The latest — and fourth — installment in the series of Halloween-themed super-deluxe Zappa sets features the full, nearly four-hour October 31, 1978 concert, which Zappa himself called ‘The Big One!’ ...

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Zappa Nite at the Rickshaw this Friday promises an abundant variety of Halloween madness, including a dance contest, ample costumed theatricality, and three Zappa-themed cover bands doing what is ...

The original nine tracks expanded to 58 – and while there’s some repetition and flawed live production, the energy is ...

Kevin Scott’s All-Star Holiday Revival concert is set to take place on December 18, 2025, at the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta ...

Spooky! Scary! I am, of course, referring to the compositional skill and dazzling technical chops on display by Frank Zappa ...

"The Simpsons" annual Halloween special has become a tradition, but according to creator Matt Groening, what makes it special ...

While the trend of celebrities giving their children unusual names is not a new phenomenon, 2025 could be the strangest year ...

Popular Greek singer-songwriter Dionysis Savvopoulos, known for his allegorical and deeply poetic lyrics that commented on Greek politics, identity and society, has died. He was 80.

There can be few people in the Netherlands who have never been to Paradiso in Amsterdam. Everyone has played there – the ...

Beyond or beneath the theatrics there is a disconcerting sense that something much more serious is going on, that ...

You’ll find covers of all those numbers on this fine tribute album, whose all-female lineup includes Kelly Willis (“I Don’t Care”), Summer Dean (“Don’t Talk to Me about Men”), Melissa Carper (“Take Me ...