Avant-garde and very often satirical, Zappa’s material won a huge and diverse following, while confusing the heck out of mainstream music fans.

With various legal struggles with the recording industry (not to mention the federal government) before and after his death in 1993, managing the man’s legacy hasn’t been the easiest task.

But beyond all that, there is the music for all to hear and Zappa’s sons, Dweezil and Ahmet, are going on tour with Dad’s music. Gathering together “many mighty musicians to join them in playing the music of Frank Zappa,” the Zappa Plays Zappa show tours Europe in late October and November.

The show promises to generate a lot of surprises, with various musicians and tunes changing from show to show. Also expect each gig to include film footage recalling the life of the composer.

The tour will launch on October 25 in Barcelona, Spain at the Olympic Pavilion. From there, the tour will continue on to Italy for a couple of dates in Milan and Rome, then on to the U.K. for shows over the first week of November.

They will return to the Continent on November 7 for a show in Paris. Shows in the Scandinavian countries will follow, with the tour wrapping up with shows in Germany, Czechoslovakia, and Hungary.

No word yet as to whether or not dates will follow in the U.S.

Even if a Zappa-fanatic is unable to attend the shows, there are still the continual releases on Gail Zappa’s (Frank Zappa’s widow) Vaulternative label.

Zappa was an obsessive documenter of his own work, and underneath the family’s home in Los Angeles lies the legendary “vault,” a temperature-controlled chamber containing thousands of tapes.

The archive, spanning over three-decades and all sorts of genres, are ceaselessly mined for material which is remixed by Dweezil and released by Vaulternative. Even a decade after his death, Zappa’s music is still being released and performed by his family. Perhaps that sort of dedication is, indeed, a full-time vocation.