Franz Nicolay
| Franz Nicolay | |
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Nicolay in 2009
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| Background information | |
| Born | August 27, 1977 |
| Origin | Center Sandwich, New Hampshire, United States |
| Genres | indie rock, punk rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Writer |
| Instruments | vocals, accordion, keyboards, piano, banjo, guitar, saw |
| Associated acts | The Hold Steady, The World/Inferno Friendship Society, Anti-Social Music, Guignol, Against Me! |
| Website | www.franznicolay.com |
Franz Nicolay (born 1977) is an American multi-instrumentalist and composer currently based in Brooklyn, New York. He is 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, and again from 2016 onwards. He is also notable for founding Anti-Social Music, a composer/performer collective based in New York City, and for performing in the Balkan-jazz quartet Guignol.
Beyond his long-term association with these groups, Nicolay has worked as a producer, arranger, session player, and collaborator with many other bands, including Mischief Brew, Leftöver Crack, The Dresden Dolls, The Loved Ones, and The Living End. He has performed or guested with bands including Frank Turner, Star Fucking Hipsters, and Against Me!
His book The Humorless Ladies Of Border Control, about DIY touring in the formerly Communist world, was published by The New Press in August 2016. The New York Times named it a "Season's Best Travel Book."
Nicolay grew up in Center Sandwich, New Hampshire, and graduated from New York University's music program.
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