If you know our good friend Guy Rader (”GYRADER”), you’ll think this is really cool. If you don’t you might enjoy it anyway. A few weeks ago Scott, Seth and Guy were at CHEZ FRANK and put together this version of a song Guy has been singing about himself for along time. Check it out here with Guy’s video treatment. We’re told he’s going to do a proper video in a few months as well.
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FRANK + GYRADER = FUN
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010FRANK begins pre-production on NEW RECORD(S)!
Thursday, February 25th, 2010Hey 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
FRANK live at Annie’s Shakespeare Shakedown Thursday, February 11th!
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010We’re playing next Thursday as part of Annie’s Shakespeare Shakedown (www.shakespeareshakedown.com).
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!
Vampire Weekend - Channeling Paul Simon for a new generation
Thursday, January 14th, 2010I like them. They’ve definitely got a cool sound. I am, however, getting a little tired of hearing how original and eclectic and daring their music is. Sounds alot like Paul Simon to me. Check it out for yourself - here’s a cool performance in “Juan’s Basement”. There’s interviews too.
They seem like cool guys. The drummer likes Phish. Thus, via Billy Ziff, FRANK and Vampire Weekend have something in common…
New live frank in the “listen” section
Monday, July 27th, 2009Check out some live tracks from our April Arlene’s Grocery show here. scroll down to “shows and sessions”. Should be some more live stuff from this past weekend’s show at Fontana’s up soon as well. Thanks to everyone who came out this past Saturday, we had a blast.
Titus Andronicus = Early Replacements + Early Fugazi + Bruce Springsteen + Nietzsche
Thursday, April 30th, 2009I am loving Titus Andronicus. Aside from having a name that is both badass and Shakespearean (no small feat), their music is some of the most visceral and alive I’ve heard in some time. The desperation of the early Replacements, the grandeur of the best Bruce Springsteen and the live charge of early Fugazi combined with an obvious underlying intelligence (definitely some English majors in this band) make for a potent cocktail. The record is recorded beautifully, sounding hoarse and twangy but not overly obfuscated. The lo-fi sound was probably not recorded in a lo-fi manner. Want to get some of this kind of energy on the new frank record. Won’t work on all of the tunes, but will definitely work on some.
Indie rock? Punk? Whatever. This is good rock and roll.
Frank to Start Recording in May!
Monday, April 27th, 2009Hello 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….
