Topeka-based percussionist and composer Von Hansen is presenting an evening of his works in Wichita this Saturday. He says ...

DMI/The LIFE Picture Collection/Shutterstock; Roy Rochlin/FilmMagic Moon Unit Zappa was only 14 years old when she helped her father, legendary art rock god Frank Zappa, accomplish something he ...

And all four began to settle into careers and avocations which, while tapped into the creative life, do not require one to be ...

Frank Zappa was and remains a prolific figure in progressive, experimental, and improvisational rock. He was a guitar master, a compositional genius, and his influence as a band leader and a solo ...

Moon Unit Zappa remembers the moment she became the voice of a generation. It was a school night in 1982 when musician Frank ...

When it comes to musical iconoclasts, the late Frank Zappa left behind quite the creative legacy despite only living to the ...

Like Hot Rats, it’s credited to “Frank Zappa” alone. Ian Underwood: “It was a different vibe from the first band. Frank felt the Mothers worked in small venues like the Garrick because ...

You might well conclude that in 1969 the mere presence of Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart could turn the trees purple. Pedants will insist their records of that year looked the way they did ...

The documentary examines Frank ... with Zappa and backstage scenes from the 1970s and 1980s. The entire film is divided into chapters discussing the most important themes in Zappa's life and ...