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Zepparella, an all-female tribute to rock legend Led Zeppelin, will perform at Murfreesboro’s Hop Springs this April.
Forming in 2005, Zepparella—guitarist Gretchen Menn, bassist Holly West, drummer Clementine and vocalist and harmonicist Anna Kristina—has since shared its passion all over the globe for Led Zeppelin, the English blues-rock group that many credit with setting in motion heavy metal.
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“It would be difficult to overstate their influence,” Menn said of the band that she has spent so much time studying.
Zepparella’s 2010 video for “When the Levee Breaks” has racked up over 20 million views on YouTube. The ladies say they intend to replicate the nuance and detail of Zeppelin’s catalog while honoring the band’s powerful improvisational journeys.
Zepparella also operates a Led Zeppelin Learning Channel on YouTube to help Zeppelin fans learn to play some of the songs. The musicians go in-depth investigating “When the Levee Breaks,” “Immigrant Song,” “Kashmir” and other Zeppelin material posting numerous videos for each song containing instrumental tutorials, vocal techniques, equipment and tone suggestions, harmonica solos, live considerations and more details.
“The Learning Channel is an opportunity to give back a little of what this band has given to each of us,” Clementine said. “Sharing what I’ve learned just continues the adventure.”
Zepparella performs at Hop Springs, 6790 John Bragg Hwy., Murfreesboro, at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 29. Tickets, starting at $25, are available on ticketweb.com.
