Road Zombie

At some point during the last few months of touring I realized I had no idea where I was, or even really where I had been. Sometimes living on the bus, especially when we have ZERO days off like we have recently, really turns you into a brainless zombie. You stumble out of your bunk, wander into the closest building that looks like a venue, (sometimes you're wrong) find some food, a shower, maybe see if there's internet to contact your loved ones, and some days you don't even find out until you walk on stage what city you are in.
Luckily, I usually come alive when we start playing for all the great Zappa fans out there. I still love performing with the guys and gal in this band, I still learn so much every night from Billy, Scheila, Jamie, Joe, Ben, and Chris. Unfortunately it looks like we won't be working again with ZPZ until summer 2011, but there's a very exciting tour being planned...and also, Dweezil's latest album is up for a Grammy, which is exciting, even if I'm not going to be receiving one since he changed the name of the band on the record.
In the meantime, I get to spend the holidays with my family, and then spend the first part of the year promoting Gryphon Labs! As you may already know, we just released our debut album Modern Mythology, and now you can purchase a physical CD copy of the album by clicking HERE.
Also, Gryphon Labs will be playing at WesFest at the Roxy on Feb 27th 2011, stay tuned for more details!

And the Grammy Goes To...

ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA!
Yep, we won, or more specifically, Frank's composition Peaches En Regalia won for Best Rock Instrumental. We all certainly did our homework, but the true and most deserving winner of this award is Mr. Frank Zappa. That being said, having my name be a footnote to helping Frank win that award is truly an honor. While I thanked "everybody" at the ceremony, that's only a small portion of my gratitude to both the Zappa family for making this whole thing happen, and to the Zappa fans for the exact same reason, as well as my family and friends for their unending support.
The Grammy Awards show itself was quite a circus, having to sit through 97 awards out of 100 before they reached our category was quite the buildup, fortunately it paid off. But, it was cool to see bands like The Mars Volta and Bela Fleck and the Flecktones get their due as well.
Luckily for you, 2009 is looking like there will be many opportunities to see the Grammy Award Winning Zappa Plays Zappa in concert all over the world. Our Japan and Australia dates have already been announced, and there are also Europe and US dates being worked on as we speak.
And, as evidence of all the work I've been putting into the Gryphon Labs record, I've posted a new tune, "Unafraid" on the Myspace page. Check it out, hook up some good speakers or headphones cuz it's got some ROCK to it, and let me know what you think!