Zappa and Beefheart's 'Bongo Fury' Celebrates 50 Years with Special Boxed Set Release

Announced on Jan. 27, Zappa Records (in partnership with UMe) will release a special Super Deluxe edition boxed set of Bongo ...
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Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart’s ‘Bongo Fury’ Celebrates 50 Years With New Box

Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart's album "Bongo Fury" celebrates its 50th anniversary with a lavish box set, featuring unreleased tracks and live recordings from Austin's Armadillo World Headquarters ...

The three San Diego concerts you surely and ineffably should not miss!

This week’s concert picks include jazz hero Chuck Redd at the 38th annual San Diego Jazz Party in Del Mar, the La Jolla ...

“I was embarrassingly inexperienced.” Steve Vai on the guitarist who “saved his bacon” with a vital piece of gear when he was a greenhorn in David Lee Roth’s band

Steve Vai was still building his résumé when David Lee Roth handpicked him to front the former Van Halen singer’s band in 1985. But as Vai now explains, it took the intervention of a seasoned pro to ...

Seven things to do this weekend in San Diego

Seven events worth checking out this weekend in San Diego, from high to low — and three of them at the Fairgrounds.
Mojo

When John Lennon Met Frank Zappa: “I expected a grubby maniac with naked women all over the place…”

MOJO uncovers the story behind the surreal night in 1971 when John and Yoko joined forces with Frank Zappa – and the onstage freak-out that followed.
48 Hills

Don’t fear the Zappa: Richmond fusion quartet Pateka swing wild and hit

Richmond-based fusion quartet Pateka (playing Fri/30 at Bottom of the Hill, SF) brings serious jazz chops and auditory ...
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Frank Zappa & Captain Beefheart’s ‘Bongo Fury’ to Receive 50th Anniversary Reissue

Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart’s 1975 ‘Bongo Fury’ collaborative album gets a 50th anniversary reissue. It's set for a ...