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Dweezil Zappa – August 8th – Arvada Center

Post Author By Jim Mimna
Post Date August 15, 2017
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Dweezil Zappa returned to the Front Range last week to pay tribute to his father’s monumental legacy. The crowd was fairly sparse, and with Dweezil performing Frank Zappa’s epic catalog the audience has certain expectations in the music, and meeting those requirements is paramount to delivering a satisfying show. While his artistic attempts to make these songs his own to some degree is commendable, some hardcore Frank fans were left with a bad taste in their mouths.

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Umphrey’s McGee – July 2nd – Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Post Author By Mitch Kline
Post Date July 7, 2016
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Clouds and rain showers passed over Red Rocks Amphitheatre late Saturday afternoon, but it didn’t dampen the spirits of the Umphrey’s McGee faithful who nearly filled The Rocks for the first night to a two night run. Between Jefferson Waful’s lights, Jake Cinninger’s guitar, Dweezil Zappa’s sit-in, and a fireworks display during setbreak from nearby Bandimere Speedway, Red Rocks was on fire for this one!

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PICK OF THE WEEK: Zappa Plays Zappa – Boettcher Concert Hall – Thursday, April 23rd

Post Author By Nate Todd
Post Date April 22, 2015
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Growing up in the Zappa family home, Dweezil Zappa marveled at his father Frank’s virtuoso skills as a composer and guitarist. After Frank’s passing Dweezil was inspired to do something to honor his father. Feeling as though there was a generational gap and a fair amount of public confusion as to what his father’s music really was, Dweezil set about creating an opportunity for music fans to make a new discovery.

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Zappa Plays Zappa – February 14th – Ogden Theatre

Post Author By Jeanette Barrow
Post Date February 18, 2014
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The crowd was fittingly bizarre at the Ogden Theatre last Friday as fans old and new made their way in the doors for Zappa Plays Zappa. The late musical genius Frank Zappa is remembered for his off-beat sound, insanely intricate songwriting and preposterously hilarious lyrics. On Friday Dweezil Zappa and his band covered his father’s ‘Roxy & Elsewhere’ album in its entirety. The performance included theatrical elements, an array of musical instruments and talent, and a whole lot of perplexing lyrics–it was a perfect homage to Frank Zappa.

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Dirty Dawgs – November 16th – Quixote’s True Blue

Post Author By Nate Todd
Post Date November 20, 2012
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Moments before jam super-group Dirty Dawgs took the stage on Friday night at the new Quixotes’, we found out from a friend that Ray White (of Frank Zappa fame) was in the house and would be sitting in throughout the night. Ray White sitting in with a super-group composed of Michael Kang, Steve Molitz, Eric Gould, and Brandon Draper in the main room, and The Grant Farm in the bar? It had all the hallmarks of a crazy night and lived up to the billing!

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Little Feat’s Paul Barrere Talks Feat Past and Present

Post Author By Brian Turk
Post Date September 12, 2012
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Little Feat is a band that has been in the trenches of Rock and Roll since the revolution began. In 1969, Frank Zappa suggested Lowel George leave The Mothers of Invention and form his own band, and that same year George formed Little Feat with the goal of combining Blues, Funk, Country, Folk, Rhythm and Blues and Rock and Roll. Listen Up Denver! had the honor of catching up with Little Feat’s Paul Barrere while he was in a hotel in New York, and we talked Feat past and present.