Franz Nicolay News: Franz Nicolay - St. Sebastian Of The Short Stage
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Franz Nicolay, the quirky keyboardist/accordion player of The Hold Steady and punk cabaret collective Word/Inferno Friendship Society launches his new solo EP this month. He does have more than a little help from his friends, with the first song, a Jonathan Richman cover, ‘New England’ opening with a debate between Franz and the Dresden Dolls about their hometowns in New England, before they launch into a vibrant offbeat ditty about the area, which has the thick harmonies of a barber’s shop quartet but with more punk spirit and plenty of cheer. Mad but brilliant, who else would open a new...

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