Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band were an American band who created music that has occasionally been dubbed "avant garde-blues". Their music was characterized by bluesy melodies, shambolic instrumentation, idiosyncratic, unbound timings, the growls and shrieks of Beefheart's vocals and his surreal, poetic lyrics. Throughout their career, the band's musical direction was tightly controlled by Don Van Vliet (1941 - 2010), aka Captain Beefheart, who
These are photos from concerts where Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band played, so they may be of other bands that played the concert as well.
Keystone Korner was a small jazz club in North Beach. New band member: Denny Walley
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band Dec 3 - 5, 1978 San Francisco, California, United States Uploaded by Duchess.Of.Mirth
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band / Vegetable Buddies Nov 9, 1978 South Bend, Indiana, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band Apr 27 - 29, 1978 San Francisco, California, United States Uploaded by Duchess.Of.Mirth
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band Apr 21 - 22, 1977 Berkeley, California, United States Uploaded by Duchess.Of.Mirth
Frank Zappa / Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band Dec 31, 1975 Inglewood, California, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
Frank Zappa / Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band May 9, 1975 South Bend, Indiana, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band Apr 8, 1974 Cleveland, Ohio, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band / Good God Feb 23, 1973 Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
Jethro Tull / Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band Oct 31, 1972 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
Jethro Tull / Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band Oct 30, 1972 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Uploaded by Breed
Jethro Tull / Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band Oct 30, 1972 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
