Frank Zappa is one of the few artists who captured a wide spectrum of musical genres. His work includes avant garde classical, doo wop, rock and jazz, making his catalog tough for bands to cover.

Nevada City, CA — A tribute band born the year that would have been Frank Zappa’s 80th birthday is coming to town, complete with flying rubber chickens. The Miners Foundry Cultural Center is pleased ...

Being in demand is usually a good problem for a band to have, but for the Stinkfoot Orchestra, going on the road has its challenges. Nick Chargin, who founded the Frank Zappa tribute band to celebrate ...

A tribute band born the year that would have been Frank Zappa’s 80th birthday is coming to town, complete with flying rubber chickens. The Miners Foundry Cultural Center is pleased to present The ...

“Don’t ever fucking do that again!” yells the security guard at Winstons Beach Club in Ocean Beach. The recipient of his instruction is a guy named Steve, who is drunk. Drunk Steve didn’t have a ...

There is no official count of how many bands worldwide have devoted themselves to paying tribute to the genre-blurring, deviously intricate music of former San Diegan Frank Zappa. But the number is ...

It's hard to believe that Frank Zappa really, really thought he could get an hour of his music on American network television in 1974. After all, the Top Ten that year included "The Way We Were" by ...

Disclaimer: This is an archived article dated before Saturday 1 January 2022. As such, images and embedded content may be missing. Paul Morley wades through the history of a true sonic visionary and ...