Tag: documentary
Save Frank Zappa’s Vault Before It’s Too Late
Brent Smith
April 6, 2016
Attn: Zappa freaks, art geeks, fanatical preservationists, and anyone else with their soul still intact. For the first time ever, Frank Zappa’s vault is open to the public. The gigantic, subterranean archive that sits underneath Zappa’s house in the Hollywood Hills is stacked with an endless supply of concert footage, original artwork, travel journals, home movies, lost interviews, private recordings, unreleased B-sides, and probably the documents linking the Panama Papers to major U.S. officials. Okay, that last one I made up, but seriously, this is kind of a big moment. After all, this is the man who bridged the gap between rock ‘n’ roll and politics, and was the kind of walking, talking, spitting art that could turn a bicycle into an instrument. What this means is that we have new Frank Zappa content that can be digitized and experienced by all of us on multiple platforms. The catch is that most of the media in the vault is already eroding away as the dust collects and time wears on. Not only does maintaining an archive require a lot of money and work, but revamping one even more so. In an effort to simultaneously restore Zappa’s archives and produce a
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Jaco Pastorius Doc Gets West Coast Premiere at The Ace Theater Los Angeles
Danny Baraz
November 24, 2015
No matter how much you practice, you’ll never, ever be able to play bass like Jaco Pastorius. Even if you break your thumbs to bend like Jaco’s, you’ll never be able to reach those notes because he pulled them from the sky. Jaco Pastorius was touched with a gift. A gift that can’t be found under a Xmas tree. A gift that made him super human, as far as the bass guitar was concerned and fragile in the ways that being “different” exposes one’s human frailty- drawing that fine line that is always associated with his type of genius. Sunday night at the opulent Ace Theater and Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles, the culmination of 6 years of filmmaking resulted in a packed house for a star-studded, west coast premiere of the film “Jaco”. The theater was filled with legendary musicians, even as the AMA’s were taking place up the street at The Microsoft Theater. Incredibly, even though Jaco Pastorius was nominated for two Grammy’s for his self titled debut solo album in 1977, Pastorius never won an industry wide award. So, as One Direction was winning their Artist of the Year accolades only a few blocks away, producer and
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Salad Days DC Punk Doc Ticket Giveaway at The Regent Theater
Danny Baraz
February 24, 2015
If you love hardcore punk rock then chances are that one of your favorite bands came out of the Washington D.C. Punk Scene. Bands like Bad Brains and Minor Threat not only changed music but also made social and political ripples all throughout the world. Get an inside look at the scene, the bands, the labels and the people that drove this musical movement into infamy. On Friday, February 27th, The Regent Theater will be screening Salad Days: The DC Punk Revolution at 8pm and 11pm. The 8pm show is already sold out but we are giving away 3 PAIRS OF TICKETS to the 11pm show. To win tickets you have to do 4 very little things. Follow us on Twitter, Follow us on Instagram and Like us on Facebook. Once you have done so, leave a comment on this post confirming you have completed all required steps to win. We will select the winner on Friday morning at 10am and contact you by the email you use to leave your comment. Only those who complete all steps will be eligible to win one of 3 PAIRS of tickets. [button color=”pink” size=”big” alignment=”center” rel=”follow” openin=”newwindow” url=”http://www.theecho.com/event/786293-10pm-screening-salad-days-los-angeles/”]…or PURCHASE TICKETS TO THIS EVENT
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