Sep 21, 2017
In a news statement that no Zappa fan saw coming, the Zappa Family Trust have announced a hologram tour with the late, iconic guitarist.Pairing with Eyellusion, the company that was in charge of Ronnie James Dios recent hologram tour, the hologram will go back out on tour playing his most well-known music as...
Mar 10, 2017
Xenochrony is what Frank Zappa called the practice of isolating one of his guitar solos and repurposing it in an unrelated musical setting in the same or relative key.Frank's son Dweezil is using the technique to incorporate some of his dad's playing into one of his own compositions. The tune is called "Dinosaur",...
Mar 15, 2016
While classic rock continues to live onthrough tribute bands and reunion tours, the music of Jimi Hendrix can't be contained by a single band or artist.The Experience Hendrix Tour seeks to rectify this, allowing multiple guitariststo celebrate Jimi's life by fronting a crack house band. As you might guess, with a ton of talent...
Mar 20, 2014
The Experience Hendrix Tour is an annual package that brings the music of Jimi Hendrix to some of the nation's best theaters starring an A-List cast of guitarists and other musicians.The 2014 edition featured such Barn favorites as Eric Johnson, Cesar and David from Los Lobos, Dweezil Zappa, and an a appearance by Chicago Blues...
Jan 22, 2014
This installment of Notes From The Jazz Underground features the playlist based on the December 20th show.Frank Zappa's birthday is December 21st. As is tradition, host Paul Abella goes for wall-to-wall Zappa...kinda.The set kicks off with some recordings from Frank himself (plus, I've substituted his version of "Hungry Freaks, Daddy" for the...