Hey everyone –

Save the date and come see us Saturday August 21^st at Sullivan Hall (used to be the Lion’s Den). We’ll be playing an early show as part of our friend Craig Greenberg’s CD release party. With all of the recording and vacations and heat, who knows what we’ll sound like by then. Here’s the details:

The new FRANK record is coming along slowly but surely. We’ve got a tremendous amount of material so it’s a lot to get done, but we’re getting closer.

Hope to see you at Sullivan Hall next month!

Cheers,

this is a composition i wrote for the orchestra. it was performed on May 3, 2010 at The Juilliard School in Manhattan. i hope you enjoy it.

MP3: Essay for Orchestra - KIN   by Seth Glickman

Where:
Arlene’s Grocery
95 Stanton Street
(between Ludlow and Orchard)
www.arlenesgrocery.net

When:
Friday, April 16th
9:30PM

Save the date and come see us Friday April 16th at our old haunt, Arlene’s Grocery. We’ll be recording the show so come in numbers, drink heavily and be vocal… We’ve been busting our asses in the studio so we’re excited to take off the headphones and play the rock and roll.

this photo shows the current state of the frank record. it is the best sounding spreadsheet in my computer, and a window into a frazzled and compulsive mind struggling to stay organized.

my queen has returned

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

Hard to describe exactly, but think of it as Romeo & Juliet set in a DIY East Village party atmosphere with FRANK as the house band and DJ Tinseltown spinning before and after our set. Kind of a post-modern Tony & Tina’s Wedding, but Romeo and Juliet instead of Tony and Tina? Anyway, party starts at 7PM, show starts at 8PM, we’ll probably start playing at around 8 or 8:30 and go til around 10PM (or until Juliet kills herself, whichever happens first). The venue is very cool. $10 gets you Shakespeare, FRANK and a unique party experience. Here’s the particulars…

What
FRANK live

Where
Annie’s Shakespeare Shakedown
China One
50 Avenue B
(between 3rd and 4th St.)
www.shakespeareshakedown.com

When
Thursday, February 11th
Party starts at 7PM, show starts at 8PM

Hope to see you there!

They seem like cool guys. The drummer likes Phish. Thus, via Billy Ziff, FRANK and Vampire Weekend have something in common…