FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

 

 

RAZOR & TIE ENTERTAINMENT TO RELEASE

ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA DVD APRIL 29TH

 

NEW ZPZ TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED

 

(New York, NY) – On April 29th, Razor & Tie Entertainment will release ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA on DVD.  The DVD features the astounding music of Frank Zappa played by an expert ensemble led by his son, Dweezil, an accomplished musician in his own right. 

 

Considered by many to be a genius composer, guitarist and producer, Frank Zappa’s body of work is as vast, as it is diverse.  His untimely death in 1993 left legions of loyal fans missing his satirical flair and brilliant musicianship.  A few years ago, Dweezil decided that his father’s music had been missing from the musical landscape for far too long and chose to dive headlong into the massive undertaking that became ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA.  This extensive concert tour respectfully brings selected compositions from the elder Zappa’s body of work back to the stage. 

 

Dweezil states, “Frank’s music is unique.  It deserves to be discovered by today’s audience.  They don’t have any idea what they are missing.  His music is not going to suddenly appear on popular radio or TV programs and it’s not going to get massive exposure in the media, so the only way to introduce it to new people is to play his music live.  Frank always called his music the ‘World’s Finest Optional Entertainment’ and it really is.”  The ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA tour offers audiences an opportunity to spend an evening with Frank Zappa’s music, performed meticulously by a group of top-flight musicians who were schooled in its subtleties.

 

The ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA tour will be playing select dates (including festivals) beginning in June, with more dates to be announced for the fall.  This year’s ZPZ line-up features: Dweezil Zappa (guitar, vocals), Aaron Arntz (keyboards and trumpet), Scheila Gonzalez (saxophone, flute, keyboards and vocals), Pete Griffin (bass), Billy Hulting (marimba, mallets and percussion), Jamie Kime (guitar), Joe Travers (drums and vocals) and special guest Ray White (guitar and vocals).  Please see below for confirmed shows to date. 

 

In 2006, two ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA shows were pristinely filmed and recorded (in Portland, OR and Seattle, WA, respectively) to capture the experience.  The result is a double-DVD set with a 12-track bonus audio CD.  Produced by Pierre and Francois Lamoureaux for Strobosonic, the DVDs feature over three hours of performances of Dweezil’s “rocking teenage combo”, including previous 2006 tour special guests: Steve Vai, Napoleon Murphy Brock and Terry Bozzio.  A limited edition fanpack will also be available which features the two-DVD set and three CDs containing the entire audio content, totaling 270 minutes.

 

ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA DVD DISC ONE

 

1.                  Andy

2.                  Call Any Vegetable

3.                  Tell Me You Love Me

4.                  Florentine Pogen

5.                  Cosmik Debris

6.                  I’m The Slime

7.                  Pound For A Brown

8.                  Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow

9.                  St. Alfonzo’s Pancake Breakfast

10.              Father O’Blivion

11.              Inca Roads

12.              Eat That Question

13.              I’m So Cute

14.              Tryin’ To Grow A Chin

15.              Punky’s Whips

 

ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA DVD DISC TWO

 

1.                  Black Page #1

2.                  Black Page #2

3.                  Regyptian Strut

4.                  Peaches En Regalia

5.                  Montana

6.                  Village Of The Sun

7.                  Echidna’s Arf (Of You)

8.                  Zomby Woof

9.                  Black Napkins

10.              The Torture Never Stops

11.              Oh No

12.              Son Of Orange County

13.              Trouble Every Day

14.              Sofa

15.              Cheepnis* (*bonus track not listed on package)

 

ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA AUDIO CD

 

1.                  Tell Me You Love Me

2.                  Florentine Pogen

3.                  Cheepnis

4.                  Cosmik Debris

5.                  I’m The Slime

6.                  Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow

7.                  St. Alfonzo’s Pancake Breakfast

8.                  Father O’Blivion

9.                  Black Page #2

10.              Peaches En Regalia

11.              Zomby Woof

12.              The Torture Never Stops

 

 

ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA tour dates:

 

JUNE

 

 6       Minneapolis, MN                 First Avenue

 7       Omaha, NE                       Witherspoon Hall

 8       Lawrence, KS                    Wakarusa Festival

 9       St. Louis, MO                    Pageant

11      New Orleans, LA                House Of Blues

12      Atlanta, GA                       Variety

13      Raleigh, NC                       Lincoln Theatre

14      Manchester, TN                 Bonnaroo

 

JULY

 

 1       Milwaukee, WI                   Milwaukee Summerfest

 3       Muskegon, MI                    Rothbury Fest

 4       Kitchener, ON                   Elements

 5       Ottawa, ON                      Ottawa Bluesfest

 6       Quebec, QC                       Quebec International Summer Fest

 8       Lansing, MI                       Common Ground

13      Rotterdam, Netherlands      North Sea Jazz Festival On Sale Now

15      Milan, Italy                        Villa Arconati

17      Madrid, Spain                    Veranos de la Villa

18      Barcelona, Spain                Palua de la Musica

19      Berne, Switzerland             Gurtenfestival

 

AUGUST

 

 1       Bridgeport, CT                   Gathering Of The Vibes

 2       Burlington, VT                   Higher Ground

 3       Northampton, MA              Calvin Theatre

 5       Portland, ME                     Merrill Auditorium

 6       Hampton Beach, NH           Hampton Beach Casino

 7       Buffalo, NY                       Thursdays At The Square

 8       Westbury, NY                    North Fork Theatre

 9       Peekskill, NY                     Paramount Center

 

 

You can pre- order the DVD here, and the CD here.

 

Now watch extracts from the DVD: