Frank Zappa News

Eight individuals will be inducted into the fifth class of the Capital Region Music Hall of Fame Monday, March 27 at Universal Preservation Hall.

CHELSEA TABLE + STAGE will present Flamenco Vivo, one of the nation’s most prominent flamenco and Spanish dance companies, for two special performances on Friday, February 10 at 7:00 PM and Saturday, February 11 at 9:30 PM.

CHELSEA TABLE + STAGE will present the return of Samantha Pauly, from the original cast of SIX The Musical on Broadway, who launches a monthly residency on Monday, January 23 at 7:00 PM.

CHELSEA TABLE + STAGE will present jazz vocalist Kristina Koller – performing her concert “Cole Porter Revisited” – on Sunday, January 15, 2023 at 7:00 PM.

CHELSEA TABLE + STAGE – New York’s newest hotspot for intimate dining and extraordinary music – will present the solo concert debut of Andrea Macasaet, one of the original Broadway stars of SIX the Musical, on Sunday, January 29, 2023 at 7:00 PM.

CHELSEA TABLE + STAGE will present The Skivvies to ring in the holidays with their album release shows “Sleigh My Name,” for two performances, Saturday December 17 and Sunday, December 18, both at 7:00 PM.

CHELSEA TABLE + STAGE will present a special concert from Wilson Jermaine Heredia, the Tony Award-winning star of Broadway’s Rent – for two shows only, Tuesday, November 29 and Tuesday, December 6, both at 7:00 PM.

CHELSEA TABLE + STAGE will present the return of Tony Award winner Matt Doyle for a special holiday show on Monday, December 19 at 7:00 PM. Following his acclaimed, sold-out run this summer at the venue, Doyle will be joined by his band, The Whiskey 5, to celebrate his album, Make the Season Bright.

CHELSEA TABLE + STAGE will present “Barbra & Liza Live!,” starring Steven Brinberg (“Simply Barbra”) and Rick Skye (“A Slice O’Minnelli”), on Monday, November 21 at 7:00 PM. After sell-out shows in London and Dublin, Brinberg and Skye are celebrating these two icons together for the first time in New York.

CHELSEA TABLE + STAGE will present a special evening with Shelley Regner and Elmo Zapp on Thursday, November 10 at 7:00 PM. Regner, best known for the Pitch Perfect franchise, and Zapp, lauded for his work on Cruel Intentions: The ‘90s Musical, are teaming up for their debut duet performance.

MUSE/IQUE will conclude its adventurous yearlong concert series, L.A. Composed: A Festival of Los Angeles Music. Each concert of L.A. Composed focusses on a different street and the music that is associated with it. Sunset on Sunset, a musical journey into the center of L.A.'s soul, will be performed Saturday, November 12 and Sunday, November 13 at 7:30pm at historic Union Station.

DanceHouse, in partnership with SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs, presents the legendary Louise Lecavalier in her latest contemporary solo work Stations from November 23–26, 2022 at the Fei & Milton Wong Experimental Theatre at the Goldcorp Centre for the Arts.

Randy Edelman will celebrate the soundscape of his musical career with his sparkling and touching piano concert. He will be transporting his audience to echoes of the familiar with arrangements of his movie scores from 'The Last of the Mohicans' to 'My Cousin Vinny.' He will also sing his new hit single 'Pretty Girls.'

CHELSEA TABLE + STAGE will present vocalist and songwriter Loren Smith on Saturday, November 19 at 7:00 PM. The international touring artist will make his New York debut with “The Love Show” after sold-out West Coast performances.

A conceptualist like Frank Zappa, a mixologist like George Clinton, and an experimenter like Sun Ra, the Massachusetts-born, 54-year-old, Somali-American singer-songwriter named Xavier Amin Dphrepaulezz, AKA Fantastic Negrito, concocted his own blues-based, psychedelic sonic stew. Inspired by his growing up on the mean streets of Oakland, CA, Negrito's music is a surreal, twilight-zonish, cosmic blend of sounds with ancient roots and hints of the future. 

New England Conservatory has announced an expansive fall season of classical and contemporary music concerts featuring a diverse roster of ensembles and programming. Ensembles large and small perform in NEC's world-class venues, including Jordan Hall and the Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre.

No one has ever accused Jerome Kitzke, Frederic Rzewski, or Frank Zappa of beating around the bush. Tribeca New Music presents Concert For The Midterms - Political Music That Kicks Ass featuring the works of these three composers and the poetry of Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Allen Ginsberg, the Lakota and the Tewa, to send a powerful message for our time and encourage a hopeful change for the better. Performing will be the NakedEye Ensemble and special guest actor/singer Lisa Karrer.

The music of Bernstein, Ellington, Foster, Sousa and more will be performed by members of Hoff-Barthelson Music School's faculty and adult jazz students during the School's Celebration of Great American Music – two free outdoor concerts at the Dine the 'Dale Tent in downtown Scarsdale.

Modern Rocks Gallery has announced a brand new exhibition and the first solo show for photographer Ed Caraeff opening Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022 at the East Austin gallery.

Little Feat is the classic example of a fusion of many styles and musical genres made into something utterly distinctive.  Their brilliant  musicianship transcends boundaries, uniting California rock, funk, folk, jazz, country, rockabilly, and New Orleans swamp boogie into a rich gumbo, that has been leading people in joyful dance ever since.