I believe this was the 7th Dweezil Zappa show I have seen, and as usual, he and his incredible band did not disappoint. Dweezil was the last concert I saw prior to the Covid shutdown in March of 2020, and I have been waiting for that next opportunity. Let me say this, if you love or even have the slightest interest in Frank Zappa’s music, this show is a must see. I remember I begged my sister to go with me after seeing him the first time, and she resisted, but I bought a ticket and did my best to convince her to go. She has gone to every show with me since, he and his band are that good, and entertaining.
This time around, the tour was dubbed “Rox-Postrophy” based on the band featuring music from “Roxy & Elsewhere” and “Apostrophe(‘)”, Zappa albums that were released in 1974. Thankfully, he kept most of his band, the amazing Sheila Gonzalez (saxophone, flute, keys, harmonica and vocals), the amazing Kurt Morgan on bass and vocals, and drummer Ryan Brown. Two new members Zach Tabori took on many of the lead vocals as well as guitar and drums, and keyboardist Bobby Victor who had his hands full and did an amazing job.
The show was a 3 hour tour de force, this band plays their asses off. Dweezil as usual was fairly stoic throughout, stepping to the mic on occasion to introduce or joke about the song that was coming, and a “thank you everybody” before launching into the music. Classics like “Inca Roads”, “St Alphonzo’s Pancake Breakfast”, and “Punky Whips” were played in all their glory. The band also launched into a number of fun covers “Space Truckin’” and a mashup of they called “Two Tickets to Paradise City” that was really good and funny. I will continue to go see Dweezil for as long as he tours, always a great show with top notch musicianship, and oh, did I mention that he blazes on the guitar? Well, he does �" don’t miss it!
Eric Porter
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