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.
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
