Monthly Archives: August 2009

Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band – Chorus TV, Paris, 1980

Posted on August 7, 2009 by urbangraffito

Recorded at the Theatre de L’Empire, in Montmartre, Paris, on November 7th, 1980, for the French TV program ‘Chorus’ – promoting their eleventh studio album, Doc at the Radar Station – Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band performed a 30 … Continue reading →

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Capt. CHEESE-BEARD & The 7 Sisters Of Prevention – Live In Brussels

Posted on August 6, 2009 by urbangraffito

Capt. CHEESE-BEARD & The 7 Sisters Of Prevention will be performing two hours of “Live” Zappa music on Friday, September 18th, 2009, starting at 8:30 PM, at Indigo Studios, a new venue in Brussels, Belgium, close to the old Wielemans … Continue reading →

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Project/Object & Zappanale Fever

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Andre Cholmondeley of Project/Object dropped a note announcing the band’s mini August tour in Europe. The gigs are: SAT 08: Prague, Czech Republic – Lucerna music bar SUN 09: Eindhoven, Netherlands – Effenaar TUE 11: Laredo, Spain – Polideportivo Municipal … Continue reading →

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Zappa Dragons

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Peter Karpick has been building a collage series incorporating FZ quotes and related imagery. Here’s one: Weird and oddly compelling. Check out his Flickr stream.

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Adrian Belew’s “E”

Posted on August 4, 2009 by Balint

A brand new album for the Power Trio – the tracks are: a. b. c. d. e. – hehe. See the post on Adrian Belew’s blog, and you can buy it here (via: The Idiot Bastard). “The band also recently … Continue reading →

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Spotify

Posted on August 4, 2009 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Ever since Last.fm decided to join the dark side, I’ve been on the lookout for another music-streaming service. Enter Spotify: Register (free), download/install some software, and you’re good to go. Search for artists, by genre or decade and you’ll get … Continue reading →

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Audience Misbehavin’

Posted on August 3, 2009 by urbangraffito

Back before video rentals became big business with the opening of the first Blockbuster Video store in Dallas in 1985, people went out to theaters for much of their entertainment.

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Bruce Cockburn – Moment of Truth

Posted on August 3, 2009 by urbangraffito

Shot near the conclusion of his world tour “Breakfast in New Orleans, Dinner in Timbuktu”, Moment of Truth is an hour-long concert special with Bruce Cockburn, filmed at Montreal’s Spectrum during the Montreal Jazz Festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on … Continue reading →

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Syracuse, Q & A (1975)

Posted on August 1, 2009 by urbangraffito

Frank Zappa, George Duke and Don Van Vliet respond to questions from an audience of post secondary students at Gifford Auditorium, Syracuse University, NY, on April 23rd, 1975.

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