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Franz Nicolay

p, acc, *1977 US
Musician / Composer of Rock

Franz Nicolay (born 1977) is an American multi-instrumentalist and composer currently based in Brooklyn, New York. He is perhaps best known for playing the accordion and the piano in The World/Inferno Friendship Society and playing keyboards in The Hold Steady from 2005 to 2010. He is also notable for founding Anti-Social Music, a composer/performer collective based in New York City, and for performing in the gypsy-klezmer troupe Guignol.His book "The Humorless Ladies Of Border Control," about DIY touring in the formerly Communist world, will be published by The New Press in May 2016.

     
Instruments
  • Piano
  • Accordion
  • Vocals
  • Keyboards
Genres
  • Rock
  • Alternative
  • World
  • Folk
  • Electronic
Plays With
Guignol
The Hold Steady
The World / Inferno Friendship Society
Voltaire
The Debutante Hour
Radiator King
Popular Tracks   
New England on St. Sebastian of the Short Stage by Franz Nicolay
Winners Inn on Winners Inn / Unusual Weathervanes by Franz Nicolay & Daniel D'Oca
This Is Not a Pipe on Luck and Courage by Franz Nicolay
Felix & Adelita on Luck and Courage by Franz Nicolay
Wandering Star on New River by Franz Nicolay
The Hearts of Boston on Do the Struggle by Franz Nicolay
To Us, The Beautiful! on To Us, The Beautiful! by Franz Nicolay
Garlic and Vine on New River by Franz Nicolay
Did Your Broken Heart Make You Who You Are? on Do the Struggle by Franz Nicolay
My Criminal Uncle on Luck and Courage by Franz Nicolay

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Band Members
Discography

Title Artist Year Type
Low Bridge, Everybody Down & Home Is Where They Take You InFranz Nicolay2015Single
Marfa LightsFranz Nicolay2015Album
To Us, The Beautiful!Franz Nicolay2015Album
To Us The BeautifulFranz Nicolay2014Album
The Hearts Of BostonFranz Nicolay2013Single
Under The Table EPFranz Nicolay / Mischief Brew2013Single
Did Your Broken Heart Make You Who You Are?Franz Nicolay2012Album
Sing Noël CowardFranz Nicolay / Frank Turner2012Single
Do The StruggleFranz Nicolay2012Album
Luck And CourageFranz Nicolay2010Album
St. Sebastian Of The Short StageFranz Nicolay2009Album
Major GeneralFranz Nicolay2009Album
Quiet Where I LieFranz Nicolay2008Album
External Links
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Acknowledgements
To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.
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