tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13015583439576525522024-03-13T01:57:53.665-07:00London Zappa Collective and Acton ZappaMike Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15993853552844291346noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1301558343957652552.post-19325253797252087762018-10-27T08:51:00.000-07:002018-10-27T08:51:13.385-07:00Zappadan Zappajam 4 will be on Friday 7th December and now has a websiteThis December Zappadan Zappajam will be in it's 4th year. Of course London Zappa Collective will be playing along with The ASBOs and Acton Zappa plus friends. If you'd like to play some Zappa with us get in touch. It's not too late to be a guest player.<br />
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<a href="https://mike6891.wixsite.com/zappadanzappajam">Zappadan Zappajam 4</a>Mike Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15993853552844291346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1301558343957652552.post-4236830565632729012018-08-30T08:43:00.001-07:002018-08-30T08:43:31.217-07:00Brentford Festival here we comeLondon Zappa Collective are playing Brentford Festival this Sunday 2nd September at 12 noon. Get there early or you'll miss us.Mike Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15993853552844291346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1301558343957652552.post-3210143903907918222018-08-14T09:29:00.000-07:002018-08-14T09:29:04.345-07:00Gig at the Stag's Head caused dancing to Zappa!London Zappa Collective's gig last Saturday went really well. We had them up and dancing to Zappa! <br />
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<br />Mike Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15993853552844291346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1301558343957652552.post-16292998373350695202018-08-11T03:01:00.001-07:002018-08-11T03:01:56.399-07:00The gig's tonight<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Mike Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15993853552844291346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1301558343957652552.post-45697268732958432272018-07-23T04:21:00.000-07:002018-07-23T04:21:45.094-07:00Antepenultimate rehearsal before August gig<span style="font-size: small;">Had a great rehearsal yesterday. Worked through the entire set list.</span><br />
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Mike Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15993853552844291346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1301558343957652552.post-58677423886124019542018-07-02T07:30:00.000-07:002018-07-02T07:30:58.098-07:00Acetylene NirvanaLondon Zappa Collective rehearsed yesterday at a new studio. Survival, where we had been rehearsing, has sadly closed down and so we've moved to nearby Panic Studios. Panic is very comfortable with aircon, good equipment and friendly staff an we had a great time there yesterday. We've added Latex Solar Beef to our set list and Jo and Steve did a good job of emulating Flo and Eddie. They were also nicely in sync on Pojama People as you can hear here:<br />
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<br />Mike Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15993853552844291346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1301558343957652552.post-72605425651196770652018-05-16T01:08:00.001-07:002018-07-02T07:20:16.541-07:00London Zappa Collective gig in Barnes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We will be playing 2 full sets and will be including some new numbers.<br />
<br />Mike Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15993853552844291346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1301558343957652552.post-9527190997393570862018-03-18T13:58:00.000-07:002018-03-18T13:58:20.690-07:00Our double bill in RuislipActon Zappa and London Zappa Collective shared the bill and played a gig at Tropic At Ruislip last week-end. Finishing the night with both bands being on stage and playing together. Here's the flyer and set list. It went really well. We had a very good, appreciative crowd and everyone enjoyed it. Who would have thought there would be so many Zappa fans in Ruislip. We've been invited back, so keep an eye out for the date of our next gig there.<br />
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<br />Mike Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15993853552844291346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1301558343957652552.post-10272781256655560592017-12-29T03:36:00.001-08:002017-12-29T03:36:42.443-08:00New Players for both Acton Zappa and London Zappa CollectiveNext week-end, 6/7th Jan, Acton Zappa will be rehearsing with new keyboards, new bass plus a percussionist. LZC will be joined by a second guitarist, a trumpeter and a singer. It's going to be a busy week-end and I'm very much looking forward to both bands moving forward and having a great start to 2018.Mike Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15993853552844291346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1301558343957652552.post-88862445308066576052017-12-20T12:25:00.000-08:002017-12-20T12:25:09.298-08:00Date for Zappadan Zappajam #4Next year's Zappadan Zappajam will be number 4. The date is set at Saturday 1st December 2018 and the hall is booked. Put it in your diary. What bands will be playing? You'll have to wait and see. Zappa fun is guaranteed.Mike Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15993853552844291346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1301558343957652552.post-84981507842296374462017-12-12T09:46:00.002-08:002017-12-12T09:46:33.217-08:00Review of Zappadan Zappajam 3On this their first gig London Zappa Collective were bass, drums, guitar and baritone sax. They opened the evening with the little performed Elvis Has Just Left The Building. This was followed up with another song about Elvis dying called Elvis Presley Blues by Gillian Welch. LZC were joined on stage at this point by guest player Bob Ash of The Straw Dogs who contributed a fine rockabilly guitar solo. Graham Davis of Gabba Zappa Hey now joined them on stage and played a blistering solo on Chunga's Revenge. Other highlights included Jo Fox singing the Amy Winehouse number Wake Up Alone, Bo Ash killing Black Napkins (it was like Frank was there), Jon the drummer sang Just A Little Bit and Jimmy on bass sang Going Down. The motto AAAFNRA was followed. LZC finished their set with the popular Cosmik Debris and Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance.<br />
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Tuesday Blue were a little late starting because Sarah Burley, their fabulous singer, was delayed with work and bad traffic. Sarah and the boys entertained with their usual gusto and included the Zappa numbers You Didn't Try To Call Me, Joe's Garage and Your Mouth. Hopefully these will remain in their set.<br />
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Finally Acton Zappa took the stage. Fred Handl had been due to play with them but sadly he had to cancel a few days before. Undaunted the four piece band opened with an instrumental medley of Latex Solar Beef, Oh No, Orange County Lumber Truck, Black Napkins, Big Swifty, Peaches en Regalia and Dog Breath. Many appreciative comments were made such as "That was really tight . man". Now it was song time and these were: Carolina Hard Core Ectasy, Camarillo Brillo and Muffin Man. We Are Not Alone finished the set. An encore was demanded and after a brief band conference on stage the evening finished with Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance as it had gone so well when LZC had played it earlier. The audience danced wildly but being December clothes were mostly kept on.Mike Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15993853552844291346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1301558343957652552.post-50911139738376110222017-11-26T06:25:00.007-08:002017-11-26T06:25:40.323-08:00London Zappa CollectiveTo avoid confusion with Acton Zappa the collective will be known as LZC or London Zappa Collective. The two groups will continue idependantly although I forsee some cross pollination, so to speak, taking place at times. Both groups will play at Zappadan Zappajam on 9th December and for LZC it will be thier first outing. Line-up is yet to be finalised but as well as bass drums and guitar there is likely to be keyboards, one or more saxophones, another guitar, a girl singer and even some taiko drums. Here's a snippet from a recent rehearsal with bass, drums guitar and two saxes. <br />
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<br />Mike Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15993853552844291346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1301558343957652552.post-86788990347478660302017-10-02T13:04:00.000-07:002017-10-02T13:04:11.982-07:00The Acton Zappa Collective resurrected?<div style="text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Due to a combination of
factors, the other four members of Acton Zappa were not able to get
to a booked rehearsal this Sunday leaving me and a substitute drummer
with time in the studio to play through some of Frank's music. It was
a lot of fun and reminded me of the original idea I had 3 years ago
(from which Acton Zappa crystallised) of The Acton Zappa Collective. A
loose collection of musicians with the common goal of enjoying
playing Frank Zappa's music. If the loose collective materialises it
will run in parallel with the more formal Acton Zappa with possible
cross-fertilization. Any musicians interested in playing with the
collective please leave a message in the comments. As I said in March
2014 "The primary aim is to have fun playing the music of Frank
Zappa. If you already know some Zappa tunes - great. If not then
enjoy learning them with us. Suggestions for favourite numbers to
play always welcome. Charts available if needed. Occasional gigs
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Mike Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15993853552844291346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1301558343957652552.post-23362161400979203502017-08-02T07:06:00.002-07:002017-08-02T07:06:36.295-07:00Another Track from Fat Lil'sThis track came up on random play on my phone and I thought "Nice - I should share it" so here it is <a href="https://soundcloud.com/actonzappa/black-napkins">Black Napkins by Frank Zappa live at Fat Lil's</a>Mike Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15993853552844291346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1301558343957652552.post-67675341979768638922017-05-24T04:08:00.000-07:002017-05-24T04:08:24.232-07:00This week's random track.For no particular reason here's <br />
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<br />Mike Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15993853552844291346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1301558343957652552.post-33380105009663498812017-04-28T08:02:00.000-07:002017-04-28T08:02:18.793-07:00New Videos uploadedThree Acton Zappa videos have been uploaded recently.<br />
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Had a fantastic time at the week-end meeting lots of old and new Zappa friends, seeing and hearing lots of great bands and to top it off we got to play the opening set on Saturday and were very well received. It makes all the hours of practice and rehearsal well worth it. Much thanks to Ian and Andrew for organising the event and making it go so well. Already thinking about Moo-ah 2019. It's gunna be a long two years.<br />
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Now it's time to get ready for Monday's gig at Fat Lil's in Witney, Oxford.Mike Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15993853552844291346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1301558343957652552.post-46536847491462365362017-02-26T04:02:00.001-08:002017-02-26T04:02:40.327-08:00Acton Zappa will be playing a support gig with Zappatika<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Very pleased to be playing a support gig with Zappatika at Fat Lil's in Witney Oxford in April. Get there early to see us.<br /><br />Mike Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15993853552844291346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1301558343957652552.post-16284664273971092622017-02-09T08:23:00.001-08:002017-02-09T08:24:07.977-08:00Acton Zappa will be playing Festival Moo-Ah! againVery pleased to report that we have been invited back to Corby on 1st April to open the second day of <a href="http://www.festivalmoo-ah.com/">Festival Moo-Ah!</a> The band has come on since we last played there, with extra players and lots of new material a fun set is guarenteed.<br />
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<span class="SpellE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: white; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></b></span>Mike Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15993853552844291346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1301558343957652552.post-49632026793413163072017-01-19T03:03:00.001-08:002017-01-19T03:09:41.322-08:00Ealing Guitar Society: An evening of local talent<a href="http://guitarsociety.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/an-evening-of-local-talent.html">Ealing Guitar Society: An evening of local talent</a><br />
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On the first Sunday in February, the 5th, Mike Fox (Acton Zappa'a guitarist) will be playing a solo guitar gig at Ealing Guitar Society at St Matthew's Church Hall (behind the church), North Common Road W5 2QA. Doors open 7pm concert starts at 7.30pm and finished at 9pm. Entrance is just £5.<br />
Come along and hear a medley of Frank Zappa tunes.Mike Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15993853552844291346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1301558343957652552.post-10496240081963644162017-01-09T07:56:00.004-08:002017-01-09T07:56:40.883-08:00We're on a CD and it's on Amazon, Spotify and CD Baby<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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For more info check out <a href="http://actonzappa.fourfour.com/">actonzappa.com</a></h3>
<br />Mike Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15993853552844291346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1301558343957652552.post-74649844775576920342016-11-30T04:03:00.000-08:002016-11-30T04:03:11.048-08:00Just a few days till Zappadan Zappajam 2 and we've got a new website<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.actonzappa.fourfour.com/">Acton Zappa new Website</a></h2>
<br />Mike Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15993853552844291346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1301558343957652552.post-92006556972184837212016-11-03T08:49:00.000-07:002016-11-03T08:49:36.736-07:00Festival MOO-AH is go. HURRAH!Great News MOO-AH 3 is going ahead. Jusy hoping they might be able to squeeze in an extra band and that Acton Zappa can make a triumphant return to Corby. With our new numbers and line-up I think we'll knock their socks off.Mike Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15993853552844291346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1301558343957652552.post-40475674706106875672016-10-17T09:31:00.000-07:002016-10-17T09:31:19.585-07:00Had a great time in SouthamptonIt was a real thrill sharing a stage with some of the guys Frank Zappa had chosen to be in his band when we opened for Basnned From Utopia on Saturday. Fortunately we played our best gig to date and to an enthusiastic audience. I've uploaded a recording of our set to SoundCloud and shared it to FaceBook.<br />
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I'm not sure what benefit there is in maintaining this blog. If you find this useful please comment. Otherwise I think I'll abandon this blog and use FaceBook to keep up-to-date with Acton Zappa news.Mike Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15993853552844291346noreply@blogger.com1