![]() ![]() Although the event was billed as “An Evening with Dweezil Zappa and Lisa Loeb,” Zappa’s solo performance was limited to the Frank Zappa medley and a few of his original songs. Zappa somehow faded into the background despite his head-to-toe orange attire. When her backup musicians played a U2 song instead of one of her own, Loeb literally bent over backwards in a mock rendition of Bono’s performance of “Sunday, Bloody Sunday.” With her nuanced emotional expressions shining in the Paradise’s intimate setting, Loeb proved to be a brilliant performer who sounds as good live as she does on her records. ![]() She played favorites like “Do You Sleep?” and “I Do,” from her popular mid-’90s albums Tails and Firecracker. “This isn’t what I came for,” one audience member muttered during Zappa’s performance of a long medley by Frank Zappa, his father.įans who came for Loeb’s softer, acoustic sound were not disappointed. Zappa and Loeb filled the Paradise with a variety of upbeat rock music as they promoted their new Food Network show, “Dweezil ‘ Lisa.” The couple transitioned seamlessly between Loeb’s acoustic style and frank lyrics and Dweezil’s electric solos, but many audience members didn’t savor the evening’s hard rock overtone. Unfortunately, the audience included lots of picky eaters. Dweezil Zappa and Lisa Loeb cooked up a full course meal of Loeb’s acoustic favorites, Zappa’s new electric tunes and classic rock standbys at the Paradise Rock Club Sunday night. ![]()
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