Frank Zappa was one of the true originals in the world of modern rock music, and his death in 1993 left quite a gap in the world of pop. His music, never easy to play, required musicians to be incredibly fluid and versatile, able to go from three-chord rockers to faux classical pieces with odd time signatures.

One of his most nearly perfect efforts was the tale of rock and roll-versus censorship on 1979's Joe's Garage, an album with a tale still frighteningly valid today. While Zappa rarely performed it in concert, the tribute band Project/Object resurrected the three-record masterpiece with "Joe" himself, vocalist-guitarist Ike Willis.

More than Frank Zappa's pointman for over a decade, more than Joe in Joe's Garage, more than Thing Fish, Ike Willis is his own man, with his own band. Nevertheless, he's still keeping the music of his late friend and mentor alive by lending his vocals and guitar to New Jersey tribute band Project/Object.

 

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Visulite Theatre
1615 Elizabeth Ave.
Charlotte, NC 28204
(704) 358-9200