Who the hell gives a 7 year old a Frank Zappa record for Christmas? My oldest brother Joe did. On Christmas morning in 1974 a copy of Zappa's latest album Apostrophe (') was under the tree for me. Joe and I used to love to listen to Dr. Demento on the radio and he heard "Don't Eat The Yellow Snow" once and figured I would love all the poo poo jokes. I did. But I also loved the music. So about a year or so later when I found out that Frank Zappa was [...]

Bongo Fury performed in the back room of Yellow Feather Coffee amidst the (sold out) art of Kee Kopps and Avery Rains. Bongo Fury 9.06.2010 Yellow Feather Coffee, Denver, CO Source: DPA 40602s > DAD60012s > Lunatec V3 > Oade Mod Edirol R44 @ 24/48 > SDHC > Adobe Audition 3.0 > Resample to 16/44.1 > CDWave Taped by: Lance Stack Setlist: 1. soundcheck/intro 2. Jam A zipfile of the mp3s is [...]

Over the weekend, Kilgore Books celebrated it's second birthday (and the release of Blammo #6 ) complete with live music, cake, and champagne. Bongo Fury kicked off the afternoon fun with a short, intimate set. Bongo Fury 6.12.2010 Kilgore Books/Wax Trax, Denver, CO Source: Microtech Gefell M300's > Lunatec V3 > digi-coax > Oade Mod Edirol R44 @ 24/48 > SDHC > Adobe Audition 3.0 > Resample to 16/44.1 > CDWave Taped by: Lance Stack Setlist: [...]

The sun is out, the layers are coming off, the molecules are speeding up. Whenever Spring begins in earnest, I notice a spike in the weirdness quotient around town. Maybe it's all the energy finding undirected expression after breaking loose from the cold. Here's a jacked-up nugget of Brazilian proggy funk to usher in the restless time of year. Mário Garcia - A Graça