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Dweezil Zappa Staff Pick
Price: $23 in advance, $29 day of show
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Dweezil Zappa—son of the legendary eccentric musician Frank Zappa, who died in 1994—is touring with a show that serves as a tribute to his father, called Zappa Plays Zappa, for the 40th anniversary of the album One Size Fits All. The 1975 rock release was the 10th and final one from the jam band Frank Zappa and & Mothers of Invention, full of psychedelic rock, with an emphasis on guitar riffs that sound as if they would fit as well in a jazz improvisation band as in a prog-rock set. Several of the lyrics are humorous (for example, from "Po-Jama People": "They all got flannel up 'n down 'em/ A little trap-door back around 'em/ An' some cozy little footies on their mind"). Tracks are lengthy, and melodies are treated as if they are tangible; riffs are flipped, stretched out and sped up. Dweezil channels his father accurately; he lowers his voice and uses the same growl on his occasional vocals, and he took two years off to learn the music and his dad's characteristic playing style. Before the show, Zappa will hold a 75-minute guitar master class to share his knowledge of those guitar concepts and unconventional styles. (Tiffany Frandsen)
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