Just because you cannot afford to book a band, or the members have long since stopped talking to each other, let alone playing together, that should not stop a performing arts center from presenting the group anyway. Or at least a reasonable facsimile. That is the rationale behind the tribute band phenomenon, which has seen the likes of Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd on the … [Read more...]
Dweezil’s tribute band does Frank proud
Zappa Plays Zappa, guitarist Dweezil Zappa's tribute band to his late father Frank Zappa, first appeared in South Florida on Dec. 10, 2006. That concert at Mizner Park Ampitheatre in Boca Raton featured a circus-like atmosphere, partly due to a band that grew to 10 pieces through guest alumni from Frank's touring units, namely vocalist/saxophonist Napoleon Murphy Brock, … [Read more...]