The July 6 edition of Greasy Tracks went deep into the music of Frank Zappa and included insight and memories from those who helped him make it happen and continue to carry on the tradition on stage.
Here’s the archive where you can go crusin’ for burgers, while a playlist is here.
There were interviews with Zappa alums Robert Martin, Scott Thunes and Ray White who are out this summer on the “We Love Zappa Tour” with Banned From Utopia playing selections from Zappa’s voluminous catalogue.
Connecticut appearances include July 26 at Toad’s Place in New Haven and Aug. 1 at the Westport Library’s Trefz Forum. More info on the Westport show here.
Concerts in New York/New England include July 27 at The Met in Pawtucket, R.I.; July 28 at Daryl’s House in Pawling, N.Y.; July 30 at City Winery Hudson Valley in Montgomery, N.Y.; and Aug. 2 at City Winery Boston.
There was also an interview with Paul Green who founded the School of Rock and now leads the Paul Green Rock Academy. Green and his students, aged 11 through 20, will be opening for Banned From Utopia.
The program paid tribute to former Zappa bassist Tom Fowler who passed away at the age of 73 on July 2 and included some segments of an interview he did with Mighty Slim on WMBR-FM in Cambridge, Mass., in 2012.