Franz Nicolay is a musician who lives in New York. In addition to records under his own name, he was a member of the bands the Hold Steady, the World/Inferno Friendship Society, and Guignol; has performed and recorded with many more acts; and was a cofounder of the new-music collective Anti-Social Music.
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A close look at the lives of working musicians who aren't the center of their stage. Secret (and not-so-secret) weapons, side-of-the-stagers, rhythm and horn sections, backup singers, accompanists—these and other 'band people' are the anonymo... SEE MORE