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Furious Frank

Rank #8 Chicago, IL Americana / Fractured Folk Rock / Mexi-...

Furious Frank

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Members: Mason Payne, Jay Stanek, Joe Schmidt, Kevin Garcia, Jason Taylor, Bill Higgins, Nate Niesen

Sounds Like: Tom Waits, Gogol Bordello, Cake music, Calexico, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros

Label: Southern Love, Southern Love Records

Manager: (Press) August@Novo.net

Bio: Furious Frank performs a high energy gypsy-carnival rock that is neither traditional nor nostalgic, but instead a fresh fusion of familiar styles re-imagined for listeners demanding something new. Dance rhythms, grinding guitar (often ukulele) riffs and soaring horn leads somehow combine to creat... See Full Bio

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“What makes the tour through The Map & the Territory enjoyable is the diversity it offers, which was crafted through the influences of 10 musicians. From up-tempo and twangy country tunes (“Lonely Tombs”) to gypsy-spirited jazz and waltzes (“Bury Me”) to even Mariachi rhythms (“Czech Xmas in Texas”) – the album weaves stories of death, whiskey, and small towns into a variety of musical styles. There’s even a little Irish punk leaning (“Whiskey Row”).”

— Betsy Glickman, Do312

“Whether you call their music klezmer punk or fractured folk, one thing is for sure - Chicago band Furious Frank is injecting a new sense of vibrancy into the music scene.”

— Eric Schelkopf, The Total Scene

“ "Eclectic" is really the operative word here. The band ricochets between folk and gypsy stomp faster than a drum fill. But they bring the same madcap, off-kilter energy throughout the work such that even if you don't love every song...you can't help but tap your foot or...dance in your seat.”

— Adobe and Teardrops

“With a sound akin to throwing Gogol Bordello, Los Straightjackets, The Specials, and Ramblin’ Jack Elliot into a blender (I mean that in a good way, I assure you), Furious Frank creates music that makes you wonder why you never thought to put a ukulele next to a trumpet and add a dance beat.”

— Ben Larson, Fort Wayne Reader

“Furious Frank is a group rather than one irate individual, and that communal spirit lends itself to an amiable vibe belying its surly moniker. The outfit's scrappy kitchen-sink concoctions easily rally an eager audience.”

— Time Out Chicago

“On The Hobocamp Mud Show, Chicago collective Furious Frank transports listeners to a random watering hole in the middle of America, where the year is uncertain but the music is magnetic. ”

— Max Herman, Illinois Entertainer

"Putting out an altogether appealing brand of folk rock is Furious Frank, a rhythm and horn driven group that is a distinctly American answer to Gogol Bordello…Every off key and disconcerting lyric is situated for full effect, and the results are assuredly fun."

— Jordan Brown, IndieCollision

"Coming at your ears with near-criminal intent, "The Hobocamp Mudshow" is a wild and wonderful offering of sonic roots-rock with a slight Caribbean twist."

— Peter McGee, BluesBunny

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