Exhibit includes memorabilia from Lou Adler’s archives To celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Roxy and its enduring relevance, the Grammy Museum announces its newest exhibit, The Roxy: 50 Years On The Sunset Strip, which explores the club’s origins and…
Songs have been unearthed from vault and compiled into new collection In 1969, after The Mothers of Invention disbanded, Frank Zappa released his groundbreaking solo debut, Hot Rats. Fusing jazz and rock, the innovative album became one of the artist’s…
Performance appears on upcoming Zappa ’80: Mudd Club/Munich album A thrilling live performance of Frank Zappa’s “City Of Tiny Lites,” recorded July 3, 1980 at Olympiahalle in Munich, Germany, showcases the maestro leading his short-lived 1980 lineup through a rollicking version…
Zappa ’80: Mudd Club/Munich features two concerts at intimate NYC venue & Munich Frank Zappa fans are in for a treat as two previously unreleased live concerts from Zappa’s short-lived 1980s band get a dual release from The Vault on…
Outtake appears on forthcoming box set On April 10, 1972, after a couple weeks of rehearsals to hone an ambitious set of newly penned compositions written for an “electric orchestra” to his satisfaction, Frank Zappa decamped to Hollywood’s Paramount Studios…
Five disc multi-format collection features jazz-influenced music In 1972, following the aftermath of being pushed off stage at the Rainbow Theatre in London by a crazed attendee, Frank Zappa found himself recuperating for months in his home in the hills…
Top 40 hit receives animated video, dance remix & merch This year marks the 40th anniversary of “Valley Girl,” Frank Zappa’s sardonic, GRAMMY-nominated Top 40 hit co-written with and featuring his then teenage daughter Moon Unit Zappa offering up the…
Rare concert features short-lived line of The Mothers In the fall of 1975, towards the tail end of a typically productive and prolific year that included finishing production on the One Size Fits All album, a spring tour with Captain…
Company acquires recordings, song catalog film archive and complete vault contents Universal Music Group (UMG) has acquired the entire Frank Zappa catalog, including songs, film archive and complete vault contents. The company has struck a deal in partnership with Zappa’s…
Zappa Erie is available June 17th The Zappa Trust has released the latest live track from the forthcoming Zappa Erie box set via Zappa Records An extended and especially funky version of fan favorite “Montana,” recorded at Edinboro State College,…
Zappa alumni group hits the road One of the most ground-breaking, original, and fearless figures of popular music was undoubtedly the legendary Frank Zappa. And paying tribute to his late icon is The Zappa Band – a group largely comprised…
Set collects an exciting trio of shows from Erie, PA and surrounding area The latest audio treasure to be excavated from Frank Zappa’s vast and legendary vault, Zappa/Erie, brings together an exciting trio of shows that the Maestro performed in…