WHERE: Third Room
WHEN: Sunday November 16, 2025
DOORS: 7pm | SHOW: 8pm
GENRE: Frank Zappa tribute
TICKETS: $20 adv. / $25 d.o.s. / $27 limited VIP seating
ALL AGES SHOW!
PURCHASE:
https://tixr.com/e/158072
The Furious Bongos ft. Chad Wackerman (former Zappa drummer):
WEBSITE:
https://thefuriousbongos.com
SEE A VIDEO:
We’re only in it for the money.
HAHAHAHA
OK, OK...we’re just a bunch of professional musicians with pretty diverse backgrounds who decided to take on a pretty big challenge and have some fun in the process.
Now, you might ask, “Oh yeah? Professional musicians, eh? What makes you think you can play Frank’s music as well as [insert Zappa family/band member here]?”
Well, maybe you haven't heard of us individually, but <sing> "we're pretty good musicians" </sing> and you probably have heard of the folks on our resumes:
BB King, Mick Fleetwood, Barbara Streisand, LA Philharmonic, James Taylor, Pinetop Perkins, Arthur Barrow, Munich Philharmonic, Bryan Beller, Popa Chubby, Yo Yo Ma, Andy Summers, Madison Opera, blah blah blah....you get the idea.
As for Frank's music, he was constantly changing things, both for his own creative choices and to adapt to the different musicians he had over the years. He also understood that his live performances were entertainment: it's supposed to be a rock show, not a piano recital.
With all that in mind, we don’t think playing Song X from Album Y note-for-note while staring at our shoes is the proper way to go about this.
The result of that approach (combined with a lot of homework) is a show that pays respect to Zappa’s legacy, but is also new and different and dangerous and FUN, with lots of eyebrows.
Kinda like Frank.
You may also like the following events from Third Room:
- This Sunday, 12th October, 02:00 pm, Billy Strings Watch Party - Live from Dublin @ Third Room in Asheville
- Next Friday, 17th October, 09:00 pm, The Sponges w/ Domii @ Third Room in Asheville
- Next Saturday, 18th October, 09:00 pm, KOAN Sound w/ Tunic, Cpt Hyperdrive & Hausmaus @ Third Room in Asheville
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