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ZPZ For Grammy

Pete Griffin bassist says: As you may have heard, Zappa Plays Zappa has been nominated for a Grammy! We’re in the Best Rock Instrumental category for our live performance of “Peaches En Regalia.” Seeing as how I’ve always felt this … Continue reading

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Persona Non Grata: Adrian Belew Weighs In

With regard to this, here’s what Adrian Belew has to say: I told dweezil I would try my best to insure he would not see andre. but I put it off and put it off and I want to make … Continue reading

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Announcement about the Zappa Plays Zappa Fall Tour

• Hand-picked intimate venues; • Every attendee will be able to get a free MP3 concert download within a week of performance; • Hagstrom guitar giveaway at every show; • Submit your song requests for each show. Well, sounds good, … Continue reading

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Persona Non Grata — Ottawa Edition

André Cholmondeley, whom you probably know for his excellent work with Project/Object, is currently working as tour manager/guitar tech for the Adrian Belew Power Trio. The crew were to open for ZPZ at Ottawa Bluesfest last Saturday. André had wanted … Continue reading

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On The Bus

ZPZ on the road again – a few words from DZ: It’s true we’re back on the road. We’re headed to Minneapolis to start the 08 tour with a bunch of new material. The same core band is with me … Continue reading

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