Ed Palermo's Big Band has been together since 1980 and has been playing and honing the music of Frank Zappa for close to five years, mainly in performance at the Bottom Line in New York City. Their CD ...

Frank Zappa’s famed and fiery Halloween 1978 residency at New York’s Palladium will be the focus of an upcoming box set, the latest in a long series of live albums revolving around the guitarist’s ...

A previously unaired Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention television special from 1974 is finally being released after sitting in the late artist’s vaults for more than 50 years. The two-hour ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images/Anthony Pidgeon/Ginny Winn Alongside Frank Zappa, Scott Thunes became a ...

Being in demand is usually a good problem for a band to have, but for the Stinkfoot Orchestra, going on the road has its challenges. Nick Chargin, who founded the Frank Zappa tribute band to celebrate ...

Tom Fowler, the bassist for Frank Zappa, Mothers of Invention and Ray Charles, died on Tuesday, July 2 due to complications from aneurysm he suffered the previous week. He was 73. Engineer and ...

Navigating Frank Zappa's extensive catalog can be one of the trickiest and frustrating endeavors a music fan can undertake. From his debut in June 1966 with the Mothers of Invention's double Freak Out ...

5LP Vinyl Box Set and 2LP Vinyl Highlights Collection Coming July 12 th LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention’s legendary three-hour performance at the famed Whisky a ...