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The New Abnormal
May 29, 2026 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Music
With ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ 𓀡
Exploring multiple facets of jazz-adjacent prog-rock, edgy fusion, Canterbury, Zeuhl, Rock-In-Opposition, avant-prog, Rock Progressivo Italiano, world music, ambient, anything virtuosic.
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| 7:02 AM |
| Ótal Skafl N Gjóta Black Cat Enterprise 2026 Ótal is an Icelandic electronic musician currently based in Akron, Ohio. Using synthesizers and field recordings, he creates slow, textural works rooted in drone and minimalism. |
| 7:08 AM |
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| 7:11 AM |
| Krakatau Terra Ignota N Terra Ignota Elations Recordings 2026 fusion ensemble based in Melbourne Australia |
| 7:19 AM |
| Arild Andersen Group Chorus IV Electra ECM Records 2005 Jazz bassist, born in 1945 in Lillestrøm, Norway. The music was originally composed for the performance 'Electra' by the 'Spring Theatre', Athens (2001-2004). |
| 7:22 AM |
| Tigran Hamasyan A Crane Came from Van EP, No. 1 - EP Universal Music Division Decca Records France 2011 Armenian jazz pianist, born 17 July 1987. Many of his compositions are strongly influenced by the Armenian folk tradition, often using its scales and modalities.
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| 7:26 AM |
| Brèche Grandir Carapace Et Chair Tendre Le Tamanoir 1979 Folk rock band from Sherbrooke (Quebec, Canada) founded circa 1976.
They were known to use various music genres as classical, folk, jazz and prog. |
| 7:32 AM |
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| 7:36 AM |
| Van Der Graaf Generator Pioneers Over C H to He Who Am the Only One 2005 Release EMI Marketing 1970 Formed in the UK in 1967, with vocals by Peter Hammill, VDGG offered a combination of psychedelic, jazz, classical and avant-garde and acid influences.
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| 7:48 AM |
| Arnaud Quevedo 2nd Life Part 2 - Journey 2ND Life FTF-Music 2023 Arnaud Quevedo & Friends (AQ&F) is lead by Arnaud Quevedo, born in France in 1981, and teaching music in Conservatoire since 2007. After performing musical tributes to Zappa, King Crimson, Gong and Magma, he started making things under his own name in 2020. This is his latest. https://arnaudquevedo.bandcamp.com/
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| 8:00 AM |
Set Break:
Thank you, Ike Willis
Isaac Willis (born November 12, 1955, died May 16, 2026) was a singer and guitarist who was a regular sideman for Frank Zappa (1978-1988). Willis toured with the Frank Zappa tribute bands The Muffin Men, Banned from Utopia, Bogus Pomp, Project/Object, Pojama People, Ugly Radio Rebellion, The Stinkfoot Orchestra, ZAPPATiKA, and with the Italian bands Ossi Duri and Elio e le Storie Tese. Additionally, he appeared multiple times at the annual Zappanale Festival in Bad Doberan, Germany. | |
| 8:05 AM |
| Frank Zappa I'm a Beautiful Guy You Are What You Is Frank Zappa Catalog 1981
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| 8:07 AM |
| Frank Zappa Beauty Knows No Pain You Are What You Is Frank Zappa Catalog 1981
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| 8:10 AM |
| Frank Zappa Shall We Take Ourselves Seriously? (Live) Buffalo (Live at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, 1980) Frank Zappa Catalog 2007
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| 8:11 AM |
| Project/Object More Trouble Every Day Absolutely Live Phoenix Media Group 2000 Project/Object, founded in the mid 1990s by guitarist André Cholmondeley, is the longest running alumni-based Zappa tribute in the world. Over the past twenty years they have hosted onstage more Zappa alumni than anyone other than Zappa himself.
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| 8:16 AM |
| Frank Zappa Outside Now Joe's Garage: Acts I, II & III Frank Zappa Catalog 1979 heavily edited for airplay
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| 8:20 AM |
| Frank Zappa Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up Joe's Garage: Acts I, II & III Frank Zappa Catalog 1979
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| 8:27 AM |
Set Break:
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| 8:29 AM |
| Last Scene Alive Leave Nothing For Tomorrow N World Class Pep Talk Last Scene Records 2026 Sax, keyboard and drum trio (with guests) based in Washington D.C. https://lastscenealive.bandcamp.com/album/world-class-pep-talk |
| 8:34 AM |
| Steve Smith & Larry Coryell Scotland (feat. Steve Marcus & Kai Eckhardt) Count's Jam Band Reunion (feat. Steve Marcus & Kai Eckhardt) Shrapnel Records, Inc. 2001 Larry Coryell (guitar), Steve Marcus (sax), Steve Smith (drums), Kai Eckhardt (bass), Jeff Chimenti (piano) |
| 8:40 AM |
| Kneebody Uprising Anti-Hero Motema Music, LLC 2017 Formed in Los Angeles CA in 2001, they are now based in Brooklyn NY. https://kneebody.bandcamp.com/
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| 8:47 AM |
| Missus Beastly Talle Second Fuego 1974 Kraut-Progressive-Jazz-Rock band founded in 1968.This is their 2nd LP.
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| 8:52 AM |
| Machine and the Synergetic Nuts Trout Leap Second Neutral Cuneiform Records 2005 High energy fusion ensemble from Tokyo Japan, founded in 1997. https://cuneiformrecords.bandcamp.com/album/leap-second-neutral |
| 9:00 AM |
Set Break:
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𓋍first half: Zappa songs featuring vocals by the late Ike Willis | |
| 9:03 AM |
| Frank Zappa City of Tiny Lites (Live) You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol. 5 (Live) Frank Zappa Catalog 1991 Frank Zappa (1940-1993) was a composer, lyricist, songwriter, guitarist, vocalist, bandleader, conductor, producer, and filmmaker.
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| 9:14 AM |
| Frank Zappa A Pound for a Brown On the Bus (Live) You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol. 5 (Live) Frank Zappa Catalog 1991 It’s hard to overstate the influence Frank Zappa had on the avant-prog field; he was the first to blend avant-garde elements with rock and jazz. Zappa’s music rejected the notion of strict genre divisions in favor of a more fluid vision of art. |
| 9:22 AM |
| Frank Zappa Andy (Live) The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life (Live) Frank Zappa Catalog 2012 This touring band from 1988 fell apart before they could finish their tour |
| 9:28 AM |
| Angine de Poitrine Yor Zarad N Vol. II Angine de Poitrine 2026 Angine de Poitrine are an anonymous Canadian duo from Saguenay Quebec who debuted in 2024. Playing asymmetrical and dissonant math rock with a rock n roll exuberance. Featuring tight, pulsing drum grooves and intricate tangles of double-neck microtonal guitar. |
| 9:35 AM |
| King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard See Me L.W. KGLW (King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard) 2021 Prolific psychedelic rock band from Melbourne, Victoria. Australia, formed in 2010. They released a trilogy of microtonal records, using custom quarter tone instruments inspired by the Bağlama (saz): Flying Microtonal Banana, K.G. and L.W. |
| 9:39 AM |
| Panzerballett Bleed (feat. Sebastian Lanser, Joe Doblhofer & Rafael Trujillo) Übercode Œuvre 2025 German band from the Munich area defining their own style as progressive, funky Math Jazz Metal. |
| 9:45 AM |
| La Colonie de Vacances Les chiens ECHT Vicious Circle 2022 A collective of four French rock bands (Pneu, Marvin, Papier Tigre, and Electric Electric) started in 2010, "La Colonie de Vacances" is a live collaboration in which the groups set up on separate stages, at the four points of the compass.
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| 9:48 AM |
| Miriodor Procession 3rd Warning Cuneiform Records 1991 Avant-prog band from Quebec City, Canada, founded in 1980. The French title is "3è Avertissement".
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| 9:52 AM |
Set Break:
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| 9:55 AM |
| The Muffin Men Mr. Green Genes Playing The Music Of Frank Zappa: Mülm Muffin Records 1994 One of many Zappa tribute bands. This time with Ike Willis. |