The case of Frank Zappa is a strange one indeed. Part rock and roll guitar hero, part pointy-headed atonal composer, part potty-mouthed class clown, he straddled the line between high and low art like no other figure in modern music. Perhaps because of the severe technical demands on the people who try to play it, performances of his music today are fairly rare. Apart from a handful of
The doctor told me that my outlook was really good. I would be having no further treatments, other than semi-annual blood tests and scans to make sure that no more tumors were showing up.
Denny Tedesco knew his father was dying. He had been diagnosed with cancer. "I didn't know how much longer I'd have with my father," he says. His father, Tommy Tedesco, spent his life playing guitar in Hollywood recording studios. He played on so many hit
Saxophonist Branford Marsalis will be joined onstage by conductor Gil Jardim and Philarmonia Brasileira for a special performance, featuring the work of Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, as well as French composer Darius Milhaud.
“The World’s Greatest Sinner” will make its cable debut Oct. 24 on Turner Classic Movies. Timothy Carey’s 1962 counterculture cult film, which features a score by Frank Zappa, kicks off the cable network’s late-night movie series “TCM Underground.” “‘TCM Underground’ is a great showcase for this memorable example of underground filmmaking,” said Charles Tabesh, senior vice president of
Contrary to the images its name might conjure, local band Filling Space does more than just sit idly. For starters, drummer/vocalist Lance Gruhn divides his time between working at the UI parking ramps, being a football enthusiast, and band rehearsal. So the band's name, then, is really a universal statement.
You don't have to endure the traffic, expense and hassle to see a good show. Great performances are all around you; you just have to know where to look. Here are some of the good ones on the horizon this fall at the Paramount, the Rialto, the McAninch Arts Center and the Hemmens Cultural Center.
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