Zappa Plays Zappa

Dweezil Zappa has just announced a national tour that will recreate his father's Roxy and Elsewhere album. This seems to be a trend. The Grandmothers of Invention brought the same program to Sellersville Theater last year, Dweezil's tour, unlike that of the Grandmothers, will not include any of the original performers. Herewith a portion of the press release:

Zappa Plays Zappa, the Grammy-winning group that has made and recreated history performing the music of Frank Zappa, is set to embark on an epic musical trek across the US, Canada and Europe celebrating the classic Frank Zappa album, Roxy & Elsewhere. In celebration of the 40th anniversary of that pivotal Zappa fan favorite, the entirety of its repertoire -- including the provocative rhythms of "Don't You Ever Wash That Thing?" "Echidna's Arf (Of You)" and Be-Bop Tango (of the Old Jazzmen's Church)" will be performed Live! "The Roxy & Elsewhere album has always been one of my favorites and I'm excited to play it top to bottom. It has a great balance of musical styles and showcases some of the funkiest grooves and most devilishly frenetic instrumental passages my father ever composed." As a bonus to the tour, a 90 minute personalized guitar instruction session from Dweezil's annual musical bootcamp, Dweezilla, will be offered as a separate ticket in the afternoon before sound check in every city. Players of all skill levels are welcome to attend. Certain to be among the tour's highlights are performances at iconic venues that resonate with Zappa history. Honoring the long-standing tradition in New York City Dweezil will stand in the same place Frank Zappa often stood on Halloween at the Beacon. Auspiciously paying homage to Roxy & Elsewhere, Dweezil and his bandmates will perform at the Roxy Theatre in Hollywood, exactly 40 years to the day of Frank Zappa's Performances at the Roxy in December, 1973.
9/3/13	Providence, RI	Lupo's
9/4/13	Pittsburgh, PA	Carnegie Music Hall
9/5/13	Columbus, OH	LC Pavilion
9/6/13	Iowa City, IA	Englert Theater
9/7/13	Urbana, IL	Krannert PAC/ Ellnora Guitar Festival
9/8/13	Milwaukee, WI	Pabst Theater
10/8/13	Lincoln, NE	Rococo Theatre
10/9/13	Eau Claire, WI	State Theatre
10/10/13	Chicago, IL	Copernicus Center
10/11/13	Indianapolis, IN	The Vogue
10/12/13	Grand Rapids, MI	The Intersection
10/13/13	Kent, OH	Kent Stage
10/16/13	Philadelphia, PA	Keswick Theatre
10/17/13	Buffalo, NY	Kleinhans Music Hall
10/18/13	Royal Oak, MI	Royal Oak Music Theatre
10/19/13	Toronto, ON	Queen Elizabeth Theatre
10/20/13	Ottawa, ON	Algonquin Commons Theatre
10/22/13	Laval, QC	Salle Andre' Matie
10/23/13	Sherbrooke, QC	Theatre Granda
10/24/13	Saint Hyacinthe, QC	Centre de Arts Juliette-Lassonde
10/25/13	Saint Jean sur Richelieu, QC	Theatre des Deux Rives
10/26/13	L'Assomption, QC	Theatre Hector Charland
10/27/13	Quebec City, QC	Imperial Theatre
10/28/13	Rimouski, QC	Salle Desjardins-Telus
10/31/13	New York, NY	Beacon Theater
11/1/13	Portland, ME	State Theater
11/2/13	Boston, MA	House Of Blues
11/3/13	Ridgefield, CT	Ridgefield Playhouse
12/8/13	Los Angeles, CA	The Roxy
12/9/13	Los Angeles, CA	The Roxy
12/10/13	Los Angeles, CA	The Roxy