insert_link Food & Drink Never Fear, New Beer’s Eve is here! New Beers Eve is celebrated all around the United States on April 6 of every year. New Beers Eve is observed on the night before the National Beer Day which falls on, wait for it, April 7th. National beer day marks when the Cullen–Harrison Act, which legalized the sale in the United States of beer with an alcohol content of 3.2% (by weight) and wine of similarly low alcohol content, thought […] todayApril 6, 2022
insert_link AAA “Zappa ’88: The Last U.S. Show” Out 6/18 Nobody knew, not even Frank Zappa, as he led his 11-strong band through a celebratory version of "America The Beautiful" to close out his show at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, NY on March 25, 1988, that it would be the last time he'd ever play in the United States. Days later, the '88 band would trek to Europe for a multi-country tour, only to implode on the road before […] todayApril 26, 2021
insert_link AAA Frank Zappa’s Epic 1981 Halloween Concert Immortalized with New Box Set By 1981, Frank Zappa's Halloween shows in New York were already legendary – a rock and roll bacchanalia of jaw-dropping musicianship, costume-clad revelry, spontaneous theatrical hijinks and of course a heavy dose of Zappa's signature virtuosic guitar workouts. Eagerly anticipated every year, fans never knew exactly what was in store but knew it would be of epic proportions and one-of-a-kind experience that only Zappa and his skilled group of musicians […] todayAugust 18, 2020
insert_link AAA Frank Zappa’s ‘The Mothers 1970’ Turns 50 To commemorate the 50th anniversary of Frank Zappa's celebrated but short-lived 1970 Mothers Of Invention lineup, "Portuguese Fenders," the first track to be released from the new collection, The Mothers 1970 is available to stream. The newly-discovered gem is one of 70 unreleased live and studio recordings featured on The Mothers 1970, available digitally and as a 4CD box set June 26 via Zappa Records/UMe. Recorded live by Zappa on […] todayMay 11, 2020
insert_link AAA Frank Zappa’s Legendary 1969 First Solo Album, “Hot Rats” Turns 50 Fifty years ago today, Frank Zappa's inimitable, groundbreaking first solo album, Hot Rats, was released, putting the songwriter and musician on the map as a virtuosic guitarist and changing the course of music forever with its conceptual, compositional and technological innovations. Self-described as a "movie for your ears," the mostly instrumental 1969 album was a new musical avenue for Zappa following the dissolution of his band The Mothers Of Invention […] todayOctober 11, 2019
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