Roxy" has a greasy layer of funk and groove making it one of the most enjoyable records to listen and certainly some of the most fun music to play live on stage. Come and do your part in "The Be-Bop Tango!"

Alongside the "Roxy" I have compiled a wildly varied assortment of other tunes spanning FZ's career for us to sprinkle in to the set. We will be premiering tunes we have never played before including the "Orchestral Favorites" arrangement of "The Duke Of Prunes." It's replete with gobs of feedback-laden guitar.

Stay tuned for a big announcement on how to enter yourself in an upcoming contest that could win you the opportunity to see a Zappa Plays Zappa "Roxy" show and possibly win you a Gibson Frank Zappa Roxy SG!

I look forward to seeing you on the road!

DZ

10/8/13 Lincoln, NE Rococo Theatre

10/9/13 Eau Claire, WI State Theatre

10/10/13 Chicago, IL Copernicus Center

10/11/13 Indianapolis, IN The Vogue

10/12/13 Grand Rapids, MI The Intersection

10/13/13 Kent, OH Kent Stage

10/15/13 VA Jefferson Theatre

10/16/13 Glenside, PA Keswick Theatre

10/17/13 Buffalo, NY Kleinhans Music Hall

10/18/13 Royal Oak, MI Royal Oak Music Theatre

10/19/13 Toronto, ON Queen Elizabeth Theatre

10/20/13 Ottawa, ON Algonquin Commons Theatre

10/22/13 Laval, QC Salle Andre' Matie

10/23/13 Sherbrooke, QC Theatre Granda

10/24/13 Saint Hyacinthe, QC Centre de Arts Juliette-Lassonde

10/25/13 Saint Jean sur Richelieu, QC Theatre des Deux Rives

10/26/13 L'Assomption, QC Theatre Hector Charland

10/27/13 Quebec City, QC Imperial Theatre

10/28/13 Rimouski, QC Salle Desjardins-Telus

10/30/13 New York, NY Gramercy Theatre

10/31/13 New York, NY Beacon Theater

11/1/13 Portland, ME State Theater

11/2/13 Boston, MA House Of Blues

11/3/13 Ridgefield, CT Ridgefield Playhouse

12/7/13 Los Angeles, CA The Roxy

12/8/13 Los Angeles, CA The Roxy

12/9/13 Los Angeles, CA The Roxy

1/25/14 Calgary, AB MacEwan Hall

1/26/14 Edmonton, AB Myer Horowitz

1/28/14 Victoria, BC Club 919

1/29/14 Vancouver, BC Commodore Theatre

1/30/14 Seattle, WA Neptune

1/31/14 Portland, OR Roseland Ballroom

2/1/14 Arcata, CA Van Duzer Theatre @ Humboldt State

2/3/14 Chico, CA El Rey Theatre

2/4/14 Sacramento, CA Crest Theatre

2/5/14 San Francisco, CA Regency Ballroom

2/6/14 Carmel, CA Sunset Center

2/9/14 San Diego, CA House Of Blues

2/11/14 Phoenix, AZ Celebrity Theatre

2/13/14 Aspen, CO Belly Up

2/14/14 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre

2/16/14 Minneapolis, MN First Ave

2/21/14 York, PA  The Strand Capitol

2/22/14 Poughkeepsie, NY Bardovon Opera House

2/25/14 Albany, NY The Egg

2/26/14 Burlington, VT Higher Ground

3/2/14 New Haven, CT Toads Place

3/5/14 Alexandria, VA Birchmere

3/6/14 Roanoake VA Jefferson Center

3/7/14 Wilmington, DE The Grand Opera House

THE EXTREME MUSIC LIBRARY

I can't really tell you what the Extreme Music Library is about.
I think they offer music to professionals, like movie makers or companies who make advertisments.
Check out their website and be amazed:
www.extrememusic.com

Some of these compositions (or maybe even all of them) are also available on promotional CDs.
And now the fun part kicks in: Dweezil Zappa contributed a number of pieces to the Extreme Music Library, and these have been released on a number of CDs.

Data, or at least some of it, has been added to the United Mutations Archives.

• various artists: nu acoustic
      (2002, cd, uk, extreme music xcd073)

• various artists: nu acoustic two
      (2005, cd, uk, extreme music xcd117)

DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

It's been 40 years since Pink Floyd released "Dark Side Of The Moon".
Over at the Russian Federation, someone at the Lilith record label must have noticed this as well, as they are releasing three tribute albums.
I've only seen pictures of these, but I do like the concept: clear / coloured vinyl albums that also offer the music on CD. The CD fits in as if it were the album's label. Looks nice.

All three albums feature Adrian Belew, who once played with Frank Zappa, and one of them has Dweezil Zappa strumming his guitar on one track.

• various artists / the pink floyd tribute band: the dark cloud of the moon
      (2013, lp+cd, russian federation, lilith lr 408lp)

side a

1. speak to me / breathe (with malcolm mcdowell, adrian belew, alan white, jeff baxter)

2. on the run (with malcolm mcdowell, adrian belew, alan white, jeff baxter, larry fast)

3. time (with malcolm mcdowell, adrian belew, jeff baxter, garry green, robbie krieger)

4. the great gig in the sky (with malcolm mcdowell, adrian belew, jeff baxter, rick wakeman, steve howe)

side b

1. money (with adrian belew, edgar winter, bill bruford, tony levin, keith emerson)

2. any colour you like (with malcolm mcdowell, adrian belew, jeff baxter, steve porcaro, aynsley dunbar, robben ford)

3. brain damage (with adrian belew, geoff downes, robbie krieger, keith emerson)

4. eclipse (with adrian belew, keith emerson, peter banks, tony kaye, john wetton)

5. obscured by clouds (with malcolm mcdowell, adrian belew, jeff baxter)

• various artists / the pink floyd tribute band: if you were in the middle
      (2013, lp+cd, russian federation, lilith lr 409lp)

side a

1. careful with that axe, eugene (nick turner)

2. set the controls for the heat of the sun (psychic tv)

3. echoes (with alien sex fiend, malcolm mcdowell, adrian belew, jeff baxter)

side b

1. shine on your crazy diamond (steve lukather)

2. have a cigar (with adrian belew, keith emerson, bobby kimball)

3. welcome to the machine (derek sherinian)

• various artists / the pink floyd tribute band: another hole in the wall
      (2013, lp+cd, russian federation, lilith lr 410lp)

side a

1. in the flesh (with adrian belew, keith emerson)

2. the thin ice (with adrian belew, keith emerson, ian anderson)

3. another brick in the wall, part one (with adrian belew, keith emerson, steve morse)

4. another brick in the wall, part two (with adrian belew, keith emerson, fee waybill)

5. mother (with adrian belew, keith emerson, john wetton)

6. goodbye blue sky (with adrian belew, keith emerson, steve howe)

side b

1. young lust (with malcom mcdowell, adrian belew, jeff baxter, elliot easton, glenn hughes)

2. hey you (with adrian belew, keith emerson, tommy shaw, steve lukather)

3. comfortably numb (with chris squire, alan white)

4. run like hell (with keith emerson, dweezil zappa)

Data and pictures have been added to the United Mutations Archives.

ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA ROXY & ELSEWHERE TOURDATES

ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA BRINGING ROXY & ELSEWHERE TO LIFE AT THE ROXY

(AND ELSEWHERE)

Zappa Plays Zappa, the Grammy(r) winning group that has made and recreated history performing the music of Frank Zappa, is set to embark on an epic musical trek across the US, Canada and Europe celebrating the classic Frank Zappa album, Roxy & Elsewhere. In celebration of the 40th anniversary of that pivotal Zappa fan favorite, the entirety of its repertoire -- including the provocative rhythms of "Don't You Ever Wash That Thing?" "Echidna's Arf (Of You)" and Be-Bop Tango (of the Old Jazzmen's Church)" will be performed Live!

Since 2006, Dweezil Zappa has led his highly acclaimed group through more than 500 performances worldwide and over 275 compositions spanning the breadth of his father's deep catalog. "I think my father's music deserves the chance to be discovered by a contemporary audience. His creativity and discipline is inspirational. Since generation X has apparently evolved beyond generation Y, perhaps we've reached generation Z. I think this is an appropriate time and place to inherit and adopt Frank Zappa as the musical figure head for Generation Z. Many facets of his music are bold and unconventional and it feels to me like it's from the future. Generation Z should be bold and unconventional"

Beginning this September, Zappa Plays Zappa will hit the road premiering songs that have not been performed on previous tours and cutting its teeth on additional surprise material. "The Roxy & Elsewhere album has always been one of my favorites and I'm excited to play it top to bottom. It has a great balance of musical styles and showcases some of the funkiest grooves and most devilishly frenetic instrumental passages my father ever composed."

Navigating the musical twists and turns of Frank Zappa's Music onstage isn't the only attraction on offer for the upcoming tour. As a bonus to the tour, a 90 minute personalized guitar instruction session from Dweezil's annual musical bootcamp, Dweezilla, will be offered as a separate ticket in the afternoon before sound check in every city. Players of all skill levels are welcome to attend. "I really enjoy sharing musical ideas and improvisational strategies with people. In these classes we discuss technique and application as our main topics. People will also get a chance to have a close up look at the newly released Frank Zappa Roxy SG made by Gibson Guitars," notes Zappa.

Certain to be among the tour's highlights are performances at iconic venues that resonate with Zappa history. Honoring the long-standing tradition in New York City Dweezil will stand in the same place Frank Zappa often stood on Halloween at the Beacon.

Auspiciously paying homage to Roxy & Elsewhere, Dweezil and his bandmates will perform at the Roxy Theatre in Hollywood, exactly 40 years to the day of Frank Zappa's Performances at the Roxy in December, 1973.

2013/09/03 concert ‘Lupo's’, Providence, RI

2013/09/04 concert ‘Carnegie Music Hall’, Pittsburgh, PA

2013/09/05 concert ‘LC Pavilion’, Columbus, OH

2013/09/06 concert ‘Englert Theater’, Iowa City, IA

2013/09/07 concert ‘Krannert PAC/ Ellnora Guitar Festival’, Urbana, IL

2013/09/08 concert ‘Pabst Theater’, Milwaukee, WI

2013/10/08 concert ‘Rococo Theatre’, Lincoln, NE

2013/10/09 concert ‘State Theatre’, Eau Claire, WI

2013/10/10 concert ‘Copernicus Center’, Chicago, IL

2013/10/11 concert ‘The Vogue’, Indianapolis, IN

2013/10/12 concert ‘The Intersection’, Grand Rapids, MI

2013/10/13 concert ‘Kent Stage’, Kent, OH

2013/10/16 concert ‘Keswick Theatre’, Philadelphia, PA

2013/10/17 concert ‘Kleinhans Music Hall’, Buffalo, NY

2013/10/18 concert ‘Royal Oak Music Theatre’, Royal Oak, MI

2013/10/19 concert ‘Queen Elizabeth Theatre’, Toronto, ON

2013/10/20 concert ‘Algonquin Commons Theatre’, Ottawa, ON

2013/10/22 concert ‘Salle Andre' Matie’, Laval, QC

2013/10/23 concert ‘Theatre Granda’, Sherbrooke, QC

2013/10/24 concert ‘Centre de Arts Juliette-Lassonde’, Saint Hyacinthe, QC

2013/10/25 concert ‘Theatre des Deux Rives’, Saint Jean sur Richelieu, QC

2013/10/26 concert ‘Theatre Hector Charland’, L'Assomption, QC

2013/10/27 concert ‘Imperial Theatre’, Quebec City, QC

2013/10/28 concert ‘Salle Desjardins-Telus’, Rimouski, QC

2013/10/31 concert ‘Beacon Theater’, New York, NY

2013/11/01 concert ‘State Theater’, Portland, ME

2013/11/02 concert ‘House Of Blues’, Boston, MA

2013/11/03 concert ‘Ridgefield Playhouse’, Ridgefield, CT

2013/12/08 concert ‘The Roxy’, Los Angeles, CA

2013/12/09 concert ‘The Roxy’, Los Angeles, CA

2013/12/10 concert ‘The Roxy’, Los Angeles, CA

DWEEZILLA 2013

 July 1-5 at the Full Moon Resort in Big Indian, New York.
Dweezilla 2013

http://www.dweezilzappaworld.com/posts/5357-dweezilla-2013