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FRANK begins pre-production on NEW RECORD(S)!

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Hey everyone –
I am thrilled to report that later today I will trudge through the sleet to begin pre-production for the third FRANK record. It’s been a long time coming, and we’re all very excited to get started. We’ll keep you posted as things progress, but here is some information we know for sure:

Lineup:
Scott Porter – Vocals and Guitar
Billy Ziff – Bass
Seth Glickman – Keyboards
Christian Linsey – Drums

Tracks:
Can’t say for sure, but I can say we’re going to record a lot, probably enough for either a double album (holy 1978 batman) or two full records. We’ve got a ton of material to choose from, current plans are for around 20 songs total.

Studios:
Next month we will head up to Silence Breaks Studios (www.silencebreaks.com) to begin tracking with our good friend Joe Rogers, with subsequent recording likely to take place at our own CHEZ FRANK studios in Brooklyn.

The past few years have been very eventful for the band, including the Seth’s arrival, Ray’s departure, Evan’s arrival and departure, three children, a wedding and a divorce. FRANK has held together through it all and (in my humble non-biased opinion) sounds better than ever. We have been through alot and I think it shows in the music.

For those of you who have continued to stick with us over the years, we can not thank you enough. We make this music because we love to – there is no other reason. If you’re reading this, chances are you feel the same passion for music as we do, and our music speaks to you in some way. If that’s the case, we are making this record for you too.

Onward!

Cheers,
FRANK

8/21 National Underground Gig is Cancelled. Come see us at a free outdoor benefit on Saturday, 8/22 instead!

Saturday, August 15th, 2009

FRANK says:

— FRANK LIVE (free show) Saturday, August 22nd at 6PM at The Compound!
— FRANK 8/21 National Underground show is CANCELLED

Hey everyone -

So our show on Friday 8/21 at The National Underground is cancelled. Let’s just call it a scheduling conflict and move on with our lives.

Instead, we’re playing a free early show on Saturday August 22nd at a really cool venue for a great cause! The Compound (check them out here or here) is a great outdoor party space on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn (see below for directions). It’s an all ages venue, and there’s going to be dance, music, giveaways, all kinds of stuff. We’re playing there as part of a fundraiser for BK Farmyards, a great company founded by our friend Stacey that works to promote sustainable living by transforming idle plots of land into farmyards.

The party runs from 3PM - Midnight. We’re supposed to play at 6PM SHARP. Come on out!

Here’s the details:

What:
FRANK live

Where:
The Compound
1281 - 1287 Atlantic Ave, bet. Nostrand & New York Ave
(bet. Nostrand & New York Ave)
www.thecompoundbkny.blogspot.com
www.facebook.com/thecompoundbkny

When:

Saturday, August 22nd, 6:00PM

Directions:
Take the A or C train to Nostrand Avenue, walk two blocks to Atlantic Avenue

Click Here For Map

New live Frank tracks from our April Arlene’s Grocery show are available free online right now. Go listen to them and/or download them here. Look out for more new live free FRANK soon.

Hope to see you at The Compound!

Cheers,

FRANK

Frank to Start Recording in May!

Monday, April 27th, 2009

Hello Internet!

Having amassed a tremendous amount of new material, we’re finally heading into the studio next month to start putting some of it down to tape. We’ll be tracking at Silence Breaks Studios in the boogie-down Bronx, working with our old friend and musical compatriot Joe Rogers, who some of you will know from Back to Blonde and/or as a solo artist. In addition to being both a fabulous guy and an excellent musician and songwriter, Joe has put together a very cool studio in a non-traditional space and has honed his craft, having done an apprenticeship of sorts with our old buddy Adam Lasus, who recorded the first two Frank records at his Fireproof Recording Studio, back when he was Brooklyn-based. Adam’s in L.A. now, but we hope to get him involved in the project at some point as well.

The band is feeling and sounding great, and we’re excited to get started. No timetable, no expectations, but we’ll keep you posted as we move forward….

Life By The Hour Uploaded

Saturday, February 28th, 2009

at long last.

Proof EP Posted

Friday, February 27th, 2009

loaded proof onto the site.